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Chapter 1 - The Structure Of Medical Language Flashcards

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The Five Medical Language Skills

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  1. Reading
  2. Listening
  3. Thinking, analyzing, and understanding
  4. Writing/typing and spelling
  5. Speaking and pronouncing
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Etymology

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Study of word origins

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Many medical words come from what languages?

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Greek, Latin, Dutch, French, and Old English

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Nucleus - Language of Origin

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Latin - nucleus

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Pelvis - language of origin

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Latin - pelvis

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Sinus - language of origin

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Latin - sinus

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Paranoia - language of origin

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Greek - paranoia

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Thorax - language of origin

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Greek - thorax

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Artery - language of origin

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Latin - arteria

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Muscle - language of origin

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Latin - musculus

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Patient - language of origin

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Latin - patiente

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Vein - language of origin

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Latin - vena

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Phobia - language of origin

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Greek - phobos

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Sperm - language of origin

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Greek - sperma

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Urine - language of origin

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Greek - urina

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Bladder - language of origin

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Old English - blaedre

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Heart - language of origin

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Old English - heorte

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Drug - language of origin

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Dutch - droog

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Physician - language of origin

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French - physicien

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Singular ending - a

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Plural ending -ae (Latin)

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Singular ending -us

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Plural ending -i (Latin)

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Singular ending -um

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Plural ending -a (Latin)

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Singular ending -is (L)

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Plural ending -es (Latin)

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Singular ending -ex

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Plural ending -ices (Latin)

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Singular ending -is (G)

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Plural ending -ides (Greek)

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Singular ending -nx

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Plural ending -nges (Greek)

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Singular ending -oma

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Plural ending -omata (Greek)

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Singular ending -on

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Plural ending -a (Greek)

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Prefix

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an optional word beginning

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Combining form

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the foundation of the word

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Suffix

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the word ending

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List the parts of a combining form in order

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Root, forward slash, combining vowel, hyphen

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abdomin/o-

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abdomen

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append/o-

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appendix; small structure hanging from a larger structure

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arteri/o-

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artery

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intestin/o-

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intestine

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laryng/o-

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larynx; voice box

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muscul/o-

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muscle

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thyroid/o-

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thyroid gland

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tonsill/o-

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tonsil

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ven/o-

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vein

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arthr/o-

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joint

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cardi/o-

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heart

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derm/o-

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skin

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gastr/o-

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stomach

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mamm/o-

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breast

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nas/o-

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nose

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psych/o-

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mind

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cholecyst/o-

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gallbladder

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cost/o-

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rib

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enter/o-

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intestine

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hepat/o-

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liver

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hyster/o-

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uterus; womb

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lapar/o-

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abdomen

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chrom/o-

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color

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erythro/o-; rub/o-

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red

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jaund/o-

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yellow

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verd/o-

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green

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cyan/o-

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blue

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melan/o-

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black

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albin/o-; leuk/o-

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white

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-ac

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pertaining to

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-al

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pertaining to

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-ar

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pertaining to

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-ary

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pertaining to

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-ine

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pertaining to

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-ive

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pertaining to

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-ous

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pertaining to

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-ation

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being; having; process

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-ion

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action; condition

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-ia

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condition; state; thing

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-ism

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disease from a specific cause; process

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-itis

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inflammation of; infection of

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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mass; tumor

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-osis

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condition; process

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-pathy

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-gram

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picture; record

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-metry

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process of measuring

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-scope

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instrument used to examine

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-scopy

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process of using an instrument to examine

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-stomy

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surgically created opening

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-therapy

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-tomy

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process of cutting; process of making an incision

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-atry

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medical treatment

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-ics

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knowledge; practice

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-ist

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person who specializes in; thing that specializes in

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-logy

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endo-

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innermost; within

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epi-

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above; upon

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inter-

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intra-

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peri-

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post-

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after; behind

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pre-

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before; in front of

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sub-

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below; underneath

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trans-

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across; through

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bi-

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brady-

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hemi-

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hyper-

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above; more than normal

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hypo-

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below; deficient

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poly-

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many; much

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quadri-

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tachy-

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tri-

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a-

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away from; without

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an-

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not; without

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anti-

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de-

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reversal of; without

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dys-

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abnormal; difficult; painful

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eu-

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good; normal

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mal-

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bad; inadequate

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re-

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again and again; backward; unable to

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Divide medical words: Combining Form and Suffix

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  • divide word into its combining form and suffix
  • give each piece its meaning
  • put the word part meanings together, beginning with the suffix, and then add any small connecting words to make the definition
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Divide medical words: Prefix, Combining Form, and Suffix

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  • divide the word into its prefix, combining form, and suffix
  • give each piece its meaning
  • put the word part meanings together, beginning with the suffix, then the prefix, then the combining form, and then add any small connecting words to make the definition.
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Build medical words: Suffix begins w/ consonant

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Keep the combining form’s vowel

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Build medical words: Suffix begins w/ vowel

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Delete the combining form’s vowel

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Medical Record

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  • where healthcare professionals document all care provided to a patient
  • contains medical documents plus legal documents
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Disadvantages of Paper Medical Records

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  • only one person can access it at a given time
  • can be damaged or lost
  • can take time to retrieve a patient’s past medical records
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EPR

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Electronic Patient Record

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EMR

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Electronic Medical Record

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EHR

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Electronic Health Record

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Advantage of EMR

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  • provides seamless, immediate, and simultaneous access by many healthcare professionals to all parts of a patient’s record regardless of where those parts were created or stored
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CC

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Chief Complaint

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HPI

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History of Patient Illness

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PMH

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Past Medical (and Surgical) History

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SH

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Social History

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FH

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Family History

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ROS

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Review of Systems

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PE

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Physical Examination

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Dx

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Consent to Treatment Form

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  • before patients can be treated, they must sign these forms that give the physicians and other healthcare professionals the right to treat them
  • treatment w/o consent is against the law and is considered to be battery
  • parent/legal guardian signs for minor patient; in cases of emergency, treatment is provided until the appropriate person is able to consent
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Pre-op Surgery

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  • physician describes the purpose of the surgery and informs the patient of alternatives, risks, and possible complications
  • another consent form must be signed for surgerical procedures
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HIPAA

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996)

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HIPAA Form

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  • patients must also sign a form allowing a facility to contact their insurance companies to obtain payment for health care provided
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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (1996)

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  • all healthcare settings must provide patients w/ a statement verifying that their medical record information is secure and is only released to authorized healthcare providers, insurance companies, or to a healthcare quality monitoring organizations
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CPR

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Computerized Patient Record

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D/C*

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discharge; discontinue

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DS

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discharge summary

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H&P

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history and physical (examination)

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ISMP

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institute for sage medication practices

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Col/o-

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Colon/o-

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Cutane/o-

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Etym/o-

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Word origin

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Esthes/o-

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Feeling; sensation

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Card/i-

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Digest/o-

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Break down food; digest

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Gemin/o-

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Group; set

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Vagin/o-

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Menstru/o-

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Monthly discharge of blood

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Ment/o-

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Chin; mind

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Phag/o-

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Eating; swallowing

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Pleg/o-

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Pneumon/o-

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Sperm/o-

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Sperm; spermatozoon

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Tens/o;

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Pressure; tension

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Trache/o-

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Trache; windpipe

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Uter/o-

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Uterus; womb

HIM 103 - Medical Terminology (5 decks)

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