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Prefixes & Suffixes

Learn the meanings and applications of prefixes and suffixes in the medical field. Discover how these word parts modify root words to convey specific information. Explore examples like "myeloid" and "myeloma" to understand their significance.

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Prefixes & Suffixes

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  1. Prefixes & Suffixes

  2. Suffixes • Suffix = word ending that modifies a root • Often determines how word begins • Myel/o (bone marrow) + -oid = meyloid (like or pertaining to bone marrow) • Myel/o + -oma = myeloma (tumor of the bone marrow)

  3. The following suffixes are associated with practitioners of a medicalspecialty: • -ist • -ian • -iatrist • -logist

  4. Prefixes • Prefix = short word part added before a word root to modify the meaning • Uni- (one) + lateral = unilateral (affecting or involving one side) • Contra- (against) + lateral = contralateral (opposite side)

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