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24 Cards in this Set
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Three parts of a medical term. |
Prefix, suffix, word root |
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All medical terms have a... |
Word root |
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Dermat |
Skin |
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Crani |
Skull |
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Prenatal |
Before birth |
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Prefix |
Comes before the word root in a medical term. |
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Poly |
Many, much |
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Sub |
Below, beneath |
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Post |
After, behind |
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Suffix |
Comes after the word root in a medical term. |
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-ectomy |
To remove/surgically remove |
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-itis |
Inflammation |
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-ia |
Condition of |
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Carditis |
Inflammation of the heart muscle |
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Dys- |
Painful, abnormal, difficult |
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Nephrology |
Study of the kidneys |
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Ostealgia |
Pain in the bones |
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Intra- |
Within, inside |
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Gastrotomy |
Surgical incision into the stomach |
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Gram |
Record, recording |
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Discectomy |
Removal of a disc of the spine |
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Above |
Super, supra |
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-ium |
Tissue or structure |
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Phenomena |
Plural of phenomenon |
