prefixes,root words and suffixes EMT chapter 5

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37 Terms

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Broncho/pulmo (Root)

Lungs

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Cardi (Root)

Heart

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Gastro (Root)

Stomach

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Hepat (Root)

Liver

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Neur (Root)

Nerve

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Nas (Root)

Nose/nasal

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Or (Root)

Mouth/oral

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Pneumo (Root)

Air or lungs

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Ab- (Prefix)

Away from

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Ad- (Prefix)

Toward or near

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Ante- (Prefix)

Before

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Brady- (Prefix)

Slow/below normal

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Contra- (Prefix)

Against

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Dys- (Prefix)

Difficult or painful

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Hyper- (Prefix)

Above normal, high

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Hypo- (Prefix)

Below normal, low

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Inter- (Prefix)

Between

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Intra- (Prefix)

Within, inside

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Peri- (Prefix)

Around

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Poly- (Prefix)

Many

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Post- (Prefix)

After

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Pre- (Prefix)

Before

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Sub- (Prefix)

Below, under

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Super/Supra- (Prefix)

Above or in excess

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Tachy- (Prefix)

Above normal, rapid

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Uni- (Prefix)

One

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-ac (Suffix)

Pertaining to

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-algia (Suffix)

Pain

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-emesis (Suffix)

Vomiting

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-itis (Suffix)

Inflammation

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-ology (Suffix)

Study of

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-plegia (Suffix)

Paralysis

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-pnea (Suffix)

Breathing

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-rrhea (Suffix)

Discharge

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-spasm (Suffix)

Contraction

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-al (Suffix)

Pertaining to

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-ist (Suffix)

One who specializes in