Med Term Unit 2 Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots and Abbreviations 2024 Flashcards
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a–
A
not
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ab–
A
off, from, away
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ana–
A
up, throughout, again
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beni–
A
for good
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bi–
A
two, double
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contra–
A
against, opposite
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de–
A
from, down, out
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dia–
A
between
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dis–
A
separate, apart
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dys–
A
bad
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epi–
A
on top of
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ex–
A
out, off, from, beyond
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hyper–
A
too much
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hypo–
(before process)
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too little
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hypo–
(before anatomical structure)
A
below
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idio–
A
one’s own, peculiar
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im–
in–
A
not
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ipsi–
A
same (side)
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mal–
mali–
A
badly
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meta–
A
between, with, after; change
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micro–
A
small
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non–
A
not
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pro–
A
in front of; in favor of
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radio–
A
X-rays or other radiation
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re–
again
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sub–
an underlayer; support
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sym–
syn–
sys–
with, together
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trans–
through
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un–
not
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un–
uni–
one
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abdomin
belly
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acerb[o]/a
harsh, bitter
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acute
sharp
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aise
ease
state of rest or well-being
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alert
aware of surroundings; vigilant
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anter/i
front
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antrum
cave
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assur
secure
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ausculta
listen attentively to
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benign
well-mannered
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calor
heat
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cardio
heart
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caud
tail
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charge
obligation
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chondr
cartilage (as in the ribs)
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chronic
pertaining to time
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coron
crown
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cran/i
head; skull
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crino
secretion
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dem/o
dem/i/o
people, population
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different
set apart
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dila
increase in size
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dist
farther away
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dolor
pain
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dors
dorsum
back
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drome
route, road
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endo
inside
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etio
cause
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febr
fever
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front
front
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gastr
stomach
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genera
ancestry
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genet
birth
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gn[us]
birth
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gnos
knowing
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graph
device used for a test or procedure
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hereditar
transmitted in a family line
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homeo
same
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horizon[t]
parallel to the ground
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il[eum]
flank
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infer
underneath
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inguin
groin
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later
to the side
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lesion
damage, injury
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lethargic
drowsy
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lipid
fat
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local
place
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lumb[us]
lower back
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marked
making an impression
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med/i
towards the middle
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morbid
sick
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mortal
dead
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observa
what is seen
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occult
what is unseen
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orient
towards the east (from using a compass)
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ox
shortening of oxygen
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palliat
covering
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palm
front surface of the hand
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palpa
feeling with the fingers
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path/o
disease
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pend
hanging
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percuss
tapping
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phylax
protection
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physi/o
function (literally "nature")
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plant
bottom surface of the foot
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port
carry
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posi
place
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poster/i
behind
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press
pressure; dent
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produc
giving rise to
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progress
moving forward
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prone
face down, bending forward
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prox/im
near
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ptom
something that falls on you
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recurr
happening again
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remark
making a dent again
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remiss
diminishing; becoming less
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rostr
nose
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rubor
redness
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rupt
breaking, bursting
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sagitt
arrow
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scope
instrument for looking inside
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sequel
what comes next
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skelet
bones
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stas
stasis
standing still
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stem
standing
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sterile
not producing offspring
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super/i
toward the top
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supine
face up, bending backward
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tens
stretching, pressure (cf. tendon in Unit 1)
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tom
(Unit 1 suffix table)
cutting
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tribut
to pay
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turgor
swelling
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umbilic[us]
navel, belly-button
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vascul
little vessel (vas + cule)
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vaso
vessel
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ventr
belly
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vers
across
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–able
capable of
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–al
pertaining to
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–ance
to give
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–ant
state of being
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–ar
pertaining to
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–ary
pertaining to
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–ed
word ending creating past tense
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–emia
present in blood, indicating disease
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–ent
state of being
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–gen
arising from
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–ia
disease
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–iac
pertaining to
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–ial
pertaining to
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–ic
pertaining to
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–ical
pertaining to
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–ile
pertaining to
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–ing
verb ending that makes the continuous tense (ongoing process)
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–ion
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
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–ior
having a state
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–is
anatomical structure
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–ity
turns a noun into a state of being
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–ive
to go
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–ized
turns a noun into a verb
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–logist
one who studies
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–logy
study of
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–olus
diminuitive suffix
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–or
pertaining to
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–ory
pertaining to
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–ous
word ending that turns a noun into an adjective
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–tion
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
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–tive
to go
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–y
disease
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BP
blood pressure
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c or c/ or c with a line over it
with (Latin cum, "with")
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Dx
diagnosis
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HR
heart rate
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Hx
history
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Pt
patient
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RR
respiratory rate
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Rx
prescription (Latin recipe)
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s or s/ or s with a line over it
without (Latin sans, "without")
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Sx
sign and/or symptom
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Sz
seizure
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Tx
treatment
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wt
weight
