Basic Elements of a Medical Word
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| dermat | skin
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| cutane | skin
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| nephr | kidney
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| ren | kidney
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| stomat | mouth
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| or | mouth
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| erythr/ | red
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| gastr/ | stomach
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| hepat/ | liver
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| immun/ | immune, immunity, safe
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| nephr/ | kidney
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| oste/ | bone
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -megaly | enlargement
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| -oma | tumor
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| inflammation of the stomach | gastritis
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| enlargement of the stomach | gastromegaly
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| tumor of the stomach | gastroma
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| enlargement of the liver | hepatomegaly
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| tumor of the liver | hepatoma
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| an- | without, not
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| hyper- | excessive, above normal
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| intra- | in, within
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| para- | near, beside; beyond
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| poly- | many, much
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| esthes | feeling
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| therm | heat
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| muscul | muscle
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| nas | nose
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| ur | urine
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| -ia | condition
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| -al | pertaining to
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| without feeling | anesthesia
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| excessive warmth | hyperthermia
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| within the muscle | intramuscular
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| near the nose | paranasal
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| much urine | polyuria
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| gastr/o enter/ -itis (Step 2) (Step 3) (Step 1 ) | inflammation of the stomach and intestine
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| Rule #1 a word root links a suffix that begins with a vowel | hepat + itis = hepatitis; inflammation of the liver
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| Rule #2 a combining form (root+0) links a suffix that begins with a consonant; an i sometimes | hepat/o + cyte = hepatocyteliver cell
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| Rule #3 a combining form links a root to another root to form a compound word | oste/o + chondr + itis = osterchondritisinflammation of bone and cartilageoste/o + arthr + itis = osteoarthritisinflammation of bone and joint
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| gastr + itis = gastritis | inflammation of the stomach
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| hemat + emesis = hematemesis | vomiting of blood
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| arthr + itis = arthritis | inflammation of a joint
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| gastr/o -dynia = gastrodynia(stomach) (pain) | pain in the stomach
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| hemat/o -logy = hematology(blood) (study of) | study of blood
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| arthr/o -centesis = arthrocentesis(joint) (surgical puncture) | surgical puncture of a joint
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