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-iatry
medicine, treatment
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4 Suffix types
- Surgical
- diagnostic
- pathological
- grammatical
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Compound words
are words that contain more then one word root
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Surgical Suffix describes
a type of invasive procedure performed on a body part
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Diagnostic suffix describes
procedure performed to identify the cause and nature of an illness
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Pathological suffix describes
an abnormal condition or disease
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Grammatical suffixes are
attached to word roots to form parts of speech
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pre-
- before, in front of
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pro-
- before, in front of
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retro-
- backward behind
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hyper-
excessive, above normal
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dia-
- through, across
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trans-
- through, across
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ecto-
- outside, outward
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exo-
- outside, outward
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extra-
- outside, outward
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para-
- near, beside, beyond
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supra-
- above, excessive, superior
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ultra-
- excess, beyond
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a-
- without, not
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an-
- without, not
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dys-
bad, painful, difficult
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syn-
- union, together, joined
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4 Prefix types
- position
- number
- measurement
- direction
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5 levels of organization
- cell
- tissue
- organ
- system
- organism
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