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spell the plural form of THROMBUS
THROMBI
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spell the plural form of VERTEBRA
VERTEBRAE
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spell the plural form of DIVERTICULUM
DIVERTICULA
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spell the plural form of DIAGNOSIS
DIAGNOSES
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spell the plural form of THORAX
THORACES
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spell the plural form of APPENDIX
APPENDICES
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spell the plural form of LUMEN
LUMINA
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spell the plural form of SPERMATOZOON
SPERMATOZOA
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spell the plural form of SARCOMA
SARCOMATA
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spell the plural form of OVARY
OVARIES
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spell the singular form of THROMBI
THROMBUS
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spell the singular form of VERTEBRAE
VERTEBRA
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spell the singular form of DIVERTICULA
DIVERTICULUM
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spell the singular form of DIAGNOSES
DIAGNOSIS
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spell the singular form of THORACES
THORAX
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spell the singular form of APPENDICES
APPENDIX
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spell the singular form of LUMINA
LUMEN
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spell the singular form of SPERMATOZOA
SPERMATOZOON
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spell the singular form of SARCOMATA
SARCOMA
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spell the singular form of OVARIES
OVARY
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A MEDICAL WORD CONSISTS OF ALL OF THE FOLLOWING ELEMENTS:
- WORD ROOT
- COMBINING FORM
- SUFFIX
- PREFIX
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THREE RULES OF WORD BUILDING
- 1. A WORD ROOT LINKS A SUFFIX THAT BEGINS WITH A VOWEL
- 2. A COMBINING FORM (ROOT + O) LINKS A SUFFIX THAT BEGINS WITH A CONSONANT
- 3. A COMBINING FORM (ROOT + O) LINKS A ROOT WITH ANOTHER ROOT TO FORM A COMPOUND WORD
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surgical suffix:
-CENTESIS
SURGICAL PUNCTURE
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surgical suffix:
-CLAST
TO BREAK
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surgical suffix:
-DESIS
BINDING, FIXATION (OF A BONE OR JOINT)
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surgical suffix:
-ECTOMY
EXCISION, REMOVAL
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surgical suffix:
-LYSIS
SEPARATION; DESTRUCTION; LOOSENING
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surgical suffix:
-PEXY
FIXATION (OF AN ORGAN)
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surgical suffix:
-PLASTY
SURGICAL REPAIR
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surgical suffix:
-RRHAPHY
SUTURE
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surgical suffix:
-STOMY
FORMING AN OPENING (MOUTH)
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surgical suffix:
-TOME
INSTRUMENT TO CUT
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surgical suffix:
-TOMY
INCISION
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surgical suffix:
-TRIPSY
CRUSHING
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diagnostic suffix:
-GRAM
RECORD WRITING
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diagnostic suffix:
-GRAPH
INSTRUMENT FOR RECORDING
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diagnostic suffix:
-GRAPHY
PROCESS OF RECORDING
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diagnostic suffix:
-METER
INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING
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diagnostic suffix:
-METRY
ACT OF MEASURING
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diagnostic suffix:
-SCOPE
INSTRUMENT FOR EXAMINING
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diagnostic suffix:
-SCOPY
VISUAL EXAMINATION
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pathological suffix:
-ALGIA, -DYNIA
PAIN
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pathological suffix:
-CELE
HERNIA, SWELLING
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pathological suffix:
-ECTASIS
DILATION, EXPANSION
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pathological suffix:
-EDEMA
SWELLING
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pathological suffix:
-EMESIS
VOMITING
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pathological suffix:
-EMIA
BLOOD CONDITION
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pathological suffix:
-IASIS
ABNORMAL CONDITION (produced by something SPECIFIC)
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pathological suffix:
-ITIS
INFLAMMATION
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pathological suffix:
-LITH
STONE, CALCULUS
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pathological suffix:
-MALACIA
SOFTENING
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pathological suffix:
-MEGALY
ENLARGEMENT
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pathological suffix:
-OMA
TUMOR
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pathological suffix:
-OSIS
ABNORMAL CONDITION; INCREASE (used primarily with BLOOD CELLS)
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pathological suffix:
-PATHY
DISEASE
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pathological suffix:
-PENIA
DECREASE, DEFICIENCY
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pathological suffix:
-PHOBIA
FEAR
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pathological suffix:
-PLEGIA
PARALYSIS
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pathological suffix:
-RRHAGE, -RRHAGIA
BURSTING (OF)
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pathological suffix:
-RRHEA
DISCHARGE, FLOW
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pathological suffix:
-RRHEXIS
RUPTURE
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pathological suffix:
-STENOSIS
NARROWING, STRICTURE
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pathological suffix:
-TOXIC
POISON
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pathological suffix:
-TROPHY
NOURISHMENT, DEVELOPMENT
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MACRON ABOVE A VOWEL IS USED TO INDICATE WHAT VOWEL PRONUNCIATIONS?
LONG
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BREVE ABOVE A VOWEL IS USED TO INDICATE WHAT VOWEL PRONUNCIATIONS?
SHORT
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WHEN pn IS IN THE middle OF A WORD, PRONOUNCE WHAT?
THE p and the n
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THE LETTERS c & g, HAVE WHAT SOUND BEFORE THE LETTERS a & o?
hard sound
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WHEN pn IS AT THE beginning OF A WORD, PRONOUNCE WHAT?
THE n
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WHEN i IS AT THE END OF A WORD (TO FORM A PLURAL) IT IS PRONOUNCED LIKE WHAT?
EYE
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FOR ae & oe, ONLY THE WHAT VOWEL IS PRONOUNCED?
THE SECOND VOWEL
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WHEN e & es FORM THE FINAL LETTER OR LETTERS OF A WORD, THEY ARE COMMONLY PRONOUNCED AS WHAT SYLLABLES?
SEPARATE
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SINGULAR:
-a
WHAT'S PLURAL?
RETAIN a AND ADD e
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SINGULAR:
-ax
WHAT'S PLURAL?
DROP x AND ADD ces
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SINGULAR:
-en
WHAT'S PLURAL?
DROP en AND ADD ina
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SINGULAR:
-is
WHAT'S PLURAL?
DROP is AND ADD es
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SINGULAR:
-ix
WHAT'S PLURAL?
DROP ix AND ADD ices
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SINGULAR:
-ex
WHAT'S PLURAL?
DROP ex AND ADD ices
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SINGULAR:
-ma
WHAT'S PLURAL?
RETAIN ma AND ADD ta
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SINGULAR:
-on
WHAT'S PLURAL?
DROP on AND ADD a
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SINGULAR:
-um
WHAT'S PLURAL?
DROP um AND ADD a
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SINGULAR:
-us
WHAT'S PLURAL?
DROP us AND ADD i
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SINGULAR:
-y
WHAT'S PLURAL?
DROP y AND ADD ies
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COMMON PREFIXES:
a-*, an-**
without, not
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COMMON PREFIXES:
circum-, peri-
around
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COMMON PREFIXES:
dia-, trans-
through, across
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COMMON PREFIXES:
dipl-, diplo-
double
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COMMON PREFIXES:
endo-, intra-
in, within
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COMMON PREFIXES:
homo-, homeo-
same
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COMMON PREFIXES:
hypo-
under, below, deficient
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COMMON PREFIXES:
macro-
large
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COMMON PREFIXES:
micro-
small
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COMMON PREFIXES:
mono-, uni-
one
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COMMON PREFIXES:
post-
after, behind
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COMMON PREFIXES:
pre-, pro-
before, in front of
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COMMON PREFIXES:
primi-
first
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COMMON PREFIXES:
retro-
backward, behind
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COMMON PREFIXES:
super-
upper, above
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