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medical terminologies and abbreviations Flashcards

1
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most medical terms are derived from

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greek and latin words

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what is the main part of the medical term that denotes the meaning of the word

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root

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what is found at the beginning of the term and it shows how meaning is assigned to the word

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prefix

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what is found at the terminal portion. it denotes the meaning to the root word

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suffix

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the meaning of: a-/an-

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without

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the meaning of: poly-

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many

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the meaning of: hyper-

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increased/ above

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the meaning of: pre-

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before

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the meaning of: -megaly

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enlargement

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the meaning of: -uria

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urine

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the meaning of: -emia

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blood

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the meaning of: -ostomy

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to make an opening or mouth

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13
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what is heart root word

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cardio

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what is joint root word

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artho

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what is clot root word

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thrombo

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what is muscle root word

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myo

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17
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what is liver root word

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hepa/hepato

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18
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what is fever root word

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pyro

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19
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what is artery root word

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arterio

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what is pus root word

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pyo

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21
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what is kidney root word

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nephron

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what is cell root word

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cyto

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what is skull root word

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cranio

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what is bone root word

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osteo

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(prefixes) same

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iso-

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(prefixes) false

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pseudo-

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(prefixes) without oxygen

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anaero-

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(prefixes) small

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micro-

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(prefixes) one

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mono-

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(prefixes) same, like

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homo-

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(prefixes) large

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macro-

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(prefixes) billionth

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nano-

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(prefixes) cold

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cryo-

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(prefixes) inside/ within

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intra-

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(prefixes) decreased

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hypo-

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(prefixes) new

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neo-

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(suffixes) inflammation of

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-itis

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38
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(suffixes) formation

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-poiesis

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(suffixes) disease

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-pathy

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40
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(suffixes) enlargement

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-megaly

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41
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(suffixes) measure

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-meter

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42
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(suffixes) deficiency

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-penia

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(suffixes) young

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-blast

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44
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(suffixes) surgical removal

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-ectomy

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45
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(suffixes) tumour, growth

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-oma

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46
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(suffixes) killing of

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-cidal

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47
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(suffixes) blood

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-emia

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48
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(suffixes) cutting instrument

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-tome

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49
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DOH

A

department of health

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50
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CHED

A

commission on higher education

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51
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VDRL

A

venereal disease research laboratory

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52
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AIDS

A

acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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53
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AIDs

A

autoimmune disorders/ diseases

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54
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AMI

A

acute myocardial infarction

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55
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BUN

A

blood urea nitrogen

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56
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2PPBS

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2 hour postprandial blood sugar

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57
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AFS

A

acid fast stain

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58
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PCQACL

A

philippine council for quality assurance in clinical laboratories

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59
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FBS

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fasting blood sugar

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60
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IV

A

intravenous

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HIV

A

human immunodeficiency virus

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IU

A

international unit

63
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ICU

A

intensive care unit

64
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K

A

potassium

65
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Na

A

sodium

66
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NPO

A

nothing per orem

67
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BAP

A

blood agar plate

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STAT

A

shortest turn-around time

69
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CBC

A

complete blood count

70
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UA

A

urine analysis

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FA

A

fecal analysis

72
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UTI

A

urinary tract infection

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URTI

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upper respiratory tract infection

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AUB

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abnormal uterine bleeding

75
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ETBD

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etiology to be determined

76
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CKD

A

chronic kidney disease

77
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what is the causation of a disease or condition

A

etiology

78
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what is the abbreviation of Commission on Higher Education

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CHED

79
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what is the abbreviation of Autoimmune disorders/disease

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AIDs

80
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what is the abbreviation of intravenous

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IV

81
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what is colon root word

A

colo

82
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what is vein root word

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phlebo

83
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what is blood root word

A

hemat

84
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what is air root word

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aero

85
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(prefixes) abnormal/ difficult/ bad

A

dys-

86
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(prefixes) eat/ ingest

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phago-

87
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(suffixes) destruction/ dissolving

A

-lysis

88
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(suffixes) attracted to, affinity

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-phil/philic

89
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what is the meaning of colo

A

colon

90
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what is the meaning of phlebo

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vein

91
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what is the meaning of hemat

A

blood

92
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what is the meaning of aero

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air

93
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what is the meaning of cardio

A

heart

94
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what is the meaning of arterio

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artery

95
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what is the meaning of artho

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joint

96
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what is the meaning of hepal/ hepato

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liver

97
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what is the meaning of thrombo

A

clot

98
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what is the meaning of nephron

A

kidney

99
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what is the meaning of myo

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muscles

100
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what is the meaning of cyto

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cell

101
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what is the meaning of pyo

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pus

102
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what is the meaning of cranio

A

skull

103
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what is the meaning of pyro

A

fever

104
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what is the meaning of osteo

A

bone

105
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what is the meaning of iso-

A

same

106
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what is the meaning of micro-

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small

107
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what is the meaning of macro-

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large

108
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what is the meaning of intra-

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inside/ within

109
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what is the meaning of anaero-

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without oxygen

110
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what is the meaning of cyro-

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cold

111
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what is the meaning of dys-

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abnormal/ difficult/ bad

112
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what is the meaning of pseudo-

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false

113
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what is the meaning of mono-

A

one

114
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what is the meaning of nano-

A

billionth

115
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what is the meaning of hypo-

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decreased

116
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what is the meaning of homo-

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same/ like

117
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what is the meaning of neo-

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new

118
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what is the meaning of phago-

A

eat/ingest

119
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what is the meaning of -itis

A

inflammation

120
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what is the meaning of -blast

A

young

121
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what is the meaning of -cidal

A

killing of

122
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what is the meaning of -emia

A

blood

123
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what is the meaning of -oma

A

tumor, growth

124
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what is the meaning of -lysis

A

destruction/ dissolving

125
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what is the meaning of -ostomy

A

to make an opening

126
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what is the meaning of -poiesis

A

formation

127
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what is the meaning of -pathy

A

disease

128
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what is the meaning of -meter

A

measure

129
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what is the meaning of -ectomy

A

surgical removal

130
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what is the meaning of -penia

A

deficiency

131
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what is the meaning of -tome

A

cutting instrument

132
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what is the meaning of -phil/philic

A

attracted to, affinity

133
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what is added between the root word and the suffix

A

combining vowel

134
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the combining vowel is added between

A

the root word and the suffix

135
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does the combining vowel change the meaning of the term?

A

no but it makes it easier to pronounce

136
Q

plural form of medical term:
words end with ‘-a’

A

add an -e

137
Q

plural form of medical term:
words end with ‘-ax’

A

drop the x and add -ces

138
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plural form of medical term:
words end with ‘-ex’

A

drop the ex and add -ices

139
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plural form of medical term:
words end with ‘-is’

A

drop the is and add -es

140
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plural form of medical term:
words end with ‘-ix’

A

drop the x and add -ces

141
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plural form of medical term:
words end with ‘-ma’

A

keep the ma and add -ta

142
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plural form of medical term:
words end with ‘-on’

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drop the on add -a

143
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plural form of medical term:
words end with ‘-us’

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drop the us add -i

144
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plural form of medical term:
words end with ‘-um’

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drop the um add -a

145
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plural form of medical term:
words end with ‘-y’

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drop the y add -ies

146
Q

plural form of medical term:
words end with ‘-nx’

A

drop the x add -ges

147
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What must be used if the suffix starts with a consonant

A

Combining vowel (usually the letter ‘o’)

148
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It does not change the meaning of the term but makesit easier to pronounce

A

Combining vowels

149
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BUA

A

Blood uric acid

2023 SEM 1 PMLS 1 (12 decks)

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