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chapter 5
veterinary Assistant Career and Medical Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arthritis | inflammation of the joint |
| cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
| cardiology | study of the heart |
| combining form | root plus the combining vowel in a medical word |
| combining vowel | a vowel added to the end of a root that allows the parts of a medical word to be joined. |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| prefix | term attached to the beginning of a medical word |
| root | building block of all medical words |
| suffix | term attached to the end of a medical word, makes the word either a noun or adjective |