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Basics of Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Cardi

A

Greek for heart

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Cor

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Latin for heart

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Billroth I and II

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Surgical procedures for ulcer disease named after Dr. Billroth

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McVay herniorraphy

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Hernia repair named after Dr. Chester B. McVay

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Venereal disease

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aka STD from Venus, Roman goddess of love

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Hypnosis

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Hypnos, Greek god of sleep

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Word root

A

main part of a word (ex. tendon in tendonitis

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acro

A

extremity, tip

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cardi

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heart

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cyt

A

cell

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dermat or derm

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skin

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eti

A

cause

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leuko

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white

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mega

A

enlarged

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phleb

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vein

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Prefix

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word part placed at the beginning of another word or word part. (ex. peri in periocular)

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a

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without, absent

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an

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without, absent

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ab

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away from

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ad

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to, toward

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anti

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against

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brady

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slow

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tachy

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fast

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dys

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difficult

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macro

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large

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micro

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small

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oligo

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little, small, scanty, deficient

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poly

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many, much

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sym/syn

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together

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asplenia

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without a spleen

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anemia

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absence of blood

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abduction

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movement away from the central axis of the body

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adduction

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movement toward the central axis of the body

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antidote

A

action against a poison

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bradycardia

A

slow heart rate (<60 bpm)

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tachycardia

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fast or rapid heart rate (>100 bpm)

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Suffix

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word part added to the end of a word or word part. (ex. itis in tendonitis)

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itis

A

inflammation

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logy

A

the study of

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ectomy

A

excision of (cut out)

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megaly

A

enlargement of

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ostomy

A

forming a new opening

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otomy

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incision into

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plasty

A

surgical repair

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algia

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centesis

A

puncture of a cavity

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dynia

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pathy

A

suffering, disease

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penia

A

deficiency, lack of

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poiesis

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production, formation of

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Cardiology

A

study of the heart

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Tonsillitis

A

inflammation of the tonsils

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Tonsillectomy

A

removal of the tonsils

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Cardiomegaly

A

enlargement of the heart

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Rhinoplasty

A

surgical repair of the nose

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Hemiplegia

A

paralysis of one side of the body

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o

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The most common vowel used to create the combining form so it is easier to pronounce

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Acrocyanosis

A

bluish color of hands and feet

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Anisocytosis

A

inequality or variation in cell size

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Dysphagia

A

difficulty swallowing

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Leukocyte

A

white blood cell

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Macrocephaly

A

large head

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Megacolon

A

large colon

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Microglossia

A

small tongue

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Oliguria

A

decreased or small amount of urine output

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Polydipsia

A

excessive thirst

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Arthralgia

A

painful joints

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Thoracentesis

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puncture of the chest wall with drainage of fluid

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Coccigodynia

A

painful coccyx

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Myopathy

A

disease of the muscles

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Leukopenia

A

low white blood cell count

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Hematopoiesis

A

production or formation of blood cells

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Periocular

A

around the eye

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