General Medical Terminology Flashcards

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1
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What type of word part am I?
gastr/

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Root

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2
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What type of word part am I?
hypo-

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Prefix

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3
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What type of word part am I?
-ic

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Suffix

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4
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What type of word part am I? /o

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Combining vowel

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5
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What type of word part am I?
gastr/o

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Combining form

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6
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Break me down to component parts and define me:
- haematoma

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haemat/o = blood
oma = tumour
= blood tumour

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Break me down to component parts and define me:
- erythrocyte

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erythr/o = red
cyte = cell
= red cell (red blood cell)

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8
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Break me down to component parts and define me:
- arthralgia

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arthr/o = joint
algia = pain
= condition of joint pain

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9
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Break me down to component parts and define me:
- subhepatic

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sub = under / below
hepat/o = liver
ic = pertaining to
= pertaining to below the liver

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10
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Break me down to component parts and define me:
- hyperglycaemia

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hyper = above, excessive
glyc/o = glucose
aemia = blood (condition of)
= condition of excessive glucose in the blood

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11
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Define me: Adhesion

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Tissues adhering where they should not

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12
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Define me: Ophthalmology

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Study of the eye

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13
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Define me: Haemorrhage

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Profuse bleeding, can be internal or external, from arteries, veins or capillaries

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14
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Define me: Prophylaxis

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Preventative treatment, prevention of or protection against a disease

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15
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Define me: Anomaly - Clue: This is focused on the ‘development in the embryo’ stage of life

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  • irregularity in a structure or organ
  • especially an absence, deformity, or excess body parts
  • the result of faulty development of the embryo
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16
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State the plural (multiple) form of this word: Ovum

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Plural = Ova

17
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State the plural (multiple) form of this word: Appendix

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Plural = Appendices

18
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State the plural (multiple) form of this word: Diagnosis

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Plural = Diagnoses

19
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State the plural (multiple) form of this word: Fungus

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Plural = Fungi

20
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Define me: Anaesthetic

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A drug or agent capable of producing a complete or partial loss of feeling (anaesthesia)

21
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Define me: Orthopnoea

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Abnormal condition where a person must sit or stand to breathe deeply or comfortably

22
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Define me: Binocular

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Pertaining to both eyes, especially regarding vision

23
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Define me: Nephrocystitis

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An inflammation involving both the kidney and the urinary bladder

24
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Define me: Secundigravida

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A woman who is pregnant for the second time

25
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Define me: Transabdominal

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Pertaining to a procedure through the abdominal wall

26
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Define me: Nasogastric tube

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Any tube passed into the stomach through the nose

27
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Define me: Chronic

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A disease or disorder persisting for a long period, often for the remainder of a person’s lifetime