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• _____________________ is the word part that is the core of the word

  word root
• ___________________ is a word part attached to the end of the word root to modify its meaning

  suffix
• __________________ is a word part attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning

  prefix
• ____________________ is a word part, usually an "o"

  combining vowel
• The word root usually refers to a ________________

  Body part
• Some root words are derived from the ______________ or __________________

  Latin, Greek
• _______________ or ______________ means skin

  Derm, cutane
• ________________ or ___________ means kidney

  Nephr, ren
• ____________________ / ___________ means mouth

  stomat, or
• ________________________ refers to the inflammation of the skin

  Dermatitis
• ____________________ refers to a tumor of the kidney

  Nephroma
• ________________________ is a term that describes a mouth disease

  stomatopathy
• _______________________ is a term that describes the anatomic tissue layer beneath the skin

  subcutaneous
• ______________________ is a term that describes an anatomic structure pertaining to the mouth

  oral
• _______________________ is a term that describes an anatomic structure pertaining to the kidney

  renal
• _______________ means tooth

  dent
• ________________ means skin

  dermat
• ________________ means heart

  cardi
• ________________ means stomach

  gastr
• __________________ means pancreas

  pancreat
• _______________ means inflammation

  itis
• _________________ means enlargement

  megaly
• _________________ means tumor

  oma
• _______________ means puncture

  centesis
• ________________ means excision, removal

  ectomy
• ________________ means forming an opening(mouth)

  stomy
• ________________ means instrument to cut

  tome
• ________________ means incision, cut into

  tomy
• _______________ means binding, fixation (of a bone, joint)

  desis
• _______________ means suspension, fixation (of an organ)

  pexy
• ______________ means suture

  rrhaphy
• _______________ means surgical repaire

  plasty
• ________________ means break, fracture

  clasis
• _________________ means separation, destruction, loosening

  lysis
• ___________________ means crushing

  tripsy
• __________________ or ________________ means pain

  algia, dynia
• __________ means hernia, swelling

  cele
• ________________ means dilation, expansion

  ectasis
• _____________ means vomiting

  emesis
• ________________ means blood condition

  emia