medical terminologies and abbreviations
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most medical terms are derived from
greek and latin words
what is the main part of the medical term that denotes the meaning of the word
root
what is found at the beginning of the term and it shows how meaning is assigned to the word
prefix
what is found at the terminal portion. it denotes the meaning to the root word
suffix
the meaning of: a-/an-
without
the meaning of: poly-
many
the meaning of: hyper-
increased/ above
the meaning of: pre-
before
the meaning of: -megaly
enlargement
the meaning of: -uria
urine
the meaning of: -emia
blood
the meaning of: -ostomy
to make an opening or mouth
what is heart root word
cardio
what is joint root word
artho
what is clot root word
thrombo
what is muscle root word
myo
what is liver root word
hepa/hepato
what is fever root word
pyro
what is artery root word
arterio
what is pus root word
pyo
what is kidney root word
nephron
what is cell root word
cyto
what is skull root word
cranio
what is bone root word
osteo