Mt Chapter 1

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word root

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foundation of a medical term and contains its primary meaning

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what are the greek and latin terms for skin?

Back 2

gr=dermatos lat=cutis

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greek and latin word roots for skin

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dermat; cutane

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dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin

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cutaneous

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pertaining to the skin

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what are the greek and latin terms for kidney

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gr=nephros lat=renes

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greek and latin roots for kidneys

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nephr; ren

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nephroma

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tumor of the kidney

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renal

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pertains to the kidney

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what are greek roots used for?

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to build words that describe a disease, condition, treatment, or diagnosis

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what are latin roots used for?

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to build words that describe anatomical structures

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what are the greek ad latin terms for mouth?

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gr= stomatos lat=oris

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greek and latin roots for mouth

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stomat; or

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stomatitis

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inflammation of the mouth

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oral

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pertaining to the mouth

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combining form

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created when a word root is combined with a vowel

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suffix

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word element placed at the end of a word that changes the meaning of the word

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erythr/o

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red

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gastr/o

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stomach

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hepat/o

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liver

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immun/o

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immune, immunity, safe

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nephr/o

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kidney

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oste/o

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bone

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-itis

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inflammation

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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tumor

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gastritis

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inflammation of the stomach

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gastromegaly

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enlargement of the stomach

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gastroma

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tumor of the stomach

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hepatitis

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inflammation of the liver

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hepatomegaly

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enlargement of the liver

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hepatoma

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tumor of the liver

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prefix

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word element attached to the beginning of a word or word root which changes the meaning of the word

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an-

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without, not

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hyper-

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excessive, above normal

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intra-

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in, within

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para-

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near, beside

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poly-

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many, much

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esthes

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feeling

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therm

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heat

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muscul

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muscle

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nas

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nose

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ur

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urine

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-ia

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condition

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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anesthesia

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condition of not feeling

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hyperthermia

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condition of excessive heat

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intramuscular

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pertaining to within the muscle

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paranasl

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pertaining to (area) near the nose

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polyuria

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condition of much urine

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what are the steps for defining medical words?

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define the suffix, define the first part of the word (either suffix or word root), define the middle part of the word

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enter

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intestine

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gastroenteritis

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inflammation of stomach and intestine

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what are the three basic rules for building medical words?

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a word root links a suffix that begins with a vowel; a combining form (root + o) links a suffix that begins with a consonant; a combining form links a root to another root to form a compound word

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-cyte

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cell

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hepatocyte

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cells of the liver

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chondr

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cartilage

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arthr

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joint

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osteochondritis

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inflammation of bone and cartilage

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osteoarthritis

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inflammation of bone and joint