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HOSA: Med Term Roots, Prefix, Combo pt 2 Part 4

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This deck covers medical terminology roots, prefixes, and combinations, focusing on definitions and meanings in the context of healthcare.

-ive

performs, tends toward, substance that promotes
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Term
Definition
-ive
performs, tends toward, substance that promotes
-ize
to make, to treat
jaund/o
yellow
jejun/o
jejunum
jugul/o
throat
juxta-
beside, near, nearby

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TermDefinition
-ive
performs, tends toward, substance that promotes
-ize
to make, to treat
jaund/o
yellow
jejun/o
jejunum
jugul/o
throat
juxta-
beside, near, nearby
kal/i
potassium
kary/o
nucleus, nut (?)
kel/o
growth, tumor
kerat/o
horn, shaped hard, cornea
ket/o, keton/o
ketones, acetones
kines/o, kinesi/o, -kinesis
movement
klept/o
to steal
kyph/o
bent, hump, humpback
labi/o
lip, labium
labyrinth/o
maze, labyrinth, inner ear
lacer/o
torn, mangled
lacrim/o
tears, tear duct
lact/i, lact/o
milk
lamin/o
lamina, posterior portion of vertebra
-lapse
to slide, fall, lag
lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
laryng/o
larynx, throat, voice box
later/o
side
lei/o
smooth
lent/o
lens of eye
lenticul/o
lens, shaped like lens
-lepsy
seizure
-leptic
to seize, take hold of
leuk/o
white
lev/o
raise, lift
lex/o, -lexia
word, phrase
ligament/o
ligament
ligat/o
binding/tying off
lingu/o
tongue
lipid/o, lip/o
fat, lipid, fatty deposits
-listhesis
slipping
lith/o, -lith
stone, calculus
-lithiasis
presence of stones
lob/o
lobe, well-defined part of organ
loc/o
place
-logy, -log
study of
lord/o
curve, swayback, bent
lumb/o
lower back, loins, lumbar region
lumin/o
light, lumen
lump/o
lump, mass
lun/o
moon
lux/o
slide
ly/o
break down, dissolve, loosen
lymph/o
lymph, lymphatic tissue