124 Medical Terminology: Mastering the Basics Chapter Review Word Elements Summary Prefi xes Prefi x Meaning a- not without ad- toward anti- against brady- slow dia- through dys- painful diff icult epi- upon above hyper- above above normal pan- all everything peri- around poly- many retro- backward behind Combining Forms Root Word/Combining Vowel Meaning carcin/o cancerous cancer celi/o abdomen chol/e bile gall cholecyst/o gallbladder col/o, colon/o colon large intestine dist/o away from the point of origin diverticul/o diverticulum duoden/o duodenum enter/o intestines esophag/o esophagus (Continued)
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