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