Medical Terminology / Unit 2 MedTerm 0062 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-itis: Inflammation
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The idea
The suffix itis names inflammation of the structure its root identifies.
In practice
Dermatitis is inflammation of the skin.
Where people slip
Inflammation is not infection. An inflamed structure may or may not be infected.
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- 0063-osis: Abnormal Condition
- 0112Capstone: Eight Terms Decoded by Suffix
- 0287Building Integumentary Terms From Word Parts
- 0288Capstone: Ten Integumentary Terms Decoded
- 0363Building Musculoskeletal Terms
- 0364Capstone: Twelve Musculoskeletal Terms Decoded
- 0448Capstone: Fourteen Cardiovascular Terms Decoded
- 0499Building Lymphatic and Immune Terms
- 0500Capstone: Ten Lymphatic and Immune Terms Decoded
- 0551Building Respiratory Terms
- 0552Capstone: Twelve Respiratory Terms Decoded
- 0623Building Digestive Terms
- 0624Capstone: Fourteen Digestive Terms Decoded
- 0709Building Urinary and Reproductive Terms
- 0710Capstone: Sixteen Urinary and Reproductive Terms Decoded
- 0806Capstone: Fourteen Nervous and Sensory Terms Decoded
- 0991Capstone: One Root Across Four Units
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