med term quiz #1 Flashcards
1
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-itis
A
Inflammation
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stomach
A
gastr/o
3
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intestine
A
enter/o
4
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anti
A
against
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hyper
A
high/excessive
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hypo
A
deficient/below
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inter
A
between?
8
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intra
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within/inside/on the inside
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peri
A
around
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pre/ante
A
before
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brady
A
slow
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tachy
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fast
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dys
A
off, something is off
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Eu
A
normal/good
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pan
A
a illness that impacts all
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bi
A
2
17
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epi
A
upon
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ecto
A
outer/outside/external
19
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endo
A
within or inside
20
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poly
A
many
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multi
A
many
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post
A
after
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supra
A
above, over
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retro
A
behind or backwards
25
quadri
4
26
semi
half
27
tri
3
28
uni
1
29
primi
first
30
-rrhage
to burst forth
31
-rrhapy
suture or repair
32
-rrhea
flow or discharge
33
-rrhexis
rupture
34
scope
tool helped to examine or review
35
-tomy
cut
36
-gen/-genesis
origin or beginning
37
-logy
study of
38
ac/ic
pertaining to
39
-iatry
treatment
40
-ician
physician or specialist
41
-ism
abnormal condition
42
-ist
specializes
43
-gram
record
44
-lysis
breakdown/seperation
45
plegia
stroke or paralysis
46
ptosis
(drooping)
47
algia/-dynia
pain
48
cele
swelling or hernia in organ or tissue
49
edema
swelling
50
itis
inflammation of something
51
emesis
to vomit
52
malacia
softening
53
megaly
enlargement
54
oid
to resemble or look like something
55
oma
some type of tumor or growth
56
-pathy
disease
57
-phobia
fear
58
-pnea
breathe
59
-centesis
-puncture for withdrawing fluid
60
-graphy
a process of recording
61
-pexy
fixation
62
-plasty
surgical repair
63
-tripsy
to crush
64
diagnosis
through knowledge and various testing
65
prognosis
before we know or before knowledge
66
prophylactic
preventative measure or measure in advance
67
-apnea
skips breathing
68
eupnea
normal or good breathing
69
hypernea
excessive breathing
70
cephalic
pertaining to head
71
anterior
front
72
distal
farther away from point of attachment
73
hyperemesis
excessive vomiting
74
cyanotic
blue
75
sub
below
76
ambulatory
same day procedure
77
biopsy
taking small piece or sample
78
chemotherapy
treatment to kill cancer
79
dermatology
study of skin
80
Opthalmology
study of eyes
81
psychiatry
treatment of mental illness
82
spermicide
to kill sperm
83
homicide
to kill someone else
84
suicide
to kill oneself
85
genocide
to kill other people's culture
86
hepat/itis
inflammation of the liver
87
intra/venous
within/vein
88
arthropathy
disease of the joint
89
hepatomegaly
enlargement of liver
90
arthroplasty
joint replacement surgery
91
mastopexy
cosmetic breast surgery to lift breast
92
cyt/o
cell
93
fibr/o:
fiber/tissue
94
lip/o
fat
95
myl/o
muscle
96
neur/o
nerves
97
viscr/o
internal organs
98
hist/o:
tissue
99
adren/o
gland
100
carcin/o:
cancer
101
eti/o
cause
102
gnol/o:
prognosis + diagnosis review
103
melan/o
black
104
blue
cyan/o
105
yellow
xanth/o
106
white
leuk/o
107
red
erythr/o
108
green
chlor/o
109
color
chrom/o
110
dysplasiya
abnormal development
111
hyperplaysia
excessive development
112
hypoplasia
incomplete development
113
idiopathic
pertaining to unknown cause
114
in vivo
occuring inside the body
115
in vitro
occurring outside the body
116
malignant
aggressive
117
morbidity
death
118
mortality
sickness
119
palliative
relief of symptoms and suffering from cancer or other life-threatening diseases
120
radiation therapy
XRT
121
remission
a decrease or disappearance of signs and symptoms in cancer
122
encapsulated
specific or localized area
123
exacerbation
new or sudden onset
124
ferbile
feverish
125
hospice
end of life care
126
carcinoma in situ
cancer cells have not spread past primary site
127
biological therapy
how to treat/cure a patient with their own body treatment
128
aferbile
free from fever
129
apoptsis
targeted/scheduled cell death
130
benign
not aggressive
131
cancer therapy
chemo
132
radiation therapy
(XRT)
133
cancerous tumor
CA
134
leukocyte
white blood cell
135
identification of a disease
DX
136
beyond control (plural)
/
137
prediction of a possible outcome of a disease
PX
138
ethyrocyte
RBC
139
fowler position
semi sitting with slight elevation of knees
140
trendelenburg position
lying on back with body tilted so that the head is lower than the feet
141
sarcoma
malignant
