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1
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is the foundation of a medical term and contains it primary meaning

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Word Root

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is created when a word root is combined with a vowel

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Combining Form

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a word element placed at the end of a word that alters its meaning

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Suffix

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a word element attached to the beginning of a word or word root

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Prefix

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the word root in medical terms are in what two languages?

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Latin or Greek

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what is the vowel known as the combining vowel?

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o

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what does the suffix describe?

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a pathology (disease or abnormality), symptom, surgical or diagnostic procedure or part of speech

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what do prefixes indicate ?

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a number, time, position, direction or negation

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how should you define medical terms?

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last thing first, first thing second, middle at the end

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ITIS

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inflammation

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MEGALY

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enlargement

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OMA

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tumor

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CYTE

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cell

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HYPER

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above normal, excessive

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What are the four types of suffixes?

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surgical
diagnostic, pathological, and related
grammatical and diminutive
singular and plural

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Surgical suffixes describe what ?

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a type of invasive procedure performed on a body part

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ECTOMY

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excision removal (surgical suffix)

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CENTESIS

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surgical puncture (surgical suffix)

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TRIPSY

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crushing (surgical suffix)

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LYSIS

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separation; destruction; loosening (surgical suffix)

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CLASIS

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to break; surgical fracture (surgical suffix)

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PEXY

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fixation of an organ (surgical suffix)

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RRHAPHY

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suture (surgical suffix)

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PLASTY

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surgical repair (surgical suffix)

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STOMY

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forming an opening (surgical suffix)

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DESIS

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binding; fixation of a bone or joint (surgical suffix)

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TOME

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INSTRUMENT to cut with

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OSTEOTOME

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instrument to cut bone

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TOMY

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incision (surgical suffix)

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TRACHEOOMY

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incision of the trachea

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31
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what are Diagnostic Suffixes?

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denote a procedure or test performed to identify the cause and nature of an illness

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scope —> endoscope

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instrument for examining

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scopy—-> endoscopy

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visual examination

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34
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graph—-> electrocardiograph

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instrument for recording

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35
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graphy—-> electrocardography

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process of recording

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36
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meter—> spirometer

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instrument of measuring

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37
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metry—> spirometry

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act of measuring

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gram—> electrocardiogram

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record, writing

39
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what are pathological suffixes?

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describe an abnormal condition or disease

40
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ALGIA, dynia

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pain (pathological suffixes)

41
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GEN/GENESIS

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forming, producing, origin, creation (pathological suffix)

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EMESIS

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vomiting (pathological suffixes)

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EDEMA

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swelling (pathological suffix)

44
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CELE

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HERNIA or swelling (pathological suffix)

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OSIS

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abnormal condition increase (use primarily with blood cells) (pathological suffix)

46
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SPASM

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involuntary twitching (pathological suffix)

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STENOSIS

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narrowing, stricture (pathological suffix)

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RRHEA

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discharge, flow (pathological suffix)

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PATHY

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disease (pathological suffix)

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RRHEXIS

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rupture (pathological structure)

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PLEGIA

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paralysis

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ECTASIS

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dilation, expansion

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EMIA

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blood condition

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LEUK

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white

55
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thrombus is the singular form what is it in the plural form?

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thrombi

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ovum is the singular form what is the plural form?

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ova

57
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fungus is the singular form what is the plural form?

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fungi

58
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diagnosis is the singular form what is the plural form?

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diagnoses

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HEPAT

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liver

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TONSIL

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tonsils

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GASTR

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stomach

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LARYNG

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larynx

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NEPHR

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kidney

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ECTOMY

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surgical removal

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OSIS

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process, condition, pathological state

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PRENATAL

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period before birth

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POSTNATAL

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period after birth

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INTRA

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within

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HYPER

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excessive, above normal

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POLY

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much or many

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PRE

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before

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AN

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not, without

73
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how do you define a medical term?

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last thing first, first thing second, middle at the end

74
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crushing of a stone: lith/o/________

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tripsy

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forming a new opening in the colon: colon/o/_______

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stomy

76
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excision, removal of the appendix: _________/________

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appendectomy

77
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does the suffix begin with a vowel? (A, E, I, O, U)

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yes: use a word root ex: gastr/itis
no: use a combining form ex: gastr/o/megaly

78
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disease of the joint(s): arthr/_/____

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arthr/o/pathy

79
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instrument to examine a joint: ____/o/_____

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arthr/o/scope

80
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inflammation of the stomach: ______/________

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gastritis

81
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surgical puncture of the joint: _______/o/_______

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arthr/o/centesis

82
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suture of muscles: my/o/_____

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my/o/rrhaphy

83
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binding, fixation (of a joint): arthr/o/______

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arthr/o/desis

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forming an opening into the trachea: ______/o/_____

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trache/o/stomy

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instrument for recording the heart: cardi/o/_____

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cardi/o/graph

86
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record of electrical activity of the heart: electr/o/cardi/_/____

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electr/o/cardi/o/gram

87
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pain of a nerve: _______/________

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neur/algia

88
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forming, producing, origin of cancer: carcin/_/______

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carcin/o/gen or carcin/o/genesis

89
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softening of bone: oste/o/________

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oste/o/malacia

90
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abnormal condition of stones: _______/________

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lith/iasis

91
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hernia, swelling of the liver: hepat/o/______

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hepat/o/cele

92
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swelling of a lymph gland: lymph/______

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lymph/edema

93
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tumor composed of lymph tissue: lymph/____

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lymph/oma

94
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bursting forth of blood: hem/o/____

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hem/o/rrhage

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