MASTERING WORD BUILDING, 1ST EDITION
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SECTION cI: cBASIC cWORD cBUILDING
Introduction cto cMedical cTerminology
c Suffixes cPrefixes
Anatomical c Terminology
SECTION cII: cMEDICAL cSPECIALTIES
,Dermatology c& cIntegumentary cSystem
Orthopedics c& cMusculoskeletal cSystem
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Cardiology c& cCardiovascular cSystem
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Hematology c& cBlood
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Immunology c& cImmune cSystems c Pulmonology
& cRespiratory cSystem cGastroenterology c&
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Digestive cSystem
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Urology cand cNephrology c& cUrinary cSystem cand cMale cReproductive cSystem
Obstetrics cand cGynecology c& cFemale cReproductive cSystem
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Neurology c& cNervous cSystem
Endocrinology c& cEndocrine cSystem
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c Ophthalmology c& cThe cEye
Otorhinolaryngology c& cThe cEar, cNose, cand cThroat
,Medical cTerminology: cGet cConnected!, c3e c(Frucht)
cChapter c1 c Introduction cto cMedical cTerminology
All canswers cto cquestions casking cfor ca ccombining cform cmust cbe cwritten cin cthe ccombining
cform c style, cmeaning cword croot/combining cvowel. cFor cexample, cthe ccombining cform
cmeaning c"gland" c is caden/o. cAll canswers cto cquestions casking cfor ca csuffix cmust cbe cwritten cin
csuffix cform, cmeaning ca chyphen cbefore cyour canswer. cFor cexample, cthe csuffix cmeaning c"cell"
cis c-cyte. cAll canswers cto c questions casking cfor ca cprefix cmust cbe cwritten cin cprefix cform,
cmeaning ca chyphen cafter cyour c answer. cFor cexample, cthe cprefix cmeaning c"three" cis ctri-.
Do cNOT ccapitalize cany cof cyour canswers cor cinclude ca cperiod cat cthe cend cof cyour canswer.
cThe ccomputer cwill cNOT crecognize cyour canswer cas ccorrect cif cit cis cwritten cin cany cother
cstyle.
The ccombining cform cthat cmeans cheart cis
. cANSWER:
cardi/o; ccardio
Page cRef: c5
Learning cObj.: c1-3 cTaxonomy:
Remembering
Question cType: c Word cBuilding
The ccombining cform cthat cmeans cstomach cis
. cANSWER:
gastr/o; cgastro
Page cRef: c5
Learning cObj.: c1-3 cTaxonomy:
cRemembering
Question cType: c Word cBuilding
The ccombining cform cthat cmeans cliver cis
. cANSWER:
hepat/o; chepato
Page cRef: c5
, Learning cObj.: c1-3 cTaxonomy:
cRemembering