Ch. 5 - Medical Terminology Flashcards
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Broncho/pulmo
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Lungs
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Cardi
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Heart
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Gastro
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Stomach
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Hepat
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liver
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neur
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nerve
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nas
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nose/nasal
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or
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mouth/oral
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pneumo
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air/lungs
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Ab-
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away from
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Ad-
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toward or near
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Ante-
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Before
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Brady-
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slow/below normal
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Contra-
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against
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dys-
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difficult or painful
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hyper-
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above normal, high
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hypo-
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below normal, low
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inter-
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between
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peri-
A
around
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poly-
A
many
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post-
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after
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pre-
A
before
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-super/supra
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above or in excess
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tachy-
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above normal, rapid
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uni-
A
one
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-ac
pertaining to
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-algia
pain
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-emesis
vomiting
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-itis
inflammation
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-ology
study of
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-plegia
paralaysis
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-pnea
breathing
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-rrhea
discharge
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-spasm
contraction
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-al
pertaining to
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-ist
one who specializes in
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study of body structure
anatomy
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study of body function
physiology
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plane dividing the body left/right
sagittal (median) plane
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Plane dividing the body front/back
frontal (coronal) plane
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plane dividing the body top/bottom
transverse (horizontal) plane
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closer to the body's midline
medial
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farther from the body's midline
lateral
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bilateral
both sides
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line extending from armpit to ankle
mid-axillary line
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term for front of body
anterior (ventral)
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term for back of body
posterior (dorsal)
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term for above
superior
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term for below
inferior
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prosimal
closer to the torso
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dorsal
farther from the torso
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referring to the hand
palmar
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referring to the foot
plantar
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patient lying on their back
supine
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patient lying on their stomach
prone
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patient lying on their side
recovery (lateral recombant)
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patient elevated on a stretcher
Fowler
