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Pg 14-27 - FI

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Prefix/Suffic
Meaning
Example
Med Term Meaning
-cyte   cell   leukocyte   cells, white blood  
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-ectomy   cutting out, removal, excision   gastrectomy   removal of stomach  
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-emia   blood condition   leukemia   blood condition of the white blood cells  
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-globin   protein   hemoglobin   protein in blood  
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-gram   record   arthrogram   x-ray of joint  
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-ia   condition   cephalgia   condition of the head  
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-ic   pertaining to   gastric   pertaining to the stomach  
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-ism   condition, process   hyperthyroidism   condition excessive throid gland  
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-itis   inflammation   gastroenteritis   inflammation of the stomach and intestines  
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-logist   specialist in the study of   neurologist   specialist in the study of nerves, brain, and spinal cord  
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-logy   study of   nephrology   study of the kidneys  
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-oma   tumor, mass   hepatoma   tumor in the liver  
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-opsy   to view   biopsy   process of viewing living tissue under microscope  
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-osis   abnormal condition   nephrosis   abnormal condition of the kidney  
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-scope   instrument to visually examine   gastroscope   instrument to visually examine stomach  
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-scopy   process of visual examiniation   laparoscopy   process of visual examiniation of the abdomen  
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-sis   state of   prognosis   state of before knowledge  
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-tomy   process of cutting into, incision   neurotomy   incision of the nerves, brain &/or spinal cord  
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a-   no   anemia   conditon of no blood (descrease in the # of RBC or descrease in ability to carry O2 bc of less hemoglobin  
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an-   not   anemia   conditon of no blood (descrease in the # of RBC or descrease in ability to carry O2 bc of less hemoglobin  
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aut-   self   autopsy (aut/opsy)   to view dead body c one's own (self) eyes  
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dia-   complete, through   diagnosis (dia/gno/sis)   state of complete knowledge of pt's condition  
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dys-   bad, painful, difficult, abnormal   dysentery   condition of painful intestines  
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endo-   within   endocrine glands   to secrete within (ex. thyroid gland, pituitary, adrenal, ovaries, and testes)  
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exo-   outside   exocrine glands   to secrete outside (ex.sweat, tear, mammary glands)  
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hyper-   excessive, more than normal, too much   hyperglycemia   too much sugar  
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hypo-   below, less than normal, under   hypoglycemia   below normal sugar  
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pro-   before, forward   prostate gland   stands before (in front of) urinary bladder  
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re-   back   resection   removing some or all of an organ in the sense of cutting back or away  
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retro-   behind   retrogastric   pertaining to behind the stomach  
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sub-   below, under   subhepatic   pertaining to under the liver  
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trans-   across, through   transdermal   pertaining to through the skin  
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-meter   measurement   diameter   measurement through  
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-y   condition or process   dysentery   condition of painful intestines  
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-crine   to secrete   endocrine gland   to secrete within  
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glyc/o   sugar   hypoglycemia   low sugar  
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-section   cutting into an organ   resection   removing some or all of an organ in sense of cutting back or away  
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-state   stands   prostate gland   stands in front of urinary bladder  
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-al   pertaining to   neural   pertaining to nerves  
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-algia   pain   arthralgia   pain related to joints  
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