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Prefixes. suffixes, combining forms

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all combining forms have _______ at the end or the word part that is separated by a ________   show
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The suffix will determine if we keep the _______________ when we join the combining vowel or if we drop it when we put the two word parts together   show
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show Consonant  
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If the suffix begins with a ________, we will drop the combining vowel when we join the combining form and suffix   show
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show Suffix  
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When defining the medical word it is acceptable to use _________ _____to put the suffix, prefix, and combining form meanings together   show
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show the study of the origin of words and the way in which their meanings have changed throughout history  
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Vertebra   show
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Thorax   show
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show Nuclei  
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show Indices  
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show Ova  
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show Diagnoses  
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show Appendices  
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show Phalanges  
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show Fibromata  
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show Mitochondria  
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show Pharmacies  
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show Black Bile, Yellow Bile, Phlegm, Blood  
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show Verbal, Non-verbal, written, listening, visual, thinking  
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show Health, Insurance, Portability, Accountability, Act  
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show A federal law that required the creation of national standards to protect sensitive patient health information from being disclosed consent of knowledge.  
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Where do many of our medical words come from?   show
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Who is known as the “father of medicine”   show
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