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Basic Word Structure Flashcards

1
Q

Medical Terminology

A

A combination of Greek, Latin and English words, commonly used by medical proffesionals

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2
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Define Oste/o

A

Bone (O is combining vowel)

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3
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Define Myo

A

Muscle

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4
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Define Sarco

A

Muscle Cell

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5
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Define Neuro

A

Nerve

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6
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Define HEPAT

A

Liver

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7
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What does the suffix ITIS mean?

A

Inflammation

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8
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What does ILIUM & ILEUM mean?

A 
Ilium = part of hip bone
Ileum = third part of small intestine
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9
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Where is your Ureter and what is it a part of? How many?

A

It is located between Kidney and Urinary Bladder, and is part of Urinary system. There are 2

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10
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Where is Urethra and what is it a part of?

A

It is located between urinary bladder and the outside of the body and is part of the Urinary system.

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11
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Pronounce Urethra

A

U-RE-thrah

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12
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Pronounce Ureter

A

U-Reh-ter

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13
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Define CEPHALGIA

A

headache

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14
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Define OPHTHALMOLOGIST

A

eye doctor

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15
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What is the ROOT of the word?

A

essential meaning of the word

the foundation of the word

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16
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What is the Prefix of a word?

A

The beginning

17
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What is the SUFFIX of a word?

A

The ending

18
Q

Define HEMAT

A

Blood

19
Q

what does the suffix “LOGY” mean?

A

process of study or the study of

20
Q

Explain combining vowel

A

links the root to a suffix or the root to another root

21
Q

Define ELECTR

A

electricity

22
Q

Define CARDI

A

heart

23
Q

What does the suffix GRAM mean?

A

record, take record of or measure

24
Q

What does ELECTROCARDIOGRAM mean?

A

record of the electricity in the heart

25
Q

Define GASTR

A

Stomach

26
Q

ENTER

A

intestines

27
Q

what does GASTROENTEROLOGY mean?

A

process of study of the stomach and intestines

28
Q

Do you need a Combining vowel between a Root word and a Suffix?

A

No

29
Q

What does the suffix IC mean?

A

pertaining to

30
Q

What does the Prefix HYPO mean?

A

below

31
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What does the prefix EPI mean?

A

above

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