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Definitions

TermDefinition
Tachy- Fast
Root Foundation of a term
Hippocrates The person widely considered the father of western medicine
Health Care Medical language places together roots, prefixes, and suffixes
Ultima Last
Penult Second to last
Pen Almost
Ante-; Pre- Before
-oma Tumor
-osis Condition
-pathy Disease
-penia Deficiency
-ptosis Drooping
-rrhage Excessive Flow
-rrhexis Rupture
-spasm Involuntary Contraction
Suffix Ending that gives essential meaning to the term
Prefix Added to the beginning of a term when needed to further modify the root
arthr/o Joint
cardi/o Heart
enter/o Small Intestine
gastr/o Stomach
hepat/o Liver
neur/o Nerve
Hem/o; henat/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
-ac; -al; -ar; -ary; -eal; -ic; -tic; -ous Pertaining to
-ia; -ism Condition
-ium Tissue
-icle; -ole; -ule; -ula Small
brady- Slow
post- After
re- Again
Created by: Kaysie27
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