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Chap 1
Definitions for medical terminology exam
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Medical
Undergraduate 3
01/18/2012
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Term
word root
 Definition
contains primary meaning of word
Term
cochlea
 Definition
Latin word meaning snail shell
Term
appendix
 Definition
Latin word meaning to hang onto
Term
arter, arteri
 Definition
artery
Term
arthr
 Definition
joint
Term
card, cardi
 Definition
heart
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gastr
 Definition
stomach
Term
hepat
 Definition
liver
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later
 Definition
side
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norm
 Definition
a common state
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oste
 Definition
bone
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path
 Definition
disease
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tens
 Definition
pressure
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ven
 Definition
vein
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prefix
 Definition
placed before the root to modify its meaning
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ab
 Definition
away from
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bi
 Definition
two
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endo
 Definition
within
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hyper
 Definition
excessive, abnormally high, above
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hypo
 Definition
under, below normal
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intra
 Definition
within
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pre
 Definition
before
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post
 Definition
after
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sub
 Definition
below, beneath
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suffix
 Definition
attached to the end of the root word
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-al
 Definition
pertaining to
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-ic
 Definition
pretaining to
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-itis
 Definition
inflammation
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-olgy
 Definition
study of
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-meter
 Definition
measuring instrument
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-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
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-pathy
 Definition
disease
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-scope
 Definition
viewing instrument
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-scopy
 Definition
process of viewing
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combining vowel
 Definition
used to connect other word parts in formation of a word, but doesn't modify the meaning of the word.
Term
combining form
 Definition

word root attached to combining vowel

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