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Prefixes, Suffixes and Root Words

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per-   through  
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orth (o)-   straight, correct or normal  
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Auto-   Self  
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Circum-   Around  
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Dys-   Difficult, Faulty or Painful  
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Macro-   Large  
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Neo-   New  
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Supra-   Above or Upon  
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Anti-   Against  
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Uni-   One or Single  
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Contra-   Against  
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Dis-   Away or reversed  
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Gastro-   Stomach  
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Hypo-   Under or Below  
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Muco-   Mucous, Mucous membrane  
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Olig-   Few, Scanty, Slight or Little  
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Tachy-   Fast or Swift  
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Neuro-   Nerve  
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Post-   After  
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Peri-   Around  
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Poly-   Many  
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Retro-   Back of, Behind, Backward or After  
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Broncho-   Treachea or Windpipe  
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Cardio-   Heart  
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Uria-   Urine  
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Arthro   Joint  
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Osis   Condition or Disease  
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Crani (o)   Skull  
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Cyst (o)   Bladder or Sac  
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Geront (o)   Old or Old Age  
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Hem (o)-   Blood  
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Derma   Skin  
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My (o)-   Muscle  
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-Itis   Inflamed or Inflamation  
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-Logy   Study of  
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-Rrhea   Flow, discharge  
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-ism   State or condition  
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-plegia   Paralysis  
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-scopy   To examine or View  
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-pnea   Breathing  
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-emesis   Vomiting  
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-megaly   Enlargement  
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-phasia   Speech or Speaking  
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OS   mouthlike or opening mouth  
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per   Through  
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qd   every day  
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qhs   every hour  
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HOB   Head of Bed  
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qs   (blank)  
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p.o. or per os   taken orally (by mouth)  
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qid   4 times a day  
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C   (blank)  
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liq   (blank)  
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CVA   neurological problems such as stroke and cerebral hemmorrhage  
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ADL   Activities of Daily Life  
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amb   (blank)  
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WCB   (blank)  
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prn   as needed  
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a.m.   (blank)  
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B&B   (blank)  
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b.i.d.   twice a day: morning and evening  
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BM   (blank)  
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BR   (blank)  
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cl liq   (blank)  
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CHF   Congestive Heart Failure  
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COPD   Progressive disease caused by smoking. Symptoms: Wheezing, difficulty breathing and chronic cough  
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DAT   (blank)  
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FOB   Foot of Bed  
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qod   (blank)  
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qt   (blank)  
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RLQ   Right Lower Quadrant (of abdomen)  
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a-   absent  
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