Medical Terminology - Lesson 7 - I thru O Prefixes & Suffixes
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| Iasis | Condition of (cholelithiasis = condition of gallbladder stones)
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| Iatric | Medicine (pediatric = child medicine; psychiatric = mind medicine)
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| Ic | Pertaining to (enteric = pertaining to the small intestines; Hispanic = pertaining to Spanish)
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| Inter | Between (intercostal = between ribs; international = between nations)
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| Intra | Within (intra-aortic = within the aorta; intranet = a network inside an organization)
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| Isis, Asis | Condition of (metastasis = condition of change in location or spreading)
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| Itis | Inflammation of (gastritis = stomach inflammation; gingivitis = inflammation of the gums)
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| Juxta | Near (juxtapose = laid side by side; juxtaepiphysial = near the epiphysis (long bone))
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| Kinesis | Movement (kinesiology = study of movement)
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| Kypho | Humped (kyphosis = condition of being humpbacked; kypho may also be a root word)
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| Logia, Logy | Science of (geology = science of the Earth; cardiology = heart science or the study of)
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| Lysis | Disintegration (analysis = breakdown of information; osteolysis = bone breakdown)
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| Macro | Large, long (macroeconomic = the overall economy; macrostomia = large mouth)
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| Malacia | Softening (chondromalacia = soft cartilage)
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| Med, Media, Medio | Middle (mediate; mediocarpal = middle of the carpal bone)
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| Mega, Magaly | Enlargement (megaphone; cardiomegaly = enlarged heart)
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| Micro | Small (microscope = small look; microcephalic = small brain) (metric prefix for "one-millionth" of a unit)
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| Mono | Single, One (monologue; mononeucleosis = condition of large outbreak of one nucleus lymphocytes)
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| Multi | Many (multiplication; multifocal = many locations and/or reasons)
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| Neo | New (neonatal = new born; neolithic = new/early stone age)
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| Ob | Against, very close to, touching (obtunded = dull or blunt consciousness; obstruction = against, to block with obstacles)
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| Oid | Like, shape, resemble (android = artificial person like; mucoid = mucouslike
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| Oligo | Few (oligarchy = government of the few; oliguria = diminished urination)
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| Ology | Study of (hydrology = study of water; neurology = study of the nerves)
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| Oma | Tumor (lymphoma = lymph tumor)
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| Osis | Condition of (hypnosis = sleep condition; pediculosis = condition of lice infestation)
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| Otomy | Incision (not necessarily a removal) (craniotomy = skull incision)
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