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Chap 4.  Prefix  Root Word  Suffix  Combing vowel.

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1 Chap 4

2  Prefix  Root Word  Suffix  Combing vowel

3 Found at the beginning of the word Gives additional meaning to the word Often indicates location, time, or number

4 Found at the end of the word Gives additional meaning to word Often indicates the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease.

5 A root is the foundation or basic meaning of a word. Can immediately identify a disease or the part of body it relates to.

6 Root Words Aneur Angi Aort Arter Ather Card Cyte Embol Oxy Pector Phleb Stenosis Thromb Vas(cu) ven

7 Aneurism Angina Atherosclerosis Bradycardia Cardiomyopathy Embolism Endocarditis Fibrillation Hypertension Leukocyte Phlebitis Tachycardia Thrombosis Venous

8 Root Words Aden Adrena Crine Glyc Lipid Myx Nephr Pancreat Plas Somat Tetan Thym thyroid

9 Adenoma Diabetic Endocrine Euthyroid Hyperglycemia Hyperlipidemia Hyperplasia Hypersecretion Hypothyroidism Myxedema Pancreatitis Parathyroid Somatic Tetany

10 Root Words Chol Col Duoden Enter Esophag Gastr Hemat Hepat Hemi Lapar Orexia Pancreat Papsia Phag

11 Anorexia Aphagia Colitis Diarrhea Duodenal Dyspepsia Esophagitis Gastritis Gastroenteritis Hematemesis Hepatitis Hepatoma Hernia Laparoscopy


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