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Medical Terminology: Decode Any Medical Word

Master the building blocks of medical language. Learn prefixes, suffixes, and root words that unlock thousands of medical terms. Instead of memorizing each word individually, understand the system — hyper means high, -itis means inflammation, cardi means heart. Hypercarditis? High heart inflammation. Essential for nursing students, pre-med, medical assistants, coders, or anyone in healthcare. NCLEX, CMA, CPC exam ready.

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Q1: 🌡️ What does **O2 sat** measure in vital signs?
Q2: 📋 In a patient's medication list, you see: "Metoprolol 50mg PO BID for {{1}}, Metformin 500mg PO TID AC for {{2}}".
Q3: 💪 What anatomical region does 'brachi/o' refer to?
Q4: 🫁 Decode PNEUMONIA: ``` PNEUMONIA | PNEUMON + IA {{1}} {{2}} ```
Q5: 🔥 Fill-in: The suffix **-itis** means ___ of a body part or organ.

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