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define the following medical terms by separating into prefixes, suffixes , and root words. . Nephritis, .Dysphagis, . Transdermal , . Pathology, .Psychosis​

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Inflammation of the kidney (NEPHR- and -ITIS)

Difficulty eating or swallowing (DYS- and -PHAGIA)

Administered through the skin (TRANS- and -DERMA)

The study of disease (PATH- and -LOGY)

A disorder of the mind (PSYCH- and -OSIS)

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Nephritis is a condition in which the nephrons, the functional units of the kidneys, become inflamed. This inflammation, which is also known as glomerulonephritis, can adversely affect kidney function

Dysphagia is the medical term for swallowing difficulties

Transdermal is a route of administration wherein active ingredients are delivered across the skin for systemic distribution

Pathology the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic purposes

Psychosis a severe mental disorder in which thought and emotions are so impaired that contact is lost with external reality

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