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33 Cards in this Set
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LOGY
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STUDY OF
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SUFFIX
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ELECTR
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ELECTRICITY
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ROOT
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CARDI
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HEART
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ROOT
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-GRAM
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RECORD
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SUFFIX
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WHAT IS A COMBINING VOWEL?
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(USUALLY O) LINKS THE ROOT TO THE SUFFIX OR THE ROOT TO ANOTHER ROOT.
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WHAT IS THE ROOT?
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FOUNDATION OF THE WORD - ALL MEDICAL TERMS HAVE 1 OR MORE ROOTS.
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WHAT IS THE SUFFIX?
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THE WORD ENDING
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WHAT ARE THE 3 GENERAL RULES TO REMEMBER IN IDENTIFYING THE MEANING OF A MEDICAL TERM?
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1. READ THE MEANING OF THE MEDICAL TERMS FROM THE SUFFIX BACK TO THE BEGINNING OF THE TERM AND ACROSS.
2. DROP THE COMBINING VOWEL (USUALLY O) BEFORE A SUFFIX BEGINNING WITH A VOWEL: EX. GASTRITIS NOT GASTROITIS 3. KEEP THE COMBINING VOWEL BETWEEN TWO ROOTS: EX. GASTROENTEROLOGY NOT GASTRENTEROLOGY |
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GASTR
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STOMACH
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ROOT
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-ITIS
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INFLAMMATION
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SUFFIX
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ENTER
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INTESTINES
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ROOT
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5 ELEMENTS OF MEDICAL TERMS
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1. ROOT: FOUNDATION OF THE TERM.
2. SUFFIX: WORD ENDING. 3. PREFIX: WORD BEGINNING. 4. COMBINING VOWEL: VOWEL (USUALLY O) THAT LINKS THE ROOT TO THE SUFFIX OR THE ROOT TO ANOTHER ROOT. 5. COMBINING FORM: COMBINATION OF THE ROOT AND THE COMBINING VOWEL. |
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SUB
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UNDER
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PREFIX
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IC
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PERTAINING TO
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SUFFIX
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EPI
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ABOVE
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PREFIX
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aden/o (combining form)
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gland
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example: adenitis (inflammation of a gland)
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arthr/o
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joint
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arthritis (inflammation of a joint)
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bi/o
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life
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biology (study of life)
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carcin/o
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cancerous, cancer
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carcinoma (cancerous tumor)
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cardi/o
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heart
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cardiology (study of the heart)
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cephal/o
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head
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cephalic (pertaining to the head)
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
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cerebral (pertaining to the brain)
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cis/o
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to cut
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incision (process of cutting into)
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crin/o
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secrete (to form and give off)
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endocrine glands (glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream)
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder; a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)
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cytoscopy (examination of the urinary bladder)
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cyt/o
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cell
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cytology (study of cells)
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derm/o dermat/o
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skin
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dermatitis (Inflammation of skin)
hypodermic (pertaining to under the skin) |
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electr/o
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electricity
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electrocardiogram (recording the electricity in the heart)
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encephal/o
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brain
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electroencephalogram (recording the electricity in the brain)
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enter/o
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intestines (usually the small intestine)
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enteritis (inflammation of the intestine)
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erythr/o
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red
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erythrocyte (red cells)
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gastr/o
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stomach
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gastrectomy (removal of the stomach)
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gnos/o
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knowledge
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diagnosis (state of complete knowledge)
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