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Word roots and combining forms:

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The vowels are utilized in two places between the root and the suffix.
-ex: arthr- it is

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Aden/o

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Gland:
Define: adenopathy : gland disease

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Cardin/o

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Carcinoma

Cancerous tumor

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Cardi/ o

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Cardiac

Pertaining to the heart

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Chem/o

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Chemotherapy

Treatment with chemicals

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Cis/o

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To cut

Incision process of cutting

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Dermat/o

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Skin

Dermatology study of the skin

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Enter/o

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Small intestine
Enteric
Pertaining to the small intestine

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

Pertaining to the stomach

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Gynec/o

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Female

Gynecology: the study of females

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Hemat/o

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Blood
Hematic
Pertaining to the blood

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Hydr/o

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Water
Hydrocele
Protrusion of water in the scrotum

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Immun/o

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Immunity

Immunology: the study of the immunity

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Laryng/o

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Voice box

Laryngeal : pertaining to the voice box

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Neur/o

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Nerve

Neural : pertaining to a nerve

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

Ophthalmic: pertaining to the eye

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Ot/o

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Ear

Optic: pertaining to the ear

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Patho/o

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Disease

Pathology: study of disease

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Pulmonary/o

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Pulmonary

Pertaining to the lungs

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Rhin/o

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Nose

Rhinoplasty: surgical repair of the nose

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Prefix “a-“

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Without
Away
From
Define a- phasia: without speech

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Prefix:”an-“

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Without

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Prefix: “ante-“

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Before
In front of
Ante partum : before birth

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Prefix:”auto-“

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Self

Auto. Graft: a graft from ones on body.

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Prefix: Brady-
Slow | Brady cardia : slow heartbeat
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Prefix: contra-"
Against Contra ception Against conception
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Prefix:"de-"
Without De- pigmentation Without pigment
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Prefix"dys-"
Painful Difficult Abnormal Dys- pnea: difficult breathing
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Prefix-"endorse-"
Within Inner Endo- scope: instrument to view within
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Prefix:"epi-"
Upon Over Epi- gastric Upon or over the stomach
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Prefix:"eso-"
Inward | Eso- tropia: inward turning
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The four parts of medical terms
Word root. : foundation of the word Prefixes: beginning of a word Suffixes: end of a word O: combining vowel
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1. | ________ Provides services for a short period
Hospital
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Complete outline of a patient’s entire hospital stay.
discharge summary
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Provides supportive care to terminally ill patients .
hospice
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Extra
outside of extracorporeal (outside of the body)
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hetero- different heterograft (graft [like a skin graft] from another species)
different heterograft (graft [like a skin graft] from another species)
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homo-
same homograft (graft [like a skin graft] from the same species)
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Hydro
water hydrotherapy (water therapy)
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hyper-
over, above hypertrophy (overdevelopment)
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hypo-
under, below hypodermic (under the skin)
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In-
not; inward infertility (not fertile); inhalation (to breathe in)
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among, between intervertebral (between the vertebrae)
Inter-
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Intra-
Intrwithin, inside intravenous (inside, within a vein)
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macro-
large macrotia (having large ears)
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micro-
small microtia (having small ears)
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myo- to shut myopia (to shut eyes/squint)
to shut myopia (to shut eyes/squint)
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neo-
new neonatology (study of the newborn)
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pan- all pansinusitis (inflammation of all the sinuses)
all pansinusitis (inflammation of all the sinuses)
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-adipo
Fat
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-antero
Front
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Brachiosaurus
Arm
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Cardi
Heart
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Caudo
Tail
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-cephalo
Head
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-cervical
Neck
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-chondrites
Cartilage
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-craniotomy
Skull
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-crur
Leg
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Cyto
Cell
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-dermat
Skin
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Disto
Away
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-dorsa
Back of body
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-entero
Small intestine
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-epithelial
Epithelium
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-gastro
Stomach
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-gluten
Buttocks
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-gyneco
Woman

Medical Term Lessons (4 decks)

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