MT Unit 4 Prefixes, Suffixes, Roots, Abbreviations 2024 Flashcards
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a–
A
not
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ab–
A
off, from, away
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allo–
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other, different; different member of the same species
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an–
A
not
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anti–
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against (an action)
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auto–
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self
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bi–
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two, double
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cata–
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down, downward
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chemo–
A
using chemicals
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cryo–
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using cold
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de–
A
from, down, out
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dys–
A
bad
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e–
ec–
ex–
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out, off, from, beyond
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epi–
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on top of
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eu–
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good; well-
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hetero–
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other, different
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homo–
A
same
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hyper–
A
too much
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hypo–
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too little
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in–
A
in, into
(if derived from im–, can also mean “not”)
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intra–
A
inside
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neo–
A
new
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par–
para–
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beside; near
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per–
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through; by means of
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pro–
in front of; in favor of
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sub–
an underlayer; support
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tel–
telo–
an end; complete
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trans–
through
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tri–
three
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xeno–
stranger; a different species
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xero–
dry
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abrasion
scraping off skin
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acne
skin eruption
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actin
ray, beam
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aden
gland
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adip/o
fat
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albin/o
the color white
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alopec
bald
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amine
chemical group containing nitrogen
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andro
male
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angi/o
vessel
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bili
bile
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carcin
cancer
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carot
carrot; the color orange
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cauter[ium]
device used to burn
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cer/at
horn
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cicatrix
scar
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circ
a ring; circle
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cision
cut
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comedo
zit
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cori/a
leather; skin
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corn
horn
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crine
secretion; release from cells or from the body
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crust
crust; rind
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crypt
hidden; concealed
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cub
lie down
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cutan/e/o
skin
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cyan
the color blue
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cyt
cyte
cyto
cell
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dendr/o
tree
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derm/at/o
skin
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desicc
dry
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ecchymosis
bleeding under the skin
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electr/o
related to electricity
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erosion
"gnawing away"
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erythr/o
the color red
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esthe
sensation; perception
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fibr/o
fiber
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fissure
deep crack
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gen
geno
genet
birth (dealing with inheritance)
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glabr
smooth
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graft
transfer of tissue from one place to another
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gran
grain
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hem
hemo
hemat
hemato
blood
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hidr
hidra
hidro
sweat
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hist/o
tissue
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ichthy
fish
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impetigo
skin eruption
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incision
cut
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jaun
the color yellow
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kel
claw
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kerat/o
horn
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leuk/o
the color white
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lip/o
fat
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lith
stone
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lun
moon
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macer
soften
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melan/o
the color black
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myc/o
fungus
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myring/o
eardrum
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necr
dead
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nevus
mole
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nidus
nest
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nod[e]
knot
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onych/o
nail; "little claw"
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ops
seeing; appearance
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pachy
thick
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pap
papilla
nipple
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permeable
able to be penetrated
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petechia
small, red spots on the skin
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pheo
gray or dark in color
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pigment
coloring agent
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pil/o
hair
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plaque
sticky deposit
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plas[tic]
something molded
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prur[is]
itch
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pruritic
something which causes an itch
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psōra
itch
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ras
scrape
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regulat[e]
control or maintain
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rhino
nose
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rhytid/o
wrinkle
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rub
red
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scale
scale
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scess
going
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scler/o
hard
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seb
seba
sebo
sebum
a waxy secretion from a skin gland
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sens
sensation; perception
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septic
filled with microorganisms
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sicc
dry
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some
body
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squam
a shape wider than it is high (literally, "fish-scale")
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steat/o
fatty
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suction
using negative pressure
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surgery
using tools to alter the structure of the body
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sweat
perspiration
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tect
roof
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therapy
treatment to make something better
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thermo
temperature
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tinea
fungal infection
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top
place
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trich/o
hair
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tumor
swelling
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unguent
ointment; grease
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urtica
nettle, stinger
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vapora[te]
steam
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vascul
little vessel
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verruca
wart
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vesic
bladder
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vitiligo
skin disease
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vulgaris
common
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xanth/o
yellow
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xer/o
dry
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zein
boil
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–al
pertaining to
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–algia
pain
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–ar
pertaining to
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–ary
pertaining to
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–ate
word ending that turns a noun into an adjective that means "showing"
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–ation
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
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–cele
hernia
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–ceous
pertaining to
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–dice
French ending which puts "to be" before the word
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–dynia
pain
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–ectasia
dilated condition
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–ectomy
cutting out of
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–ema
Greek ending which puts "to be" before the word
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–ene
chemical name ending
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–er
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
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–gen
arising from
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–ia
disease
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–iasis
presence of an abnormality
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–ic
pertaining to
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–icle
diminutive suffix
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–in
chemical name ending for a protein
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–ing
English verb ending forming a continuous tense (present participle)
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–ion
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
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–ism
belief; process word ending
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–itic
pertaining to
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–itis
inflammation
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–itus
Latin suffix meaning the word takes the male gender
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–ity
turns a noun into a state of being
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–ium
anatomical structure
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–ization
the process of
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–logy
study of
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–lysis
breaking down; destroying
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–malacia
softening due to disease
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–megaly
enlargement due to disease
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–o
Spanish word ending
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–oid
resembling
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–oma
tumor
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–ops
face
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–ory
pertaining to
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–osis
process
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–ous
word ending that turns a noun into an adjective
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–pathy
disease process
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–plasm
growth; development
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–plasty
surgical revision
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–poiesis
creation process
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–rrhea
abnormal flow
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–scopy
the process of looking inside
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–tion
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
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–tomy
cutting
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–trophy
nourishment, growth
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–ula
–ule
diminutive suffix
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ABCDE
mnemonic for assessing the cancer risk of skin lesions: asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving
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BCC
basal cell carcinoma
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Bx
biopsy
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decub
decubitus ulcer
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Derm
dermatology
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I&D
incision & drainage
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ID
intradermal
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IM
intramuscular
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RF
radiofrequency (a type of electromagnetic energy)
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SC
SQ
subQ
subcutaneous
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SCC
squamous cell carcinoma
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Tx
therapy
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ung
ointment (unguent)
