Chapter 1 Building Terms Flashcards by Izabella Mitchell

BMV

Building a Medical Vocabulary

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What is another name for medical terminology?

Medical vocabulary

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What is the foundation of the word? Usually accompanied by a prefix, suffix, or both

Word root

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_____ language roots are typically used to write words naming and describing structures of the body.

Latin

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____roots are used to write words naming and describing diseases, conditions, diagnosis, and treatment.

Greek

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Is often inserted between words roots to make the word easier to pronounce, connects words parts

Combining vowel

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A word root with a vowel attached is called a _____

Combining form

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_____ is a word part that is placed before a word root to modify its meaning

A prefix

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______is attached to the end of a word or word part to modify its meaning

A suffix

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______are joined to combining forms to write nouns, adjectives, and verbs

Suffixes

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_____categorize the term by placing it in a group

Suffixes

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Medical terms are composed of what?

Words roots, combining forms, prefixes and suffixes

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When do you drop the combining vowel?

When the suffix begins with a vowel

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Acronyms

Words formed from initials that are pronounceable

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Names of diseases, organs, procedures or body functions that are derived from the name of a person are called____

Eponyms

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Shortened forms of words or phrases are called_____

Abbreviations

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Where to look to see if an abbreviation use is discouraged

(ISMP) the Institute for Safe Medication Practices

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____is recognized nationwide as a symbol of quality, ALSO publishes an official Do Not Use list of abbreviations and symbols

(TJC) The Joint Commission

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Nouns that end in “s,” “ch,” or “sh” form their plurals by adding____

“es”

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Singular nouns that end in “y” preceded by a consonant form their plural by changing the____

“Y” to an “I” and adding “es”

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Singular ending in “is” -plural ending is___

Diagnosis ~>diagnoses

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Singular ending is “um”- plural ending is ___

Atrium ~> atria

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Singular ending is “us”-plural ending is___

Bronchus~> bronchi

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Singular ending is “a” the plural ending is___

Vertebra ~> vertebrae

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Singular ending is “ix” the plural ending is___

ices | Appendix ~> appendices

Singular ending is “ex” the plural ending is ____

ices | Cortex~> cortices

Singular ending is “ax” the plural ending is___

Aces | Thorax~>thoraces

Singular ending is “ma” the plural ending is___

s or mata | Carcinoma~> carcinoma or carcinomata

Singular ending is “on” plural ending is __

a | Protozoon ~> protozoa

Singular ending is “nx” the plural ending is ___

nges | Phalanx~>phalanges

How are long vowels marked

With a straight line above them | māte

-er, -ist

one who

-iatrician

Practitioner

-logist

One who studies; specialist

-ac, -al, -ar, -ic, -ical

Pertaining to

-iatrics, -iatry

Medical profession or treatment

-logic, -logical

Pertaining to the science or study of

-logy

The study or science of

Clinical nonsurgical specialty of medicine that deals specifically with the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the internal structures of the body, this specialist is called___

An internist

Cardi(o)

Heart

Crin(o)

To secrete

Dermat(o)

Skin

Esthesi(o)

Feeling or sensation

Gastr(o), enter(o)

Stomach, intestines

Ger(a), ger(o), geront(o)

Elderly or aged

Gynec(o)

Female

Immun(o)

Immune

Ne(o), nat(o)

new, birth

Neur(o)

Nerve

Obstetr(o)

Midwife

Onc(o)

Tumor

Ophthalm(o)

Eye

Orth(o), ped(o)

Straight, foot-sometimes child

Ot(o), laryng(o)

Ear, larynx

Path(o)

Disease

Ped(o)

Child sometimes foot

Psych(o)

Mind

Radi(o)

Radiant energy, radiation, sometimes radius

Rheumat(o)

Rheumatism

Rhin(o)

Nose

Ur(o)

Urinary tract, sometimes urine

Nervous system is made up of___

The brain, spinal cord, and nerves

Surgery is derived from Greek word that means____

Handwork

Plast(o)

Repair

Method of sorting according to patients’ need of care

Triage

Legal aspects of healthcare

Forensic medicine

The branch of medicine that specializes the the prevention of disease is called

Preventative medicine

Specialty associated with miscarriage

Obstetrics

Specialty associated with hormonal deficiency

Endocrinology

____is a treatment of a disease or pathologic condition

Therapy

___ means pertaining to drugs or pharmacy

Pharmaceutic

Pharmacology

The science of drugs

Another term for drugs used in medicine

Pharmaceuticals

Drugs not administered via the digestive tract, most commonly used in reference to injectables

Parenterals

Movement of the drug from the administration site into the blood is called what?

Absorption of the drug

The transportation of the drug to other body tissues is called what?

Distribution of the drug

How the drug is used in the body after administration is referred to as?

Pharmacokinetics (involves The drugs absorption, distribution, metabolism, and elimination.

____involves movement or changes

Kinetics

How the drug affects he body is known as?

Pharmacodynamics

Where and how a drug interacts with a site in the body is called

Action of the drug

If the effect is confined to the site of administration the drug has____

Local effect

If a drug acts on many sites away from the administration site, the effect is said to be___

Systemic

Measured amount of a drug is called a

Dose

___refers to the level of effect of a drug

Potency

Drugs are generally grouped into___ based on their major effects

Classes

Trained medical expert in drug information

Pharmacist

Type of drugs that produce a loss of sensation

Anesthetics

ACA

Affordable Care Act

AMA

American Medical Association

chief complaint

CPT

Current Procedural Terminology

DOB

Date of Birth

DRG

Diagnosis-related group

Diagnosis

emergency department

ENT

Ear, nose and throat

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

Family History

General practitioner

HCPCS

Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System

H&P

History and physical

HIPAA

Health Insurance Portability and Acountability Act

HPI

History of present illness

ICD-9

International Classification of Diseases, 9th revision

ICD-10

International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision

Inpatient

ISMP

Institute for Safe Medication Practices

Doctor of medicine

Obstetrics

Outpatient

Ophth

Ophthalmology

Operating room

OTC

Over-the-counter

PACU

Post anesthesia care unit

Physical examination, pulmonary embolism

PMH

Past medical history

Patient

ROS

Review of systems

SSN

Social Security number

TJC

The Joint Commission

Treatment

Vital signs

Epidemiology

Branch of medicine which deals with incidence, distribution, and possible control of diseases and other factors relating to health