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Word Elements (Basic)
Prefixes, suffixes, and root words for the medical assistant
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Medical
Undergraduate 1
04/09/2010
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Term
gastr/o-
 Definition
stomach
Term
hepat/o-
 Definition
liver
Term
a-
an-
 Definition
without, absence of
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anti-
 Definition
against
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bi-
 Definition
two
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brady-
 Definition
slow
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endo-
 Definition
in, within
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epi-
 Definition
above, upon
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hyper-
supra-
 Definition
excessive, above normal
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hypo-
sub-
infra-
 Definition
below normal, beneath
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post-
 Definition
after, following
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pre-
 Definition
before, in front of
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tachy-
 Definition
rapid
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-al, -ac, -ar, -ary, -ic/tic, -eal, -ous/tous,
 Definition
pertaining to
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-derma
 Definition
skin
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-edema
 Definition
swelling
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-emia
 Definition
condition of the blood
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-graph
 Definition
recording instrument
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-graphy
 Definition
process of recording
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-logist
 Definition
specialist in the study of
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-megaly
 Definition
enlargment
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-oma
 Definition
tumor
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-plasm
-plasia
 Definition
formation, growth
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-pnea
 Definition
breathing
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-scope
 Definition
instrument to view
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-scopy
 Definition
visual examination
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para-
peri-
 Definition
near, beside, or around
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-iasis
 Definition
pathological (or abnormal) condition or state, commonly related to the presence of a stone
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