Medical Terminology / Unit 11 MedTerm 0698 short lesson, about 20 seconds
-arche: Beginning
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The idea
The suffix arche names the beginning or first occurrence of what its root identifies.
In practice
Menarche is the first menstrual period.
Where people slip
Arche marks a beginning. A different suffix marks a cessation.
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