Medical Terminology / Unit 11 MedTerm 0695 short lesson, about 20 seconds
mamm/o: Breast
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The idea
The combining form mamm slash o names the breast, and comes from Latin.
In practice
Mammography is the process of recording an image of the breast.
Where people slip
A second combining form names the breast 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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