Chapters 1-4: Introduction To Medical Terminology Flashcards
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-al
A
Pertaining to
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-itis
A
Inflammation
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-osis
A
Abnormal condition
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-um
A
Structure
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-algia
A
Pain
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a- / an-
A
No, not, without
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Q
neo-
A
New
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Inter-
A
Between
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Per-
A
Through
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Sub-
A
Under, below
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Dys-
A
Bad, painful, difficult
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Q
Men/o
A
Menstruation
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-rrhea
A
Pertaining to the flow of …
14
Q
Gloss/o
A
Tongue
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Epi-
A
Upon, above
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Gastr/o
A
Stomach
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-Rrhaphy
A
Stitching, Suturing
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Esophag/o
A
Food tube/ esophagus
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Duoden/o
A
Small intestine
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-scopy
A
Visual examination
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Arthr/o
A
Joint
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Ophthalm/o
A
Vision, eye
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Ot/o
A
Ear
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Rhin/o
A
Nose
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-algia
Condition of pain
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-tomy
Process of cutting out
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-scope
Viewing instrument
28
-logy
The study of /process to study
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-plasty
The process of surgical repair
30
endocardi/o
Within the heart
(Endocardium is a layer of the heart)
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Enter/o
Small intestine
32
-ac
Pertaining to
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-al
Pertaining to
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-ar
Pertaining to
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-ary
Pertaining to
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-eal
Pertaining to
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-ic
Pertaining to
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-ous
Pertaining to
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-emia
Blood (noun)
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-ia
Condition of
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-ectomy
Process of removing
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-stomy
Process of cutting a new opening
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-tomy
Process of cutting
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-tripsy
Process of surgically crushing
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Col/o
Colon, large intestine
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Oste/o
Bone
47
Lith/o
Stone
48
-graph
Instrument to record
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-meter
Instrument to measure
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-scope
Instrument to view
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-logist
One who specializes in study of
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-ist
One who specializes
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-er
One who does
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-iatry
Specialty
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-iatrist
Specialist
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-iatrics
Specialty
57
-iatrician
Specialist
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Psycho/o
Mind
59
Ped/o
Children
60
Anti-
against
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Endo- / end-
Within
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Hyper-
Excessive amount, above, above normal
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Hypo-
Below, below normal amount
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Inter-
Between
65
Intra-
Within
66
Derm/o
Skin
67
Vertebr/o
Vertebra, vertebrae
68
Para-
Near, beside
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Peri-
Surrounding, around
70
Pre-
Before, in front of
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Poly-
Many, much, excessive
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Post-
After, behind
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Sub-
Below, under
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Neur/o
Nerve, nerves
75
Nat/o
Birth
76
Hepat/o
Liver
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“A” singular or plural ending
Singular
78
“Is” singular or plural ending
Singular
79
“ix” singular or plural ending
Singular
80
“Itis” singular or plural ending
Singular
81
“nx” singular or plural ending
singular
82
“ium” singular or plural ending
singular
83
“us” singular or plural ending
singular
84
“y” singular or plural ending
singular
85
“ae” singular or plural ending
plural
86
“es” singular or plural ending
Plural
87
“ices” singular or plural ending
plural
88
“itides” singular or plural ending
Plural
89
“nges” singular or plural ending
plural
90
“ia” singular or plural ending
plural
91
“i” singular or plural ending
Plural
92
“ies” singular or plural ending
Plural
93
suffixes are found at the ______ of a medical term
end
94
Prefixes are found at the _______ of a medical term
Front
95
The foundation of a medical term is known as a ______ _______
Root word
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When joining more than one word root you will join the terms using a _______ vowel
combining vowel
97
____% of healthcare terms can be built from word parts
90%
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____% of healthcare terms are not built from word parts
10%
Ex.) catarac, asthma
99
A diagnosis is?
A present condition
100
A prognosis is?
A future condition
101
“Acute” means
Short term and sharp severity of a disease
102
“Chronic” means
Long term severity of a disease and returns
103
What is the difference between a symptom and a sign?
Symptoms- subjective, from the patients perspective/ explanation
Signs- objective, observable
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What are “eponyms”?
Medical terms that carry the name of the person or place associated with them
105
What does CARD mean?
Check, Assign, Reverse, Define
106
Is gastralgia (pain of the stomach) a sign or symptom?
Symptom
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If the suffix of a medical term starts with a vowel, a combining vowel is (needed or not needed)?
Not needed
108
If the suffix of a medical term starts with a consonant, a combining vowel is (needed or not needed)?
Needed
109
If a combining form ends with the same vowel that begins a suffix, one of the vowels is?
Dropped
110
If two or more combining terms are used in a term, the combining vowel is (kept or not kept) between the two, regardless if the second combining form starts with a vowel
Kept
111
-malacia
Softening
112
Chondr/o
Cartilage
113
Splen/o
Spleen
114
-megaly
Enlarged
115
-ptosis
Prolapse
116
-sclerosis
Hardening
117
-stenosis
Narrowing
118
Mamm/o
Breasts
119
Spir/o
Breathing
120
Bi/o
life, living
121
Hyster/o
Uterus
122
Electr/o
Electricity
123
Therm/o
Hear temperature
124
-Tripter
Machine to
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-tome
Instrument to cut
126
-trite
Instrument to crush
127
Ante-
Forward, in front
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uni-
One
129
Contra-
Opposite
130
Later/o
Side
131
Abdomin/o
Abdomen
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Crani/o
Skull
133
Phren/o
Diaphragm
134
-rrhage
Bursting forth
135
-rrhexis
Rupture
136
cephal/o
head
137
ment/o
chin
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cervic/o
neck
139
axill/o
armpit
140
stern/o
breastbone, sternum
141
thorac/o
chest
142
pelv/o , pelv/i
pelvis
143
man/u
hand
144
palm/o
palm
145
cox/o
hip
146
surl/o
calf
147
tars/o
ankle
148
Cyt/o
Cell
149
Path/o
Disease
150
Lupar/o
Abdomen
151
Hist/o
Tissue
