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Chapter 5-Vocabulary
veterinary assistant career and medical terminology
Question | Answer |
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arthritis | inflammation of the joint |
cardiac | of or pertaining to the heart |
cardiology | the study of the heart |
combining form | vowel added to the end of a root that allows the parts of a medical word to be joined making pronunciation easier |
erythrocyte | red blood cells |
leukocyte | white blood cells |
prefix | term attached to the beginning of a medical word |
root | building block of all medical terms |
suffix | term attached to the end of a medical word. suffix makes a medical term either a noun or an adjective. |