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What is an example of an Eponym?

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Alzheimer’s Disease since it’s named after Alois Alzheimer who discovered it.

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What is a root word? Give an example

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It’s a term that can stand alone and may have a prefix added. Example: Partum (root word) refers to birth.
Post= After
Postpartum= After birth

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What does the root word: Aden/o mean?

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Gland
Ex: Adenocarinoma

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What does the root word: Anter/o mean?

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Front

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What does the root word: Arteri/o mean?

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Artery
Ex: Arteriosclerosis

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What does the root word: Audi/o mean?

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Hearing

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What does the root word: Brachi/o mean?

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Arm
Ex: Brachial

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What does the root word: Col/o mean?

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Colon

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What does the root word: Cyt/o mean?

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Cell

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What does the root word: dors/i, dors/o mean?

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Back or posterior

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What does the root word: Encephal/o mean?

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Brain

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What does the root word: Hist/o, Histi/o mean?

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Tissue

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What does the root word: Lapar/o mean?

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Abdomen, loin, or flank

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What does the root word: Neur/o mean?

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Nerve

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What does the root word: Ocul/o mean?

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Eye

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What does the root word: Opthalm/o mean?

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Eyes

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What does the root word: Optic/o, opt/o mean?

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Seeing or sight

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What does the root word: Ot/o mean?

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Ear

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What does the root word: Path/o mean?

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Disease

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What does the root word: Trachel/o mean?

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Neck or necklike

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What does the root word: Trich/o mean

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Hair or hairlike

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What does the root word: Ventr/i, Ventr/o mean?

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Front of body

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What does the term Phleb(o) mean?

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Vein

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What does the term Thromb(o) mean?

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Blood Clot

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What does the term Sphygm(o) mean?
Pulse or B/P
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What do the terms Cheri(o), Chir(o) mean?
Hands
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What does the term Syndesm(o) mean?
Ligaments
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What does the term Arthr(o) mean?
Joints
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What do the terms Tten(o), Tend(o) mean?
Tendon
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What does the term Chondr(o) mean?
Cartilage
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What does the term Kerat(o) mean?
Cornea or the Horny Tissue
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What does the term Sarc(o) mean?
Flesh or connective tissue
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What does the term Onych(o) mean?
Nails
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What does the term Cheil(o) mean?
Lip
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What does the term Pyel(o) mean?
Pelvis of the kidney
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What does the term Oophor(o) mean?
Ovaries
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What do the terms Metr(o), Metr(a) mean?
Uterus
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What does the term Cephal(o) mean?
Cranium (head)
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What do the terms Algia, Algesia mean?
pain or ache
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What does the term Enter(o) mean?
Intestines
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What does the term Gloss(o) mean?
Tongue
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What does the term Cholecyst(o) mean?
Gallbladder
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What does the term Irid(o) mean?
Iris of the eye
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What does the term Dacry(o) mean?
Tear or lacrimal glands or ducts
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What is a suffix? Give an example.
It's a word parts that occur at the end of a word. Example: Appendicitis= inflammation of the appendix
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What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
Excision, or surgical removal
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What do the suffixes -acusia, -acusis mean?
Hearing
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What does the suffix -essthesia mean?
Sensation
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What does the suffix -emia mean?
A condition of the blood
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What does the suffix -paresis mean?
slight or partial paralysis
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What does the suffix -penia mean?
deficiency
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What does the suffix -plasia, -plasm mean?
Formation or growth
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What does the suffix -plegia mean?
Paralysis
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What does the suffix -sclerosis mean?
hardening
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What does the suffix -stenosis mean?
Narrowing or stricture
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What do the suffixes -ole, -ule mean?
Small
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What is a prefix? Give an example
It's at the beginning of a word to modify it. Example: hypo= below, Hypothermia= low body temperature
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What do the prefixes a-, an-, in- mean?
without, not, absence of
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What does the prefix iso- mean?
Same or equal
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What does the prefix ab- mean?
away from
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What does the prefix ad- mean?
toward
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What do the terms Super-, Supra- mean?
Excessive or above
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What do the terms infra-, sub- mean?
Below or beneath
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What does the prefix Dys- mean?
bad, painful, or difficult
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What does the prefix Eu- mean?
Good or normal
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