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AHS 102 003 Med Term > Chapter 1: Intro to Med Term > Flashcards

Chapter 1: Intro to Med Term Flashcards

1
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4 parts of every medical term

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1- word roots
2- combining vowels
3- prefixes
4- suffixes

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Word roots

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the foundation of the word (e.g., cardi- in cardiogram)

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Prefix

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at the beginning of the word (e.g., peri- in pericardium)

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Suffix

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at the end of the word (e.g., -itis in carditis)

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Combining vowel

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a vowel that links the word root to another word root or suffix (e.g., cardi-o-my-o-pathy)

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Cardi (word root) meaning

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heart

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Peri- (prefix) meaning

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around

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-itis (suffix) meaning

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inflammation

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Pericarditis

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inflammation around the heart

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Cis- meaning

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cut/incision

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Osteoarthritis

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inflammation involving bone at a joint

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Oste-

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bone

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Arth-

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joint

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-itis

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inflammation

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Bi/o

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life

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Carcin/o

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cancer

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Cardi/o

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heart

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Chem/o

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chemical

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Cis/o

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to cut

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Dermat/o

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skin

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Enter/o

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small intestine

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Gastr/o

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stomach

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Gynec/o

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female

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Hemat/o

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blood

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Immun/o

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immunity

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Laryng/o

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voice box

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Nephr/o

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kidney

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Neur/o

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nerve

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Ophthalm/o

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eye

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Ot/o

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ear

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Path/o

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disease

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Pulmon/o

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lung

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Rhin/o

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nose

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A-

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without

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An-

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without

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Anti-

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against

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Auto-

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self

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Brady-

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slow

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De-

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without

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Dis-

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apart from

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Dys-

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painful, difficult, abnormal

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Endo-

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within, inner

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Epi-

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above

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Eu-

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normal

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Ex-

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outward

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Extra-

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outside of

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Hetero-

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different

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Homo-

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same

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Hyper-

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excessive

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In-

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not/inward

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Inter-

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between

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Intra-

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within

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Macro-

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large

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Micro-

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small

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Neo-

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new

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Non-

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not

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Para-

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besides, abnormal, two like parts of a pair

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Per-

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through

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Peri-

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around

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Post-

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after

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Pre-

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before

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Pro-

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before

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Pseudo-

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false

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Re-

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again

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Retro-

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backward, behind

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Sub-

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under

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Syn-

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together

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Tachy-

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fast

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Trans-

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across

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Ultra-

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beyond

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Bi-

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two

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Un-

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not

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Hemi-

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half

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Mono-

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one

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Multi-

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many

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Nulli-

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none

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Pan-

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all

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Poly-

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many

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Quadri-

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four

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Semi-

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partial

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Tetra-

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four

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Tri-

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three

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-algia

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pain

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-cele

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protrusion

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-cyte

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cell

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectasis

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dilation

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-gen

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that which produces

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-genesis

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produces

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-genic

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producing

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-ia

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condition

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-iasis

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abnormal condition

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-ism

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state of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-logical

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pertaining to study of

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-logist

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one who studies

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-logy

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study of

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-lytic

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destruction

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-megaly

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enlarged

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-oma

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tumor, mass

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-opsy

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view of

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease

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-plasm

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formation

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-plegia

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paralysis

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-ptosis

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drooping

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-rrhage

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abnormal flow

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-rrhagia

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abnormal flow condition

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-rrhea

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discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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-sclerosis

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hardening

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-stenosis

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narrowing

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-therapy

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treatment

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-trophy

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development

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Adjective suffixes

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-ac
-al
-an
-ar
-ary
-atic
-eal
-iac
-ic
-ical
-ile
-ine
-ior
-nic
-ory
-ose
-ous
-tic

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-centesis

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puncture to withdraw fluid

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-ostomy

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surgically create an opening

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-otomy

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cutting into

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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suture

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-tome

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instrument to cut

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-gram

A

record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-scope

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instrument for viewing

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-scopic

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pertaining to visually examining

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-scopy

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process of visually examining

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History and Physical

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written or dictated by the admitting physician

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Physicians orders

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complete list of care, medications, tests, and treatments physician orders for patient

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Nurse’s notes

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record of patient’s care throughout the day

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Physicians progress notes

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1- physicians’ daily record of patient’s condition
2- results of physicians’ examinations
3- summary of test results
4- updated assessment and diagnoses
5- further plans for the patient’s care

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Consultation reports

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reports given by specialists whom the physician has asked to evaluate the patient

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Ancillary reports

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reports from various treatments and therapies the patient has received, such as rehabilitation, social services, or respiratory therapy

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Diagnostic reports

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results of diagnostic test performed on patient, principally from a clinical lab and medical imaging

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Informed consent

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document voluntarily signed by patient that clearly describes purpose, methods, procedures, benefits, and risks of a diagnostic or treatment procedure

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Operative report

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report from the surgeon detailing an operation

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Anesthesiologist’s report

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relates details regarding substances given to patient, patient’s response to anesthesia, and vital signs during surgery

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Pathologist’s report

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report given by pathologist who studies tissue removed from patient

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Discharge summary

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comprehensive outline of patient’s entire hospital stay

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Acute care or general hospitals

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provide services to diagnose and treat diseases for a short period of time

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Speciality care hospitals

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provide care for very specific types of diseases

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Nursing homes or long-term care facilities

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provide long-term care for patients needing extra time to recover from illness or injury before returning home or for persons who can no longer take care of themselves

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Urgent care centers

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walk-in clinics that provide immediately needed care not requiring services of emergency department

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Ambulatory care centers, surgical centers, or outpatient clinics

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provide services not requiring overnight hospitalization

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Physicians’ office

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provide diagnostic and treatment services in a private office setting

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Health maintenance organization (HMO)

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provides a wide range of services by a group of primary care physicians, specialists, and other healthcare professionals in a prepaid system

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Home health care

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provides nursing, therapy, personal care, or housekeeping services in the patient’s own home

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Rehabilitation centers

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provide intensive physical and occupational therapy

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Hospices

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provide support treatment to terminally ill patients and their families

154
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What does HIPAA stand for?

A

health insurance portability and accountability act

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