ch 1: common prefixes, word roots, & suffixes

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a-, an

absence of

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ab-

away from, take away

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ad-

towards/near

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anti-

opposing

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dys-

bad, difficult

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hyper-

excessive

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hypo-

beneath

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peri-

around

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poly-

many

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tachy-

rapid

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cardi/o

heart

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encephal/o:

brain

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gastr/o:

stomach

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hemat/o, hem/o:

blood

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my/o:

muscle

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nephr/o:

kidney

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neur/o:

nerve

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pneum/o:

lungs

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suffixes meaning “pertaining to”

see skeleton notes

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-algia, -dynia:

pain

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-centesis:

surgical withdrawal of fluid

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-ectomy:

surgical removal

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-itis:

inflammation

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-megaly:

enlargement

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-opathy:

disease, abnormality

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-plasty:

reconstruction

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-scopy:

visual examination

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-stomy:

artificial surgical opening

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-tomy:

process of incision

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