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HOSA: Med Term Roots, Prefix, Combo pt 2 Part 3

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This deck covers medical terminology roots, prefixes, and suffixes, focusing on their meanings and applications in the medical field.

-iatry

field of medicine
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Key Terms

Term
Definition
-iatry
field of medicine
-ible
capable of, able to
-ical
pertaining to chemical, chemical compound
-ician
specialist
icter/o
jaundice
ichthy/o
dry, scaly

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TermDefinition
-iatry
field of medicine
-ible
capable of, able to
-ical
pertaining to chemical, chemical compound
-ician
specialist
icter/o
jaundice
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
idi/o
peculiar to 1 individual/organ, unknown, distinct
-iferous
bearing, carrying, producing
-ific
making, producing
-iform
shaped/formed like, resembling
-ile
capable of
ile/o
ileum, small intestine
ili/o
ilium, hip bone
im-
not
immun/o
immune, protection, safe
impact/o
pushed against, wedged against, packed
in-
in, into, not, without
-in
substance, chemical
incis/o
cutting into
-ine
pertaining to, substance, chemical
infarct/o
filled in, stuffed
infect/o
infected, tainted
infer/o
below, beneath
inflammat/o
flame within, set on fire
infra-
below, beneath, inferior to
inguin/o
groin
inject/o
to force/put in, insert
insul/o
island
insulin/o
insulin
integument/o
covering
inter-
between, among
intern/o
within, inside
intestin/o
intestine
intra-
within, inside
intrins/o
contained within, on the inside
intro-
within, into, inside
intussuscept/o
take up/receive within
iod/o
iodine
-ion
condition, action, process, state
ion/o
ion, to wander
-ior
pertaining to
ir/i, ir/o, irid/o, irit/o
iris
isch/o
back, to hold back
ischi/o
ischium
is/o-
equal, same
-ist
person who practices, specialist
-ism
process, condition
-isy
noun ending
-itis
inflammation
-ium
structure, tissue