The Language of Medicine, 11e
The Language of Medicine, 11e
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ISBN: 9780323370813
Author: Davi-Ellen Chabner BA MAT
Publisher: Saunders
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Concept introduction: A prefix is an affix which is placed before the stem of a word. The medical terminologies have fixed the prefixes and suffixes to define terms, organs, surgical procedures, diseases, and many more. Malignant and benign are the two types of tumors. Malignant tumors are cancerous tumors that result in death.

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