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Medical Terminology
PARTS
suffixes
end of word
examples
itis
ology
prefixes
beginning of the word
examples
negation
an
a
pre/nat/al
combining form
unite roots
more usual
vowel "O"
word root
main part
examples
sclera
electr
cardial
Hyphen (-)
after a prefix
example
ante-
post-
in front of a suffix
example
-ar
-ary
Slash (/)
examples
sclera/osis
gastr/o
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Singular and Plural Endings
nx
drop the x, add ―ges‖
example
phalanx = phalanges
ex or ix
drop ex & ix add ―ice
example
appendix = appendices
a
add an ―e‖
example
vertebra = vertebrae
on
drop on, add ―a
example
criterion = criteria
um
drop um, add ―a
example
ovum = ova
us
drop us, add ―i
example
alveolus = alveoli
Singular word ending with
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