Medical Terminology / Unit 3 MedTerm 0167 short lesson, about 20 seconds
dia-: Through or Complete
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The idea
The prefix dia means through, across, or complete.
In practice
Diagnosis is complete knowledge of a patient's condition.
Where people slip
Dia can mean physically through or logically complete. The root decides.
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