Medical Terminology: Prefixes, Roots, and Suffixes for EMS and Anatomy

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39 Terms

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Broncho/pulmo

Lungs

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Cardi

Heart

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Gastro

Stomach

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Hepat

Liver

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Neur

Nerve

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Nas

Nose/nasal

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Or

Mouth/oral

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Pneumo

Air or lungs

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Ab-

Away from

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Ad-

Toward or near

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Ante-

Before

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Brady-

Slow/below normal

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Cereb-

Brain

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Cephal-

Head

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Contra-

Against

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Dys-

Difficult or painful

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Hyper-

Above normal/high

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Hypo-

Below normal/low

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Inter-

Between

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Intra-

Within, inside

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Peri-

Around

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Poly-

Many, multiple

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Post-

After

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Pre-

Before

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Sub-

Below, under

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Super/Supra-

Above, in excess

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Tachy-

Fast/below normal

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Uni-

One

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-ac

Pertaining to

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-algia

Pain

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-emesis

Vomiting

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-itis

Inflammation

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-ology

Study of

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-plegia

Paralysis

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-pnea

Breathing

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-rrhea

Discharge

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-spasm

Contraction

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-al

Pertaining to

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-ist

One who specializes in