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teaches word parts including word roots, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes
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word-building system
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suf/fix, pre/fix, af/fix, and fix/ation have fix as their
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word root
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word root plus a vowel
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combining form
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foundation of a word
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word root
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formed when two or more word roots are used to build a word
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compound words
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formed from a combining form and a whole word
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compound words
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the word part that usually comes first
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combining form
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condition, state, or theory
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-ism
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condition
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-tion
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specialist
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-ist
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one who
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-er
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quality
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-ity
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possesing, having, full of
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-ous
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ability
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-able -ible
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condition or state of too much secretion by the thyroid gland
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hyperthyroidism
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theory of evolution
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darwinism
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theory of heredity
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mendelism
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condition of a muscle shortening
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contraction
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condition of deminished tension
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relaxation
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express the quality of conducting nerve and muscle impulses
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conductivity
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expressing the quality of nervous tissue excitability related to recieving stimuli
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sensitivity
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nature of having material lining closed body cavities such as the abdomen
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serous
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words ending in ___ are adjectives
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-ous
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words ending in ___ are adjectives (2 answers)
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-ible -able
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Greek singular/plural suffixes
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-on -a
-ma -mata -is -es -nx -ges |
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Latin singular/plural suffixes
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-a -ae
-us -i -um -a -is -es -ex -ices -ix -ices -ax -aces |
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The foundation of a word is a
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Word root
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The word part that is placed in front of a word root to change its meaning is a
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Prefix
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The word part that follows a word root is a
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Suffix
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When a vowel is added to a word root, the word part that results is a
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Combing form
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When two or more word roots are used to form a word, the word formed is called a
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Compound word
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Inflammation of the bladder
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Cystitis
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Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
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gastroenteritis
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___ refers to the extremities
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Acr or acr/o
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Means enlarged or large
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Megal or megal/o
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Means enlarged extremities
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Acromegaly
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The base of a word is the
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Word root
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The ___ comes in front of a word root to change its meaning
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Prefix
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The suffix may change the:
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Part of speech
Plural/Singular form Meaning |
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If two or more word roots are combined to build a word, this is a ___ word
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Compound
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When joining two word roots together you may need to use a
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Combining form
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Which word part would indicate inflammation when building a word meaning inflammation of the stomach?
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Suffix
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When building words about conditions of body parts, the word root for the body part usually comes
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First
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-y is a suffix that usually makes a word a
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Noun
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When building words with a suffix that begins with a vowel, for example, -itis, you would
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Use a word root in front
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The plural form of thorax is
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Thoraces
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The part of speech that indicates action or state of being
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Verb
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-ity is a suffix that indicates
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Quality
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-ism is a suffix that indicates
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Condition or theory
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-ed and -ing are usually suffixes used to make a word a
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Verb
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The suffix indicating a condition is
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-tion
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The suffix indicating being full of is
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-ous
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Pertaining to lack of blood
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Anemic
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One who makes x-ray images
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Radiographer
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Instrument used to measure heat
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Thermometer
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Looking into the stomach and duodenum with a scope
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Gastroduodenoscopy
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Instrument used to measure (count) cells
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Cytometer
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Inflammation of the stomach
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Gastritis
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One who practices medicine
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Practitioner
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Device used to measure small objects
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Micrometer
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Chronic swelling of the lymph nodes
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lymphadenopathy
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Fluid in a saclike cavity
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Hydrocele
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