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FOUR Four Word Parts 4

Root Word It is the core of the word. It contains the fundamental meaning of the word.

Root Word

Player…………..play/er Arthritis………..arthr/itis Hepatitis……….hepat/itis

Suffix It is a word part attached to the end of the root word to modify its meaning.

Player……………………..play/er Hepatic……………………hepat/ic -ic means pertaining to Hepatitis…………………hepat/itis -itis means inflammation Most medical terms have a suffix.

Prefix It is a word part attached to the beginning of a root word to modify its meaning.

Replay……………………………………….re/play Subhepatic………………………………..sub/hepat/ic sub is the prefix for under Intravenous……………………………….intra/ven/ous intra is the prefix meaning within ven is the root word for vein ous is the suffix meaning pertaining to

Combining Vowel Between two root words Between a root word and a suffix to ease pronunciation Not used between a prefix and a word root Usually an O

Combining Form A root word with the combining vowel attached, separated by a vertical slash Arthr/o Oste/o Ven/o

Osteoarthropathy

Oste/o/arthr/o/pathy

Oste/o/arthr/o/pathy WR CV WR CV S Oste/o/arthr/o/pathy ---------------- -------------------- CF CF Disease of bone and joint

Epidermal Above skin

Prefix root word suffix Epi/derm/al Above skin characterized by

Leading from the cerebellum to the spinal cord. WR CV WR S Cerebr/o/spin/al Leading from the cerebellum to the spinal cord.