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A student is wondering why it is necessary to learn the roots, suffixes, and prefixes of medical terms when on?

A student is wondering why it is necessary to learn the roots, suffixes, and prefixes of medical terms when one can simply memorize the actual medical terms. The student comments that learning all the word components is a waste of time. This is your 4th week in this class. How would you respond and explain to the student why it is important to learn word components? Specific examples would be appreciated. Discussion for the topic!!

Public Comments

1. it is easier to corelate components and various word formations.