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30 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
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The root word is
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the foundation of the word
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The suffix is
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the word ending. All medical terms have a suffix.
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The combining vowel is
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usually o. Link the root to the suffix or the root to another root. The combining vowel O is dropped before a suffix that starts with a vowel is added.
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How do you read a word?
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start from the suffix then move to the beginning of the term.
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gastr (root)
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stomach
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-itis (suffix)
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inflammation
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gastritis
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inflammation of the stomach.
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enter (root)
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intestines
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-logy (suffix)
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study of
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Order of roots in term that contains more that one root related to the parts of the body
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anatomical position
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What is a combining form?
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root + combining vowel, e.g. hemat/o (means blood) Combining forms are used with many different suffixes.
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-ic (suffix)
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pertaining to
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sub- (prefix)`
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under
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epi-
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above
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hemat/0
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blood
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The root word is
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the foundation of the word
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The suffix is
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the word ending. All medical terms have a suffix.
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The combining vowel is
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usually o. Link the root to the suffix or the root to another root. The combining vowel O is dropped before a suffix that starts with a vowel is added.
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How do you read a word?
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start from the suffix then move to the beginning of the term.
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gastr (root)
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stomach
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-itis (suffix)
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inflammation
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gastritis
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inflammation of the stomach.
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enter (root)
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intestines
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-logy (suffix)
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study of
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Order of roots in term that contains more that one root related to the parts of the body
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anatomical position
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What is a combining form?
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root + combining vowel, e.g. hemat/o (means blood) Combining forms are used with many different suffixes.
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-ic (suffix)
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pertaining to
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sub- (prefix)`
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under
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epi-
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above
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hemat/0
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blood
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