AAPC MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY KEY TERMS
MODULE 1 9TH EDITION SOLVED
myel/o
bone marrow, spinal cord
scler/o
white of eye, hard
cyst/o
bladder, sac
compound word
word made of two or more word roots
Cardiovascular
pertaining to the heart and blood vessels
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Urogenital
pertaining to the urinary and genital organs
Lymphocyte
mononuclear leukocyte that produces antibodies
gastr/o
stomach
duoden
duodenum (first part of small intestine)
-ostomy
surgically create an opening
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root
the fundamental unit of a word
suffix
A word or letter placed after the root.
prefix
A word or letter placed before the root.
-itis
inflammation
pre
before, in front of
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cardia
heart
pulm
lung
nephr/o
kidney
ren
kidney
-logy
study of