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EMT-MedTerm Ch 1
Intro to Word Parts
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The word part attached to the end of the word root. | Suffix |
| The word part that is the core of the word | Word Root |
| The word part attached to the beginning of a word root | Prefix |
| A word part usually an o, used to ease pronunciation | Combining Vowel |
| A word root with the combining vowel attached, separated by a vertical slash | Combining Form |
| arthr | joint |
| hepat | liver |
| ven | vein |
| oste | bone |
| intra- | within |
| sub- | under |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pathy | disease |
| o | combining vowel |
| arthritis | inflammation of a joint |
| hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| subhepatic | pertaining to under the liver |
| intravenous | pertaining to within the joint |
| arthropathy | disease of a joint |
| osteitis | inflammation of the bone |
| pertaining to the liver | hepatic |
| pertaining to under the liver | subhepatic |
| pertaining to within the vein | intravenous |
| inflammation of the bone | osteitis |
| inflammation of the liver | hepatitis |
| disease of the bone and joint | osteoarthropathy |