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Medical Terminology

Decode clinical language by mastering the building blocks: prefixes, suffixes, and root words.

How Medical Terms Work

Breaking down clinical vocabulary

Most medical terms are combinations of prefixes (word parts added to the beginning), root words (the core identifying the body part), and suffixes (word endings indicating a condition or procedure).

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