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ch.1 med term

QuestionAnswer
word root foundation of a term, contains its primary meaning
combining form when a word root is combined with a vowel
combining bowel (usually an 'o') has no meaning, enables the connection of two or more word elements
suffix word elements placed at the end of a word that alterss its meaning
itis inflammation
pathy disease
prefix a word elements attached to the beginning of a word or word root
dermatos skin
cutane skin
dermat disease, condition, treatment, or diagnosis of the skin
hepat liver
cyte cell
hepatocyte liver cell
oste/o bone
chondr cartilage
arthr joint
osteoarthritis inflammation of bone and joint
osteochondritis inflammation of bone and cartilage
hepatitis inflammation of the liver
gastr/o stomach
megaly enlargement
gastromegaly enlargement of the stomach
oma tumor
hepatoma tumor of the liver
hepatocytes cells of the liver
an without/not
hyper excessive/ above normal
esthes feeling
ia condition
anestesia condition of not feeling
therm heat
hyperthermia condition of excessive heat
intra in, within
muscul muscle
ar pertaining to
intramuscular pertaining to within the muscle
para near, beside, beyond
nas nose
paranasal pertaining to the area near the nose
poly many, much
ur urine
polyuria condition of much urine
pre before
nat birth
al pertaining to
prenatal pertaining to before birth
enter intestine
gastroenteritis inflammation of the stomach and intestine
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