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Roots and Combining Forms

This guide delves into essential medical terminology, exploring various roots and combining forms used in the healthcare field. It covers terms related to sensation, movement, nourishment, and treatment while defining prefixes indicating size, condition, and other attributes. By understanding these fundamental components, readers can enhance their medical vocabulary, better comprehend clinical language, and communicate effectively in medical contexts. Improve your knowledge of terms like "edema," "necro," "macro," and more, essential for anyone in the medical profession or studying health sciences.

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Roots and Combining Forms

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  1. Roots and Combining Forms

  2. Audi/0 Hearing

  3. Bio l i f e

  4. Caus, Caut b u r n

  5. Clas, Clast Break

  6. Duct Lead

  7. Ectas Dilate

  8. Edem Swelling

  9. Esthes:Sensation

  10. Gen/oProducing Producing Mating Babies

  11. Iatr/oTreatment

  12. Kin/e, Kin/oMovement, motion

  13. lysis, lys/o, lyticbreaking down

  14. Morph/oForm, structure, shape

  15. Op/ia, ops/ia, opsyvision

  16. Pathdisease

  17. Phageeating

  18. Phasspeech

  19. Philaffinity

  20. Plegia paralysis

  21. Poiesisformation

  22. Schistosplit

  23. Troph/o- Nourishment or food

  24. Brachy- Short

  25. Brady- Slow

  26. Cry/o - Cold

  27. Crypt/o hidden

  28. DEXTR/ORIGHT, RIGHT SIDE

  29. Dolich/o long

  30. GLYC/O-,GLUC/OSUGAR SWEET

  31. HETER/O- OTHER DIFFERENT

  32. Hom/eo-hom/o same, alike

  33. HYDROwet, water, fluid

  34. ISOequal, alike

  35. LEPTOslender, small, thin

  36. Lept/o Slender, small thin

  37. LEVOleft, to the left Always stand on what side of the horse??

  38. Lev/o Left, to the left

  39. Macr/o Large

  40. MACROlarge

  41. Mal ill, bad Cough, cough!!

  42. MALill, bad

  43. MALACOsoft, softening AWWWWWWWW

  44. Malac/o Soft, softening

  45. Mega large, oversized

  46. Necr/o : death

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