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Chapter 1

Terms in this set (98)

programmed learning
learning technique that consists of blocks of information, known as frames, which contain one or more blanks for the student to fill in
medical terminology
a language for medical health professionals
language
has rules of grammar, spelling, and pronunciation
constructed terms
made up of multiple word parts that are combined to form a new word
nonconstructed terms
terms that are not formed from individual word parts
eponyms
terms derived from the names of people
acronyms
words derived from the first letters of words in a compound term
word parts
when a constructed term is formed, these are assembled to create a term with a new meaning
prefix
a word part that is affixed to the beginning of a word
word root
word part that provides the primary meaning of the term
suffix
a word part that is affixed to the end of a word
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word construction is composed of how many word parts?
hypo-
prefix that means "deficient, abnormally low, below"
derm
word root that means "skin"
-ic
suffix that means "pertaining to"
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