first section of vocab in chapter 1
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| word root | foundation of word | |
| prefix | at beginning of word | |
| suffix | at end of word | |
| combining vowel | vowel that links roots or root&suffix | |
| combining form | combining vowel & what it joins | |
| aden/o | gland | |
| adenopathy | gland disease | |
| carcin/o | cancer | |
| carcinoma | canerous tumor | |
| chem/o | chemical | |
| chemotherapy | treatment w/ chemicals | |
| cis/o | to cut | |
| incision | process of cutting into | |
| dermat/o | skin | |
| dermatology | study of skin | |
| enter/o | small intestine | |
| enteric | pertaining to sm intestine | |
| gastr/o | stomach | |
| gastic | pertaining to stomach | |
| gynec/o | female | |
| gynecology | study of females | |
| hemat/o | blood | |
| hematic | pertaining to blood | |
| hydr/o | water | |
| hydrocele | protusion of water in scrotum | |
| immun/o | immune | |
| immunology | study of immunity | |
| laryng/o | voice box | |
| laryngeal | pertaining to voice box | |
| morph/o | shape | |
| morphology | study of shape | |
| nephr/o | kidney | |
| nephromegaly | enlarged kidney | |
| neur/o | nerve | |
| neural | pertaining to nerve | |
| ophthalm/o | eye | |
| ophthalmic | pertaining to eye | |
| ot/o | ear | |
| otic | pertaining to ear | |
| path/o | disease | |
| pathology | study of disease | |
| pulmon/o | lung | |
| pulmonary | pertaining to lungs | |
| rhin/o | nose | |
| rhinoplasty | surgical repair of nose | |
| ur/o | urine/uninary tract | |
| urology | study of uninary tract |
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