Medical Terminology Broken Down
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rubysoho89 on February 11, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Prefix | one or more syllables at the beginning of a word |
| Stem | main body of the word |
| Suffix | a letter or syllable added to the end of a word |
| cerer/o | cerebrum, brain (Root) |
| spin | spine (root) |
| -al | pertaining to (suffix) |
| derm/a/is | skin (root) |
| epi- | upon, over, above (prefix) |
| glottis | the sound-producing area of the larynx (root) |
| hypo- | below, under, deficient (prefix) |
| prefusion | delivery of oxygen and other nutrients to the cells (root) |
| inter- | between (prefix) |
| pleur | relating to the pleura, the membranes that line the lungs and thorax (root) |
| vertebra | segment of the spinal column (root) |
| mid- | center (prefix) |
| axil | armpit (root) |
| clavicle | collarbone (root) |
| my/o | muscle (root) |
| card/ium | heart (root) |
| nas/o | nose (root) |
| pharynx | throat (root) |
| peri- | around (prefix) |
| physi/o | nature (root) |
| -logy | the study of (suffix) |
| sub- | below, under, beneath (prefix) |
| cut | skin (root) |
| -ary | pertaining to (suffix) |
| -ular | pertaining to (suffix) |
| -aneous | pertaining to (suffix) |
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