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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 |