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24 Cards in this Set
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frame
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a block of information proceded by a number
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picture
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Greek, Latin
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Most medical term words are of __________ or __________ Origin
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word root
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main body of the word
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combining form
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word root + combining vowel
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neur(o)
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compound words
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2 word roots + combining vowel
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prefix
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__________ is attached before a word or word root to modify its meaning
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sub-
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suffix
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__________ is attached to the end of a word or word part to modify its meaning
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-itis
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combining vowel
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The __________ __________ is used before another word root
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gastr(o) + enterology = gastroenterology
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consonant
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The combining vowel is used before suffixes that begin with a __________
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enter(o) + -logy = enterology
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vowel (a,e,I,o,u)
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The combining vowel is dropped if the suffix also begins with a __________
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enter(o) + -ic = enteric
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eponyms
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names derived from a person's name
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acronyms
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names derived from the first letter of a series of words
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long
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An unmarked vowel ending in a syllable is __________
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short
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An unmarked vowel in a syllable ending in a consonant is __________
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had, bed, in, not, and rug
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macron
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a long vowel that occurs within a syllable that ends in a consonant is indicated by a __________
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Thus māt represents the pronunciation of mate
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breve
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a short vowel that ends or itself constitutes a syllable is indicated by a __________
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Thus î-mūn' represents the pronunciation of immune
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mate
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ă
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bat
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ē
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beam
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ě
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met
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ī
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bite
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ı
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bit
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o
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home
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o
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got
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