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Medical Terminology- building, decoding med terms

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What is a word root?   show
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show Word part used at the beginning of the word. Describes, modifies, or limits the term.  
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show The word ending. Changes the meaning of the word. ALL medical terms have a suffix.  
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What is the combining vowel?   show
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What is the combining form?   show
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show Suffix, prefix, word root(s).  
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show o  
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List the 4 main word parts in a medical term.   show
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show ology  
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show intra  
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Identify the word root in "cardiomyopathy"?   show
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show Involuntary contraction of the eyelid.  
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show Inflamation of the liver and kidneys.  
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Define "rhinoplasty".   show
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show Tumor of a gland containing cancer.  
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Define "ovariohysterectomy".   show
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show Surgical removal of half of the stomach.  
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Define "endocardial".   show
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show Inflamation of the eye muscle.  
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Define "cholecystogram".   show
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show No  
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Do all medical terms have suffixes?   show
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Build a term that means "inflammation of a joint".   show
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show gastroenterotomy  
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show angiopathy  
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Build a term that mean "a specialist in the study of the eye".   show
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