Chapter 2 - Word Parts: Medicine and Allied Health Professions Flashcards
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What is the meaning of dent(i), dent(o), odont(o)?
A
Tooth
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What is the meaning of bi(o)?
A
Life or living
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What is the meaning of opt(o), optic(o)?
A
Vision
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What is the meaning of or(o)?
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Mouth
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What is the meaning of pharmac(o)?
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Drugs or medicine
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What is the meaning of therapeut(o)?
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Treatment
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What is the meaning of the prefix ‘an’?
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No, not, or without
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What is the meaning of the prefix ‘endo’?
A
Inside
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What is the meaning of the suffix ‘crine’?
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Secrete
