Medical Terminology / Unit 10 MedTerm 0581 short lesson, about 20 seconds
or/o: Mouth
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The idea
The combining form or slash o names the mouth, and comes from Latin.
In practice
Oral means pertaining to the mouth.
Where people slip
A second combining form names the same structure and comes from Greek.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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