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-itis - Answers inflammation
hepat- - Answers of the liver
ilium - Answers part of the hip bone
ileum - Answers part of the small intestine
urethra - Answers tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
ureter - Answers one of two tubes each leading from a single kidney and inserting into the
urinary bladder
cephalgia - Answers headache
ophthalmologist - Answers eye doctor
root - Answers foundation of the word
hemat- - Answers blood
suffix - Answers word ending
-logy - Answers process of study
combination vowel - Answers usually "o," links the root to the suffix or the root to another root;
has no meaning of its own; it joins one word part to another
How do you read the meaning of the medical term? - Answers start from the suffix and then go
back to the beginning of the term
hematology - Answers process of study of blood
electr- - Answers electricity
cardi- - Answers heart
-gram - Answers record
electrocardiogram - Answers record of the electricity in the heart
gastr- - Answers stomach
-itis - Answers inflammation
gastritis - Answers inflammation of the stomach
, gastr- - Answers stomach
enter- - Answers intestines
-logy - Answers process of study
gastroenterology - Answers process of study of the stomach and intestines
combining form - Answers is simply the root plus the combining vowel
ex: HEMAT/O
HEMAT: Root
O: combining vowel
Prefix - Answers a small part that is attached to the BEGINNING OF A TERM
hypo- - Answers below
gastr- - Answers stomach
-ic - Answers pertaining to
hypogastric - Answers pertaining to below the stomach
epi- - Answers above
gastr - Answers stomach
-ic - Answers pertaining to
epigastric - Answers pertaining to above the stomach
gastr/o - Answers stomach
hemat/o - Answers blood
cardi/o - Answers heart
aden/o - Answers gland
-oma - Answers tumor or mass
-itis - Answers inflammation
arthr/o - Answers joint
bi/o - Answers life