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11/23/2025
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Term
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a-
 Definition
without
Term
prefix
an-
 Definition
without, not
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prefix
dys-
 Definition
difficult, painful, abnormal
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prefix
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
prefix
hyper-
 Definition
excessive, above abnormal
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prefix
in-
 Definition
not, inward
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prefix
inter-
 Definition
between
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prefix
intra-
 Definition
within, inside,
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prefix
pan-
 Definition
all, entire
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prefix
para-
 Definition
beside,abnormal
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prefix
poly-
 Definition
many
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post-
 Definition
after
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pre-
 Definition
before
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prefix
sub-
 Definition
under, below
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-algia
 Definition
pain
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suffix
-cele
 Definition
hernia, swelling
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-cyte
 Definition
cell
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-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
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-genic
 Definition
producing, originating,or causing
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-gram
 Definition
record or image
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-graph
 Definition
insrument used to record
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-graphy
 Definition
process od recording
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-iatrist
 Definition
specialist in treatment
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-iatry
 Definition
field of medicine, treatment
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-lepsy
 Definition
seizure
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suffix
-logist
 Definition
specialist in field of study
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-mania
 Definition
madness or excessive preoccupation
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-oid
 Definition
resembling or like
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, swelling,
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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suffix
-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
suffix
-rrhapy
 Definition
suturing or stitching
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alges/o
 Definition
sensitivity to pain
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cephal/o
 Definition
head
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cerebell/o
 Definition
brain, cerebrum
Term
root wordskull
concuss/o
 Definition
to shake violently
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crani/o
 Definition
skull
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dur/o
 Definition
dura mater
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enecephal/o
 Definition
brain
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esthesi/o
 Definition
sensation, feeling
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gangil/o, ganglion/o
 Definition
ganglion (a cluster of nerve cell bodies)
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hydro/o
 Definition
water, fluid
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lob/o
 Definition
lobe
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ment/o
 Definition
mind, chin
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mening/o, meningi/o
 Definition
meninges (membranes covering the brain and spinal cord)
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mon/o
 Definition
one, single
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myel/o
 Definition
spinal cord, bone marrow
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neur/o, neur/i
 Definition
nerve
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phas/o
 Definition
speech
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poli/o
 Definition
gray matter (of the brain or spinal cord)
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pont/o
 Definition
pons (a part of the brainstem)
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psych/o
 Definition
mind
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radic/o, radicul/o, or rhiz/o
 Definition
nerve root
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vag/o
 Definition
vagus nerve (a cranial nerve)
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AD
 Definition
alzheimer's disease
Term
ALS
 Definition
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
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ADH
 Definition
attention defincit/hyperactivity disorder
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CP
 Definition
cerebal palsy
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CSF
 Definition
cerebrospinal fluid
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EEG
 Definition
elctroencepehalogram
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ICP
 Definition
intracranial pressure
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LOC
 Definition
level of conciousness
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LP
 Definition
lumbar puncture
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MS
 Definition
muliple sclerosis
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OCD
 Definition
obsessive-compulsive disorder
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PTSD
 Definition
post traumatic stress disorder
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Sz
 Definition
seizure
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TIA
 Definition
transient ischemic attack
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