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Chapter 8 Flashcards

Medical Terminology

1
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abd

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abdomen

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AC; a.c.

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before meals

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ADL

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Activities of daily living

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ad lib

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as desired

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AIDS

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acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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  • AM
  • PM
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  • morning
  • afternoon
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  • AMB; amb
  • amt
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  • ambulate (to walk); ambulatory (able to walk)
  • amount
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ap; AP

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apical

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  • BM; bm
  • BP
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  • Bowel movement
  • Blood pressure
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BRP

Common abbreviations

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bathroom privileges

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CBR

common abbreviations

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Complete bed rest

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drsg

Common abbreviations

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dressing

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Dx

Common abbreviations

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Diagnosis

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OR

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operating room

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os

Common abbreviations

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mouth

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PC; p.c.

Common abbreviations

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after meals

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C/O; c/o

cmmon abbreviations

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Complains of

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CS

common abbreviations

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Central service; central supply

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  • c̄
  • C
  • Cal
  • Cath
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  • with
  • Centigrade; celsius
  • Calories
  • catheter
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  • ECG; EKG
  • ED
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  • Electrocardiogram
  • Emergency department
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  • fl; fld
  • GI
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  • fluid
  • gastro-intestinal
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Fx

Common abbreviations

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Fracture

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  • h
  • HIV
  • ht
  • hx
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  • hr; hour
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • height
  • history
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  • I&O
  • LOC
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  • Intake & Output
  • Level of consciousness
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  • It; L
  • meds
  • mid noc
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  • left
  • medications
  • midnight
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  • noc
  • NPO
  • OOB
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  • night
  • Nothing by mouth (nil per os)
  • out of bed
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  • per
  • PO; po

Common abbreviations

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  • by, through
  • by mouth, orally
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prn

Common abbreviations

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when necessary

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  • Pt
  • PT

Common abbreviations

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  • Patient
  • Physical therapy
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q

Common abbreviations

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every

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  • qh
  • q2h
  • q3h
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  • Every hour
  • every 2 hours
  • every 3 hours
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  • R
  • R/O
  • rt; R
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  • Rectal temperature; respiration
  • Rule out
  • Right
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  • stat
  • TPR
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  • at once, immediately
  • temperature, pulse, respiration
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  • U/a; U/A; u/a
  • VS; vs
  • Wt/wt
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  • urinalysis
  • vital signs
  • weight
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w/c

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wheelchair

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  • ROM
  • s̄
  • Spec
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  • Range of motion
  • without
  • specimen
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37
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This part of the abdominal contains much of the liver, gallbladder, part of the pancreas, and parts of the small and large intestines

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Right upper quadrant

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This part of the abdomen contains the rest of the liver, the stomach, the spleen, the rest of the pancreas, and parts of the small & large intestine

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Left upper quadrant

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This part of the abdomen contains parts of the small & large intestines, the appendix, and part of the bladder

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Right lower quadrant

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The left lower quadrant contains parts of the?

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small & large intestines and part of the bladder

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ad-

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to, toward, near

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ab-

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prefix: away from

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43
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The left upper quadrant contains the rest of the ______, the _______, ________, the rest of the _______, and parts of the small & large intestine

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  • liver
  • stomach
  • spleen
  • pancreas
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ante-

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before, forward, in front of

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The right upper quadrant contains ______, the _______, parts of the _______, and parts of the small & large intestines

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  • liver
  • gallbladder
  • pancreas
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The right lower quadrant contains parts of?

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Small & large intestines, the appendix, and the bladder

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a-, an-

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Prefix: without, no, not, lack of

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  • auto
  • anti
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  • self
  • against
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  • bi
  • circum
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  • double, two, twice
  • around
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dys

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difficult, bad, abnormal, painful

prefix

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dia-

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across, through, apart

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de-

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down, from , off, opposite

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endo

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inner, inside

prefix

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en-

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in, into, within

prefix

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ecto-

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outer, outside

prefix

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hyper-

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excessive, too much, high

prefix

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Hemi-

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half

Prefix

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ex-

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out, out of, from, away from

Prefix

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eu-

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normal, good, healthy

prefix

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erythro-

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red

prefix

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epi-

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on, upon, over

prefix

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  • mal
  • meg
  • mono
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  • bad, illness, disease
  • large
  • one, single

prefix

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leuko

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white

prefix

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intro-

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into, within

prefix

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intra-

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within

Prefix

66
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  • retro
  • semi
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  • backward, behind
  • half

prefix

67
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re-

A

again, backward

Prefix

68
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  • hypo
  • in
  • inter
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  • under, decreased, less than normal
  • in, into, within, not
  • between

prefix

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  • para
  • per
  • peri
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  • beside, beyond, after
  • by, through
  • around

prefix

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  • non-
  • olig-
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  • not
  • small, scant

prefix

71
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neo-

A

new

prefix

72
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  • post
  • pre
A
  • after, behind
  • before, in front of, prior to

prefix

73
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pro-

A

before, in front of

prefix

74
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supra-

A

above, over

prefix

75
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super-

A

above, over excess

prefix

76
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sub-

A

beneath, under

prefix

77
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  • trans
  • uni
A
  • across
  • one (1)

prefix

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Q
  • col, colon (o)
  • crani (o)
A
  • colon, large intestine
  • skull

root

79
Q

cost (o)

80
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arthr (o)

A

joint

root

81
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angi (o)

A

vessel

root

82
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aden (o)

A

gland

root

83
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chondr

84
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cerebr

85
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chole, chol

86
Q
  • carcin
  • card, cardi
A
  • cancerous, cancer
  • heart
87
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cephal

88
Q
  • cyst
  • dent
A
  • bladder, cyst
  • tooth
89
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cyt

90
Q
  • duoden
  • dur
  • electr
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  • duodenum (part of the small intestine)
  • dura mater
  • electricity
91
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  • gyn, gyne, gynec (o)
  • hem, hema, hem (o), hemat (o)
A
  • woman
  • blood
92
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  • hepat
  • hydr
A
  • liver
  • water
93
Q
  • encephal
  • enter
  • gastr
A
  • brain
  • intestines
  • stomach
94
Q
  • hyster (o)
  • ile (o)
  • ili (o)
A
  • uterus
  • ileum (part of small intestine
  • ilium (part of the hip bone)
95
Q
  • gloss
  • gluc
  • glyc
A
  • tongue
  • sweetness, glucose
  • sugar
96
Q
  • jejun (o)
  • lapar (o)
  • laryng (o)
A
  • jejunum
  • abdomen, loin, flank
  • larynx (voice box)
97
Q
  • lith (o)
  • mamm, mast (o)
A
  • stone
  • breast, mammary gland
98
Q
  • proct (o)
  • psych
  • pulmon
A
  • rectum
  • mind
  • lung
99
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  • men (o)
  • my (o)
  • myel (o)
A
  • menstruation
  • muscle
  • spinal cord, bone marrow
100
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  • necr (o)
  • nephr (o)
  • neur (o)
A
  • death
  • kidney
  • nerve
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  • ot (o)
  • path (o)
  • ped (o)
A
  • ear
  • disease
  • child, foot
102
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  • ophthalm (o)
  • orth (o)
  • oste (o)
A
  • eye
  • straight, normal, correct
  • bone
103
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  • pharyng (o)
  • phleb (o)
  • pneum (o)
A
  • pharynx (throat)
  • vein
  • lung, air, gas
104
Q
  • rhin (o)
  • salping (o)
  • splen
A
  • nose
  • eustachian tube, fallopian tube
  • spleen
105
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  • py (o)
  • rect (o)
  • ren (o)
A
  • pus
  • rectum
  • kidney
106
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  • ocul (o)
  • onc (o)
  • oophor (o)
A
  • eye
  • tumore
  • ovary
107
Q
  • thorac (o)
  • thromb (o)
  • thyr (o)
A
  • chest
  • clot, thrombus
  • thyroid
108
Q
  • urin (o)
  • ur (o)
  • uter (o)
A
  • urine
  • urine, urinary tract, urination
  • uterus
109
Q
  • stern (o)
  • stomat (o)
  • therm (o)
A
  • sternum
  • mouth
  • heat
110
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suffix

  • -ac, -al
  • algia
A
  • pertaining to
  • pain
111
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  • vas (o)
  • vascul (o)
  • ven (o)
  • vertebr (o)
A
  • blood vessel, vas deferens
  • blood vessel
  • vein
  • spine, vertebrae
112
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  • toxic (o)
  • trache (o)
  • urethr (o)
A
  • poison, poisonous
  • trachea (windpipe)
  • urethra
113
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suffix

  • -asis
  • -cardia
A
  • condition, usually abnormal
  • heart action or location
114
Q

suffix

  • -cele
  • -centesis
A
  • hernia, herniation, pouching
  • surgical puncture to remove fluid
115
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suffix

  • -graph
  • -graphy
A
  • a diagram, a recording instrument
  • making a recording
116
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suffix

  • -ectomy
  • -emesis
A
  • excision, removal of
  • vomiting
117
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suffix

  • -genic
  • -gram
A
  • producing, causing
  • record
118
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suffix

  • -emia, -emic
  • -genesis
A
  • blood condition
  • development, production, creation
119
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suffix

  • -ism
  • -itis
A
  • a condition
  • inflammation
120
Q

suffix

  • -cyte
  • -ectasis
A
  • cell
  • dilation, stretching
121
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suffix

  • -megaly
  • -mentia
  • -meter
A
  • enlargement
  • condition of the mind
  • measuring instrument
122
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suffix

  • -logy
  • -lysis
A
  • the study of
  • breakdown, destruction of, decomposition
123
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suffix

  • -iasis
  • -ic
A
  • condition of
  • pertaining to
124
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suffix

  • -oma
  • -opsy
  • -osis
A
  • tumor, mass
  • to view
  • condition
125
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suffix

  • -pathy
  • -penia
  • -phagia
A
  • disease
  • lack, deficiency
  • to eat or consume, swallowing
126
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suffix

  • -phasia
  • -phobia
  • -plasty
A
  • speaking, speech
  • an exaggerated fear
  • surgical repair, or re-shaping
127
Q

Cyanosis

A

Condition of having a bluish color

cyan- (blue) + -osis (condition)

128
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suffix

  • -tomy, -otomy
  • -trophy
  • -uria
A
  • incision, cutting into
  • growth, development, nourishment
  • urine
129
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Dysphagia

A

Difficulty swallowing

130
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suffix

    • scope
  • -scopy
A
  • examination instrument
  • examination using a scope
131
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-sclerosis

132
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suffix

-stomy, -ostomy

A

creation of an opening

133
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-stasis

A

maintenance, maintaining a constant level, controlling, stopping

134
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-stenosis

135
Q

suffix

-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

136
Q

-rrhaphy

A

stitching, suturing

137
Q

-rrhage,rrhagia

A

excessive flow

138
Q

Aphasia

A

Lack of speaking ability

a-(without, lack of) + -phasia (speaking)

139
Q

suffix

  • -plegia
  • -pnea
A
  • paralysis
  • breathing, respiration
140
Q

-ptosis

A

falling, sagging, dropping down

141
Q

Dyspnea

A

Difficult or painful breathing

dys- (difficult, painful) + -pnea (breathing)

142
Q

Gastroenterology

A

The study of the stomach and intestines

gastr (o) (stomach) + enter (o) (intestines) + -logy (the study of)

143
Q

Gastrostomy

A

A surgically created opening in the stomach

gastr (stomach) + -ostomy (creation of an opening)

144
Q

Mastectomy

A

Removal of a breast

mast (breast) + -ectomy (excision or removal)

145
Q

Endocarditis

A

Inflammation of the inner part of the heart

endo- (inner) + card (heart) + itis (inflammation)

146
Q

Nephritis

A

Inflammation of the kidney

nephr (kidney) + itis (inflammation)

147
Q

What is

Aphasia

A

The total or partial loss (a) of the ability to use or understand language (phasia)

148
Q

Oliguria

A

A small amount of urine

olig- (scant, small amount) + uria (urine)

149
Q

What is dyspnea?

A

Difficult, labored, or painful breathing

150
Q

Atrophy

A

The decrease (a) in a size or the wasting away of tissue (trophy)

151
Q

_______ is the lack of joint mobility caused by abnormal shortening of a muscle

A

Contracture

152
Q

________ ________Involves memory, thinking, reasoning, ability to understand, judgement, and behavior.

A

Cognitive function

153
Q

Anterior?

ventral

A

at or toward the front of the body or body part

154
Q

Proximal

A

The part nearest to the center or to the point of attachment

155
Q

Posterior (dorsal)

Pri

A

at or toward the back of the body or body part

156
Q

Away from the mid-line; at the side of the body or body part

157
Q

The part farthest from the center or from the point of attachment

158
Q

Medial

A

at or near the middle or mid-line of the body or body part

159
Q

Superficial

A

On the surface

160
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Superior

A

Above another structure

161
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Inferior

A

Below the structure

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