Medical Vocabulary Ch. 1

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a- (an-)

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Prefix : not, without,lacking,deficient

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anti- (ant-)

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Prefix : against,opposed to, preventing, relieving

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di- (dis-)

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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, toward the outside

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hemi-

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Prefix : half, partial, one side of the body

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hyper-

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Prefix : over, above, excessive, beyond normal

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hypo- (hyp-)

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Prefix : under, deficient, below normal

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mono- (mon-)

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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 : Noun forming suffix : State, Condition, Process, Procedure, Quality

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-ia

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Suffix : Noun forming suffix : State, Condition, Process, Procedure, Quality

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-iac

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Suffix : Noun forming suffix : State, Condition, Process, Procedure, Quality

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-iasis

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Suffix : Noun forming suffix : disease, abnormal condition, abnormal presence of: often used with the name of a parasitic organism to indicate ifestation of the body by that organism : formation and/or presence of calculi in the body

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-ic

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Suffix : ADJ forming suffix : pertaining to, located in
Noun forming suffix : often indicated a drug or agent
: a person suffering from a certain disability or condition

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-in (-ine)

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Suffix : Noun forming suffix : form names of substance

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-ist

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Suffix : Noun forming suffix : a person interested in

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-itic

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Suffix : ADJ forming suffix : pertaining to; pertaining to inflammation
: Noun Forming suffix - often indication a drug or agent

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-itis (-itides)

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Suffix : Noun forming suffix : indicating an inflamed condition: inflammation

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-ium (-eum)

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Suffix : Noun forming suffix : membrane, connevtive tissue
: names a region of the body

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-ma (-mat)

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Suffix : Noun forming suffix : abnormal or diseased condition

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-osis

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Suffix : Noun forming suffix : abnormal or diseased condition

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-otic

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Suffix : ADJ forming suffix : pertaining to

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-sia

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Suffix : Noun forming suffix : State, Condition, Process, Procedure, Quality

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-sis

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Suffix : Noun forming suffix : State, Condition, Process, Procedure, Quality

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-tic

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Suffix : Noun forming suffix : Drugs or agent
: ADJ Forming suffix: pertaining to
* refer to a person suffering from a certain disability or condition

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-y

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Suffix : Noun forming suffix : State, Condition, Process, Procedure, Quality

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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, divergence, difference from

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Angi-

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(blood)vessel, duct

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Arteri-

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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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Cyt-

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cell

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Ecephal-

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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,secondary, partial, mesentery

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-Meter, metr-

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measure, measuring device, instrument

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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, primitive, 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 three dimensions

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Tachy-

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rapid

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Tox(i)-

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Poison

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-logy

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Suffix Forms: study,science of

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-logist

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Suffix Forms: one who specializes in a certain study or science

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-malacia

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the softening (of tissues) of

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-sclerosis

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the hardening (of tissues) of

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-toxic

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poisonous (to an organ)

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-toxin

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Suffix Forms: a substance poisonous to (a part of the body)