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Prefix + Root + Suffix
Prefix is descriptive examples,
Roots are subject examples,
Suffix is condition examples
3  cards
Prefix: Numerial
Mono,
What is di,
What is tri
4  cards
Prefix: Amount
What is an,
What is olig example oliguria,
What is poly example polyuria
3  cards
Prefix: Speed
What is brady example bradycardia,
What is tachy example tachycardia
2  cards
Prefix: Movement
What is ab example abduction,
What is ad example adduction
2  cards
Prefix: Position/ Location
What is exo extra example exother...,
What is inter example intercostal,
What is intra example intravenous
3  cards
Prefix: Chromo/ Chro = Colour
What is leuco example leukocyte,
What is erythro example erythrocyte,
What is cyano example cyanobacter...
6  cards
Prefix: Cell Proliferation (number)
Hypo,
Hyper,
Neo neoplasia
6  cards
Prefix: Time
What is pre example preoperative ...,
What is post example postoperativ...,
What is re example relapse
4  cards
Prefix: Negation
A aseptic,
An anaesthesia or anaemia,
De decompose
6  cards
Prefix: Size/ Level/ Speed/Amount
What is macro,
What is megalo megaly,
What is micro
14  cards
Prefix: Tests/ Procedure
Echo,
Electro
2  cards
Preffix: Body System
Cephalo,
Pneumo,
Hepato
22  cards
Preffix: Cardiovascular system
Cardio,
Vas vasc,
Aort
7  cards
Prefix: Head
Brain,
Rhino,
Tympan myringo
8  cards
Prefix: Digestive organs
Hepat hepato,
Cholecyst,
Esoph esopha
7  cards
Prefix: Bones and Muscles
Myo,
Scapula,
Brachi brachio
8  cards
Root: Proteins, Cells, Tissues
Adip o,
Cyt o,
Hist o
7  cards
Suffix: Describing Cell/ Tissue Condition
What is itis example hepatitis,
Trophy hypertrophy,
Ism dysmorphism
13  cards
Suffix: procedures
Centesis aminocentesis,
Clast osteoclast sis,
Desis
15  cards
Suffix: specialties/ specialists
Ology,
Ologist,
Iatry
4  cards
Prefix and Suffix: Problem
Dys,
Mal,
Emia
6  cards
Anatomical planes (SFT)
S sagittal,
F frontal,
T transverse axial horizontal plane
4  cards
Directional Terms
Ventral,
Dorsal,
Lateral
6  cards
Abdominal quadrants
Right upper quadrant,
Right upper quadrant,
Left lower quadrant
4  cards
Body cavities
Cranial cavity,
Dorsal body cavity,
Vertebral cavity
10  cards
Human Body- Facial (Face)
Frontal,
Cranial,
Orbital
10  cards
Human Body: Trunk
Pectoral,
Thoracic,
Mammary
11  cards
Human Body: Lower part of body
Carpal,
Pollex,
Palmer
10  cards
Human Body: Pedal (Foot)
Pedal,
Hallux,
Phalangeal
3  cards

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