Chapter 1 Introduction Flashcards
1
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Combining Form (CF)
A
Created when a word root is combined with a vowel.
Combining vowels: mostly “o” sometimes “i” “e”
Ex: arthr+o=arthro
Gastr+o=gastro
**links with a suffix beginning with a consonant.
2
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-itis
A
Inflammation
3
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-ectomy
A
Excision, removal
4
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-centesis
A
Surgical puncture
5
Q
-pathy
A
Disease
6
Q
Mast
A
Breast
7
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Prefix
A
Word element attached to the beginning of a word or root word. Not all medical terms have a prefix. Usually indicates a *number *time *position *direction *negation
Ex: pre- post-
8
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Nat
A
Birth
9
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-al
A
Pertaining to
10
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Pre-
A
Before
11
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Post-
A
After
12
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3 rules for building medical words
A
#1-word roots link a suffix that begins with a vowel. #2-a combining form (root+o) links a suffix that begins with a consonant. #3-a combining form (root+o) links to another root to form a compound word.
13
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-scope
A
Instrument to view or examine
14
Q
Oste/o
A
Bone
15
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Mast/o
A
Breast
