General Medical Terminology Flashcards
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gastr/
Root
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hypo-
Prefix
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-ic
Suffix
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Combining vowel
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gastr/o
Combining form
Break me down to component parts and define me:
- haematoma
haemat/o = blood
oma = tumour
= blood tumour
Break me down to component parts and define me:
- erythrocyte
erythr/o = red
cyte = cell
= red cell (red blood cell)
Break me down to component parts and define me:
- arthralgia
arthr/o = joint
algia = pain
= condition of joint pain
Break me down to component parts and define me:
- subhepatic
sub = under / below
hepat/o = liver
ic = pertaining to
= pertaining to below the liver
Break me down to component parts and define me:
- hyperglycaemia
hyper = above, excessive
glyc/o = glucose
aemia = blood (condition of)
= condition of excessive glucose in the blood
Define me: Adhesion
Tissues adhering where they should not
Define me: Ophthalmology
Study of the eye
Define me: Haemorrhage
Profuse bleeding, can be internal or external, from arteries, veins or capillaries
Define me: Prophylaxis
Preventative treatment, prevention of or protection against a disease
Define me: Anomaly - Clue: This is focused on the ‘development in the embryo’ stage of life
- irregularity in a structure or organ
- especially an absence, deformity, or excess body parts
- the result of faulty development of the embryo
State the plural (multiple) form of this word: Ovum
Plural = Ova
State the plural (multiple) form of this word: Appendix
Plural = Appendices
State the plural (multiple) form of this word: Diagnosis
Plural = Diagnoses
State the plural (multiple) form of this word: Fungus
Plural = Fungi
Define me: Anaesthetic
A drug or agent capable of producing a complete or partial loss of feeling (anaesthesia)
Define me: Orthopnoea
Abnormal condition where a person must sit or stand to breathe deeply or comfortably
Define me: Binocular
Pertaining to both eyes, especially regarding vision
Define me: Nephrocystitis
An inflammation involving both the kidney and the urinary bladder
Define me: Secundigravida
A woman who is pregnant for the second time
Define me: Transabdominal
Pertaining to a procedure through the abdominal wall
Define me: Nasogastric tube
Any tube passed into the stomach through the nose
Define me: Chronic
A disease or disorder persisting for a long period, often for the remainder of a person’s lifetime
