exam #1 ppt Flashcards
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joint (w.r)
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arthr
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bone (w.r)
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osteo
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inflammation (suffix)
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-itis
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enlargement (suffix)
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-megaly
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disease (suffix)
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-pathy
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between (prefix)
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inter-
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within (prefix)
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intra-
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medical term = pertaining to the liver
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hepatic
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medical term = pertaining to within the vein
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intravenous
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define cardiomegaly
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enlargement of the heart
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What is the basic unit of all living things?
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cell
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Give the word the means a group of organs that work together to perform complex body functions.
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organ system
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Which cavity would you expect to find the patient’s heart?
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pericardial cavity
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combining form for cell.
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cyto
suffix = -cyte
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combining form for muscle.
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myo
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combining form for internal organs
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viscer/o
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combining form for blood
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hemo
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combining form for fat
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lipo
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define combining form crypt/o
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hidden
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define combining form necr/o.
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death
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combining form bi/o
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life
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combining form onc/o
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tumor
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combining form for knowledge
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-gnolo
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combining form for self
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auto-
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combining form for white
leuko
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combining form for red.
erthyro
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combining form for blue
cyano
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What does the suffix –genic mean?
producing, originating, causing
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What does the suffix –logist mean?
one who studies and treats
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What does the suffix –sarcoma mean?
malignant tumor
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What does the suffix –plasia mean?
condition of formation, development, growth
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What does the suffix –stasis mean?
to control/stop
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Write a medical term that means enlargement of the liver.
hepatomegaly
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What does leukocytosis mean?
increase in white blood cell count
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What does lipoid mean?
resembling fat
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What does leukocyte mean?
WBC
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What does histology mean?
study of tissues
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What is necrosis?
condition of cell death
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lipoma
tumor composed of fat
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sarcoma
tumor of connective tissue
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liposarcoma
malignant tumor fat
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myoma
tumor of muscle
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melanoma
black tumor
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melanocarcinoma
cancerous black tumor
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neuroma
tumor of nerves
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metastasis
beyond control
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how to describe benign and malignant
benign - non-cancerous
malignant - progressively worse can lead to death
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palliative
comfort care
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remission
absence or improvement of signs and symptoms
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what is XRT
radiation therapy
treatment of cancer w/ a radioactive substance
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brachytherapy
radiation is placed within or close to the area being treated,
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neoadjuvant therapy
cancer treatment that precedes other treatment,
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adjuvant therapy
use of chemotherapy after or in combination with another form of cancer treatment
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biological therapy
treatment of cancer with the use of man-made biological response modifiers
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define hematology
study of blood
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define autopsy
view of self after post-mortem
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define microbiology
study of small life
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define specimen
sample of blood, urine, or body tissue
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define c&s
test performed on a sample to determine the presence of pathogenic bacteria.
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define CBC count
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define chemistry panel
series of tests performed on a blood sample that give information regarding multiple systems
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med term for feverish
ferbile
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pertaining to the head
cephalic
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med term meaning above
superior
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med term meaning below
inferior
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medical term meaning instrument used to record
-graph
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Medical term meaning instrument used to view/exam
-scope
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Medical term meaning instrument used to measure
-meter
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Medical term meaning process of recording
-graphy
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What does proximal mean?
near point of attachment
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What does –scopy mean?
process of view/examining
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What does –ic/-ac/-ous mean?
pertaining to
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What does distal mean?
away from point of attachment
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What does anterior mean?
front
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List the term that means pertaining to the back?
posterior
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Describe where the right lumbar region is?
right of the umbilical region, near waist
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Describe where the epigastric region is?
superior to the umbilical region
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Describe where the left iliac region is?
right of the hypogastric region
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lying on side
lateral recumbent
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lying down in any position
recumbent
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lying on back, facing upward
supine
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semi-sitting position w/ slight elevation of the knees
fowler
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patient is assumed to be placed lying on left side with right knee drawn up and with left arm drawn behind, parallel to the back
SIMS
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lying on abdomen, facing downward
prone
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a CT is often used to examine?
Bones, heart, lungs, vessels, abdominal organs
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a PET is often used to examine?
Brain, heart, vessels
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a MRI is often used to examine?
Brain, spine, joints, biliary system (gallbladder and bile ducts)
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PA
posteroanterior
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RUQ
right upper quadrant
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LLQ
left lower quadrant
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MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
Brooks, Myrna LaFleur; Brooks, Danielle LaFleur; Levinsky, Dale M. Exploring Medical Language E-Book (p. 231). Elsevier Health Sciences. Kindle Edition
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prefix - without or not
a-
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prefix that means many or much
poly-
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Prefix that means below, deficient, incomplete?
hypo-
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What does the prefix hyper- mean?
above/excessive
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What does the prefix eu- mean?
normal/good
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What does the prefix neo- mean?
new
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What does the combining form atel/o mean?
incomplete/imperfect
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What does the combining form py/o mean?
pus
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Suffix for excision?
-ectomy
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suffix for measurement
-metry
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suffix for surgical repair
-plasty
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Suffix for dilation, expansion, stretching out?
-ectasis
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Suffix for in the blood?
-emia
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suffix for breathing?
-pnea
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root word nose?
naso
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inflammation of the larynx?
laryngitis
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incomplete expansion of the lung?
atelectasis
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blood in the chest cavity
hemothorax
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pneumonia
diseased state of lung
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tracheostenosis
narrowing of the trachea
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excessive bleeding from the nose
epistaxis or rhinorrhagia
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word root for fungus
myco-
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deprivation of oxygen for tissue use
asphyxia
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PSG
polysomnography
process of recording many tests during sleep
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VQ SCAN
nuclear medicine scan that uses radioactive material to examine airflow
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-ectomy
surgical removal, excision
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-otomy
cut into, incision
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-stomy
creation of an artificial opening
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-plasty
surgical repair
