Medical Terminology Systems Learning Activity 1-5 – Flashcards
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What are the three steps for defining medical words?
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last part-suffix, 1st part-prefix/word root/combining form, middle of the word
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gastritis
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1. 2. 3. inflammation of the stomach
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nephritis
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1. 2. 3. inflammation of the kidney(s)
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gastrectomy
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1. 2. 3. excision of the stomach
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osteoma
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1. 2. 3. tumor of bone
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hepatoma
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1. 2. 3. tumor of the liver
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hepatitis
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1. 2. 3. inflammation of the liver
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arthr/itis
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Rule: 1, Summary of the Rule: WR links a suffix that begins with a vowel.
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scler/osis
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Rule:1, Summary of the Rule: WR links a suffix that begins with a vowel.
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arthr/o/centesis
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Rule:2, Summary of the Rule: CF links a suffix that begins with a consonant.
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colon/o/scope
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Rule: 2, Summary of the Rule: CF links a suffix that begins with a consonant.
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chondr/itis
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Rule: 1, Summary of the Rule: WR links a suffix that begins with a vowel.
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chondr/oma
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Rule: 1, Summary of the Rule: WR links a suffix that begins with a vowel.
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oste/o/chondri/itis
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Rule: 3 and 1, Summary of the Rule: CF links multiple roots to each other. This rule holds true even if the next word root begins with a vowel. WR links a suffix that begins with a vowel.
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muscul/ar
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Rule: 1 Summary of the Rule: WR links a suffix that begins with a vowel
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oste/o/arthr/itis
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Rule: 3 and 1, Summary of the Rule: CF links multiple roots to each other. This rule holds true even if the next word root begins with a vowel. WR links a suffix that begins with a vowel.
