Medical Terminology Module 1/2

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Across
  1. 4. word root plus combining vowel separated by a slash; example, hepat/o
  2. 5. attached at the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning; example, sub-
  3. 8. are words used to describe disease as well as aspects of medicine and health care
  4. 10. terms derived from the name of a person or place
  5. 12. study of
  6. 13. terms formed from the first letter of words in a phrase that can be spoken as a whole word and usually contains a vowel
  7. 14. one who studies and treats
  8. 15. placing word parts together to form terms
  9. 17. means pertaining to a straight child or foot,
Down
  1. 1. attached at the end of a word root to modify its meaning; example, -ic
  2. 2. core of a word; example, hepat
  3. 3. is the use of medical terms to attain a standardized means of communication within the practice of medicine and in the healthcare industry.
  4. 6. applying the meaning of each word part contained in the medical term to derive its meaning
  5. 7. which means inflammation of the bone and joint,
  6. 9. dividing medical terms into word parts, then labeling each word part and combining form
  7. 11. usually an o used between two word roots or a word root and suffix to ease pronunciation; example, hepat o pathy
  8. 16. The majority of terms in use today are built from (_____)