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LEC 1: Basic Concepts of Medical Terminology Flashcards

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1
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This is a special vocabulary used by health care professionals for effective and accurate communication.

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Medical Terminology

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This is used to describe such things as parts of the body, locations in the body, bodily functions, diseases, surgical and clinical procedures, measurements, medical instruments, and many others.

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Medical Terminology

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List down the 4 importances of medical terminology:

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  1. Creates standard communication
  2. Understanding of Diagnosis and Procedures
  3. Deciphers Complex Information
  4. Easier and Faster Documentation
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What are the 4 word elements of a medical terminology?

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  1. Word root
  2. Combining form
  3. Prefix
  4. Suffix
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Also known as “root word” or “root”

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Word root

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This is the foundation of a medical term and contains its primary meaning.

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Word root

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What languages do word roots get derived from?

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Greek and Latin Language

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Word root: Hist
English term: ?

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Tissue

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Word root: ?
English term: Liver

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Hepat

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Word root: ?
English term: Red

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Erythr

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Word root: Oste
English term: ?

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Bone

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This is a root word to which a combining vowel (o or i) has been added in order to link the root to a second root word or to a suffix.

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Combining form

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This is a word element placed at the end of a word that changes the meaning of the entire word.

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Suffix

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This word element usually describes a pathology, symptom, surgical or diagnostic procedure, or part of speech.

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Suffix

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-ac; -al; -ar; -ary

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Pertaining to ; like

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-ic; -iac

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Pertaining to

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-oid

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Resembling

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-ician

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Specialist

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-y

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Condition/process

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-itis

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inflammation

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-lith

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Stone/calculus

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-malacia

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softening

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-tripsy

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crushing

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-tomy

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incision

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-graph

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instrument for recording

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-scope

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instrument for examining

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-metry

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instrument for measuring

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This is a word element placed at the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of the entire word.

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Prefix

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This word element usually indicates a number, time, position, direction, or negation.

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Prefix

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epi-

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above; upon

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hypo-

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under; below

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infra-

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under; below

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dia-

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through, across

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ecto-

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within

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supra-

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superior

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macro-

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large

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micro-

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small

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multi-

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many

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Study of tissue

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Histology

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Gastritis

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Inflammation of the stomach

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Transvaginal

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Pertaining to across/through vagina

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Fear of many things

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Polyphobia

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Inflammation of the bone and joint

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Osteoarthritis

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A condition of excessive sweating

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Hyperhidrosis

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Hidr

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Sweat

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Arthr

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Joint

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Poly-

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many

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Rule for the suffix: -a

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retain a and add e

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Rule for the suffix: -ax

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drop x and add ces

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Rule for the suffix: -en

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drop en and add ina

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Rule for the suffix: -is

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drop is and add es

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Rule for the suffix: -ix / -ex

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drop -ix / -ex and add ices

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Rule for the suffix: -on

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drop on and add a

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Rule for the suffix: -um

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drop um and add a

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Rule for the suffix: -us

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drop us and add i

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Rule for the suffix: -y

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drop y and add ies

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Word root: ?
English term: heart

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Cardi

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