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word roots
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| suppuration | formation or discharge of pus |
| slupination | act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward |
| triage | medical screening of patients to determin their relative priority of need and the proper placement of treatment |
| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid |
| suffix | usually, but not always, indicates the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease |
| prefix | usually, but not always, indicates location, time, number or status |
| root word | contains basic meaning of word. usually, but not always, indicates the involved body part |
| combining form | a root word w/a vowel at the end so that a suffix beginning w/a consonant can be added. a (/) appears between root word & combining vowel |
| trauma | wound or injury |
| viral | pertaining to a virus |
| virile | having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male |
| dernat | skin |
| larying | throat |
| lith | stone |
| fissure | groove or crack like soar of the skin |
| fistala | abnormanl passage |
| ileum | portion of small intestine |
| ilium | part of the hip bone |
| dia | through |