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20 Cards in this Set
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The word root is the ______ of the word?
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BASE
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Where is a prefix?
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beginning of a word
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What is a suffix?
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end of a word
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What 4 languages do medical words come from?
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greek, latin, acronyms, eponyms.
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A prefix gives information about the location of _____, ____of pairs, and _____.
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organs, number, time
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A suffix adds meanings like _____, ______, and ______.
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condition, disease, procedure.
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Word the root is the ____ ____ of the word.
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main part
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The word root will tell you the _____ ______ or ____.
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body systems or part
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When words when w/a vowel you would...
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drop the vowel
gastr/o-itis :: gastritis |
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When words don't end w/a vowel you just...
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add the suffix.
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Plural
word ends in -a change to vertebra to ____ |
-e vertebrae
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words end w/ -is
diagnoses |
-es
diagones |
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words end in -ma
carcinoma |
-mar
carcinomata |
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words end in -ax
thorax |
-aces
thoraces |
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ends in -ex or -ix
apex |
add -ices
apices |
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words end in -on
criterion |
drop -on add -a
criteria |
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words ending in -us
bronchus |
drop -us and add -I
bronchi |
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words ending in -um
diverticulum |
-drop -um add -a
diverticula |
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words ending in -y
deformity |
drop -y and add -ies
deformities |
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words ending in -nx
larynx |
change -n to -go and add -es
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