medical terminology

define etymology

the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history

what is a prefix

a modifying word or syllable placed at the beginning of a word

what is a stem

the root word or main part of a word; major subject

what is a suffix

modifying word or syllable placed at the end of a word; tells what is happening to the subject of the stem

what are the three types of abbreviations

abbreviation, acronym, and initialism

abbreviation characterisitics

shortens a long word; not pronounced as a word; phrases can have more than one abbreviation

acronym characteristics

combination of the first letters of a group of words; are pronounceable words

initialism characteristics

combination of the first letters of a group of words; letters pronounced individually

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macro

prefix - large

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micro

prefix - small

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hyper

prefix - excess or above

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hypo

prefix - deficiency or below

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a or an

prefix - absent or deficient

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ansio

prefix - unequal

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ante

prefix - before

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ant(i) or contra

prefix - against

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auto

prefix - self

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brady

prefix - slow

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co, com, con

prefix - with or together

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dis

prefix - apart or away from

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dys

prefix - bad, difficult, or improper

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end(o)

prefix - inside, within

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enter(o)

prefix - intestine

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epi

prefix - upon or after

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glyco

prefix - sweet

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hemi, semi

prefix - half

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infra

prefix - beneath

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inter

prefix - among or between

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intra

prefix - within

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iso

prefix - equal

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mal

prefix - bad or abnormal

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medi

prefix - middle

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mega

prefix - huge, great

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melan

prefix - black or darkened

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meta

prefix - after or next

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mon(o)

prefix - one or single

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morph

prefix - shape

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necro

prefix - dead

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neo

prefix - new

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neutro

prefix - neutral or neither

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olig

prefix - few

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pan

prefix - all

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para

prefix - beside, accessory to

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per, trans

prefix - through

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peri

prefix - around

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phago

prefix - to eat

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poly

prefix - many

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post

prefix - after

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pre, pro

prefix - before

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pseudo

prefix - false

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py(o)

prefix - pus

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retro

prefix - backward

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steno

prefix - narrow

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sub

prefix - under

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super, supra

prefix - above

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syn

prefix - together

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tachy

prefix - swift

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chol

stem - bile, gallbladder

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cyst

stem - bladder or bag

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adreno

stem - gland

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alg

stem - pain

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arter

stem - artery

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arthr

stem - joint

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brachi

stem - arm

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bronch(i)

stem - air tube in lungs

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calc

stem - stone

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carcin

stem - cancer

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card

stem - heart

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caud

stem - tail

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ceph(al)

stem - head

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chondr

stem - cartilage

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chrom

stem - color

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col(o)

stem - colon

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cran

stem - skull

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cut

stem - skin

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cyan

stem - blue

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cyt(o)

stem - cell

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dactyl

stem - finger

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derm

stem - skin

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edema

stem - swelling

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erythro

stem - red

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febr

stem - fever

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gastr(o)

stem - stomach

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hem(a)

stem - blood

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hepat(o)

stem - liver

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histo

stem - tissue

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latro

stem - physician

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lip

stem - fat

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lith

stem - stone

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morph

stem - shape, form

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myel

stem - marrow

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myo

stem - muscle

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nephro, ren

stem - kidney

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neur

stem - nerve

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onc

stem - tumor

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osteo

stem - bone

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phleb

stem - vein

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pneum

stem - air

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pod

stem - foot

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pulm

stem - lung