Ch1 Introduction To Medical Terminology Flashcards

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1
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Word Root

A

Core, or main part, of a medical term

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Eponym

A

Term named after the person who first identified the condition or developed the procedure

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3
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Cardi/o

A

Heart

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Cerebr/o

A

Brain, cerebrum

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Col/o, colon/o

A

Colon (section of large intestine)

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Crani/o

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Cranium, skull

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Dermat/o

A

Skin

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Gastr/o

A

Stomach

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Nephr/o

A

Kidney

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Neur/o

A

Nerve

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Oste/o

A

Bone

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Pulmon/o

A

Lung

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Ren/o

A

Kidney

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Vas

A

Vessel

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A-, an-

A

Without, not

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Dys-

A

Painful, difficult, abnormal

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Inter-

A

Between, among

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Intra-

A

Inside, within

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Peri-

A

Around, surrounding

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Poly-

A

Many, much

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Post-

A

After, behind

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Pre-

A

Before

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Sub-, infra-

A

Below, beneath

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Supra-, super-

A

Above

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-ac, -al, -ary, -ic, -ous

A

Pertaining to

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-algia

A

Pain

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-ectomy

A

Excision, surgical removal

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-gram

A

Record, recording

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-ism, -ia

A

Condition of

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-itis

A

Inflammation

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-ium

A

Pertaining to body region, structure

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-logy

A

Study of

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-oma

A

Tumor

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-tomy

A

Incision

35
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Prefix

A

Word part that comes before the word root; add meaning to the term by adjusting or qualifying the meaning of the root word

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Suffix

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Word part that comes after the word root; add the meaning of the suffix to the meaning of the word root ( and prefix when one is present)

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Combining vowel

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Vowel used between word parts (usually o, sometimes e or i) that is added to a word root to make the word easier to pronounce

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Combining form

A

The word root and its associated combining vowel