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what is the term for pregnancy, and what are its component word parts.
The component parts of a word are prefixes, suffixes, and roots. Prefixes are added at the beginning of a word, suffixes at the end, and roots are the core meaning of the word.
The component word parts of "etiology" are "eti-" meaning cause and "-ology" meaning study of. Together, they form the word that refers to the study of the causes or origins of diseases.
Component word parts are the individual chunks that make up an entire word. To break the word retroperitoneal into word components would result in "retro", "perito" and "neal".
neo-, nat, -ology
Aden/ect/omy
Poli/o, myel, -itis
neonatus (newborns) and -logy (the study of... )
Bronch\o -rrhea
The component word parts for "ophthalmoscopy" are "ophthalm/o" (related to the eye) and "scopy" (to examine or observe).
The medical component parts for the word "hyperpituitarism" are: Hyper- (meaning excessive or above normal levels) Pituitar- (referring to the pituitary gland) -ism (indicating a condition or state)
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