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| Words made up of multiple word parts that are combined to form new words. Most of these word parts in medical terminology are derived from Latin or Greek. |
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| Words that are not formed from individual word parts. Include eponyms, terms derived from other languages, acronyms, and abbreviations. These words must be memorized. |
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| Words derived from the names of people, i.e. pasteurization |
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| A word part that is affixed to the beginning of a word that acts to expand or enhance the meaning of a word. |
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| A word part that provides the primary meaning of the term and to which other word parts are attached. More than one word root can be present in a word. |
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| A word part that is affixed to the end of a word. It often indicates the word's part of speech (noun, adj., etc.) or modifies the word's meaning. |
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| Used when a word root requires a connecting vowel to add a suffix that begins with a consonant or another word root when forming a term. It does not add to or alter the meaning of the word root; it helps us pronounce the term. Most times, the combining vowel is "O", but sometimes it is "I" or "E". |
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| The word root plus the combining vowel: cardi/o. |
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| Plural forms of greek and latin words ending in: a, is, itis, and on or um |
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| The plural form for a adds an e: vertebra becomes vertebrae. Is becomes es: diagnosis becomes diagnoses. Itis becomes itides: gastritis becomes gastritides. On or um is dropped and an a is added: ganglion becomes ganglia and myocardium becomes myocardia. |
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