Medical Vocab Chapt 1

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a

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prefix- not, without, lacking

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anti- (ant-)

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prefix- against, opposed to, preventing, relieving

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di-

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prefix- two, twice, double

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dys-

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prefix- difficult, painful, defective, abnormal

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ec- (ex-)

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prefix- out of, away from

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ecto- (ect-)

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prefix outside of

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en- (em-)

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prefix- in, into, within

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endo- (ento, end, ent)

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prefix within

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epi- (ep)

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prefix upon, over, above

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exo-

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prefix- outside, from the outside

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hemi-

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prefix half, partial

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hyper-

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prefix- over, above, excessive

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hypo-

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prefix under, deficient

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mono-

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prefix one, single

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peri-

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prefix around, surrounding

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syn- (sym)

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prefix: together, with, joined

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-a

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suffix: abstract noun: condition

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-ac

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suffix: adjectives: pertaining to, located in

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-ia

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suffix: abstract nouns: state, condition, process

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-iac

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suffix: nouns: person afflicted with

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-iasis

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suffix: abstract nouns: disease, abnormal condition, *when used with lith- formation or presence of calculi

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-ic

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suffix: adjectives: pertaining to, located in *often indicated drug or agent

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-in

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forms names of substances

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-ist

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suffix: nouns: a person interested in

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-itic

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suffix: adjectives: pertaining to, inflammation *often indicates drug or agent

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-itis

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suffix: nouns: indicates an inflamed condition

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-itides

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plural form for words ending in -itis

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-ium

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nouns: membrane, connective tissue *can name a region of the body

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-ma

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nouns: abnormal disease

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-osis

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abstract nouns: abnormal or diseased condition

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-otic

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adjectives from nouns ending in -osis: pertaining to

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-sia

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abstract nouns: state, condition

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-sis

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abstract nouns: state, condition

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-tic

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adjectives from nouns in -sis: pertaining to *often indicate a drug or agent

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-y

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abstract nouns: used with -ia

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acanth-

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thorn, spine

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alg-

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pain

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alges-

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sensitivity to pain

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all-

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other, different from

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angi-

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blood vessel or duct

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arteri-

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air passage artery

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arthr-

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joint

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bi-

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life

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brady-

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slow

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cardi-

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heart

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cephal-

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head

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crani-

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skull

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encephal-

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brain

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erythr-

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red, red blood cell

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lept-

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thin, fine, slight

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leuk-

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white, white blood cell

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lith-

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stone, calculus

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log-

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word, study

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malac-

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soft

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mes-

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middle, partial

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-meter, metr-

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measure, device

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nephr-

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kidney

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neur-

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nerve, nervous system

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oste-

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bone

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prosop-

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face

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prot-

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first, early

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scler-

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hard

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sten-

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narrow

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stere-

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solid, having 3 dimensions

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tachy-

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rapid