{"id":2208,"date":"2017-06-17T06:25:46","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T06:25:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/nemcc-ap2\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2208"},"modified":"2017-06-17T06:25:46","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T06:25:46","slug":"medical-terminology-2","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/nemcc-ap2\/chapter\/medical-terminology-2\/","title":{"raw":"Medical Terminology","rendered":"Medical Terminology"},"content":{"raw":"When interpreting complex medical terms, it is best to learn root words and word endings individually. \u00a0When the words are combined, understanding the meanings will be much simpler.\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Medical Terminology<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">Module 11 medical terms:<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">lymph- watery fluid<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\">lymphatic (lymph\/atic)- system of the body that is part of the circulatory 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