Medical Terminology / Unit 1 MedTerm 0017 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Decoding Rule: Read the Roots Last, Left to Right
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The idea
Read the word roots last, in the order they appear, left to right.
In practice
In gastroenterology, gastr then enter gives stomach then intestines, in that order.
Where people slip
Root order tracks anatomy or sequence, so reversing the roots can reverse the meaning.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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