Introduction to medical terms with prefixes, suffixes, and bases.
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| a-, an- | without, lack of
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| bi- | twice, double, both, two
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| dors- | to the back, back
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| endo- | within, innermost
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| inter- | between, among
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| intra- | within, into, inside
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| para- | near, beside, beyond, abnormal, lower half of the body
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| peri- | surrounding
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| post- | after, behind
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| sub- | less, under, below
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| -algia | pain
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| -ectomy | surgical removal of
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| -itis | inflammation, inflammation of
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| -gram | tracing, picture, record
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| -megaly | large, enlargened
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| -ology | study of, science of
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| -ostomy | surgically created opening
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| -otomy | cutting into
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| -pathy | disease, abnormal condition
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| -plasty | surgical correction or repair
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| -rrhaphy | suture of, sewing up of a gap or defect, stitching
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| -sclerosis | dryness or hardness
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| -scope | examining instrument
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| -stenosis | contracted, narrow
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| angi/o | vessel
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| arteri/o | artery
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| cardi/o | pertaining to the heart
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| col/o | colon, bowel, large intestine
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| cost/o | rib
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| leuk | white
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| hemo/hemat | blood
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| hepat/o | liver
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| hyster/o | uterus
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| latero | side
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| mamm/o | breast, mammary glands
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| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal chord
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| my/o | muscle
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| neur/o | nerve, nervous system
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| plegia | paralysis
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| trache/o | trachea, windpipe
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| ABG's | arterial blood gas
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| AC | before meals
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| amb | ambulate, walk
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| BP | blood pressure
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| BS | blood sugar, bowel sound, breath sound
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| CBC | complete blood count
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| FBS | fast blood sugar
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| pt | patient
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| VS | vital signs (TPR & BP)
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| Dx | diagnosis
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| po | by mouth
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| -al | pertaining to
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| -urea | urine
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| -pnea | breathing
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| nephr/o | of or relating to the kidney
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| rhin/o | nose
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| crani/o | skull
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