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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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What do Greek roots generally describe?

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Greek roots describe a disease, condition, treatment, or diagnosis.

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What do Latin roots generally describe?

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Latin roots describe anatomical structures.

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What is the meaning of the Greek word ‘dermatos’?

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Dermatos refers to the skin.

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What is the meaning of the Latin word ‘cutis’?

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Cutis refers to the skin.

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What does the term ‘dermatitis’ refer to?

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Dermatitis refers to inflammation of the skin.

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What does the term ‘cutaneous’ mean?

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Cutaneous means pertaining to the skin.

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What does the term ‘nephroma’ refer to?

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Nephroma refers to a tumor of the kidney.

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What does the term ‘renal’ pertain to?

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Renal pertains to the kidney.

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9
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A suffix alters the meaning of a word and describes a pathology, symptom, procedure, or part of speech.

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10
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Which suffix indicates inflammation?

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-itis

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11
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Which suffix indicates disease?

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-pathy

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12
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True or False: All medical terms have at least one word root.

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True

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13
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Provide an example of a combining form.

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gastr/o

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14
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What is the word analysis of ‘stomatitis’?

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Stomatitis is inflammation of the mouth.

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15
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What is the Greek root for mouth?

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stomat

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16
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What is the Greek root for kidney?

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nephr

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17
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What is the Latin root for kidney?

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renes

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18
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What does the suffix -itis mean?

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inflammation

Example: gastritis (inflammation of the stomach)

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What is the meaning of the suffix -megaly?

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enlargement

Example: gastr/o/megaly (enlargement of the stomach)

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20
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What does the suffix -oma signify?

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tumor

Example: hepat/oma (tumor of the liver)

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What does the suffix -cyte refer to?

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cell

Example: hepat/o/cytes (cells in the liver)

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22
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What do prefixes in medical terminology usually indicate?

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a number, time, position, direction, or negation

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23
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What is the medical term for the condition of not feeling?

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an/esthes/ia

Derived from the prefix an- (without, not) and root esthes (feeling)

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What does the prefix hyper- indicate?

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excessive

Example: hyperthermia (condition of excessive heat)

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What is the meaning of the prefix intra-?

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in, within

Example: intra/muscul/ar (pertaining to within the muscle)

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What does the prefix para- mean?

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near, beside; beyond

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27
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What does the prefix poly- signify?

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many, much

28
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What does the prefix pre- indicate?

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before

Example: pre/nat/al (pertaining to before birth)

29
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List the three steps for defining medical words.

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  • Define the suffix
  • Define the first part of the word
  • Combine the meanings
30
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In the term gastroenteritis, what does the suffix -itis represent?

A

inflammation

31
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In the term gastroenteritis, what does the word root ‘gastro’ refer to?

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stomach

32
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In the term gastroenteritis, what does the word root ‘enter’ refer to?

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intestine

33
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What is the meaning of the medical term gastroenteritis?

A

inflammation of stomach and intestine

34
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What links a suffix that begins with a vowel?

A

A word root

Example: hepat links -itis in hepatitis

35
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Define the word root ‘hepat’.

A

Liver

36
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What does the suffix ‘-itis’ signify?

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Inflammation

37
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What is the medical word for inflammation of the liver?

A

hepatitis

Pronounced as hép-ă-TI-tĩs

38
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What is the combining form for the word root ‘hepat’?

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hepat/o

39
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What does the medical word ‘hepatocyte’ mean?

A

Liver cell

Pronounced as HÉP-ă-ò-sĩt

40
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What are the components of the medical word ‘osteochondritis’?

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oste/o (bone) + chondr (cartilage) + -itis (inflammation)

41
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What does ‘osteochondritis’ mean?

A

Inflammation of bone and cartilage

Pronounced as ös-tē-õ-kön-DRI-tĩs

42
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What is the medical word for inflammation of bone and joint?

A

osteoarthritis

Pronounced as ös-te-o-ăr-THRI-tĩs

43
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What is the medical term for enlargement of the stomach?

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gastromegaly

44
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Fill in the blank: The suffix for enlargement is _______.

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-megaly

45
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What does the combining form ‘gastr/o’ refer to?

A

Stomach

46
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What is the combining form for the gallbladder?

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cholecyst/o

47
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What is the medical word for inflammation of the gallbladder?

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cholecystitis

Formed from cholecyst + -itis

48
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What does the combining form ‘pancreat/o’ refer to?

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Pancreas

49
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What is the medical word for inflammation of the pancreas?

A

pancreatitis

Formed from pancreat + -itis

50
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What is the medical word for the surgical removal of the appendix?

A

appendectomy

51
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True or False: The pronunciation of medical words follows the same rules as English words.

A

True

52
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What is the medical term for a procedure to examine the colon?

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colonoscopy

Formed from colon/o + -scopy

53
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What does nephritis mean?

A

inflammation of the kidney

54
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What is the meaning of arthrodesis?

A

fixation of a joint

55
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Define dermatitis.

A

inflammation of the skin

56
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What is gastrectomy?

A

excision of the stomach

57
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Define chondritis.

A

inflammation of cartilage

58
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What does hepatoma mean?

A

tumor of the liver

59
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Delete

A

pertaining to muscle

60
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What does gastric refer to?

A

pertaining to the stomach

61
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Define osteoma.

A

tumor of the bone

62
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What is the combining form for kidney?

A

nephr

63
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What is the combining form for liver?

A

hepat/o

64
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What does arthr stand for?

A

joint

65
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Fill in the blank: The combining form for bone and joint is _______.

A

oste/o/arthr

66
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What is the combining form for bile vessel?

A

cholangi/o

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