Chapter 1 -Basic Word Structure Flashcards
1
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Suffix
A
Word ending
2
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Prefix
A
Small part added to the beginning of the term
3
Q
Combining Vowel
A
Connects root to suffixes and roots to other words
4
Q
Combining form
A
The combination of the root and the combining vowel
5
Q
Things to remember
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•Another name for kidney is (Reno) •Hepatoma-cancerous (malignant) tumor •Another name for kidney is (Nephro) •Sarcomas cancerous tumor (fleshy connective tissue)
6
Q
Similar but different 💡
A
- ia- condition
- emia-blood condition
- ism-condition/process
- Osis-abnormal condition
- sis-state of
7
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Root
A
The essential meaning of the term
