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Med Term - SLATE > Chapters 1-4: Introduction To Medical Terminology > Flashcards

Chapters 1-4: Introduction To Medical Terminology Flashcards

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-um

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Structure

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-algia

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Pain

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a- / an-

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No, not, without

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neo-

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New

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Inter-

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Between

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Per-

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Through

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Sub-

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Under, below

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Dys-

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Bad, painful, difficult

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Men/o

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Menstruation

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-rrhea

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Pertaining to the flow of …

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Gloss/o

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Tongue

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Epi-

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Upon, above

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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-Rrhaphy

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Stitching, Suturing

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Esophag/o

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Food tube/ esophagus

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Duoden/o

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Small intestine

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-scopy

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Visual examination

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Ophthalm/o

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Vision, eye

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Ot/o

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Ear

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Rhin/o

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Nose

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-algia

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Condition of pain

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-tomy

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Process of cutting out

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-scope

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Viewing instrument

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-logy

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The study of /process to study

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-plasty

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The process of surgical repair

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endocardi/o

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Within the heart
(Endocardium is a layer of the heart)

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Enter/o

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Small intestine

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-emia

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Blood (noun)

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-ia

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Condition of

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-ectomy

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Process of removing

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-stomy

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Process of cutting a new opening

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-tomy

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Process of cutting

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-tripsy

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Process of surgically crushing

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Col/o

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Colon, large intestine

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Lith/o

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Stone

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-graph

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Instrument to record

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-meter

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Instrument to measure

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-scope

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Instrument to view

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-logist

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One who specializes in study of

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-ist

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One who specializes

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-er

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One who does

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-iatry

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Specialty

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-iatrist

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Specialist

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-iatrics

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Specialty

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-iatrician

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Specialist

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Psycho/o

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Mind

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Ped/o

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Children

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Anti-

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against

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Endo- / end-

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Within

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Hyper-

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Excessive amount, above, above normal

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Hypo-

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Below, below normal amount

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Inter-

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Between

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Intra-

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Within

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Vertebr/o

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Vertebra, vertebrae

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Para-

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Near, beside

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Peri-

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Surrounding, around

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Pre-

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Before, in front of

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Poly-

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Many, much, excessive

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Post-

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After, behind

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Sub-

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Below, under

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Neur/o

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Nerve, nerves

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Nat/o

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Birth

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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“A” singular or plural ending

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Singular

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“Is” singular or plural ending

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Singular

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“ix” singular or plural ending

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Singular

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“Itis” singular or plural ending

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Singular

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“nx” singular or plural ending

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singular

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“ium” singular or plural ending

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singular

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“us” singular or plural ending

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singular

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“y” singular or plural ending

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singular

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“ae” singular or plural ending

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plural

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“es” singular or plural ending

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Plural

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“ices” singular or plural ending

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plural

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“itides” singular or plural ending

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Plural

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“nges” singular or plural ending

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plural

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“ia” singular or plural ending

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plural

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“i” singular or plural ending

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Plural

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“ies” singular or plural ending

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Plural

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suffixes are found at the ______ of a medical term

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end

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Prefixes are found at the _______ of a medical term

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Front

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The foundation of a medical term is known as a ______ _______

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Root word

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When joining more than one word root you will join the terms using a _______ vowel

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combining vowel

97
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____% of healthcare terms can be built from word parts

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90%

98
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____% of healthcare terms are not built from word parts

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10%
Ex.) catarac, asthma

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A diagnosis is?

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A present condition

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A prognosis is?

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A future condition

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“Acute” means

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Short term and sharp severity of a disease

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“Chronic” means

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Long term severity of a disease and returns

103
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What is the difference between a symptom and a sign?

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Symptoms- subjective, from the patients perspective/ explanation

Signs- objective, observable

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What are “eponyms”?

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Medical terms that carry the name of the person or place associated with them

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What does CARD mean?

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Check, Assign, Reverse, Define

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Is gastralgia (pain of the stomach) a sign or symptom?

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Symptom

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If the suffix of a medical term starts with a vowel, a combining vowel is (needed or not needed)?

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Not needed

108
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If the suffix of a medical term starts with a consonant, a combining vowel is (needed or not needed)?

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Needed

109
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If a combining form ends with the same vowel that begins a suffix, one of the vowels is?

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Dropped

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If two or more combining terms are used in a term, the combining vowel is (kept or not kept) between the two, regardless if the second combining form starts with a vowel

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Kept

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-malacia

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Softening

112
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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Splen/o

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Spleen

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-megaly

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Enlarged

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-ptosis

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Prolapse

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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-stenosis

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Narrowing

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Mamm/o

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Breasts

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Spir/o

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Breathing

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Bi/o

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life, living

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Hyster/o

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Uterus

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Electr/o

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Electricity

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Therm/o

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Hear temperature

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-Tripter

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Machine to

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-tome

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Instrument to cut

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-trite

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Instrument to crush

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Ante-

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Forward, in front

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uni-

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One

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Contra-

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Opposite

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Later/o

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Side

131
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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Crani/o

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Skull

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Phren/o

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Diaphragm

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-rrhage

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Bursting forth

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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cephal/o

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head

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ment/o

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chin

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cervic/o

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neck

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axill/o

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armpit

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stern/o

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breastbone, sternum

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thorac/o

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chest

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pelv/o , pelv/i

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pelvis

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man/u

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hand

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palm/o

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palm

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cox/o

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hip

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surl/o

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calf

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tars/o

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ankle

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Path/o

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Disease

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Lupar/o

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Abdomen

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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