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Three General Rules for medical terms: give examples
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1. Read the meaning of the medical terms from the suffix back to the beginning of the term and across.
2. Drop the combing vowel( usually o) before a suffix beginning with a vowel gastritis not gastroitis 3. Keep the combing vowel between two roots even if the second root beings with a vowel: gastroenterology not gastrenterology |
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What are the important elements of medical terms
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1. Roots: foundation of the term
2. SuffixL word endinf 3. Prefix: word beginning 4. Combining vowel: vowel (usually o) that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root 5. Combining form: combination of the root and combining vowel |
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Format of medical terms
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Prefix- root(combing form)-suffix
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Aden/o
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Gland
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Arthr/o
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Joint
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Bi/o
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Life
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Carcin/o
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Cancer,cancerous
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Cardi/o
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Heart
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Cephal/o
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Head
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Cerebr/o
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Cerebrum( largest part of the brain)
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Cis/o
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To cut
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Crin/o
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To secrete.( to form and give off)
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Cyst/o
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Urinary bladder; a sac or cyst( sac containing fluid)
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Cyt/o
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Cell
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Derm/o
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Skin
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