chapter 1 Flashcards by Olivia Hofer

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Word root

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foundation of a medical term and contains its primary meaning.

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Combining forms

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created when a word root is combined with a vowel.

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Suffix

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word element placed at the end of a word that alters its meaning.

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Prefix

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word element attached to the beginning of a word or word root.

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dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin

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dematos
dermat

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greek term and word root for skin

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cutis
cutane

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latin term and word root for skin

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cutaneous

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pertaining to the skin

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nephroma

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tumor of the kidney

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renal

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pertains to the kidney

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nephros
nephr

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greek term and word root for kidney

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renes
ren

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latin term and word root for kidney

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stomatos
stomat

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greek term and word root for mouth

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oris
or

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latin term and word root for mouth

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stomatitis

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inflammation of the mouth

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oral

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pertaining to the mouth

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red

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erythro

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stomach

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gastro

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liver

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hepato

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immune, immunity, safe

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immuno

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bone

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osteo

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inflammation

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-itis

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englargement

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-megaly

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tumor

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-oma

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cells

-cyte

without, not

an-

excessive, above normal

hyper-

in, within

intra-

near, beside, beyond

para-

many, much

poly-

before

pre-

feeling

esthes

heat

therm

muscle

muscul

nose

nas

urine

ur

birth

nat

condition

-ia

pertaining to

-ar

anesthesia

condition of not feeling

hyperthermia

condition of excessive heat

intramuscular

pertaining to within the muscle

paranasal

pertaining to near the nose

polyuria

condition of much urine

prenatal

pretaining to before birth

intestine

enter

cartilage

chondr

joint

arthr

nephritis

inflammation of the kidney

arthrodesis

fixation of a joint

dermatitis

inflammation of the skin

dentist

specialist in teeth

gastrectomy

excision of the stomach

chondritis

inflammation of cartilage

hepatoma

tumor of the liver

muscular

pertaining to the muscule

gastric

pertaining to the stomach

osteoma

tumor of the bone

spleen

splen

uteurs

hyster

nerve

neur

ear

ot

water

hydr