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Medical Terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| What is the purpose of a combining form | to combine root to root and root to suffix |
| The Purpose of a Suffix | adds meaning to the end of the term |
| What role suggest you should need a combing Vowel | When term begins with a vowel |
| a- | not; no, without |
| anti- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| trans- | through |
| intra- | between |
| hyper | over |
| hypo- | under |
| epi- | upon |
| sub- | beneath |
| oligo- | few |
| dys | bad, difficult, painful |
| poly- | many |
| extra- | outside |
| dia- | through |
| de- | down, away |
| Arthr/o | joint |
| Gastr/o | stomach |
| hem/0 | blood |
| Angi/o | vessel |
| Pneum/o | lung |
| Sten/o | narrowing |
| cardi/o | heart |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hemat/o | blood |
| derm/o | skin |
| path/o | diease |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| neur/o | nerve |
| my/o | muscle |
| gen/o | creation |
| scler/o | hard |