AHS 101 MODULE ONE

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Word Root

Base or foundation word.

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Prefix

A syllable placed before a word root to alter its meaning.

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Suffix

A word part that follows a word root

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Compound words

Words with 2 or more word roots.

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Combining Form

Word root plus a vowel. (Combines the 2 words)

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ab

Away from

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a, an

Without

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ad

Towards

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albin/o

White

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ante

Before, in front of

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anti

Against

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ambi

Both, both sides or around

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bi, bis

Two or twice

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brady

Slow

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chlor/o

Green

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contra

Against

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crypt

Hidden

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cyan/o

Blue

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de

Away, take away

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dia

Through

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di, dis

Two, twice, double

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dys

Difficult, painful

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ecto

Outer

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en, endo

Inside

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ento

Inside, within

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epi

Upon/above

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erythro

Red

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eu

Normal

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e, ex, exo

Out of, outside

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extra

Outside of, beyond

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hemi

Half

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hydro

Water

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hyper

Above

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hypo

Below, under

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in

Not

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in, intra

Within, in

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infra

Below, beneath, under

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inter

Between

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macro

Large

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mal

Bad, abnormal

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meta

Beyond

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micro

Small

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mono

One

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multi

Many

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nulli

None

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ortho

Straight, correct

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pan

All

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para

Beside

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per

Through, by means, agency of

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peri

Around

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poli/o

Gray

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poly

Too much, many

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post

After

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pre

Before, in front of

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primi

First

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pseudo

False

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quad, quadra

Four

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re

Back, again

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retro

Behind

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semi

Half

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sub

Under

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super

Above

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supra

Above

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syn

Together, joined

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tacky

Rapid, swift

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tetra

Four

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trans

Across

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tri

Three

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un

Not

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uni

One

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xanth/o

Yellow

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ABG

Arterial blood gas

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a.c.

Before meals

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ACLS

Advanced cardiac life support

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AD

Right ear

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ADL

Activities of daily living

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AEC

Automatic exposure

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AIDS

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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AF

Atrial fibrillation

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AK

Above the knee

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ALARA

As lows as reasonably achievable

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A/P

Anterior posterior

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A/V

Arterioventricular

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ARDS

Acute respiratory distress syndrome

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ARRT

American registry of radiologic technologists

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AS

Left ear

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ASD

Atrial septal defect

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ASHD

Arteriosclerotic heart disease

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BCLS

Basic cardiac life support

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BE

Barium enema

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b.i.d

Twice a day

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BK

Below the knee

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BMI

Body mass index

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BMP

Basic metabolic panel

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BP

Blood pressure

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BPH

Benign prostatic hyperplasia/hypertrophy

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BSA

Body surface area

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BUN

Blood urea nitrogen

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Bx

Biopsy

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c

With