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- word root
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| Contains the basic meaning of the term. It usually indicates the involved body part. IE: gast is the root for stomach |
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| word root with a combining vowel added at the end. O is the most common vowel used for combining. Form is used when the suffix begs with a consonant. |
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usually, but not always, indicates the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease.
suffix always comes at the end of a word. |
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usually indicates location, time number, or status.
prefix always comes at the beginning of the word. |
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A word root cannot stand alone. A suffix must always be added
must add a vowel and use combining form when the suffix begins with a cons
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| enable you to priortize terms in your study and are shown in boldface |
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| Medical word parts and how they are used create complex medical terms and easily figured out if you know what the parts mean |
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| The word parts that usually but not always indicate the part of the body involved. |
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| Combining form is a word root that has had a vowel, usually the letter "o" added at the end when a consonant is present in the suffix |
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| The word part attached at the end of a word that usually, but not always, indicates the procesure, condition, disorder, or disease. |
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| The word part attached at the beginning of a word that usually, but not always, indicates location , time, number, or status. |
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| bad, difficult, or painful |
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| surgical removal, cutting out |
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| abnormal condition, disease |
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| the surgical creation of an artificial opending to the body surface |
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| cutting, surgical incision |
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| bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid dischargre |
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| blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood |
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| any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in body tissues or organs |
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| viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord. |
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| combining form for the word stomach |
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| inflammation of the stomach and small intestine. |
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| surgical repair of a nerve |
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