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prefix   beginning of a word to influence meaning  
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prefix indicates   location, time, number sometimes direction, quantity, size, amount  
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Prefixes are ____________ added to the beginning of a word to influence the meaning of that term.   sometimes  
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suffix   always at the end  
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suffix indicates   procedure, condition, disorder, disease  
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. combining vowels used when...   -suffix begins with consonant -when combining 2 word roots  
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-a   noun  
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-e   noun  
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-um   noun  
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-us   noun  
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-y   noun  
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ab-   away  
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ad-   toward  
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-algia   pain  
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arteri/o   artery  
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arthr/o   joint  
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ather/o   plaque  
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cyan/o   blue  
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dextro   right  
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-dynia   pain  
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dys-   bad  
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-ectomy   surgical removal  
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erythr/o   red  
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ex-   out  
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eu-   good  
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fissue   groove/crack  
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fistula   abnormal passage  
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-gram   picture  
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hyper-   excessive  
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hypo-   deficient  
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in-   in  
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inter-   between  
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intra-   within  
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-itis   inflammatoin  
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leuk/o   white  
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-malacia   softening  
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malaise   discomfort  
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mega-   large  
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megalo-   large  
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-megaly   enlargement  
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melan/o   black  
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micro-   small  
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my/o   muscle  
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myel/o   spinal cord/bone marrow  
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-necrosis   tissue death  
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oligo-   scanty  
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-ologist   specialist  
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-ology   study of  
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-osis   abnormal condition  
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-ostomy   creating artificial opening  
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-otomy   incision  
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palpation   examine by touch  
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palpitation   pounding heart  
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-plasty   surgical repair  
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poli/o   gray  
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post-   after  
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pre-   before  
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pyel/o   renal pelvis  
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-rrage   bleeding, abnormal  
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-rraphy   suture, repair  
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-rrhea   flow  
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-sclerosis   abnormal hardening  
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-scopy   visual examination  
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sinistro   left  
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-stenosis   narrowing  
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sub-   under  
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super-   above  
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viral   pertaining to virus  
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virile   male qualities  
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ventral   belly side  
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dorsal   back side  
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anterior   front  
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posterior   back  
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superior   upper  
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inferior   lowest  
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cephalic   toward head  
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caudal   toward heard  
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proximal   clower  
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distal   farther  
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medial   midline  
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lateral   from midline  
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cell   basic structure  
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cytology   study of cells  
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cell membrane   tissue surrounding and protecting cell content  
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nucleus   controls cell activity  
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stem cell   unspecialized cell, long life span  
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somatic   pertaining to body  
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somatic stem cell   live in differentiated cells, aid in repair  
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embryonic stem cell   undifferentiated, can give rise to other cell types  
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genetic disorder   hereditary disease from absent defective genes  
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cystic fibrosis   affects respiratory and digestive system  
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down syndrome   intellectual disabilities, chromosome disorder  
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fragile x syndrome   lacking MR1 protein, mental delays  
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hemophilia   clotting disorder  
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huntington's disorder   nerve degeneration, later in life  
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marfan   connective tissue disorder, long and lanky  
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muscular dystrophy   progressive weakness and degeneration  
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health care professional   dr, nurse, etc  
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allied health professionals   xtay phlebotomist, emt  
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general practitioner   ongoing care for all ages  
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internist   internal organ  
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pediatrician   kids  
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geriatrician   old people  
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np   rn w graduate degree  
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physician assistant   liscenced physician working under physician  
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medical receptionist   schedule and register patients  
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medical assistant   admin, clinical test, injection, billing  
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medical coder   review records, assign codes  
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ER   life threatening conditions  
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emergency physician   high acuity medicine  
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acuity   level of severity  
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EMT   pre-hospital  
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RN   assess patients, follow dr order  
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LPN   under dr or RN  
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certified nursing assistant   under RN. basic car  
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pharmacist   dispense medication  
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icu   continued monitored care  
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intensivist   work in ICU  
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hospitalist   general care of hospital patient  
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telemetry   cardiac monitoring  
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medical/surgeon   post-op, low acuity, continued drug monitoring  
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aden/o   gland  
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adip/o   fat  
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caud/o   lower body  
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end/o   within  
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hist/o   tissue  
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path/o   disease  
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-plaso/o   formation, growth  
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-plasia   formation, growth  
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-cyte   cell  
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