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A comprehensive overview of medical terminology, covering various body systems and their associated terms, abbreviations, and diseases. It includes detailed explanations of common medical terms, suffixes, prefixes, and abbreviations used in the medical field. Particularly useful for students and professionals seeking to enhance their understanding of medical language and terminology.
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Gazala Noor Lecturer Faculty of Pharmacy Integral University, Lucknow
Medical Terminology
- Cont’d
Word Roots (WR)
Examples of Word Roods
Kardia (heart) Cardi Gaster (stomach) Gastr Hepar (liver) Hepat Nephros (kidney) Nephr Osteon (bone) oste
Combining Forms (CF)
Combining Forms Examples
Examples of Suffix
Prefix
Examples of Prefix
Basic Rule One
19 Word Roots and Combining Forms Combining Forms Meaning galact(o) gluco gero glyco gyn(o) home(o) kin(o) milk glucose old age sugars women same movement
20 Combining Forms Meaning kinesi(o) lact(o) leuk(o) lith(o) mio narco necro motion milk white stone smaller; less sleep; numbness death; dying