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REOC Med Language
Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Eponym | Are terms derived from the name of person or place |
| Acronym | Are terms formed from the first letters of words in a phase |
| Greek and Latin word parts can be translated to find their meanings | Terms built from word parts |
| modern language | terms, such as nuclear medicine scanner, are derived from the English language |
| suffix | is a word parts attached to the end of the word root modify its meaning |
| prefix | is a word parts attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning |
| -scopy | meaning visual examination |
| -tomy | meaning incision |
| arthr | joint |
| hepat | liver |
| ven | vien |
| oste | bone |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -pathy | disease |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| intra- | within |
| sub- | under |