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Pericardial
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-al= pertaining to
Cardi (root)= Heart Peri- means AROUND PERICARDIAL= Pertaining to the heart |
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Roots:
1.aden 2.hemat 3.oste 4.arthr |
gland
blood bone joint |
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1.Root
2.Combining Vowel |
1. Root is the main part of a medical word. It is often a body part.
2. Combining Vowel is the a single letter, usually "o" added onto the end of the root. |
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Combining Form
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Combining form is the name given to a root that is followed by a combining vowel. Ex: aden/o
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Adenoma
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Root= aden/o means Gland and the suffix -otis means TUMOR, MASS.
The combining vowel is dropped b/c the suffix starts with vowel ADENOMA = TUMOR OF GLANDS |
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1.Hematology
2. Osteoarthritis |
1.Study of blood
2.Inflammation of bone and joints. the suffix -ITIS means INFLAMMATION |
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1. Polyadenoma
2. dysphasia |
1. tumor of many glands
2. difficulty speaking; dys= difficulty, phasia = speech |
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How define medical words?
2. algia |
Define medical words as follows : start with suffix, then go to the beginning of the word, then to the middle of the word.
2. algia is a suffix means pain |
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1. adenitis
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1. adenitis means: inflammation of a gland.
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