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ALH Chapter 1
Medical Word Elements
Term | Definition |
---|---|
dermato | skin |
cutane | skin |
nephr | kidney |
ren | kidney |
stomat | mouth |
or | mouth |
erythro | red |
gastro | stomach |
hepato | liver |
immuno | immune |
nephro | kidney |
osteo | bone |
itis | inflammation |
megaly | enlargement |
oma | tumor |
an | without |
esthes | feeling |
hyper | excessive |
therm | heat |
ia | condition |
intra | within |
muscul | muscle |
ar | pertaining to |
para | near |
nao | nose |
al | pertaining to |
poly | many |
ur | urine |
pre | before |
nato | birth |
enter | intestine |
defining medical words | suffix, prefix, middle |
building medical words | 1. word root links suffix that begins with a vowel 2. combining form links a suffix that begins with a consonant 3. a combining form links one root to another root to form a compound word |