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Medical terminology Ch. 1 Terms
For Ch. 1 of "Exploring Medical Language"
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Undergraduate 1
09/01/2010

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Term
Word Root
Definition
Word part that is the core of the word
Term
suffix
Definition
attached to the end of a word
Term
prefix
Definition
attached to the begining of a word
Term
combining vowel
Definition
word part,usualy an "o" used to ease proninciation, placed btwn two root words or a root and a suffix but not a root and a prefix
Term
combining form
Definition
word root with the combining vowel attached, separate by vertical slash
ex. arthr/o
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