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medical terminology
pre/suf/roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| proximal PROX/i/mal | close in to the center |
| sagittal SAG/i/tal | divides the body in a hypothetical plane from left to right |
| anesthesiologist an/es/thes/zee/OL/o/gist | a physician with special training in pain sedation and pain control |
| febril FEH/brail | to have a fever |
| benign beh/NAIN | safe |
| idiopathic ID/ee/o/PATH/ik | no known specific cause; it just happens |
| DOR/sal- pos/TEE/ree/or | the back |
| CCU | coronary care unit |
| PICU | pediatric intensive care unit |
| VS | vital signs |