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30 Cards in this Set
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Suffixes |
Word part that appears at the end of a term |
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Prefixes |
Word part that sometimes appears at the beginning of a term |
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Combining form |
Word root with its respective combining vowel |
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Word root |
Foundation of the medical term |
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Nondecodable Terms |
Terms that are not composed of word parts must be memorized |
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Anterior |
Pertaining to the front |
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Posterior |
Pertaining to the back |
Post- after or behind |
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Superior |
Towards the head |
All the way to the top |
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Inferior |
Towards the tail |
Someone is scared or intimidated |
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Supine |
Lying on ones back |
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Prone |
Lying on ones belly |
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Medial |
Pertaining to the middle |
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Bilateral |
Pertaining to two sides |
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Ventral |
Pertaining to the belly side |
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Lateral |
Pertaining to the side |
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Algia |
Pain |
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Tomy |
Incision |
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-scope |
Instrument to view |
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-logy |
Study of |
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-plasty |
Surgical repair |
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-itis |
Inflammation |
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-icle |
Small, tiny |
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-is |
Structure thing |
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-um |
Structure, thing, membrane |
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-y |
Process, condition |
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-a |
No, not, without |
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Ante- |
Forward, in front of, before |
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Anti- |
Against |
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Dys |
Abnormal, difficult, bad, painful |
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Epi |
Above, difficult |
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