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CHAPTER 1
FLASH CARDS/ STUDY STACK
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ULTIMA | LAST SYLLABLE |
| PENULT | SECOND-TO-LAST SYLLABLE |
| ANTEPENULT | THIRD -TO-LAST SYLLABLE |
| ROOT | FOUNDATION OR SUBJECT OF THE TERM |
| SUFFIX | ENDING THAT GIVES ESSENTIAL MEANING TO THE TERM |
| PREFIX | ADDED TO THE BEGINNING OF A TERM WHEN NEEDED TO FURTHER MODIFY THE ROOT |
| COMBINING VOWEL | THE FINAL LETTER IN THE ROOT WORD |
| DIMINUTIVE | WHEN ADDED TO A ROOT, THESE SUFFIXES TRANSFORM A TERM'S MEANING TO A SMALLER VERSION OF THE ROOT |
| EPONYM | TO PUT YOUR NAME ON SOMETHING |
| ACRONYMS | TO MAKE A NAME WITH THE ENDS |
| ATHRO/O | JOINT |
| CARDI/O | HEART |
| ENTER/O | SMALL INTESTINE |
| GATRO/O | STOMACH |
| HEPAT/O | LIVER |
| NUER/O | NERVE |
| HEM/O, HEMAT/O | BLOOD |
| MY/O, MUSCUL/O | MUSCLE |
| ANGI/O, VAS/O, VASCUL/O | VESSEL |
| DERM/O, DERMAT/O, CUTANE/O | SKIN |
| PNEUM/O, PNEUMON/O, PULMON/O | LUNG |
| GEN/O | CREATION,CAUSE |
| HYDRO/O | WATER |
| MORPH/O | CHANGE |
| MYC/O | FUNGUS |
| NECR/O | DEATH |
| ORTH/O | STRAIGHT |
| PATH/O | SUFFERING, DISEASE |
| PHAG/O | EAT |
| PLAS/O | FORMATION |
| PY/O | PUS |
| SCLER/O | HARD |
| STEN/O | NARROWING |
| TROPH/O | NOURISHMENT, DEVELOPMENT |
| XEN/O | FOREIGN |