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1
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Word roots and combining forms:

A

The vowels are utilized in two places between the root and the suffix.
-ex: arthr- it is

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Aden/o

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Gland:
Define: adenopathy : gland disease

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3
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Cardin/o

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Carcinoma

Cancerous tumor

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Cardi/ o

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Cardiac

Pertaining to the heart

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Chem/o

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Chemotherapy

Treatment with chemicals

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Cis/o

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To cut

Incision process of cutting

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Dermat/o

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Skin

Dermatology study of the skin

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Enter/o

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Small intestine
Enteric
Pertaining to the small intestine

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

Pertaining to the stomach

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Gynec/o

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Female

Gynecology: the study of females

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Hemat/o

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Blood
Hematic
Pertaining to the blood

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Hydr/o

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Water
Hydrocele
Protrusion of water in the scrotum

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Immun/o

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Immunity

Immunology: the study of the immunity

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Laryng/o

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Voice box

Laryngeal : pertaining to the voice box

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Neur/o

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Nerve

Neural : pertaining to a nerve

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Ophthalm/o

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Eye

Ophthalmic: pertaining to the eye

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Ot/o

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Ear

Optic: pertaining to the ear

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Patho/o

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Disease

Pathology: study of disease

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Pulmonary/o

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Pulmonary

Pertaining to the lungs

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20
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Rhin/o

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Nose

Rhinoplasty: surgical repair of the nose

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21
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Prefix “a-“

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Without
Away
From
Define a- phasia: without speech

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Prefix:”an-“

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Without

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23
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Prefix: “ante-“

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Before
In front of
Ante partum : before birth

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Prefix:”auto-“

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Self

Auto. Graft: a graft from ones on body.

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Prefix: Brady-

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Slow

Brady cardia : slow heartbeat

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Prefix: contra-“

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Against
Contra ception
Against conception

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27
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Prefix:”de-“

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Without
De- pigmentation
Without pigment

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28
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Prefix”dys-“

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Painful
Difficult
Abnormal
Dys- pnea: difficult breathing

29
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Prefix-“endorse-“

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Within
Inner
Endo- scope: instrument to view within

30
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Prefix:”epi-“

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Upon
Over
Epi- gastric
Upon or over the stomach

31
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Prefix:”eso-“

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Inward

Eso- tropia: inward turning

32
Q

The four parts of medical terms

A

Word root. : foundation of the word
Prefixes: beginning of a word
Suffixes: end of a word
O: combining vowel

33
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1.

________ Provides services for a short period

A

Hospital

34
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Complete outline of a patient’s entire hospital stay.

A

discharge summary

35
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Provides supportive care to terminally ill patients .

A

hospice

36
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Extra

A

outside of

extracorporeal (outside of the body)

37
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hetero-

different

heterograft (graft [like a skin graft] from another species)

A

different

heterograft (graft [like a skin graft] from another species)

38
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homo-

A

same

homograft (graft [like a skin graft] from the same species)

39
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Hydro

A

water

hydrotherapy (water therapy)

40
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hyper-

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over, above

hypertrophy (overdevelopment)

41
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hypo-

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under, below

hypodermic (under the skin)

42
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In-

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not; inward

infertility (not fertile); inhalation (to breathe in)

43
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among, between

intervertebral (between the vertebrae)

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Inter-

44
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Intra-

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Intrwithin, inside

intravenous (inside, within a vein)

45
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macro-

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large

macrotia (having large ears)

46
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micro-

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small

microtia (having small ears)

47
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myo-

to shut

myopia (to shut eyes/squint)

A

to shut

myopia (to shut eyes/squint)

48
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neo-

A

new

neonatology (study of the newborn)

49
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pan-

all

pansinusitis (inflammation of all the sinuses)

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all

pansinusitis (inflammation of all the sinuses)

50
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-adipo

A

Fat

51
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-antero

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Front

52
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Brachiosaurus

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Arm

53
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Cardi

A

Heart

54
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Caudo

A

Tail

55
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-cephalo

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Head

56
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-cervical

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Neck

57
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-chondrites

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Cartilage

58
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-craniotomy

A

Skull

59
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-crur

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Leg

60
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Cyto

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Cell

61
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-dermat

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Skin

62
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Disto

A

Away

63
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-dorsa

A

Back of body

64
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-entero

A

Small intestine

65
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-epithelial

A

Epithelium

66
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-gastro

A

Stomach

67
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-gluten

A

Buttocks

68
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-gyneco

A

Woman

Medical Term Lessons (4 decks)

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