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Medical Terminology Chapter 1
Chapter 1 Medical Terminology for the University of Missouri
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Undergraduate 4
12/06/2010
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wood root
 Definition
foundation of a word
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gastr
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stomach
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combining form
 Definition
word root plus a vowel
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compound word
 Definition
two or more word roots are used to build the word
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-ism
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condition, state or theory
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-tion
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condition
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-ist
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specialist
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-er
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one who
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-ity
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quality
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-ous
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possessing, having, full of
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-able
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able
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-ible
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able
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-ity
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quality
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singular: on
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plural: a
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singular: ma
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plural: mata
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singular: sis
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plural: ses
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singular: nx
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plural: ges
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singular: a
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plural: ae
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singular: us
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plural: i
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singular: um
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plural: a
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singular: is
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plural: es
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singular: ex
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plural: ices
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singular: ix
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plural: ices
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singular: ax
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plural: aces
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prefix
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word part that goes in front of a word root
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ex-
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from or our from
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suffix
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word part that follows a word root
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acr/o
 Definition
extremities
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megal/o
 Definition
enlarged
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-megaly
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enlarged
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-y
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process or condition
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dermat/o
 Definition
skin
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-logist
 Definition
one who studies
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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dermatosis
 Definition
any skin condition
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-osis
 Definition
condition, status or process
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