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Chapter 1. The Anatomy of Medical Terms Flashcards

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1
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What are the elements of a medical term ?

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root,prefix,suffix

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What is the root?

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A constant element of a medical term that gives the term meaning.

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Pneumonia

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Infection of the lung tissue

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Pneumon-

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Root lung/air (Greek)

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Pnuem-

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Root lung/air(Greek)

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Pulmonologist

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A specialist of the lungs.

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Pulmon-

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Lung

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What is a combining vowel?

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Element of a medical term that combines roots toother elements of a term. They have no meaning.

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What is a combining form?

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Root + combining vowel.

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respir-

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breathe

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bronch-

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wind pipe

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hemopnemothorax

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The presence of air and blood in the surrounding space of the the lungs in the chest

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hem-

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Root: blood (Greek)

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thorax-

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Suffix : chest (Greek)

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What is a suffix ?

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A group of letters positioned at the end of a medical term. Suffixes are combined to combining forms by combining vowel (only added if suffix does not begin with a vowel)

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-logy

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Suffix meaning the study of

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-logist

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Suffi meaning one that studies / specialist

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-pathy

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Suffix meaning disease

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-scopy

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Suffix meaning the visual examination

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What are the different types of suffixes?

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diagnostic, surgical, pathological, descriptive, or adjectival.

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-chezia

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Dx suffix to passastool

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-crit

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Dx suffix meaning to seperate

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-gram

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Dx suffix meaning to record

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-graph

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Dxsuffixmeaning an instrument for recording

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-lysis

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Dx suffix meaning destruction

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-oma

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dx suffix meaning tumor ormask

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-phillia

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dx suffixmeaning atttraction

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-ptysis

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dx suffix meaning spit

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-rrhage

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dx suffix meaning to flow profusely

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-rrhoid

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dx suffix meaning to flow

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-uria

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dx suffix meaning urine

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-centisis

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Surgical suffixmeaning surgical puncture

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-desis

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Surgical suffix meaning fixation

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-ectomy

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Surgical suffix meaning surgical rmoval

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-plasty

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Surgical suffixmeaning surgical repair

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-rrhaphy

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Surgical suffix meaning surgical structure

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-stomy

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Surgical suffix surgical formation of an opening

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-tomy

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Surgical suffi meaning surgical incision

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-tripsy

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Surgical suffix menaing crushing

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-itis

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Path. suffix menaing inflammation

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-osis

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path suffix meaning abnormal condition

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CardiAC

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Adj. suffix petraining to the heart

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PulomonARY

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Adj. suffix pertaining to the ungs

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PosterIOR

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Adj. suffix pertaining to the back of thebody

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Psyciatry

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Dx and reatment of mental disorders

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-iatry

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Noun menas treatment or medicalspecialty

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-ician

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noun noun menas expert orspecialist

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pediatrician

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A specialist in childrns develeptmengt anddisorders

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-icle

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noun suffix menas small/minute

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ossicle

A

small bone in the ear

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-ist

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noun suffix means expert / specialist

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Dentist

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expert or specialist in disorders f the orofacial complex

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-istry

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nounsuffix menas medical specialty

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-dentistry

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speciaty in disorders of the orofacial complex

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-ole

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noun suffix means small minute

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artirole

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small artery

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-ule

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noun suffix menas small/ minute

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venule

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a small vein

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-um

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Prefix menaing structure

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peri-

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prefix meaningaround

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Endo

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prefix menaing inside

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Ab

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preix away from

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ad

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prefix to,toward

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ante

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away from prefix

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post

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prefix coming after

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sub

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prefix under

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bi

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prefix two

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brady

A

prfix slow

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eu

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prefix normal

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hemi

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prefix half

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quad

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prefix four

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ilium

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bone in the pelvis

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ileum

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segment of small intestines

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ureter

A

tube from kidneys to bladder

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urethra

A

tube from bladder to outside

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malleus

A

small bone int hemiddleear

77
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malleolus

A

a bone in the ankle

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