Self Checks Into To Vet. Terminology

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_____means the separation of a whole into its component parts

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Analysis

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A medical term with a SUFFIX usually describes a ___,an____, or a _____.

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Condition, action, or a relationship

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What's the most important rule to remember in analyzing medical terminology?

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To Begin at the end

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The prefix PHYCHO is the ___ form of the root PHYCH

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combining

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Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is

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a lung disease caused by theinhalation of extremely fine siliceous dust particles. A form of Pheumoconiosis also the longest word in the English language.

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What are the 3 steps in analyzing a word?

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Step 1: Begin at the end

Step 2: Identify and define the roots and affixes

Step 3: determines the relationship between root(s) and affixes

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Prefix

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Unit of meaning attached to the front of a word

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Root

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core or foundation of the word's meaning "stem"

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Combining vowel

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A vowel (most often "o") added to the end of the ROOT that doesn't change the meaning

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Combining Form

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ROOT and combining vowel together, as in NORM/O

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A unit of meaning attached to the end of the word. The -AL in norm-AL is a ____meaning "pertaining to".

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Suffix

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Affix

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unit of meaning attached to the prefix or suffix that modifies the root in some way

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Norm

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meaning "rule, order," (root)

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-AL

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"pertaining to" suffix