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A medical word contains a word root, combining form, suffix, or prefix. A medical word can consist of all these four elements or some of these elements. A “word root” is referred to as the foundation of a “medical term” and the word root contains the primary meaning of the medical term. The combining of the word root (for example, hepat) and the combining vowel (i or o) results in the formation of a combining form (for example, (hepat/o). A suffix is referred to as a word element that attached or placed to the end of a word (for example, hepatitis). The suffix alters the meaning of a word. A prefix is referred to as a word element that attached or placed to the beginning of a word root or word (for example, intra/muscular).
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