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Define
Body Parts
Common Prefixs
Combining Form
Terms
100
consist of word roots plus a vowel, usually the letter "o"
What is combining form
100
large intestine
What is col/o
100
before
What is pre
100
heart
What is cardi/o
100
high blood pressure
What is hypertension
200
the letters a,e,i,o, and u when used to link the root word to the next element in a medical term
What is combining vowel
200
urinary bladder
What is cyst/o
200
half
What is hemi
200
cheek
What is bucc/o
200
low blood pressure
What is hypotension
300
any letter except a,e,i,o, and u
What is consonant
300
ot/o
What is ear
300
peri
What is around
300
derm/o
What is skin
300
slow heart rate
What is bradycardia
400
a language used by health care professionals that includes specialized terms and abbrevations
What is medical terminology
400
cholecyst/o
What is gallbladder
400
large
What is maero
400
stomach
What is gastr/o
400
dyspenea
What is difficulty breathing
500
the shorthand of medical language
What is abbreviations
500
abdominal wall
What is lapar/o
500
heo
What is new
500
vertebra
What is vertebr/o
500
antibiotic
What is substance that inhibits growth of or destroys microorganisms