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MED TERM Chapter 01 Vocabulary
MED TERM Chapter 01 Vocabulary
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Undergraduate 1
03/08/2007

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Eponym
Definition
A word based on the name of a person, such as Parkinson disease
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Acronym
Definition
A word formed from the first letters of the words in a set phrase, such as SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome)
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Word Root
Definition
The word part that is the core of the word
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Suffix
Definition
A word part attached to the end of the word root to modify its meaning
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Prefix
Definition
A word part attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning
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Vowels
Definition
Speech sounds represented by the letters a, e, i, o, u, and sometimes y
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Combining Vowel
Definition
A word part, usually an O, used to ease pronunciation
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Combining Form
Definition
A word root with the combining vowel attached, separated by a vertical slash
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Analyzing Medical Terms
Definition
To divide into word parts and label each word part and each combining form
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WR
Definition
word root
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P
Definition
prefix
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S
Definition
suffix
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CV
Definition
combining vowel
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Defining Medical Terms
Definition
To apply the meaning of each word part contained in the term
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arthr
Definition
joint
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hepat
Definition
liver
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ven
Definition
vein
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oste
Definition
bone
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intra-
Definition
within
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sub-
Definition
under
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-itis
Definition
inflammation
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-ic
Definition
pertaining to
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-ous
Definition
pertaining to
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-pathy
Definition
disease
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Building Medical Terms
Definition
To place word parts together to form words
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