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MEDICAL TERMINOLOGIES Flashcards

1
Q

MEDICAL TERMS HAVE 3 BASIC PARTS

A

ROOT WORD
PREFIX
SUFFIX

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2
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Ne/o

A

New

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3
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Nat/o

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Birth

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4
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Neur/o

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Nerve

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5
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Obstetr/o

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Pregnancy

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6
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Ot/o

A

Ear

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7
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Order of the parts of a medical term

A

Prefix-Root word-Suffix

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8
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Main part of the medical term that denotes the meaning of the word

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Root Word

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9
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Examples of root word

A

colo - colon
phlebo - vein
hema - blood
aero - air

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10
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Found at the beginning of the term; shows how meaning is assigned to the word

A

Prefix

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11
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Examples of Prefix

A

a-/-an + without, absence
hyper - increased/above
poly - many
pre - before

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12
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Suffix

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Found at the terminal portion of the term; denotes the meaning to the root word

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13
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Examples of suffix

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-megaly - enlargement
-uria - urine
-emia - blood
-ostomy - to make an opening or mouth

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14
Q

Medical Terminology

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If the suffix starts with a consonant, a combining vowel needs to be used (usually the letter O)

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14
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TRUE OR FALSE
Combining the vowel does not change the meaning of the root word; It is added in order to make the pronunciation of the word easier.

A

TRUE

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15
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The combing vowel is added….

A

between the rootword and the suffix

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16
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hemat+logy

A

hematology (study of blood)

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17
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Singular of bacteria

A

bacterium

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17
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TRUE OR FALSE
The plural form of medical terms is made by changing the end of the word and not by simply adding S

Follows the rule for irregular nouns

A

TRUE

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18
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Singular of bacilli

A

Singular of bacillus

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18
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Singular of spermatozoa

A

spermatozoon

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19
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Singular of Ova

A

ovum

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20
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DOH

A

Department of Health

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21
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CHED

A

Commission on Higher Education

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21
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Singular of thrombi

A

thrombus

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22
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VDRL

A

Venereal Disease Research Laboratories

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23
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AIDS

A

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

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24
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AIDs

A

Autoimmune disorders/diseases

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25
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AMI

A

Acute Myocardial Infarction

26
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BUN

A

Blood Urea Nitrogen

27
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AFS

A

Acid Fast Stain

28
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2PPBS

A

2 hours Postprandial Blood Sugar

29
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PCQACL

A

Philippine Council for Quality Assurance in the Clinical Laboratories

30
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IV

A

Intravenous

30
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FBS

A

Fasting Blood Sugar

31
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HIV

A

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

32
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IU

A

International Unit

33
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K

34
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NPO

A

Nothing Per Orem

34
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Na

35
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BAP

A

Blood Agar Plate

36
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ICU

A

Intensive Care Unit

37
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AST/SGOT

A

Aspartate aminotransferase/serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase

38
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ACP

A

Acid Phosphatase

39
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ALP

A

Alkaline Phosphatase

40
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NPN/BUN

A

Non-protein nitrogen/Blood Urea Nitrogen

41
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BUA/SUA

A

Blood uric acid/ Serum Uric acid

42
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GTT/OGTT

A

Glucose Tolerance test/Oral Glucose tolerance test

43
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PCR

A

Polymerase Chain Reaction

44
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Chole

A

cholesterol

44
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TAG

A

Triglycerides

45
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HDL-Chloe

A

High-density lipoprotein

46
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ALT/SGPT

A

Alanine transaminase/serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase

47
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NPO

A

Nothing per orem (by mouth)

47
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STAT

A

Short turn-around-time

48
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LPO/LPF

A

Lower-power-field/low-power-objective

49
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HPF/HPO

A

High-power-field/high-power-objective

50
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IV

A

Intravenous

51
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Spx

52
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entral

A

pertaining to the intestines

53
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enteric

A

pertaining to the intestines

54
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erythrocyte

A

red blood cell

55
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erythrolysis

A

destruction of the red blood cell

56
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erythropenia

A

deficiency of red blood cell

57
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Eupnea

A

normal breathing

58
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Gingivitis

A

Inflammation of the gingiva

59
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Hepatomegaly

A

abnormally large liver

60
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Hydrocephalous

A

water on the brain

61
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Hydrous

A

pertaining to water

62
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Hypoxia

A

Insufficient oxygen

PMLS WEEK 2-5 (6 decks)

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