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Title

Medical terminology Ch. 1 Terms

Description

For Ch. 1 of "Exploring Medical Language"

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Subject

Medical

Level

Undergraduate 1

Created

09/01/2010

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Term

Word Root

Definition

Word part that is the core of the word

Term

suffix

Definition

attached to the end of a word

Term

prefix

Definition

attached to the begining of a word

Term

combining vowel

Definition

word part,usualy an "o" used to ease proninciation, placed btwn two root words or a root and a suffix but not a root and a prefix

Term

combining form

Definition

word root with the combining vowel attached, separate by vertical slash
ex. arthr/o