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Introduction to Medical Terminology
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Medical terms are made up of only prefixes and suffixes.
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The term prefix means to fix before or to fix to the beginning of a word.
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In the term kilogram, the suffix -gram means measure.
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A word root to which a vowel has been added to join the root to a second root or a suffix is called a combining form.
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The term suffix means to fasten on beneath or under.
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A suffix will not alter or modify the meaning of the word or create a new word.
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The suffix -ptysis means spitting.
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The prefix that means toward is ab.
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To form a plural ending of the medical word bursa, you change the a to ae and form the word bursae.
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Ova is the plural form of ovum.
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