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Word Parts & Rules
Word parts and Rules
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Prefix | Word part at the beginning of a medical term that changes the meaning of the word root (Descriptive) -Location, direction, number, quanity, amount, size, color, etc. |
| Word root | The foundational meaning of a word (Subject) Often pertains to a body part or system |
| Combining form vowel | The combining form vowel is used to join word parts and to ease pronunciation. The most common combining form vowel is an "o" but sometimes it is an :i: or and "e". |
| Combining form | A word root with a combining form vowel |
| Rebels | Word parts that do not fit within language rules |
| Suffix | A word part added to the end of a word that changes the meaning of the word root (Meaning) Disease, disorder, condition, procedure, process, specialty, test, etc. |