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Anatomy terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| most medical word roots are derived from: | Latin and Greek |
| Which is an example of a word root linking a suffix that begins with a vowel | scler/osis |
| which element is a word root | nephr |
| the term stomat/itis means | inflammation of the mouth |
| the combining form for joint is | arthr/o |
| in cardi/o/centesis, cardi/o is a | combining form |
| in mast/o/pexy, the o is a | combining vowel |
| which vowel is most commonly attached to word roots to create a combining form | o |
| in the word thermometer, meter is a | suffix |
| in medical terminology, a suffix usually indicates | a procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech |
| oste/o/chondr/itis is an example of a | compound word |
| when building a compound word, the first element is usually a | combining form |
| which word means inflammation of the joints | arthr/itis |
| the letter combination ps(as in psychosis) at the beginning of a word is pronounced |