Medical Terminology
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| What is a Word Root? | the subject of a medical term and the foundation on which it's built.
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| What is a Prefix? | a word element that comes before a word root.
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| What is a Suffix? | a word ending.
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| Cyan | Blue
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| Erythr | Red
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| Leuk | White
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| Cyte | Cell
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| Cyt | Cell
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| Aer | Air
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| My | Muscle
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| Angi | Vessel
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| Bili | Bile
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| Cardi | Heart
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| Thromb | Clot
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| Lip | Fat
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| Derm | Skin
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| Dermat | Skin
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| Gluc | Sugar
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| Glyc | Sugar
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| Path | Disease
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| Arteri | Artery
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| Nephr | Kidney
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| Ren | Kidney
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| Per | Through
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| Extra | Outside
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| Pre | Before
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| A, An, Ar | Without
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| Dys | Difficult
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| Endo | Within
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| Mal | Poor,Bad
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| Aniso | Unequal
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| Iso | Equal
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| Brady | Slow
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| Tachy | Rapid
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| Epi | On
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| Homo | Same
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| Homeo | Same
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| Inter | Between
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| Intra | Within
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| Megaly | Enlargement
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| Algia | Pain
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| Rrhage | Burst forth
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| Oma | Tumor
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| Penia | Deficiency
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| Emia | Blood Condition
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| Itis | Inflammation
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| Dema | Swelling
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| Ac, Al | Pertaining To
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| Ectomy | Removal, Excision
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| Logist | Specialist
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| Logy | Study of
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| Tomy | Cutting, Incision
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| Stasis | Stopping
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| Anti | Against
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| Bi | Two
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| Exo | Outside
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| Hyper | Too Much
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| Hypo | Too Little
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| Micro | Small
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| Supra | Above
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| Mono | One
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| Dorso | Back
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| Osis | Abnormal Condition
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| Ole, Ule | Small
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| Ism | Condition, State of
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| Vas | Vessel
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| Ven | Vein
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| Hem/Hemat | Blood
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| Fibrin | Fiber
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| Bucc | Cheek
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| Cyst | Bladder
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| Hepat | Liver
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| Scler | Hard
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| ABG | Arterial Blood Gas
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| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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| BMP | Basic Metabolic Profile
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| BS | Blood Sugar
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| BUN | Blood Urea Nitrogen
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| Bx | Biopsy
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| C&S | Culture and Sensitivity
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| Ca | Calcium
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| CBC | Complete Blood Count
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| CO2 | Carbon Dioxide
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| CPR | Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic Acid
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| Dx | Diagnosis
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| ECG | Electrocardiogram
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| ER | Emergency Room
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| ESR/Westigren/Sed Rate | Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
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| Fe | Iron
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| FUO | Fever of Unknown Origin
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| HCT | Hematocrit
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| HGB | Hemoglobin
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| HH | Hematocrit and Hemoglobin
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| Hx | History
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| H2O | Water
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| IV | Intravenous
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| K+ | Potassium
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| MI | Myocardial Infarction
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| Na+ | Sodium
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| Neg | Negative
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| NPO | Nothing By Mouth
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| O2 | Oxygen
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| O&P | Ova and Parasite
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| p.o | Orally
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| Pos | Positive
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| PP | Postprandial (after meal)
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| PRN | As Necessary
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| pt | Patient
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| PT | Prothrombin Time
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| PTT | Partial Thromboplastin Time
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| QNS | Quality Not Sufficient
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| RBC | Red Blood Count
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| RR | Recovery Room
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| STAT | Immediately
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| Sx | Symptoms
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| UA | Urinalysis
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| WBC | White Blood Count
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| Plural of A | AE
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| Plural of EN | INA
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| Plural of EX, IX | ICES
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| Plural of IS | ES
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| Singular of NGES | NX
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| Singular of A | ON, UM
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| Singular of I | US
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