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Chapter 1. The Anatomy of Medical Terms Flashcards

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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
Dx suffix meaning destruction
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-oma
dx suffix meaning tumor ormask
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-phillia
dx suffixmeaning atttraction
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-ptysis
dx suffix meaning spit
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-rrhage
dx suffix meaning to flow profusely
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-rrhoid
dx suffix meaning to flow
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-uria
dx suffix meaning urine
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-centisis
Surgical suffixmeaning surgical puncture
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-desis
Surgical suffix meaning fixation
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-ectomy
Surgical suffix meaning surgical rmoval
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-plasty
Surgical suffixmeaning surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
Surgical suffix meaning surgical structure
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-stomy
Surgical suffix surgical formation of an opening
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-tomy
Surgical suffi meaning surgical incision
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-tripsy
Surgical suffix menaing crushing
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-itis
Path. suffix menaing inflammation
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-osis
path suffix meaning abnormal condition
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CardiAC
Adj. suffix petraining to the heart
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PulomonARY
Adj. suffix pertaining to the ungs
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PosterIOR
Adj. suffix pertaining to the back of thebody
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Psyciatry
Dx and reatment of mental disorders
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-iatry
Noun menas treatment or medicalspecialty
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-ician
noun noun menas expert orspecialist
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pediatrician
A specialist in childrns develeptmengt anddisorders
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-icle
noun suffix menas small/minute
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ossicle
small bone in the ear
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-ist
noun suffix means expert / specialist
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Dentist
expert or specialist in disorders f the orofacial complex
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-istry
nounsuffix menas medical specialty
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-dentistry
speciaty in disorders of the orofacial complex
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-ole
noun suffix means small minute
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artirole
small artery
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-ule
noun suffix menas small/ minute
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venule
a small vein
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-um
Prefix menaing structure
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peri-
prefix meaningaround
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Endo
prefix menaing inside
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Ab
preix away from
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ad
prefix to,toward
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ante
away from prefix
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post
prefix coming after
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sub
prefix under
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bi
prefix two
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brady
prfix slow
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eu
prefix normal
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hemi
prefix half
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quad
prefix four
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ilium
bone in the pelvis
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ileum
segment of small intestines
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ureter
tube from kidneys to bladder
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urethra
tube from bladder to outside
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malleus
small bone int hemiddleear
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malleolus
a bone in the ankle

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