Basic Word Structure
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Created by:
ktarroza on January 30, 2011
Subjects:
chabner: medical terminology ch 1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 gives the essential meaning of the term | root |
| the word ending | suffix |
| a small part added to the beginning of a term | prefix |
| connects roots to suffixes and roots to other roots | combining vowel |
| the combination of the root and the combining vowel | combining form |
| Read the meaning of medical words... | ...from the suffix to the beginning of the word and then across |
| Drop the combining vowel... | ...before a suffix that starts with a vowel |
| Keep the combining vowel... | ...between word roots, even if the second root begins with a vowel |
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