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Medical terms always have all of the following except a:

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Medical terms always have a prefix, a suffix, a combining form, and/or a word root to give them meaning, except for a prefix.

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Medical terms always have all of the following except a prefix, a suffix, a combining form, and/or a word root. These components are used to build medical terms and give them meaning. For example, in the term 'dermatology,' 'derm' is the word root meaning 'skin,' and 'logy' is the suffix meaning 'study of.' The prefix and combining form, if present, would further modify the meaning of the term.

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