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| Explain the difference between a medical root word and a combining form. | show 🗑
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| show | Suffixes modify the root word to indicate a procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech. For example, "-ectomy" means surgical removal, and "-algia" means pain.
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| show | Prefixes modify root words by specifying location, time, number, or status, but since they are independent word parts, their meanings aren’t always obvious from the root word and must be learned individually.
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| show | The combining form is "nephr/o," relating to the kidney, and is commonly used in terms describing kidney function or diseases, such as nephrology or nephritis.
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| Why is the combining vowel usually omitted when a suffix begins with a vowel? Give an example. | show 🗑
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| Define “medical terminology” in your own words, incorporating the importance of word parts. | show 🗑
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| Explain how knowledge of word parts can help decode the term “hypoglycemia.” | show 🗑
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| What is the function of the suffix “-scope” and give an example of its use in a medical term. | show 🗑
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| When combining two root words to form a compound medical term, how is the combining vowel used? Provide an example. | show 🗑
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| Provide the meaning of the prefix “brady-” and illustrate how it changes the meaning of the root word “cardia.” | show 🗑
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