Ch 1--Basics Flashcards by Rachelle Jamison

Q

Parts of a medical term

A

Prefix, roots, suffixes

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Some terms

A

Have a suffix and a root, with no prefix

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Is

A

Es

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Us

A

I

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A

A

Ae

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Um

A

A

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Ix or ex

A

Ices

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Oma

A

Omata; Omas

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Nx

A

Nges

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On

A

A or add s

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Ax

A

Aces

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Diagnosis

Is

A

Diagnoses

Change to Es

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Pelvis

Is

A

Pelves

Change to es

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Neurosis

Is

A

Neuroses

Change to es

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Bronchus

Us

A

Bronchi

Change Es to I

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Bacillus

A

Bacilli

Change us to I

Q

Calculus

A

Calculi

Change us to I

Q

Embolus

A

Emboli

Change us to I

Q

Sclera

A

Sclerae

Change a to ae

Q

Scapula

A

Scapulae

Change a to ae

Q

Vena cava

A

Vena cavae

Change a to ae

Q

Acetabulum

A

Acetabula

Change um to a

Q

Capitulum

A

Capitula

Change um to a

Q

Septum

A

Septa

Change um to a

Q

Diverticulum

A

Diverticula

Change um to a

Q

Calix

A

Calices

Change ix to ices

Q

Cervix

A

Cervices

Change ix to ices

Q

Index

A

Indices

Change ix to ices

Q

Varix

A

Varices

Change ix to ices

Q

Adenoma

A

Adenomata or adenomas

Change oma to ta or s

Q

Carcinoma

A

Carcinomas or carcinomata

Change oma to ta or s

Q

Fibroma

A

Fibromata or fibromas

Change oma to ta or s

Q

Larynx

A

Larynges

Q

Phalanx

A

Phalanges

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Ganglion

A

Ganglia or ganglions

Q

Thorax

A

Thoraces