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Medical Terminology
med term exam 1
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07/12/2009
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Term
word root
 Definition
usually indicates body part; core of medical term; fundamental meaning of word
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combining form
 Definition
also usually indicates body part; root and vowel added; 
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suffix
 Definition
word element placed at end of word; changes meaning of the word; indicates procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech
Term
prefix
 Definition
word element attached to beginning of word; changes meaning of word; indicates number, time, position, direction, negation, or color
Term
DEFINING MEDICAL WORDS
 Definition
1) define the suffix, 2) define first part of the word, 3) define middle parts of word
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gastroenteritis
 Definition
-itis=inflammation of, gastr/o=stomach, enter/o=intestine; inflammation of stomach and intestine
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hepatitis
 Definition
inflammation of the liver
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hepatocyte
 Definition
liver cell
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osteoarthritis
 Definition
inflammation of bone and joint
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a-
 Definition
without
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ab-
 Definition
from, away
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ad-
 Definition
toward
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allo-
 Definition
other; differing from the normal
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an-
 Definition
without, not
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ante-, pre-, pro-
 Definition
before; in front of
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anti-
 Definition
against
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auto-
 Definition
self; own
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bi-
 Definition
two
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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contra-
 Definition
against, opposite
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di-, dipl-
 Definition
double
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dia-, trans-
 Definition
through, across
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dys-
 Definition
bad; painful; difficult
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ecto-, exo-, extra-
 Definition
outside, outward
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endo-, intra-
 Definition
in, within
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epi-
 Definition
above, upon
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eu-
 Definition
good, normal
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ex-, ec-
 Definition
out, out from
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hemi-, semi-
 Definition
one half
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hyper-
 Definition
excessive; above normal
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hypo-, sub-
 Definition
under, below; deficient
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inter-
 Definition
between
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mal-
 Definition
bad
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pachy-
 Definition
thick
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para-
 Definition
near, beside; beyond
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peri-, circum-
 Definition
around
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post-
 Definition
after, behind
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retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
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super-, supra-
 Definition
upper, above
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syn-
 Definition
union, together
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tachy-
 Definition
rapid
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tri-
 Definition
three
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ultra-
 Definition
excess, beyond
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uni-, mono-
 Definition
one
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multi-, poly-
 Definition
many, much
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pseudo-
 Definition
false
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