Components Of Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
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Root (stem) word
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Gives essential meaning of the word
2
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Suffix
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Word ending
3
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Prefix
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Beginning of a term
4
Q
Combining form/vowel
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Connects roots and suffixes
5
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Common root examples
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Abdomin/o , Encephal/o, hem/o, phleb/o