Medical Terminology / Unit 5 MedTerm 0271 short lesson, about 20 seconds
hydr/o: Water
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The idea
The combining form hydr slash o names water or fluid.
In practice
Hydrocephalus is an accumulation of fluid in the brain.
Where people slip
Hidr and hydr differ by one letter, sound alike, and name unrelated things.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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