Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Os

A

Bone

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2
Q

Sponsyl

A

Vertebra

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3
Q

Thorac

A

Chest

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4
Q

Cortico

A

Cortex

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5
Q

Pneumon

A

Air, lung

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6
Q

Myel

A

Marrow, spinal cord

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7
Q

Plegia

A

Paralysis

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8
Q

Osis

A

State of many

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9
Q

Genic

A

Causing, origin

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10
Q

Contra

A

Against, opposed

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11
Q

Oma

A

Tumor

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12
Q

Allo

A

Another (human)

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13
Q

Desis

A

Fusion

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14
Q

Peri

A

Around, about

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15
Q

Listhesis

A

Displacement

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16
Q

Chondr

A

Cartilage

17
Q

Auto

A

Self

18
Q

Retro

A

Posterior, behind

19
Q

Sacr

A

Sacrum

20
Q

Cerebr

A

Brain

21
Q

Extra

A

Outside

22
Q

Derma

A

Skin

23
Q

Dys

A

Abnormal

24
Q

Intra

A

Within

25
Q

Hema

A

Blood

26
Q

Ectomy

A

Removal

27
Q

Itis

A

Inflammation

28
Q

Orrhaphy

A

Surgical repair

29
Q

Iso

A

Same, normal

30
Q

Opsy

A

Examination

31
Q

Trans

A

Across, through

32
Q

Describe the rules for writing medical terms

A

When combining a root word and a suffix, a combining vowel must be added. This is usually an “o”. If the suffix starts with a vowel, the “o” is usually not added when combining to root words, the combining vowel is maintained, even if the second root begins with a vowel.

33
Q

Neur

A

Nerve

34
Q

Lumb

A

Lumbar

35
Q

Otomy

A

Cutting into

36
Q

Arthr

A

Joint

37
Q

Otome

A

A cutting instrument