2.1 Medical Terminology Flashcards by Cameron Chandler | Brainscape

Q

What is medical terminology?

A

Special vocabulary of technical terms to speak and write effectively and precisely.

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What are most terms derived from?

A

Greek and Latin

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What is a word root?

A

Subject of a medical term on the foundation it is built upon

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adip

A

Fat
Adipose

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aer

A

air
Aerobic

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angi

A

vessel
Angiogram

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arteri

A

artery
Arteriosclerosis

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bili

A

bile
Bilirubin

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bronch

A

bronchus
Bronchitis

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carcin

A

cancer
Carcinogenic

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cardi

A

heart
Electrocardiogram

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coron

A

crown, circle
Coronary

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crin

A

to secrete
Endocrine

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cry

A

cold
Cryoglobulin

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cubit

A

elbow
Antecubital

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cutane

A

skin
Percutaneous

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cyan

A

blue
Cyanotic

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cyst

A

bladder
Cystitis

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cyt, cyte

A

cell
Erythrocyte

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derm

A

skin
Dermis

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enter

A

intestines
Enteritis

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estr

A

female
Estrogen

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fibrin

A

fiber
Fibrinolysis

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gastr

A

stomach
Gastrointestinal

Q

gluc

A

sugar/glucose
Glucose

Q

glyc

A

sugar/glucose
Glycolysis

Q

hem/hemat

A

blood
Hematology

Q

hepat

A

liver
Hepatitis

Q

hist

A

tissue
Histology

Q

luek

A

white
Leukocyte

Q

lip

A

fat
Lipemia

Q

morph

A

form
Morphology

Q

my

A

muscle
Myalgia

Q

necr

A

death
Necrosis

Q

nephr

A

kidney
Nephron

Q

neur

A

nerve
Neurology

Q

onc

A

tumor
Oncologist

Q

oste

A

bone
Osteoporosis

Q

path

A

disease
Pathogen

Q

phag

A

eat/swallow
Phagocytic

Q

phleb

A

vein
Phlebotomy

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pneumon

A

air/lung
Pneumonia

Q

prandi

A

meal
Postprandial

Q

ren

A

kidney
Renal

Q

scler

A

hard
Sclerotic

Q

squam

A

flat/scale
Squamous

Q

thorax

A

chest
Thoracic

Q

thromb

A

clot
Thrombosis

Q

tox

A

poison
Toxicology

Q

ur/urin

A

urine
Urinalysis

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ven

A

vein
Venipuncture

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viscer

A

organ
Visceral