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30 Cards in this Set
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word root
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the foundation of the word
ex. sup/port PORT |
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combining form
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a word root plus a vowel
ex. therm/o |
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a,e,i,o,u,y
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vowels that can be added to a word to create a combing form word. it also allows a word to be joined with a suffix
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rule for word root
ex. lymph/adenopathy |
use a word root when joiniing a word root with a suffix or another word that begins with a vowel(a,e,i,o,u,y)
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whole word
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ex. therm/o/meter
meter is the whole word, it is also the suffix |
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microscope
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instrument used to see small things
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microsurgery
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surgery using a microscope
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micrometer
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device used to see small things
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hydr/o
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water
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hydrophobia
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fear of water
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hydrocele
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fluid in a sac like cavity
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hydrotherapy
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treatment using water
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ic
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pertaining to
adjective suffix ex. electric |
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itis
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inflammation
ex. dermatitis |
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SUFFIX
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the ending the follows a word
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er
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means either one who or one which
ex. practitioner |
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cyanosis
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noun
osis |
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cyanotic
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adjective
otic |
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anemia
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noun
ia |
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anemic
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adjective
ic |
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mucus
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noun
us |
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muccous
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adjective
ous |
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ilium
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noun
um |
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iliac
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adjective
ac |
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condyle
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noun
e |
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condylar
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adjective
ar |
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carpus
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noun
us |
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carpal
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adjective
ar |
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cyanosis
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bluish discoloration of the skin and mucus membranes
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condyle
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knuckle like projection on a bone
suffix |
