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PACS Clinical Medical Terminology
Prefixes/Suffixes That Indicate the Relation or Describe the Root
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Health Care
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02/20/2012
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Term
Cyan-
 Definition
Blue ex. cyanobacterium
Term
Endo-
 Definition
inside, within ex. endometriosis
Term
Epi-
 Definition
on, upon, above ex. epicardium tissue surrounding heart
Term
hemi-
 Definition
Half ex. hemiplegia paralysis
Term
hyper-
 Definition
above, more than normal ex. hyperthyroidism
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under, beneath, deficient ex. hypothyroidism
Term
-icle
 Definition
smaller version ex. particle piece
Term
-ole
 Definition
smaller version ex. arteriole artery
Term
para-
 Definition
beside, beyond ex. parathyroid
Term
post-
 Definition
After ex. post-operative
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retro-
 Definition
Backwards ex. retromingent urinate
Term
-ule
 Definition
smaller version ex. venule vein
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