Medical terminology roots, prefixes, suffixes, and common clinical abbreviations for medical assistants.
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- What does the prefix hyper- mean?
- Above normal, excessive, or increased
- What does the prefix hypo- mean?
- Below normal or deficient
- What does the prefix brady- mean?
- Slow
- What does the prefix tachy- mean?
- Fast
- What does the prefix a- or an- mean?
- Without or absence of
- What does the prefix dys- mean?
- Difficult, painful, or abnormal
- What does the prefix peri- mean?
- Around or surrounding
- What does the prefix sub- mean?
- Under or below
- What does the prefix supra- mean?
- Above or over
- What does the prefix poly- mean?
- Many or much
- What does the prefix olig- mean?
- Few or scanty
- What does the prefix hemi- mean?
- Half
- What does the suffix -itis mean?
- Inflammation
- What does the suffix -osis mean?
- Abnormal condition
- What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
- Surgical removal