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1
Q

root

A

the essential meaning of the term

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2
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suffix

A

word ending

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3
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prefix

A

small part added to the beginning of the term

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4
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combining vowel

A

connects roots to suffixes and root to other roots

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5
Q

combining form

A

the combination of the root and the combining vowel

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6
Q

COMBINING FORM

aden/o

A

gland

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7
Q

COMBINING FORM

arthr/o

A

joint

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8
Q

COMBINING FORM

bi/o

A

life

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9
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COMBINING FORM

carcin/o

A

cancer
cancerous

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10
Q

COMBINING FORM

cardi/o

A

heart

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11
Q

COMBINING FORM

cephal/o

A

gland
head

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12
Q

COMBINING FORM

cerebr/o

A

gland

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13
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COMBINING FORM

cyst/o

A

cell

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14
Q

COMBINING FORM

derm/o

A

skin

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15
Q

COMBINING FORM

dermat/o

A

skin

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16
Q

COMBINING FORM

electr/o

A

electricity

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17
Q

COMBINING FORM

encephal/o

A

brain

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18
Q

COMBINING FORM

enter/o

A

intestine
(often the small intestines)

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19
Q

COMBINING FORM

erythr/o

A

red

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20
Q

COMBINING FORM

gastr/o

A

stomach

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21
Q

COMBINING FORM

gnos/o

A

knowledge

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22
Q

COMBINING FORM

gynec/o

A

woman
female

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23
Q

COMBINING FORM

hem/o

A

blood

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24
Q

COMBINING FORM

hemat/o

A

blood

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25
Q

COMBINING FORM

hepat/o

A

liver

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26
Q

COMBINING FORM

lapar/o

A

abdomen

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27
Q

COMBINING FORM

leuk/o

A

white

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28
Q

COMBINING FORM

nephr/o

A

kidney

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29
Q

COMBINING FORM

neur/o

A

nerve

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30
Q

COMBINING FORM

onc/o

A

tumor

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31
Q

COMBINING FORM

ophthalm/o

A

eye

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32
Q

COMBINING FORM

oste/o

A

bone

33
Q

COMBINING FORM

path/o

A

disease

34
Q

COMBINING FORM

psych/o

A

mind

35
Q

COMBINING FORM

ren/o

A

kidney

36
Q

COMBINING FORM

rhin/o

A

nose

37
Q

COMBINING FORM

sarc/o

A

flesh

38
Q

COMBINING FORM

thromb/o

A

clotting

39
Q

SUFFIXES

-al

A

pertaining to

40
Q

SUFFIXES

-algia

A

pain

41
Q

SUFFIXES

-cyte

A

cell

42
Q

SUFFIXES

-ectomy

A

cutting out
removal
excision

43
Q

SUFFIXES

-emia

A

blood condition

44
Q

SUFFIXES

-globin

A

protein

45
Q

SUFFIXES

-gram

A

record

46
Q

SUFFIXES

-ia

A

condition

47
Q

SUFFIXES

-ic

A

pertaining to

48
Q

SUFFIXES

-ism

A

condition
process

49
Q

SUFFIXES

-itis

A

inflammation

50
Q

SUFFIXES

-logist

A

specialist in the study of

51
Q

SUFFIXES

-logy

A

study of

52
Q

SUFFIXES

-oma

A

tumor
mass

53
Q

SUFFIXES

-opsy

A

process of viewing

54
Q

SUFFIXES

-osis

A

abnormal condition

55
Q

SUFFIXES

-scope

A

instrument to visually examine

56
Q

SUFFIXES

-scopy

A

process of visual examination

57
Q

SUFFIXES

-sis

A

study of

58
Q

SUFFIXES

-tomy

A

process of cutting into (incision)

59
Q

PREFIXES

a-
an-

A

no
not

60
Q

PREFIXES

aut-

A

self

61
Q

PREFIXES

dia-

A

complete
through

62
Q

PREFIXES

dys-

A

bad
painful
difficult
abnormal

63
Q

PREFIXES

endo-

A

within

64
Q

PREFIXES

exo-

A

outside

65
Q

PREFIXES

hyper-

A

excessive
more than normal
too much

66
Q

PREFIXES

hypo-

A

below
less than normal
under

67
Q

PREFIXES

peri-

A

surrounding

68
Q

PREFIXES

pro-

A

before
forward

69
Q

PREFIXES

re-

A

back

70
Q

PREFIXES

retro-

A

behind

71
Q

PREFIXES

sub-

A

below
under

72
Q

PREFIXES

trans-

A

across
through

73
Q

MEDICAL SCRAMBLE
1. pertaining to the heart

daccira

A

cardiac

74
Q

MEDICAL SCRAMBLE
2. nerve pain

ugarenlai

A

neuralgia

75
Q

MEDICAL SCRAMBLE
3. deficiency of hemoglobin causes this condition

imeana

A

anemia

76
Q

MEDICAL SCRAMBLE
4. study of cells

glycotoy

A

cytology

77
Q

MEDICAL SCRAMBLE
5. infants are often born in this position..head

pclahiec

A

cephalic

78
Q

MEDICAL SCRAMBLE
8. inflammation of a gland

nidieast

A

adenitis

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