Flashcards in Chapter 1 Deck (19)
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5 special language skills of communication
1) reading
2) listening
3) writing and spelling
4) speaking and pronouncing
5) thinking and analyzing - understanding
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Etymology
the study of word origins and derivations
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Etymo-
word origin
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-logy
the study of
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prefix
an optional word beginning
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combining form
the foundation for the word
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suffix
the word ending
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-al
pertaining to
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-ation
a process
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-ia
condition, state
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-oma
tumor, mass
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-ectomy
surgical excision
ex. cholecystectomy-surgical removal of the gallbladder
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-graphy
process of recording
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-scopy
process of using an instrument to examine
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intra-
within
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peri-
around
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hypo-
below
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brady-
slow
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