{"id":2211,"date":"2017-06-17T06:48:04","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T06:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/nemcc-ap2\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2211"},"modified":"2017-06-17T06:48:04","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T06:48:04","slug":"medical-terminology-3","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/nemcc-ap2\/chapter\/medical-terminology-3\/","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: center\"><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left\">rhin-nose<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li style=\"text-align: left\">rhinal (rhin\/al) is a term pertaining to or of the\u00a0<em>nose.<\/em><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\ncyan- 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