Components Of Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Root (stem) word

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Gives essential meaning of the word

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2
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Suffix

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Word ending

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3
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Prefix

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Beginning of a term

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4
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Combining form/vowel

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Connects roots and suffixes

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5
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Common root examples

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Abdomin/o , Encephal/o, hem/o, phleb/o

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