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Prefix + Root + Suffix
Prefix is descriptive examples 1,
Roots are subject examples 2,
Suffix is condition examples 3
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Prefix: Numerial
What is mono example monosacchari...,
What is di example disaccharide 2,
What is tri example trisaccharide 3
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Prefix: Amount
What is an example anuria 1,
What is olig example oliguria 2,
What is poly example polyuria 3
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Prefix: Speed
What is brady example bradycardia 1,
What is tachy example tachycardia 2
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Prefix: Movement
What is ab example abduction 1,
What is ad example adduction 2
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Prefix: Position/ Location
What is exo extra example exother...,
What is inter example intercostal 2,
What is intra example intravenous 3
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Prefix: Chromo/ Chro = Colour
What is leuco example leukocyte 1,
What is erythro example erythrocy...,
What is cyano example cyanobacter...
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Prefix: Cell Proliferation (number)
Hypo 1,
Hyper 2,
Neo neoplasia 3
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Prefix: Time
What is pre example preoperative ...,
What is post example postoperativ...,
What is re example relapse 3
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Prefix: Negation
A aseptic 1,
An anaesthesia or anaemia 2,
De decompose 3
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Prefix: Size/ Level/ Speed/Amount
What is macro 1,
What is megalo megaly 2,
What is micro 3
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Prefix: Tests/ Procedure
Echo 1,
Electro 2
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Preffix: Body System
Cephalo 1,
Pneumo pleura 2,
Hepato 3
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Preffix: Cardiovascular system
Cardio 1,
Hemo sangu 2,
Aort 3
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Prefix: Head
Enceph 1,
Rhino 2,
Tympan myringo 3
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Prefix: Digestive organs
Hepat hepato 1,
Cholecyst 2,
Esoph esopha 3
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Prefix: Bones and Muscles
Myo 1,
Scapula 2,
Brachi brachio 3
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Root: Proteins, Cells, Tissues
Adip o 1,
Cyt o 2,
Hist o 3
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Suffix: Describing Cell/ Tissue Condition
What is itis example hepatitis 1,
Trophy hypertrophy 2,
Ism dysmorphism 3
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Suffix: procedures
Centesis aminocentesis 1,
Clast osteoclast sis 2,
Desis arthrodesis 3
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Suffix: specialties/ specialists
Ology 1,
Ologist 2,
Iatry 3
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Prefix and Suffix: Problem
Dys 1,
Mal 2,
Emia 3
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Anatomical planes (SFT)
S sagittal eg midsagittal parasag...,
F frontal 2,
T transverse axial horizontal pla...
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Directional Terms
Ventral 1,
Dorsal 2,
Lateral 3
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Abdominal quadrants
Left upper quadrant 1,
Right upper quadrant 2,
Left lower quadrant 3
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Body cavities
Cranial cavity 1,
Dorsal cavity cranial and spinal 2,
Spinal cavity 3
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Human Body- Facial (Face)
Frontal 1,
Cranial 2,
Orbital 3
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Human Body: Trunk
Pectoral 1,
Thoracic 2,
Mammary 3
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Human Body: Lower part of body
Carpal 1,
Pollex 2,
Palmer 3
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Human Body: Pedal (Foot)
Pedal 1,
Hallux 2,
Phalangeal 3
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Human Body: Bone (Osteo-)
Osteocyte 1,
Osteopathy 2,
Osteitis 3
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Human Body: Cartilage (Chondro)
Chondritis 1
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Human Body: Joint (Arthro)
Arthralgia 1,
Arthritis 2
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Human Body: Muscle (Myo-)
Myocyte 1,
Myopathy 2,
Myositis 3
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Human Body: Tendon (Tendo-)
Tendonitis 1
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Human Body: Head (cephalo-)
Cephalgia 1,
Cephalopathy 2,
Encephalopathy 3
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Body System With -pathy
Encephalopathy 1,
Stomatopathy 2,
Cardiopathy 3
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Body system with -itis
Encephalitis 1,
Stomatitis 2,
Carditis 3
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