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Tachy=
ex= tachycardia = |
fast
fast heart rhythm |
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Therm / o =
e.g. thermogenesis = |
temperature
Generation or production of heat, especially by physiological processes |
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trophic =
Olig / o = |
nutrition
“few, little, scanty” |
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Geri=
e.g. oligotrophic |
old
poor, insufficient nutrition |
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Hypo =
e.g. hypodermic = |
“under, low”
under the skin |
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Hyper =
Acute= |
over, above
“short, severe course or duration” |
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Chronic=
-ectomy (suffix) |
“persistent, over a long time or duration”
“surgical removal” |
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Ex=
ostomy= |
“out, away from”
surgical opening” |
