The Structure of Medical Language
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| Prefix that means "innermost, within" | endo-
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| Prefix that means "upon, above" | epi-
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| Prefix that means "between" | inter-
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| Prefix that means "around" | peri-
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| Prefix that means "within' | intra-
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| Prefix that means "after, behind' | post-
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| Prefix that means "below; underneath; less than" | sub-
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| Prefix that means "across; through" | trans-
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| Prefix that means "two' | bi-
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| Prefix that means "slow" | brady-
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| Prefix that means "fast' | tachy-
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| Prefix that means "one-half" | hemi-
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| Prefix that means "above; more than normal" | hyper-
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| Prefix that means "below; deficient' | hypo-
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| Prefix that means "one; single" | mono-
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| Prefix that means "four" | quadri-
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| Prefix that means "three" | tri-
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| Prefix that means "away from, without" | a-
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| Prefix that means "without, not' | an-
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| Prefix that means "against" | anti-
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| Prefix that means "reversal of, without"q | de-
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| Prefix that means "painful; difficult, abnormal" | dys-
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| Prefix that means "normal, good" | eu-
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| Prefix that means "bad, inadequate" | mal-
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| Prefix that means "again and again" | re-
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| Suffix that means "a process, being or having" | -ation
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| Suffix that means " action, condition' | -ion
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| Suffix that means "process of breaking down or destroying" | -lysis
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| Suffix that means "condition, state of being" | -ia
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| Suffix that means "process; disease from a specific cause" | -ism
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| Suffix that means "inflammation of, infection of' | -itis
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| Suffix that means "enlargement' | -megaly
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| Suffix that means "tumor, mass" | -oma
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| Suffix that means "condition, abnormal condition, process" | -osis
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| Suffix that means "disease, suffering' | -pathy
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| Suffix that means " surgical excision" | -ectomy
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| Suffix that means a record or picture" | -gram
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| Suffix that means "process of recording" | -graphy
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| Suffix that means "process of measuring" | -metry
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| Suffix that means "instrument used to examine' | -scope
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| Suffix that means "process of using an instrument to examine" | -scopy
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| Suffix that means "treatment" | -therapy
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| Suffix that means "process of cutting or making an incision' | -tomy
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| Suffix that means "medical treatment" | -iatry
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| Suffix that means "one who specializes in" | -ist
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| Suffix that means "the study of" | -logy
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| Suffix(es) that mean "pertaining to" | -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -ic, -ine, -ive, -ous
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| Number of word parts | three
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| Word part that means the foundation of the word | combining form
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| Word part that means the word ending | suffix
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| Word part that is the beginning of the word or optional beginning | prefix
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| A combining form is a word root with what letter added on to the end? | Usually an "O" but occasionally an a, i, or y.
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| The abbreviation CC means | Chief Complaint
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| The abbreviation CPR means | Cariopulmonary Resuscitation or Computerized Patient Record
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| The abbreviation DS means | Discharge Summary
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| The abbreviation EHR means | Electronic Health Record
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| The abbreviation EMR means | Electronic Medical Record
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| The abbreviation EPR means | Electronic Patient Record
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| The abbreviation FH means | Family History
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| The abbreviation H & P means | History and Physical (exam)
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| The abbreviation HIPAA means | Health Insurance Protability and Accountability Act
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| The abbreviation HPI means | History of Present Illness
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| The abbreviation PE means | Physical Exam
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| The abbreviation PMH means | Past Medical History
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| The abbreviation ROS means | Review of Systems
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| The abbreviation SH means | Social History
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