Med Term Quiz A Flashcards
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Word Root
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Core of a Word
Ex. HEPAT
2
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Suffix
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Attached at the end of a Word to modify meaning
Frequently indicate procedures, conditions or diseases
Ex. Hepat/ITIS
3
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Prefix
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Attached at the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning
Frequently indicate number position, direction, time or negation
Ex. SUB/hepa/tic
4
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Combining vowel
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Placed to connect to root words or place to connect a word root in a suffix, but does NOT connect a prefix and a root word
USED IF THE SUFFIX DOES NOT BEGIN WITH A VOWEL
STILL used if rows are present at the junction of two root words
Ex. hepat/O/megaly
5
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Combining form
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Root word with a combining vowel attached, separated by a slash
Ex.hepat/o
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Analyzing
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Dividing medical terms into word, parts, labeling each word, part and labeling each combining form
7
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Defining
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Applying the meaning of each word part contain in the term to derive its meaning
8
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Building
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Placing word parts together to form terms
9
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eponym
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Terms derived from the name of a person or place
Ex. West Nile virus
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Acronym
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Terms form from the first letter of words in the phrase
Ex. MRSA
11
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Modern language
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Terms derived from the English language
12
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Aden/o
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Gland
13
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Cyt/o
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Cell
14
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Epitheli/o
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Epithelium
15
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Fibr/o
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Fiber
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Hemat/o
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Blood
17
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Hist/o
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Tissue
18
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Lip/o
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Fat
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My/o
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Muscle
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Neur/o
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Nerve
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Organ/o
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Organ
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Sarc/o
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Flesh or connective tissue
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System/o
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System
24
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Viscer/o
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Internal organs
25
Aut/0
Self
26
Bi/o
Life
27
Cancer/o
Cancer
28
Carcin/o
Cancer
29
Crypt/0
Hidden
30
Necr/o
Death (cells and body)
31
Eti/o
Cause (of disease)
32
Gno/o
Knowledge
33
iatr/o
Physician/medicine
34
Lei/o
Smooth
35
Onc/0
Tumor/mass
36
Path/o
Disease
37
Rhabd/o
Rod -shaped, striated
38
Somat/o
Body
39
Vir/o
Virus
40
Cyan/o
Blue
41
Erythr/o
Red
42
Leuk/o
White
43
Melan/o
Black
44
Xanth/o
Yellow
45
Dia-
PREFIX
Through/complete
46
Dys-
Prefix
Painful, abnormal, difficult labored
47
Hyper-
Prefix
Above excessive
48
Hypo-
Prefix
Below,incomplete,deficient,under
49
Meta-
Prefix
After, beyond, change
50
Micro-
Prefix
Small
51
Neo-
Prefix
New
52
Pro-
Prefix
Before
53
-al,-ic, -ous
Suffix
Pertaining to
54
-cyte
Cell
55
-gen
Suffix
Substance or agent that produces or causes
56
-genic
Suffix
Producing, originating, causing
57
-logist
Suffix
One who studies and treats (specialist, physician)
58
-logy
Suffix
Study of
59
-megaly
Suffix
Enlargement
60
-oid
Suffix
Resembling
61
-oma
Suffix
Tumor, swelling
62
-opsy
Suffix
View of, viewing
63
-osis
Suffix
Abnormal condition(means increase when use with blood cell root words)
64
-pathy
Suffix
Disease
65
-plasia
Suffix
Condition of formation, development, growth
66
-plasm
Suffix
Growth, substance, formation
67
-sarcoma
Suffix
Malignant tumor
68
-sis
Suffix
State of
69
-stasis
Control,stop,standing
70
Adenocarcinoma
Cancerous tumor glandular tissue
71
Adenoma
Tumor composed of glandular tissue
72
Carcinoma
Cancerous tumor
73
Epithelioma
Tumor composed of epithelium
74
Fibroma
Tumor, composed of fiber or fibrous tissue
75
Fibrosarcoma
Malignant tumor, composed of fiber or fibrous tissue
76
Leiomyoma
Tumor composed of smooth muscle
77
Leiomyosarcoma
Malignant tumor of smooth muscle
78
Lipoma
Tumor, composed of fat
79
Liposarcoma
Malignant tumor fat
80
Menlanocarcinoma
Cancerous, black tumor
81
Melanoma
Black tumor
82
Metastasis
METS
Spread of cancer
83
Myoma
Tumor, composed of muscle
84
Neoplasm
New growth of abnormal tissue
85
Neuroma
Tumor composed of nerves
86
Rhabdomyoma
Tumor composed of striated muscle
87
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Malignant tumor of striated tissue
88
Cell
Basic unit of all living things
89
Cell membrane
Forms boundary of the cell
90
Cytoplasm
Gel-like fluid inside the cell
91
Nucleus
Control center and contains chromosomes
92
Chromosomes
Located in nucleus
93
Genes
Regions within chromosome
94
DNA
Genetic info
95
Tissue
Grap of similar cells that perform specific function
96
Muscletissue
Composed of cells that have the ability to contract + produce movement
97
Nervoustissue
Specialized cells and in spinal cord,nerves, and brain. Coordinates controls body activities
98
Connective tissue
Connects and supports body structures.
99
Epithelialtissue
Covers most of body and terms membranes/ lines body cavities and organs
100
Organ
Two or mere types oftissue that together perform special body functions
101
Viscera
Large internal organs contented in the body cavities
102
Body systems (10)
Integumentary
Respiratory
Urinary
Reproductive
Cardiovascular
Lymphatic/Immune
Digestive
Musculoskeletal
Nervous
Endocrine
103
Body Cavities (6)
Cranial: space inside skull
Spinal: space inside spinal column
Abdominal: tummy organs
Thoracic: throat, lungs, heart…
Pelvic: bladder and reproductive organs
Abdominopelvic: BOTH pelvic and abdominal cavities
104
Benign
Not malignant, nonrecurrent
105
Biological therapy
Treatment using BRMS that work with immune system...
106
Carcinoma in situ
Cancer nearly stage before invading surrounding tissue
107
Chemotherapy
Treatment of cancer w/drugs
108
Encapsulated
Enclosed within a capsule
109
Hospice
Supportive care fer terminally ill patients/families
110
Malignant
Tending to become progressively worse
111
Palliative
Providing relief but not a cure
112
Radiation therapy
XRT
Treatment of cancer with a radioactive substance
113
Remission
Improvement or absence of signs of disease
114
Neoadjuvant therapy
Cancer treatment that occurs before another treatment
115
Adjuvant chemotherapy
Use of chemotherapy after Orin combination with another form of cancer treatment
116
Brachytherapy
Radiotherapy but targeted
117
Autopsy
View ofself... Postmortem examination
118
Biopsy (bx)
View of life... Removal of living tissue to view
119
Cytopathology
Study of cells in disease
120
Hematology
Study of blood
121
Histopathology
Study of tissue and disease
122
Microbiology
Study of small life or microorganisms
123
Pathology
Study of disease
124
Virology
Study of viruses
125
Chemistry panel
A series of test performed on a blood sample
A.k.a. comprehensive metabolic panel
126
Complete blood count with differential
Lab test for basic blood screening that measures various aspects of erythrocytes, leukocytes and thrombocytes
127
Culture and sensitivity (C&S)
Test on sample to determine presence of pathogenic bacteria
used to find antibiotic that will provide best treatment
128
Genetic testing
Examines DNA
129
Specimen
Sample of blood, urine or body tissue that is taken for medical testing
a.k.a. collection sample
130
Cyanosis
Abnormal condition of blue
131
Xanthosis
Abnormal condition of yellow
132
Oncologist
Physician who studies and treats malignant tumors
133
Oncology
Study of tumors
134
Pathologist
Physician who studies diseases
135
Pathology
Study of disease
136
Cancerous
Pertaining to cancer
137
Carcinogenic
Cancer causing
138
Carcinoid
Resembling cancer
139
Diagnosis(Dx)
State of complete knowledge… disease identified
140
Etiology
Study of causes of disease
141
Iatrogenic
Produced by a physician
142
Oncogenic
Tumor causing
143
Pathogenic
Disease producing
144
prognosis(Px)
State of before knowledge, prediction of disease
145
Afebrile
Without fever
146
Erythema
Redness
147
Febrile
Having a fever
148
Idiopathic
Pertaining to disease of unknown origin
149
Morbidity
State of being disease/incidence of illness in a population
150
CA
Carcinoma
151
EXACERBATION
Increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms 
