Chapter 1 : Intro. to Med. Term. Flashcards
Contains the basic meaning of the term. Usually, not always, indicate the involved body part.
Word Roots
Usually, but not always, indicate procedure, condition, disorder, or disease. Always comes at the end of the word.
Suffixes
Usually, but not always, indicate location, time, number, or status. Always comes at the beginning of the word.
Prefixes
cyan/o
blue
erythr/o
red
leuk/o
white
melan/o
black
poli/o
gray
cytes
cell
neur/o
nerve
-plasty
surgical repair (plastic surgery)
-itis
inflammation
gastr/o
stomach
enter/o
small intestine
A combining vowel is used when the suffix beings with a consonant.
True.
It is not necessary to use a combining vowel when joining two root words.
False, a combining vowel is always used when two or more root words are joined.
A combining vowel is used when the suffix begins with a vowel.
False, a combining vowel is **not **used when the suffix begins with a vowel.
A prefix does not require a combining vowel.
True
tonsill/o
tonsils
-ectomy
surgical removal
-ac
pertaining to
crani
skull
-osis
abnormal condition or disease
-algia
pain and suffering
-dynia
pain
-malacia
abnormal softening
arteri/o
artery
-megaly
enlargement
-necrosis
tissue death
hepat/o
liver
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
abdomin/o
abdomen
-ectomy
surgical removal
append
appendix
-graphy
process of recording a picture or record
-gram
record or picture (instagram)
-scopy
visual examination (endoscopy)
endo-
within
-rrhage and -rrhagia
bursting forth, as in an abnormal excessive fluid discharge or bleeding. (-rrage and -rrhagia both refer to flow of blood, rage may lead to a bloody fight)
hem/o
blood
-rrhaphy
suture or stitch (r-r-wrap as if you were going to wrap injury in sutures)
-rrhea
abnormal flow or discharge and refers to the abnormal flow of most body fluids. (ex. diarrhea)
dia-
through
-rrhexis
rupture (an ex-girlfriend/boyfriend because they had enough of you and left)
nat
birth
-al
pertaining to
pre-
before
peri-
surrounding (perry the platypus is always, somehow, arround)
post-
after
laryng
larynx and throat
rhin/o
nose
ab-
away from
ad-
toward or in the direction of (addiction)
dys-
bad, difficult, painful
eu-
good, normal, well, or easy (euphoria = happy)
hyper-
excessive or increased
hypo-
deficient or decreased
inter-
between or among
intra-
within or inside
sub-
under, less, or below (substitute teacher)
supra
above or excessive (super)
ot/o
ear
lith
stone (lithosphere)
-otomy
surgical incision
edema
excess fluid in body tissues, causing swelling
ends in a, plural is usually formed by adding an ___.
e
ends in ex or ix, plural is usually formed by changing the ex or the ix to ___.
ices
ends in is, plural is usually formed by changing is to ___.
es
term ends in itis, plural is usually formed by changing is to ___.
ides
term ends in nx, plural is usually formed by changing the x to ___.
ges
term ends in on, plural is usually formed by changing on to __.
a
term ends in um, plural usually formed by changing um to ___.
a
term ends in us, plural is usually formed by changing us to __.
i
ather/o
plaque or fatty substance
-oma
tumor
arthr/o
joint
-algia
pain
ileum
small intestine
ilium
hip
infection
invasion of the body by a pathogenic
inflammation
localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues
laceration
torn, ragged wound
lesion
pathologic change of the tissue due to disease or injury
mucous
specialized mucous membranes that line the body cavities
mucus
name of fluid secreted by mucous membranes
myc/o
fungus
-osis
abnormal condition
myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
-pathy
disease
my/o
muscle
-ologist
specialist
geront
old age
-ology
study of
neo-
new
-ostomy
surgically create an artificial opening
evidence of disease
sign
can be observed only by the partient
symptom
set of signs and symtoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
syndrome
identification of the disease
diagnosis
process of reaching a diagnosis
diagnose
attempts to determine which one of several diseases may be producing the symptoms
differential diagnosis
forecast or prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder
prognosis
disease or symptom has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
acute
disease or symtom of long duration
chronic
partial or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure
remission
disease that is named for the condition described
condition described
disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first
eponym
word formed from the intial letter or letters of the major parts of a compound term
acronym
-otomy
cutting into or a surgical incision
palpation
examination technique in which the examiner’s hands are used to feel texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
palpitation
pounding or racing heart
prostate
male gland that lies under the urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra
prostrate
collapse and be lying flat or to be overcome with exhaustion (strate sounds like straight)
pyel/o
renal pelvis
py/o
pus
-derma
skin
pyr/o
fever or fire (pyrex)
supination
act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward (sup = above)
suppuration
formation or discharge of pus
suturing
act of closing a wound or incision by stitching or a similar means
ligation
act of binding or tying off blood vessels or ducts
triage
medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment
trauma
wound or injury
viral
pertaining to a virus
virile
possessing masculine traits
vir
virus or poison
