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chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| eponym | term derived from the name of a person often first person who discovered a condition or technique |
| acronym | terms formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase |
| word root | the word part that is the core of the word |
| Suffix | the word part attached to the end of the word root to modify its meaning |
| Prefix | word part attached to the beginning of the word root to modify its meaning |
| Combining vowel | word part usually an O used to ease pronunciation |
| scopy | visual examination (suffix) |
| tomy | incision (suffix) |
| itis | inflammation (suffix) |
| Oma | tumor (suffix) |
| bi | two (pre) |
| sub | under (pre) |
| intra | within (pre) |
| brady | slow (pre) |
| a | without (pre) |
| ven | vein (word root) |
| Hepat | liver (word root) |
| subhepatic | pertaining to under the liver |
| ous | pertaining to (suffix) |
| intravenous | pertaining to within the vein |
| Hepatitis | inflammation of the liver |
| ic | pertaining to (suffix) |
| Combining form | a word root with the combining vowel attached, separated by a vertical slash |
| arthr | joint (word root) |
| oste | bone (word root) |
| pathy | disease (suffix) |
| megaly | enlargement (suffix) |
| o | combining vowel |
| What are four origins in the medical languaue | greek, latin, modern language, eponyms, acronyms |
| What are the four word parts | suffix, prefix, word root, combining vowel |
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