Prefixes, root words, combining forms and suffixes are components of medical terminology.
What is meant by medical terminology?
Medical terminology is the language used by medical professionals to accurately describe the human body, diseases, treatments etc to make sure that their descriptions are accurate and there is no miscommunication in the patient descriptions on any level.
The words within medical terminology include prefixes, suffixes, combining vowels, root words etc. All these elements are joined or combined to develop some particular terms that they use to describe the patient
For example, in the word pericarditis, peri is the suffix, card is the root word which means heart and itis is the suffix meaning inflammation.
Therefore, prefixes, root words, combining forms and suffixes are components of medical terminology.
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