Root words

,prefixes .suffixes in

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?What is root words
Root: is the base that construct*
term
Roots for Disease

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carcin/o
substance that produces cancer
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.Roots for Disease
path/o
organism that produces disease

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scler/o
hardening of tissue
tox/o, toxic/o
toxin secreted by bacterial cells 3
Prefixes for Disease
A prefix is a short word part added
before a root
.Brady>

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Slow
Dys
,abnormal, painful •
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difficult •
Prefixes for Disease
Bad ,poor..Mal
rapid....Tachy

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-Xerosis xero
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dryness of the skin or membranes
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Common term for disease in
medical field
acute
Sudden, severe; having a short

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course
benign
Not recurrent or malignant; favorable .
for recovery; describing tumors that do
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not spread
Common term for disease in
medical field
Etiology
The cause of a disease

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Inflammation
A localized response to tissue
injury characterized by heat, pain,
redness, and
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.swelling
Common term for disease in
medical field
malignant
Growing worse; harmful; tending to cause
death; describing tumors that

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Necrosis
Death of tissue
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Common term for disease in
medical field
Pathogen
An organism capable of causing
disease (root path/o)

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Prolapse
A dropping or downward
displacement of an organ or part;
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ptosis
Common term
Abscess •
A localized collection of pus •

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Adhesion •
A uniting of two surfaces or •
parts that may normally be
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Common term
Systemic
Pertaining to the whole body

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Exacerbation
Worsening of disease; increase
in severity of a disease or its
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Suffixes That Mean “Condition
”Of
ia- •
phobia

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persistent and exaggerated fear
ism-
alcoholism
impaired control of alcohol use 12
Suffixes That Mean “Condition
Of
*sis-
acid condition of body fluids

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Acidosis
y-
Tetany
sustained muscle contraction 13
Suffixes for Medical Specialties
ian-
specialist in a field of studyl
ics-

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orthopedics
medical specialty

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Suffixes for Medical Specialties
ist-
specialist in a field of study

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logy-
_study of

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Suffixes That Mean “Pertaining
”to” or “Resembling
ac-
pertaining to the heart
al-

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Skeletal
ar-
Example
muscular 16
Suffixes That Mean “Pertaining
to” or “Resembling
ical (ic + al)
Example

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Anatomical
ile-
Febrile
pertaining to fever 17
Suffixes That Mean “Pertaining
to” or “Resembling
ory-
Example Respiratory

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Ous
venous

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Common Prefixes
>

UNI…………….ONE
HEMI………………..HALF

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SEMI………………HALF
BI……………TWICE
POLY………………many 19
Common Prefixes
a-, an
;not

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Aseptic
free of infectious organisms

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Prefixes
Contra
Opposite

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Non
Noninfectious
-un
unconscious 21
?Which of the following is a compound word
urinary
skeletal
gastrointestinal

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coronary
artery
The adjective for THORAX is .6
thoraxic
thoracic
thoral
thorial 22
thoraxial
The products Renovite and Nephrostat are named for their action •
:on the
lung •
nerves •
liver •

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heart •
kidney •
:The pn in Pneumogen is pronounced as .7 •
p •
pa •
n •
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f •
An acronym is formed from
a proper name
Latin or Greek
a compound word

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the first letter of each word in a phrase
two or more roots

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MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging. This term .
:represents a(n)
combining form
acronym

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prefix
suffix
abbreviation

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:The -ist in the word neurologist is a
prefix
root

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suffix
combining form
conjunction
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