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word root basic foundation of a word
what is the word root rule if suffix begins with a vowel you use just the word root.
combining form word root/combining vowel
combining form rule if suffix begins with concenent, keep the O
noun suffix endings er ist y ia
adjective suffix endings al ic ar ac ous
prefix found at the beginning of a word
suffix found at the end of a word
er noun, one who
ic adjective, pertaining to
dermato skin
osis condition of
itis inflammation
megaly enlargement
acro extremities
logy study of
logist person who specializes in the study of
a y ending makes the word a noun
gastro stomach
inflamation of the skin dermatitis
enlarged extremities acro megaly
inflamation of the skin extremeties acrodermatitis
enlarged stomach gastromegaly
inflamation of the stomach gastritis
singular to plural
prognosis prognoses
ganglion ganglia
ovum ova
bronchus bronchi
testis testes
ilium ilia
thorax thoraces
coccus cocci
bacteria bacterium
carcinoma carcinomata
crisis crises
bursa bursae
abbreviations
ER emergency room
PA physician assistant
CCU critical care unit
VAR varicella Zoster (chicken pocks)
CABG coronary artery bypass graft
CBC complete blood count
ECG, EKG electric cardio gram
ECHO echocardiogram
Hgb, Hg hemoglobin
RBC red blood cell, count
WBC white blood cell, count
XR x-ray
suffixes
ectomy cut out
ostomy new opening
tomy cut into
itis inflamation
al,ous,ic are adjective endings
gram picture or record
graphy processes of getting the picture
graph the instrument
algia pain
er noun ending, one who
tome cutting instrument
y ending makes a word a noun
cyte cell
osis condition
emia blood
meter instrument
penia decrease
word parts
duoden first part of small intenstine
cardi heart
electr electrical, electricity
echo reflected sound
sono sound
radi x-ray
build words
enlarged heart cardiomegaly
study of tissue histology
decrease in white blood cells leukocytopenia
immature cell blast
increase in white blood cells leukocytosis
picture made by using x-rays radiogram
record of electrical activity of the heart cardioelectrogram
stomach pain gastrodynia
process of recoding sound waves through the body sonography
write the term
excision of the stomach gastrectomy
a new opening between the stomach and the duodenum gastroduodenostomy
blue skin cuanoderma
disease of the skin dermathopathy
red blood cell erythrocyte
embryonic dark-pigmented cell melanoblast
decrease int he number of platelets thrombocytopenia
enlargment of the stomach gastromegaly
enlarged heart cardiomegaly
the picture of sound reflected through the heart echocardiogram
one who takes x-rays radiographer
increase in white blood cells leukocytosis
enlarged extremities acromegaly
x-ray radiogram
yellow skin xanthoderma
the study of cells cytology
intrament used to look at small things microscope
inflamation of the skin of the extermities acrodermatitis
instrament used to measure or count cells cytometer
embryonic cell cytoblast
decrease of red blood cells erythrocytopenia
compound word 2 or more word roots put together joined by combining vowel
what is the combining form is the word cytometer cyto
what is the word root int he word acrodermatitis dermat
what is the combining form for stomach gastro
what is the combining form for skin dermato
what is the suffix for inflamation itis
what is the suffix for study of logy
what is the suffix for specialist logist
what is the combining from for extremities acro
what is the suffix for enlarged megalo
tomo to cut
tome cutting instrament
ectomy to remove to cut out
tomy to cut into
ostomy a new opening
instrument that records graph
process of recoding data graphy
record, picture, or image gram
heart cardio
suffix that means pain algia dynia
sono sound
electro electricity
refers to ray or radiation radio
reflected sound waves echo
patho or pathy disease
cyte cell
cyto cell
immature cell blast
suffix that means blood emia
process of measuring or counting metry
penia decrease
suffix refers to increase in numbers osis
tissue histo
mania madness
white leuko
yellow xantho
red erythro
green chloro
blue cyano
black melano
is a white blood cell leukocyte
refers to enlarged heart cardiomegaly
is a skin specialist dermatologist
is a condition of blueness cyanosis
is blue skin cyanoderma
science of studying cells cytology
is an x-ray picture radiogram
is an instrument that cuts slices of skin tissue dermatome
is an immature red blood cell erythroblast
means low number of red blood cells erythrocytopenia
is a stomach ache gastrodynia
is a yellow condition of the skin xanthoderma
enlargement of the extremities acromegaly
condition of blueness cyanosis
increase in red cells erythrocytosis
process of counting cells cytometry
study of skin dermatology
removal of the stomach gastrectomy
surgical opening unto the first part of the intestine duodenostomy
red cell erythrocyte
combining forms
gastro stomach
duodeno first part of your small intestine
thermo heat
cyto cell
cysto urinary bladder or sac
micro small
macro large
lympho lymph system
auto ear
dermato skin
hydro water
radio x-ray
acro extremities
abdimio abdomen
hystero uterus
salpingo felopian tubes
oophoro overies
megalo englargement
suffix ending
scope used to look at something
scopy the process of looking at something
meter an instrument to measure or count something
metry the process to measure or count something
gram the pictuer of record the machine gets
graph the instrument
graphy the process of getting the picture
grapher one who runs the machine
oma tumor
algia pain
dynia pain
itis inflamation
phobia abnormal fear
cele hernitation
theraphy treatment
rrhea flow or discharge
logy study of
logist one who specializes in the study of
osis condition
sono sound
echo reflected sound
radio x-ray
patho combining from for disease
cyto cell
lympho lymph system
thrombo blood clot
histo tissue
megalo enlargement
leuko white
melano black
erythro red
cyano blue
chloro green
xantho yellow
blast imature or germ cell
emia suffix ending for blood
mania madness, severe illness
penia decrease
the study of disease pathology
the study of causes of a disease etiology
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