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Term
Definition
The foundation of a word is known as the   Root  
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Word beginnings are called   Prefixes  
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A letter linking a suffix and a root, or linking two roots . In a term is the   Combining vowel Almost always “o”  
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The combination of a root and a combining vowel is known as the   Combining form  
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When reading a medical term you read from   The suffix To the prefix To the root  
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Word endings are called   Suffixes  
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algia   Pain  
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emia   blood condition  
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oma   tumor  
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ectomy   removal  
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gram   To record  
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genic   Pertaining to Producing Produced by Produced in  
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tomy   Process of cutting Incision  
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scopy   The process of visual examination  
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scope   The instrument of visual examination  
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sis   State of condition  
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osis   Condition  
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pathy   Disease condition  
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itis   Inflammation  
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ma   Inflammation of the skin  
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rrhea   Discharge of fluid  
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ectasis   Dialatiin  
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ia   Lengthy suffering Condition  
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iasis   Skin disease  
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megaly   Enlarged Enlargement  
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oid   Growth that resembles fibres  
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pathy   Disease  
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penia   Decrease  
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sclerosis   Gardening Thickening  
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dia   Complete Through  
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endo   Within  
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peri   Surrounding Around  
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hyper   excessive More than normal  
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sub   under Below  
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Trans   across Through  
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a   Lack of Without  
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amphi   On both sides  
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ante   Before  
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anti   Against Opposed to  
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bi   Twice Double  
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cata   Down Complete  
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Circum   Around  
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dia   Across Through  
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dys   Difficult Painful  
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ec   Out Out of Outward  
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en   In Within  
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endo   Inside  
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hypo   Under below Insufficient  
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inter   Between  
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intra   Within Inside  
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meta   After Behind Change  
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para   Beside About Near  
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peri   Around About  
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pre   Before  
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post   after  
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ophthalmo   Eye  
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hepato   Liver  
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arthro   Joints  
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cardio   Heart  
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dermo   Skin  
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dermato   Skin  
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nephro   Kidney  
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Erythro   Red  
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gastro   Stomach  
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hemo   Blood  
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osteo   Bones  
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adeno   Gland  
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psycho   Mind  
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Thrombo   Clotting To clot  
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carcino   Cancer  
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cyto   Cell  
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hemato   Blood  
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ceohalo   Head  
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cerebro   Largest part of the head  
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leuko   White  
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Reno   Kidney  
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neuro   Nerve  
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cysto   Bladder  
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hystero   uterus  
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metro   Uterus  
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Encephalo   Brain  
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gingivo   Guns  
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stoma   Mouth  
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hepato   Liver  
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rhino   Nose  
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Glosso   Tongue  
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linguo   Tongue  
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colo   Large intestine  
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gastro   Stomach  
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phlebo   Vein  
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veno   Vein  
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