medical terminologies and abbreviations Flashcards
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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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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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what is liver root word
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hepa/hepato
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what is fever root word
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pyro
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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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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
iso-
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(prefixes) false
pseudo-
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(prefixes) without oxygen
anaero-
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(prefixes) small
micro-
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(prefixes) one
mono-
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(prefixes) same, like
homo-
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(prefixes) large
macro-
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(prefixes) billionth
nano-
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(prefixes) cold
cryo-
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(prefixes) inside/ within
intra-
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(prefixes) decreased
hypo-
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(prefixes) new
neo-
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(suffixes) inflammation of
-itis
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(suffixes) formation
-poiesis
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(suffixes) disease
-pathy
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(suffixes) enlargement
-megaly
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(suffixes) measure
-meter
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(suffixes) deficiency
-penia
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(suffixes) young
-blast
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(suffixes) surgical removal
-ectomy
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(suffixes) tumour, growth
-oma
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(suffixes) killing of
-cidal
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(suffixes) blood
-emia
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(suffixes) cutting instrument
-tome
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DOH
department of health
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CHED
commission on higher education
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VDRL
venereal disease research laboratory
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AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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AIDs
autoimmune disorders/ diseases
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AMI
acute myocardial infarction
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BUN
blood urea nitrogen
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2PPBS
2 hour postprandial blood sugar
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AFS
acid fast stain
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PCQACL
philippine council for quality assurance in clinical laboratories
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FBS
fasting blood sugar
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IV
intravenous
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HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
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IU
international unit
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ICU
intensive care unit
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K
potassium
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Na
sodium
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NPO
nothing per orem
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BAP
blood agar plate
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STAT
shortest turn-around time
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CBC
complete blood count
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UA
urine analysis
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FA
fecal analysis
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UTI
urinary tract infection
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URTI
upper respiratory tract infection
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AUB
abnormal uterine bleeding
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ETBD
etiology to be determined
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CKD
chronic kidney disease
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what is the causation of a disease or condition
etiology
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what is the abbreviation of Commission on Higher Education
CHED
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what is the abbreviation of Autoimmune disorders/disease
AIDs
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what is the abbreviation of intravenous
IV
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what is colon root word
colo
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what is vein root word
phlebo
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what is blood root word
hemat
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what is air root word
aero
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(prefixes) abnormal/ difficult/ bad
dys-
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(prefixes) eat/ ingest
phago-
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(suffixes) destruction/ dissolving
-lysis
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(suffixes) attracted to, affinity
-phil/philic
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what is the meaning of colo
colon
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what is the meaning of phlebo
vein
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what is the meaning of hemat
blood
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what is the meaning of aero
air
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what is the meaning of cardio
heart
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what is the meaning of arterio
artery
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what is the meaning of artho
joint
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what is the meaning of hepal/ hepato
liver
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what is the meaning of thrombo
clot
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what is the meaning of nephron
kidney
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what is the meaning of myo
muscles
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what is the meaning of cyto
cell
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what is the meaning of pyo
pus
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what is the meaning of cranio
skull
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what is the meaning of pyro
fever
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what is the meaning of osteo
bone
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what is the meaning of iso-
same
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what is the meaning of micro-
small
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what is the meaning of macro-
large
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what is the meaning of intra-
inside/ within
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what is the meaning of anaero-
without oxygen
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what is the meaning of cyro-
cold
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what is the meaning of dys-
abnormal/ difficult/ bad
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what is the meaning of pseudo-
false
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what is the meaning of mono-
one
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what is the meaning of nano-
billionth
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what is the meaning of hypo-
decreased
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what is the meaning of homo-
same/ like
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what is the meaning of neo-
new
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what is the meaning of phago-
eat/ingest
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what is the meaning of -itis
inflammation
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what is the meaning of -blast
young
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what is the meaning of -cidal
killing of
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what is the meaning of -emia
blood
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what is the meaning of -oma
tumor, growth
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what is the meaning of -lysis
destruction/ dissolving
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what is the meaning of -ostomy
to make an opening
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what is the meaning of -poiesis
formation
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what is the meaning of -pathy
disease
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what is the meaning of -meter
measure
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what is the meaning of -ectomy
surgical removal
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what is the meaning of -penia
deficiency
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what is the meaning of -tome
cutting instrument
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what is the meaning of -phil/philic
attracted to, affinity
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what is added between the root word and the suffix
combining vowel
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the combining vowel is added between
the root word and the suffix
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does the combining vowel change the meaning of the term?
no but it makes it easier to pronounce
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plural form of medical term:
words end with '-a'
add an -e
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plural form of medical term:
words end with '-ax'
drop the x and add -ces
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plural form of medical term:
words end with '-ex'
drop the ex and add -ices
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plural form of medical term:
words end with '-is'
drop the is and add -es
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plural form of medical term:
words end with '-ix'
drop the x and add -ces
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plural form of medical term:
words end with '-ma'
keep the ma and add -ta
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plural form of medical term:
words end with '-on'
drop the on add -a
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plural form of medical term:
words end with '-us'
drop the us add -i
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plural form of medical term:
words end with '-um'
drop the um add -a
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plural form of medical term:
words end with '-y'
drop the y add -ies
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plural form of medical term:
words end with '-nx'
drop the x add -ges
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What must be used if the suffix starts with a consonant
Combining vowel (usually the letter 'o')
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It does not change the meaning of the term but makesit easier to pronounce
Combining vowels
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BUA
Blood uric acid
