Chapter 1 Secondary Terms Flashcards
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word root
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basic meaning of the term
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combining form
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word root with a combining vowel added at the end
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suffix
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indicates procedure, condition, disorder, or diesease
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prefix
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indicates location, time, number, or status
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cyan/o
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blue
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erythr/o
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red
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leuk/o
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white
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melan/o
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black
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poli/o
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gray
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neurplasty
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surgical repair of a nerve
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neurorrhaphy
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surgical suturing together the ends of a severed nerve
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tonsillitis
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inflammation of the tonsils
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tonsillectomy
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surgical removal of the tonsils
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-algia
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pain and suffering
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-dynia
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pain
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-itis
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inflammation
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-malacia
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abnormal softening
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-necrosis
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tissue death
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-sclerosis
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abnormal hardening
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-stenosis
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abnormal narrowing
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or remove excess
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-graphy
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process of producing a picture or record
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-gram
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picture or record
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-scopy
visual examination
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
sudden, severe bleeding
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-rrhaphy
surgical suturing to close a wound
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-rrhea
flow or discharge
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-rrhexis
rupture
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ab-
away from, negative, absent
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ad-
toward, to, in the direction of
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dextr/o
right side
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sinistr/o
left side
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ex-
out of, outside, away from
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in-
in, into, not, without
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macro-
large, abnormal size, or long
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micr/o, micro-
small
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mega-, megal/o
large, great
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olig/o
scanty, few
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pre-
before
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post-
after, behind
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prenatal
the time and events before birth
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perinatal
time and events surrounding birth
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postnatal
time and events after birth
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sign
objective evidence of disease, such as a fever
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symptom
subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or headache
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syndrom
set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a disease process
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diagnosis
identification of a disease
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differential diagnosis
rule out; attempt to determine which of several diseases is causing the signs and symptoms present
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prognosis
prediction of the probably course and outcome of a disease
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acute
condition with rapid onset, severe course, relatively short duration
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chronic
condition of long duration
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remission
temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of disease without a cure
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disease
condition in which body parts are not functioning normally
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eponym
disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for who discovered or described it first
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acronym
form wormed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term
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arteri/o
artery
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ather/o
plaque or fatty substance
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arthr/o
joint
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-ectomy
surgical removal
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-ostomy
surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
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-otomy
cutting, surgical incision
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fissure
groove or crack-like sore of the skin
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fistula
abnormal passage between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the body surface
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ileum
last and longest portion of the small intestine
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ilium
part of the hip bone
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infection
invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism
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malaise
feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness
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exudate
fluid, such as pus, that leaks from an infected wound
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inflammation
localized response to an injury or the destruction of tissue
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laceration
torn of jagged wound, accidental cut
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lesion
pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury
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mucous
specialized membranes that line the body cavities
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mucus
fluid secreted by the mucous membranes
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myc/o
fungus
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myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
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my/o
muscle
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-ologist
specialist
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-ology
study of
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palpation
examination technique in which the hands are used to determine texture, size, consistency, and location
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palpitation
pounding or racing heart
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pyel/o
renal pelvis, part of the kidney
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py/o
pus
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pyr/o
fever or fire
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supination
rotating the arm so the palm is forward or upward
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suppuration
formation or discharge of pus
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triage
medical screening to determine priority or proper place of treatment
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trauma
wound or injury
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viral
pertaining to a virus
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virile
having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male
