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Chapter 5. Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Word root

A

The foundation of the word

Conveys the essential meaning of the word and frequently indicates a body part

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Prefix

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  • What occurs before the root word (appears at the beginning)
  • a prefix gives the root word specific meaning
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Suffix

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What occurs after the root word

Usually indicate a procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech

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Combining vowels

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The part of a term that connects a word root to a suffix or other word root
Usually an o, sometimes an I or e
Helps easy pronunciation

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Common root words in ems: meanings...
Cardi:
Hepat:
Nephr:
Neur: 
Psych:
Thorac: 
Pulmon
Oste
A 
Heart
Liver
Kidney
Nerves
Mind
Chest 
Lungs 
Bones
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Common prefixes in ems: meanings...
Hyper
Hypo
Tachy
Brady
Pre
Post
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Over, excessive, high
Under, below normal
Rapid, fast
Slow
Before
After
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Common suffixes in ems: meanings..

  1. Al
  2. Algia
  3. Ectomy
  4. Ic
  5. Itis
  6. Logy
  7. Logist
  8. Megaly
  9. Meter
  10. Oma
  11. Pathy
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  1. Pertaining to
  2. Pertaining to pain
  3. Surgical removal of
  4. Pertaining to
  5. Inflammation
  6. Study of
  7. Specialist
  8. Enlargement
  9. Measuring instrument
  10. Tumor (usually referring to cancer?
  11. Disease
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Common number prefixes

  1. Uni 14. Nona
  2. Dipl 15. Deca
  3. Null 16. Semi
  4. Primi 17. Hemi
  5. Multi 18. Ambi
  6. Bi 19. Pan
  7. Tri
  8. Quad
  9. Tetra
  10. Quint
  11. Sexti
  12. Septi
  13. Oct
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One.                           Ten
Two;doubled.            Half;partial
None.                         Half;one sided
First                            Both
Many.                         All, entire 
Two
Three
Four
Four
Five
Six
Seven
Eight
Nine
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Word roots that describe color 
Cyan/o
Leuk/o
Erythr/o
Cirrh/o
Melan/o
Poli/o
Alb
Chlor/o
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Blue
White
Red
Yellow-orange
Black
Gray
White green
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Prefixes that describe position: to/from
Ab-
Ad-

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  • away from

- To, towards

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Prefixes that describe position: above/below/around 
De-
Circum-
Peri-
Trans-
Epi-
Supra-
Retro-
Sub-
Infra-
Para-
Contra-
A 
Down from, away
Around, about 
Around 
Across, beyond 
Above, upon, On 
Above, over 
Behind 
Under
Underneath 
Near, beside, beyond, apart from 
Against.. opposite
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Prefixes that describe position.. outside/inside
Ecto-
Endo-
Extra-
Intra-
Ipsi-
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Out, outside 
Within 
Outside, in addition 
Inside, within 
Same
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Lateral

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Parts of the body that lie farther from the midline

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Medial

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The parts that lie closer to the midline of the body

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Superior

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Any part of the body that is the portion nearer to the head from a specific reference point

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Inferior

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Any part of the body nearer to the feet from a specific reference.

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Proximal

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Describe structures that are closer to the trunk

For example, the elbow is proximal to the wrist and hand

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Distal

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Describe structures that are farther from the trunk or near to the free end of the extremity

For example, the elbow is distal to the shoulder

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Superficial

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Means closer to or on the skin

For example, a superficial burn just involves the top layer of skin, or an abrasion (superficial wound) which is just scraping your knee

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Deep

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Deep means farther inside the body or tissue and away from the skin

An example would be a laceration, from something like a knife stab

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Anterior (Ventral)

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Refers to the belly side of the body, or the anterior surface of the body

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Posterior (dorsal)

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Refers to the spinal side of the body

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Directional terms:
Front and back-
Right and left-
Top and bottom -
Closest and farthest -
Middle and side -
In and out-
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Anterior and posterior (ventral & distal)
Right and left 
Superior and inferior 
Proximal and distal
Medial and lateral 
Superficial and deep
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Palmar

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The front region of the hand is referred to as the palm or Palmar surface

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Plantar

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The bottom of the foot

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Apex

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Tip of a structure

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Movement terms

Flexion

Extension

Adduction

Abduction

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Bending of a joint

Straightening of a join

Motion towards the midline

Motion away from the midline

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Bilateral

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A body part that appears on both sides of the midline is bilateral (eyes ears hands feet)

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Prone position

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Lying face down

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Supine position

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When someone is lying face up

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Fowler position

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A patient who is sitting upright is said to be in the fowler position.
Semi fowler is a 45° angle and high fowler position is a 90° angle

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What do you do when you try to define a medical term?

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Begin with the suffix and work backwards, try to define the prefix if there is one

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