Healthcare Terminology - Week 1 Flashcards
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Cataract
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Progressive opacification of the lens
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Asthma
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Recurring episodes of paroxysmal dyspnea (difficulty breathing)
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Diagnosis
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Disease or condition named after healthcare professional evaluates a patients signs, symptoms and history
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Prognosis
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Prediction of probable outcome
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Sequela
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Condition that results from an injury or disease
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Acute
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Abrupt, severe onset to a disease
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Chronic
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Developing slowly and lasting a long time
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Sign
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Objective finding of a disease state
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Symptom
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Subjective report of a disease (pain, itching)
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Eponyms
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Terms names after a person or place associated with term
Examples - Alzheimer’s disease
(Progressive mental deterioration)
&
Achilles tendon (one weak spot. Tendons attach muscles to bone. Achilles tendon attaches calf muscle to heel bone. This one does have medical equivalent, the calcaneal tendon)
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IM abbreviation
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Intramuscular
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C2 abbreviation
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Second cervical vertebra
(2nd bone in neck)
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CABG acronym
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Coronary artery bypass graft
(Detour around a blockage in an artery of the heart)
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TURP acronym
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Transurethral resection of the prostate
(Surgical procedure that removes the prostate thru the urethra)
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CARD method
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Check for word parts
Assign meanings
Reverse suffix to front of your definition
Define term
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Arthr/o
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Joint
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Gastr/o
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Stomach
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Ophthalm/o
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Eye
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Ot/o
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Ear
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Rhin/o
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Nose
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Hepat/o
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Liver
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-algia
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Pain
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-tomy
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Incision
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-scope
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Instrument to view
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-logy
Study of
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-itis
Inflammation
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Arthr/o , -algia
Decode arthralgia
Joint, pain of
Pain of joint aka arthrodynia
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Gastr/o , -tomy
Decode gastrotomy
Stomach, incision
Incision of the stomach
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Ophthalm/o , -scope
Decode ophthalmoscope
Eye , instrument to view
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Ot/o , -logy
Decide otology
Ear, study of
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Rhin/o , -plasty
Decode rhinoplasty
Nose, surgical repair
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Hepat/o , -itis
Decode hapatitis
Liver, inflammation
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Cuticle
Small skin surrounding nail
Cut / -icle
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Hypodermis
Structure under the skin
Hypo - derm - is
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Arteriole
Small artery
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Venule
Small vein
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Endocardium
Structure within heart
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Atrophy
Process of no development
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Cardiac
-ac = pertaining to
Adjective
Pertaining to heart
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Cervical
-al = pertaining to
Adjective
Pertaining to neck
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Valvular
-ar = pertaining to
Adjective
Pertaining to valve
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Coronary
-ary = pertaining to
Adjective
Pertaining to heart
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Esophageal
-eal = pertaining to
Adjective
Pertaining to esophagus
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Hypodermic
-ic = pertaining to
Adjective
Pertaining to below the skin
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Subcutaneous
-ous = pertaining to
Adjective
Pertaining to under the skin
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Adjective suffixes
Usually mean pertaining to
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Pathology suffixes
Describe a disease process or a sign or symptom
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Cephal/algia
Head / pain
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Cysto/cele
Bladder / herniation
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Cardio/dynia
Heart / pain
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Hyper/lipid/emia
Excessive, fats, blood condition
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A/gastr/ia
Without, stomach, condition
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Gastro/enter/itis
Stomach, small intense one, inflammation
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Chondro/malacia
Cartilage / softening
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Spleno/megaly
Spleen / enlargement
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Osteo/oma
Bone / tumor
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Psych/osis
Mind / abnormal condition
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Gastro/pathy
Stomach / disease process
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Hystero/ptosis
Uterus / prolapse
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Hemo/rrhage or rrhagia
Blood / bursting forth
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Oto/rrhea
Ear / discharge
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Cysto/rrhexis
Bladder / rupture
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Arterio/sclerosis
Artery / abnormal condition of hardening
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Tracheo/stenosis
Trachea / abnormal condition of narrowing
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-malacia
Softening
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-megaly
Enlargement
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-sclerosis
Hardening
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-stenosis
Narrowing
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-rrhage & -rrhagia
Bursting forth
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-rrhea
Discharge
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Diagnostic procedure suffixes
Indicate procedure that helps determine the diagnosis
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Mammo/graphy
Breast / process of recording
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Spiro/metry
Breathing / process of measuring
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Bi/opsy
Living / process of viewing
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Esophago/gastro/dudeno/scopy
Esophagus / stomach / duodenum / process of viewing
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Therapeutic intervention suffixes
Indicate type of treatment
Medical or surgical
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Amnio/centesis
Amnion / surgical procedure
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Tonsill/ectomy
Tonsil / removal
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Rhino/plasty
Nose / surgical repair
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Spleno/rrehapy
Speen / suture or repair
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Colo/stomy
Colon or large intestine / new opening
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Osteo/tomy
Bone / incision
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Litho/tripsy
Stone / crushing
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Instrument suffix example
Electrocardiograph
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Electrocardiography
Diagnostic procedure done to measure electrical activity in the heart used with electrocardiograph instrument
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Electro/cardio/graph
Electricity / heart / instrument to record
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Thermo/meter
Temperature / instrument to measure
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Ophthalmo/scope
Eye / instrument to view
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Osteo/tome
Bone / instrument to cut
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Litho/tripter
Stone / machine to crush
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Litho/trite
Stone / instrument to crush
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-logist
One who specializes in the study of
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Poly/somno/graph/er
Many / sleep / record / one who
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Ger/iatrician
Old age / one who specializes in treatment
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Ped/iatrics
Children / treatment
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Psych/iatrist
Mind / one who specializes in treatment
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Psych/iatry
Mind / process of treatment
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Dent/ist
Teeth / one who specializes
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Psycho/logist
Mind / one who specializes in the study of
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Neo/nato/logy
New / born / study of
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Prefixes
Indicate a structure or a conditions absense, location, number or quantity, state and sometimes have more than one meaning
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A/pne/ic
Without / breathing / pertaining to
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An/ophthalm/ia
Without / eye / condition
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Ante/vers/ion
Forward / turning / process of
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Anti/bacteri/al
Against / bacteria / pertaining to
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Dys/trophy
Abnormal / process of nourishment
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Endo/scopy
Within / process of viewing
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Epi/gastr/ic
Above / stomach / pertaining to
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Hyper/glyc/emia
Excessive / sugar / blood condition
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Hypo/gloss/al
Below / tongue / pertaining to
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Inter/vertebr/al
Btwn / vertebra / pertaining to
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Intra/muscul/ar
Within / muscle / pertaining to
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Neo/nat/al
New / birth / pertaining to
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Par/ot/id
Near / ear / pertaining to
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Para/phil/ia
Abnormal / attraction / condition
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Per/cutane/ous
Through / skin / pertaining to
Ex nephrolithotomy
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Peri/cardio/centesis
Surrounding / heart / surgical puncture
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Poly/neur/itis
Many / nerve / inflammation
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Post/nat/al
After / birth / pertaining to
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Pre/nat/al
Before / birth / pertaining to
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Sub/hepat/ic
Under / liver / pertaining to
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Trans/urethr/al
Thru / urethra / pertaining to
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Inter
Between
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Intra
Within
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Ante
Forward
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Anti
Against
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Per
Through
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Peri
Surrounding
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Pre
Before
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Hyper
Excessive or above
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Hypo
Below or deficient
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Vertebra
Bone in the spine
Plural vertebrAE
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Arthrosis
Abnormal condition of a joint
Plural arthrosES
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Appendix
Plural appendICES
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Arthritis
Inflammation of a joint
Plural arthrITIDES
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Phalanx
Bone in fingers or toes
Plural phalaNGES
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Endocardium
Structure inside heart
Plural endocardiA
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Digitus
Finger or toe
Plural digitI
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Therapy
Treatment
Plural therapIES
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Euthyroid
Yoo thigh royd
Good healthy thyroid function
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Phalanx
Fay lanks
Bones of fingers or toes
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Pneumonitis
Noo moh nye tis
Inflammation of lungs
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Psychology
Study of mind
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Ptosis
Toh sis
Prolapse / drooping
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Rhinitis
Rye nye tis
Inflammation of nose
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Xeroderma
Zeer oh dur mah
Condition of dry skin
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Arteri/o
Artery
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Arthr/o
Joint
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Bacteri/o
Bacteria
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Bi/o
Living , life
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Cardi/o
Heart
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Cephal/o
Head
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Cervic/o
Neck / cervix
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Chondr/o
Cartilage
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Col/o
Large intestine , colon
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Coron/o
Crown , heart
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Cut/o
Skin
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Cutane/o
Skin
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Cyst/o
Bladder , sac
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Dent/i
Tooth
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Derm/o
Skin
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Duoden/o
Duodenum
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Electr/o
Electricity
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Enter/o
Small intestine
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Esophag/o
Esophagus
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Gastr/o
Stomach
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Gloss/o
Tongue
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Glyc/o
Glucose , sugar
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Hem/o
Blood
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Hepat/o
Liver
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Hyster/o
Uterus
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Lingu/o
Tongue
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Lipid/o
Lipid , fat
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Lith/o
Stone
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Mamm/o
Breast
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Muscul/o
Muscle
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My/o
Muscle
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Nat/o
Birth, born
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Neur/o
Nerve
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Ophthalm/o
Eye
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Oste/o
Bone
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Ot/ o
Ear
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Path/o
Disease
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Ped/o
Child
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Phil/o
Attraction
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Pne/o
Breathing
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Psych/o
Mind
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Rhin/o
Nose
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Somn/o
Sleep
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Spir/o
Breathing
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Splen/o
Spleen
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Therm/o
Heat, temperature
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Tonsill/o
Tonsil
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Trache/o
Trachea, windpipe
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Troph/o
Nourishment
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Urethr/o
Urethra
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Valvul/o
Valve
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Ven/o
Vein
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Vers/o
Turning
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Vertebr/o
Backbone , vertebra
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Ego integrity
Term given by Erik Erickson to the last of his 8 stages of psychosocial development and used by him to represent a post narcissistic love of the human ego as an experience which conveys some world order and spiritual sense
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Despair
Complete loss or absense of hope
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Depression
Common & serious medical illness that negatively affects how u feel, think and act
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Defense mechanisms
An automatic reaction of the body against disease causing organisms.
It’s behaviors people use to superset themselves from unpleasant events actions or thoughts
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Clarification
The action of making a statement or situation less confused and more comprehensible
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Personal boundaries
Limits and rules we set for ourselves within relationships
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Passive communicators
Not expressive feelings or needs, ignoring your own personal rights and allowing others to do so .
Apologetic
Self deprecating
Indecisive
Never getting what is rly wanted
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Close ended questions
Opposite to open ended questions. Can not share their thoughts and answer the question
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Maslows hierarchy of needs
Self actualization
Self esteem
Love & belonging
Safety & security
Physiological needs
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Integrity
Quality of being honest and having strong moral principles
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Prioritize
Designate or treat something as more important than other things
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Acute care
Level of health care in which patient is treated for brief but severe episodes of illness. Resulted by disease, trauma, surgery recovery
