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Medical Terms
Term | Definition |
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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 |