WHere do root words come from?Here is a list of prefixes to Review:Beginnings of words: About size: Macro-------------- Big Micro-------------- Small Megalo or megaly--- very large About location: Peri-------- around Trans------- across Endo------- within or inside Inter------- between Para--------along side About color: Chloro------ green Leuk--------white Eryth------- red Cyan-------- blue About problems: Dys------not working correctly or normally Mal------bad Emia-----blood conditions itis-------inflammation osis----- condition or disease (usually non-inflammatory) pathy----disease General use: hyper---- above normal hypo----- below normal tachy-----fast brady-----slow About tests and procedures: Starts with: echo---ultrasonic waves electro---electricity Ends with: ectomy----------------- removal of gram--------------------picture graph or graphy----------process of taking picture otomy-------------------making a cut/ removing a part of scopy--------------------use of instrument for viewing stomy-------------------create an opening in plasty-------------------modifying the shape of/repairing Root Wordsveins and arteries---------------------vas or vasc blood--------------------------------hem or hemo or sangu blood vessels-------------------------angi or angio veins--------------------------------ven or veno or phleb or phlebo aorta--------------------------------aort arteries------------------------------arteri or arterio brain--------------------------------enceph/ ceph nose--------------------------------rhino eardrum-----------------------------tympan or myringo tooth--------------------------------odont of dento skull--------------------------------crani eye---------------------------------opthalm or oculo ear---------------------------------oto tongue------------------------------lingu liver---------------------------------hepat or hepato gallbladder--------------------------cholecyst esophagus---------------------------esoph or esopha large intestine-----------------------colo stomach-----------------------------gastr or gastro small intestine-----------------------lleo/duodeno/jejuno muscles-----------------------------myo shoulder----------------------------scapula arm---------------------------------brachi or brachio wrist--------------------------------carp or carpo rib----------------------------------cost or cost back---------------------------------dorso bones-------------------------------oste or osteo foot---------------------------------pod, or podo, or ped, or pedo chest--------------------------------thorac or thoraco lung---------------------------------pneumo or pleura breast-------------------------------mamm or mammo blood clot---------------------------thromb or thrombo kindey------------------------------neph, nephr Medical Terminology flashcardsWhat do you think of this learning method?
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