Chapter 5- Medical Terms Flashcards
components that comprise medical terms include the:
…: the foundation of the word
…: what occurs before word root
…: what occurs after the word root
…: vowels that join one or more word roots to other components of a term
word root; prefix; suffix; combining vowels
word roots: main part/stem of a word
conveys the … of the word
frequently indicates a …
add or change a prefix or suffix to change the meaning of the term
essential meaning; body part
prefixes: usually describe … or …
not all medical terms have these
give the word root its … meaning
location; intensity; specific
suffixes usually indicate a: ... ... ... ...
procedure; condition; disease; part of speech
combining vowels: conntexts word root to … or other word root
most cases, it’s an …; may also be an i or e
used when joining: a suffix that begins with a …, another word root
a combining … is a combining vowel shown with the word root
suffix; o; consonant; form
plural forms a changes to ... is changes to ... ex or ix changes to ... on/um change to ... us change to ...
ae; es; ices; a; i
prefixes can indicate:
..
…
… and …
numbers; colors; positions; directions
several word roots describe …
color
…:nearer to the head
superior
…: nearer to the feet
inferior
superior and inferior describe the relationship of one … to another
structure
… (…): body parts that lie farther from the midline
… (…): body parts that lie closer to the midline
lateral; outer; medial; inner
proximal and distal describe the relationship of any two structures on an …
…: closer to the trunk
…; farther fromt he trunk;/nearer to the free end of the extremity
extremity; proximal; distal
…: means closer to or on the skin
superficial
…: means farther inside the body/tissue, away from the skin
deep
…: refers to the belly side of the body; … surface of the body
…: refers to the spinal side of the body; … surface of the body
ventral; anterior; dorsal; posterior
ventral and dorsal:
more commonly used terms are:
…: front surface of the body
…: back surface of the body
anterior; posterior
… surface: front region of the hand
… surface: bottom of the foot
palmar; plantar
…; tip of a structure
apex
…: bending of a joint
flexion
…: straightening of a joint
extension
… motion toward the midline
…: motion away from the midline
adduction; abduction
..: both sides of midline
…: only one side of the body
bilateral; unilateral
purpose of directional terms: to describe the … of any injury/assessment findings
so med personnel will know where to look and what to expect
location
anatomic positions: …, …, and …
prone; supine; fowler
… means lying face down; … means lying face up; … is semi-reclining with head elevated to help the patient … easier and to control the airway
prone; supine; fowler; breathe
semi-fowler: patient sits at a … degree angle
high-fowler: patient sits at a … degree angle
45; 90
decipher a word in this order:
…
…
…
suffix; prefix; word root
abbreviations, acronyms and symbols are shorthand used for communication; developed for …, do not trade speed for accuracy; use only commonly understood ones to minimize error
speed
The .. and the… are considered two authorities on abbreviations and provide do-not-use lists.
Joint Commission; Institute for Safe Medication Practices
. When you use an …, you pronounce each letter of the abbreviation separately and distinctly.
When you use an …, you are shortening several words, usually using the first letter of each word to make the acronym
abbreviation; acronym
