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