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Chapter 1 - Concepts Of Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Root

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Fundamental unit of each medical word

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Suffix

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Added to end of a root

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Prefix

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Added before the root

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Combining form

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Roots shown with a combining vowel

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Acronym

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An abbreviation formed from the first letter of each word in a phrase

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