Unit 1.1 - Medical Terminology

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acronym

An abbreviation formed from the first letter of each word of a phrase and pronounced as a word.

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eponym

A word that comes from the name of a person, place, or thing associated with the word.

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abbreviation

A shortened version of a word or phrase.

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symbol

a picture that represents a word or phrase

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Prefix

A word part found at the beginning of the word. Prefixes modify the meaning of the word.

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Suffix

A word part found at the end of the word.

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Root

A word part that is the foundation of the term.

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Combining vowel

A vowel that links the root to the suffix or a root to a root.

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Combining form

Contains both the root word part and the combining vowel. It is linked to a root or a suffix.