Medical Terminology

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3 basic component parts of a word

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Word roots

Prefixes

Suffixes

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Word root

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Basic foundation of a word to which componets parts are added. Also called stem or base of a word.

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Combining form

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Created when a word root is combined with a vowel. Which is usually an "o" but occasionally an "i".

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Suffix

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Word element attached at the end of the word root. Adding a suffix to a word changes the meaning.

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Prefix

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Is a word element added at the beginning of a word.

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Compound word

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A term that comprises multiple word roots(or combining forms) and a suffix

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Defining Medical word

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Defining the suffix first and continuing to read backwards through the word as you define it.

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Defining a medical word with a prefix

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The definition of the word usually begins with defining the suffix first the prefix second and the roots last.

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Medical words that identity body systems or parts

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Begins with suffix 1st, defining the c organs in the word in which they are studied in the particular body system.

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When is Prefix is placed at the beginning of the word?

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Always

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When is a suffix placed at the beginning of the word?

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Always