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Mastering Healthcare Terminology 2E > Ch. 1 - Intro To Terminology > Flashcards

Ch. 1 - Intro To Terminology Flashcards

1
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Symbol

A

Graphic representation of a term

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Decodable term

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Terms that can be broken down into component parts to be analyzed.

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Nondecodable term

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Terms that cannot be broken into component parts.

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Eponym

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Term names for the person who identified the condition, described the procedure, or devised the object.

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Abbreviation

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Terms shortened to letters. Some are acronyms.

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Arthr/o

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Joint

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Bi/o

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Life

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Cardi/o

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Heart

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Col/o

Colon/o

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Large intestine

Colon

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Dent/I

Odont/o

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Teeth

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Derm/o

Dermat/o

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Skin

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Electr/o

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Electrical activity

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Enter/o

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Small intestine

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Fet/o

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Fetus

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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Hepat/o

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Liver

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Hyster/o

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Uterus

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Lith/o

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Stone

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Log/o

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Study

Knowledge

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20
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Nat/o

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Birth

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21
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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

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Oste/o

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Bone

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Path/o

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Disease

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Therm/o

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Heat

Temperature

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25
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Troph/o

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Nourishment

Development

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Tympan/o

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Eardrum

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27
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-al

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Pertaining to

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-algia

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Pain

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-dynia

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Pain

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30
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-ectomy

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Excision

Removal

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31
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-gram

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A record

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32
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-ia

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Condition

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33
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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ist

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One who specializes

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-itis

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Inflammation

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36
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-logy

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The study of

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-megaly

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An enlargement

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-opsy

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A viewing

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39
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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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-pathy

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Disease process

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-rrhage

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Bursting forth

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-rrhaphy

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Suture

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

45
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-scopy

A

Visual examination

46
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-stomy

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New opening

47
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-tomy

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An incision

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-um

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Noun ending usually meaning a structure

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-y

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Noun ending usually meaning the process of.

50
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A-

A

Not

Without

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An-

A

No
Not
Without

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Ante-

A

Before

In front of

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Anti-

A

Against

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Dys-

A

Painful
Abnormal
Difficult

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Endo-

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Within

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Epi-

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Above

On top of

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Ex-

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Outside

Out

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Hemi-

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Half

Partial

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Hyper-

A

Excessive

Above

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Hypo-

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Deficient

Below

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In-

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Not

In

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Infra-

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Below

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Inter-

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Between

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Intra-

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Within

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Neo-

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New

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Per-

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Through

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Peri-

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Surrounding

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Pre-

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Before

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Sub-

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Under

Below

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-ectomy

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Excision

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-graphy

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Process of recording

72
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-metry

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Process of measurement

73
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-scopy

A

A visual examination

74
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-stomy

A

A new opening

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-therapy

A

Treatment

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-tomy

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Incision

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-tripsy

A

Process of crushing

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-graph

A

Instrument to record

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-Meter

A

Instrument to measure

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-scope

A

Instrument to visually or aurally examine

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-tome

A

Instrument to cut

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-tripter

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Instrument to crush

83
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-trite

A

Instrument to crush

84
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Allo-

A

Other

Different

85
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Esthesi/o

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Feeling

86
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Ger/o

A

Aging

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Iatr/o

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Treatment

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Gynec/o

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Female

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Hemat/o

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Blood

90
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Neur/o

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Nerves

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Obstetr/o

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Midwife

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Onc/o

A

Tumor

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Orth/o

A

Straight

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Ped/o

A

Children

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Ot/o

A

Eat

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Rhin/o

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Nose

97
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Laryng/o

A

Voice box

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Psych/o

A

Mind

99
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Ur/o

A

Urinary system

Mastering Healthcare Terminology 2E (34 decks)

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