MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SYSTEMS-TEXT
MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY SYSTEMS-TEXT
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ISBN: 2810019781351
Author: Gylys
Publisher: DAVIS FA
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Medical word is a combination of word root, combining form, suffix, and prefix. The main part of a medical word is the word root and it is usually derived from Latin or Greek. The combining form is usually a vowel that combines with the word root. The prefix is placed at the beginning of a medical word. The suffix is positioned at the end of a medical word.

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The medical word pertaining to the meaning without nourishment or development is atrophy.

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The medical word “atrophy” originated from the Latin “atrophia” meaning “lack of food”. The suffix “trophy” is from the Greek word “trophe” meaning “food” and the prefix “a” meaning “absence”. Thus, the medical term atrophy is pertaining to the given meaning.

Atrophy is a physiological process in which a body part is completely or partially wasted away due to lack of food or nourishment, mutation, impairment in circulation, and excessive apoptosis. All these results in the reduction of the muscular tropic condition and lead to a reduction in the size of mature organ or tissue.

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