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CHAPTER 1
FLASH CARDS/ STUDY STACK
Term | Definition |
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ULTIMA | LAST SYLLABLE |
PENULT | SECOND-TO-LAST SYLLABLE |
ANTEPENULT | THIRD -TO-LAST SYLLABLE |
ROOT | FOUNDATION OR SUBJECT OF THE TERM |
SUFFIX | ENDING THAT GIVES ESSENTIAL MEANING TO THE TERM |
PREFIX | ADDED TO THE BEGINNING OF A TERM WHEN NEEDED TO FURTHER MODIFY THE ROOT |
COMBINING VOWEL | THE FINAL LETTER IN THE ROOT WORD |
DIMINUTIVE | WHEN ADDED TO A ROOT, THESE SUFFIXES TRANSFORM A TERM'S MEANING TO A SMALLER VERSION OF THE ROOT |
EPONYM | TO PUT YOUR NAME ON SOMETHING |
ACRONYMS | TO MAKE A NAME WITH THE ENDS |
ATHRO/O | JOINT |
CARDI/O | HEART |
ENTER/O | SMALL INTESTINE |
GATRO/O | STOMACH |
HEPAT/O | LIVER |
NUER/O | NERVE |
HEM/O, HEMAT/O | BLOOD |
MY/O, MUSCUL/O | MUSCLE |
ANGI/O, VAS/O, VASCUL/O | VESSEL |
DERM/O, DERMAT/O, CUTANE/O | SKIN |
PNEUM/O, PNEUMON/O, PULMON/O | LUNG |
GEN/O | CREATION,CAUSE |
HYDRO/O | WATER |
MORPH/O | CHANGE |
MYC/O | FUNGUS |
NECR/O | DEATH |
ORTH/O | STRAIGHT |
PATH/O | SUFFERING, DISEASE |
PHAG/O | EAT |
PLAS/O | FORMATION |
PY/O | PUS |
SCLER/O | HARD |
STEN/O | NARROWING |
TROPH/O | NOURISHMENT, DEVELOPMENT |
XEN/O | FOREIGN |