Chapter 1 Med Terms Flashcards
Who would you see if you had a heart attack
Cardiologist
Who would you see if you had ovarian cysts
Gynecologist
Who would you see if you had bipolar disorder
Psychiatrist
Who would you see if you had a breast adenocarcinoma
Oncologist
Who would you see if youw had iron deficiency anemia
Hematologist
Who would you see for for retinopathy
Ophthalmologist
Who would you see if you had a cerebrovascular accident (Stroke)
Neurologist
Who would you see if you had renal failure
Nephrologist
Who would you see if you had inflammatory bowel disease
Gastroenterologist
Who would you see if you had prostatic adenocarcinoma
Urologist
Word beginnings are called
Prefix
Word endings are called
Suffix
Foundation of a wrod
Root
Letter linking a suffix and root, or linking 2 roots in a term
Combining vowel
Combination of root and a combining vowel
Combining form
Cardi/o
Heart
Aden/o
Gland
Bi/o
Life
Cerebr/o
Cerebrum
Cephal/o
Head
Arthr/o
Joint
Carcin/o
Cancerous, cancer
Cyst/o
Urinary Bladder
Cyt/o
Cell
Derm/o or Dermat/o
Skin
Encephald/o
Brain
Electr/o
Electricity
-oma
Tumor, mass
-al
Pertaining to
-itis
Inflammation
-logy
Study of
-scopy
To visually examine
-ic
Pertaining to
-gram
Record
-opsy
Process of viewing
Cerebra/al
Pertaining to the cerebrum
Bi/opsy
Process of viewing living tissue
Aden/itis
Inflammation of the gland
Cephal/ic
Pertaining to the head
Carcin/oma
Cancerous tumor
Cyst/o/scopy
Process of visually examining the urinary bladder
Electr/o/cardi/o/gram
Recor of electicity in the heart
Cardi/o/logy
Study of the heart
Electr/o/encephala/o/gram
Record of the electrcity in the brain
Dermat/itis
Inflammation of the skin
Arthr/o/scopy
To visually examine the joints
Cyt/o/logy
Study of the cell
Erythr/o
Red
Enter/o
Intestines
Gastr/o
Stomach
Gnos/o
Knowledge
Hemat/o
Blood
Cis/o
To cut
Nephr/o
Kidney
Leuk/o
White
Iatr/o
Treatment/physician
Hepat/o
Liver
Neur/o
Nerves
Gynec/o
Women, female
Name for white blood cell
Leukocyte
Name for inflammation of stomach
Gastritis
Name for pertaining to being produced by treatment
Iatrogenic
Name for study of kidneys
Nephrology
Name for red blood cell
Erythrocyte
Name for mass of blood
Hematoma
Name for process of viewing living tissue
Biopsy
Name for pain of the nerves
Neuralgia
Name for process of examining the eye
Ophthalmoscopy
Name for inflammation of small intestine
Enteritis
Combining form for kidney (Latin)
Ren/o
Combining form for disease
Path/o
Combining form for eye
Ophthalm/o
Combining form for “to cut”
Sect/o
or
Cis/o
Combining form for nose
Rhin/o
Combining form for flesh
Sarc/o
Combining form for mind
Psych/o
Combining form for urinary tract
Ur/o
Combining form for bone
Oste/o
Combining form for x-rays
Radi/o
Combining form for clotting
Thromb/o
Combining form for tumor
Onc/o
Ophthalmoscopy
Process of visual examination of the eye
Ophthalmoscope
Use of instrument to visually examine the eye
Oncology
Study of tumors
Osteitis
Inflammation of bone
Psychosis
Abnormal condition of the mind
Thrombocyte
Clotting cell
Renal
Pertaining to the kidney
Nephrectomy
Removal of kidney
Osteotomy
Incision of the bone
Resection
Process of cutting back
Carcinogenic
Pertaining to producing cancer
Sarcoma
Tumor, mass
-algia
Pain
-ion
Process
-emia
Blood condition
-gram
Record
-scope
Instrument to visually examine
-osis
Condition, usually abnormal
-ectomy
Excision, removal
-genic
Pertaining to producing
-pathy
Disease condition
-tomy
Process of cutting, incision
-itis
Inflammation
-cyte
Cell
-globin
Protein
Dia-
Complete, through
Pro-
Before
Aut-, Auto-
Self, own
A-, An-
No, not, without
Hyper-
Above
Hypo-
Below
Epi-
Up
Endo-
Within
Retro-
Behind
Trans-
Across
Peri-
Surrounding
Ex-, exo-
Out
Sub-
Below
Re-
Back
Diagnosis
Complete knowledge
Prognosis
Before knowledge
Subhepatic
Below liver
Pericardium
Surrounding the heart
Hyperglycemia
Excessive sugar levels
Hypodermic
Pertaining to below the skin
Epigastric
Pertaining to above the stomach
Resection
Process of cutting back
Hypoglycemia
Insufficient blood sugar levels
Define the form and the word used.
Cerebr/o
Cerebrovascular Accident
Cerebrum
When brain doesn’t get adequate amounts of blood, nutrients, or oxygen
Define the form and the word used.
Encephal/o
Encephalitis
Brain
Inflammation of the brain
Define the form and the word used.
Cyst/o
Cystoscope
Urinary bladder
Instrument to visually examine the urinary bladder
Define the form and the word used.
Trans-
Transhepatic
Across
Across the liver
Define the form and the word used.
Sarc/o
Osteogenic Sarcoma
Flesh
Malignant tumor originating in the bone
Define the form and the word used.
Hypo-
Hypogastric
Pertaining to below the stomach
Define the form and the word used.
Endo-
Endocrine glands
Within
Secrete hormones within the body
Define the form and the word used.
-ectomy
Nephrectomy
Excision or removal
Excision or removal of the kidney
Define the form and the word used.
Exo-
Exocrine Glands
Out
Secrete chemicals outside the body
Define the form and the word used.
-algia
Neuralgia
Pain
Pain of the nerves
Inflammation of the liver
Hepatitis
Part of the hip bone
Ilium
Part of the small intestine
Ileum
Tube leading from the urinary bladder to outside of the body
Urethra
One of two tubes each leading from single kidney and inserting into the urinary bladder
Ureter
Headache
Cephalgia
Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating (surgically and medically) disorders in the eye
Ophthalmologist
Study of blood
Hematology
Record of electricity in the heart
Electrocardiogram
Inflammation of the stomach
Gastritis
Study of stomach and intestines
Gastroenterology
Pertaining to below the stomach
Hypogastric
Pertaining to above the stomach
Epigastric
Actual clot that forms
Thrombus
Condition of clot formation
Thrombosis
Occurs when blood vessels are damaged in the cerebrum and blood is prevented from reaching functional areas of the brain
Cerebrovascular Accident/Stroke
Hormone normally released by the pancreas to escort suagr from the bloodstream into cells –> Sugar is broken down in cells to release energy
Insulin
Endocrine gland near the stomach
Pancreas
Surgeon who operates on the urinary tract and the organs of the male reproductive systems
Urologist
An internal medicine specialist (nonsurgical) who diagnoses and treats disorders of kidneys
Nephrologist
Health care professional who examines eyes ad prescribes corrective lenses and may treat eye diseases
Optometrist
Grinds lenses and fits glasses and does not examine eyes, prescribe corrective lenses, or treat eye disorders
Optician
Serious brain injury associated with high-impact head trauma that may be found in football and boxing
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Pertaining to over a long period of time
Chronic
Secretes a greater than normal amount of thyroxine
Hyper thyroidism
Hyperactive Thyroid Gland
Endocrine gland in the neck
Thyroid gland
Thyroid hormone, T4
Thyroxine
Aden/o
Gland
Adenoma
Tumor of the gland
Bi/o
Life
Biology
Study of life
Carcin/o
Cancerous/cancer
Carcinoma
Cancerous tumor
Cardi/o
Heart
Cardiology
Study of heart
Cephal/o
Head
Cephalic
Pertaining to the head
Cerebr/o
Cerebrum
Cerebral
Pertaining to the cerebrum
Cis/o
To cut
Incision/Excision
To cut into
TO cut out of
Crin/o
To secrete
Endocrine glands
Secretes hormones directly within the bloodstream
Cyt/o
Cell
Cytology
Study of the cell
Derm/o
Dermat/o
Skin
Dermatitis
Inflammation of the skin
Hypodermic
Pertaining to below the skin
Electr/o
Electricity
Encephal/o
Brain
Enter/o
Intestines
Erythr/o
Red
Erythrocyte
Red cell that carry oxygen to the blood
Gastr/o
Stomach
Gastrectomy
Excision or removal of the stomach
Gastrotomy
Process of cutting into the stomach
Glyc/o
Sugar
Gnos/o
Knowledge
Diagnosis
State of complete knowledge
Prognosis
Prediction of the outcome of an illness
Gynec/o
Women/Female
Hemat/o
Hem/o
Blood
Hematoma
Collection of blood clot in the cavity or organ or under the skin
Hepat/o
Liver
Iatr/o
Treatment/physician
Iatrogenic
Adverse effects that resuts from treatment or intervention by the physician
Leuk/o
White
Leukocyte
White blood cell that helps fight diseases
Log/o
Study of
Metr/o
To measure
Ped/o
Child
Pediatric
Pertaining to children
Sect/o
To cut
Resection
Cutting back in sense of cutting out or removal
Thromb/o
Clot, clotting
Thrombocyte
Also known as platelets that help clot blood
Vascul/o
Blood vessels
A-, An-
No, not without
Anemia
Decreased number of erythrocytes or abnormality of hemoglobin within the RBC’s
Aut-, Auto-
Self
Autopsy
Process of viewing by onself
Dia-
Complete, through
Endo-
Within
Epi-
Above, upon
Epidermis
Outermost layer of skin lies above the middle laye of skin
Ex-, Exo-
Out, outside, outward
Hyper-
Excessive, above, more than normal amount
Hypo-
Below, deficient, under, less than normal
In-
Into, in
Peri-
Surrounding, around
Pro-
Before, forward
Re-
Back, backward, again
Retro-
Behind
Sub-
Below, under
Trans-
Across, through
-ac
Pertaining to
-al
Pertaining to
-algia
Pain
-cyte
Cell
-ectomy
Excision, removal
-emia
Blood condition
-genic
Pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
-globin
Protein
-gram
Record
-ic, -ical
Pertaining to
-ion
Process
-ist
Specialist
-ism
Process, condition
-itis
Inflammation
-logy
Process of study
-oma
Tumor, mass
-opsy
Process of viewing
-osis
Condition, usually abnormal
-pathy
Disease condition
-scope
Process of visually examining
-sis
State of, condition
-tomy
Process of cutting, incision
-um
Structures
-y
Process, condition
What is the largest part of the brain
Cerebrum
Small intestine is ____ but much ___ than the large intestine
Narrower, longer
What is the most common form of cancer
Basal cell carcinoma
During a stroke the cells are deprived of oxygen and nutrients which are damaging to the brain and cause loss of
Movement
Speech
Label the functions of the cerebrum
Use picture in Ch. 1 med term notes
Hyperglycemia is most frequently associated with
Diabetes
When you have high blood sugars is usually due to lack of ___ in type _
Insulin, Type 1
You have ineffective ___ in type _
Insulin, type 2
Thyroxine causes cells to
Burn fuel and release energy
What are the signs and symptoms of hyperthyroidism
Increases energy level and nervousness
Tachycardia
Weight loss
Exophthalmos (Bulging eyeballs)
