Medical Terminology Flashcards
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Distal portion of the small intestine
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ileum
2
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Medical term for German Measles
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Rubella
3
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Rod shaped bacteria
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Bacilli
4
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Term for rapid pulse
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Tachycardia
5
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Term for high blood pressure
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Hypertension
6
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Refers to both eyes
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OU
7
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Another name for heart attack
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Myocardial Infarction
8
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Example of poikilocytosis
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Sickle cell
9
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Length of time from conception to birth
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Gestation-280 days in humans
10
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Beginning of a word
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Prefix
11
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End of a word
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Suffix
12
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Root plus a combining vowel
A
Combining form
13
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Most common combining vowel
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O
14
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If two combining forms are present, which comes first?
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Least important
15
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Root of gland
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Aden
16
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Root of cancer
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Carcin
17
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Encephal means…
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Brain
18
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Cyst means…
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Bladder
19
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Root of liver
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Hepat
20
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Osteo means…
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Bone
21
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Example of anisocytosis
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Microcyte
22
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The body is divided into front and back by the _____ plane
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Coronal
23
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Opposite on ventral
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Dorsal
24
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Enlargement of the heart
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Megalocardia
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First or proximal portion of the small intestine and is connected with the stomach
Duodenum
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Medical term for headache
Cephalalgia
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Term for excessive vomiting
Hyperemesis
28
Incision into the gallbladder
Cholecystostomy
29
Term for enlargement of the kidney
Nephromegaly
30
The destruction of fat
Lipolysis
31
Generating heat through tissues
Diathermy
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Prefix meaning fast or rapid
Tachy
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Combining form meaning pus
Pyo
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Term meaning toward
Ad
35
Painful menstrual flow
Dysmenorrhea
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Term meaning fever
Pyrexia
37
Low blood sugar
Hypoglycemia
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Prefix meaning on or upon
Epi
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The surgical puncture and drainage of the pleural cavity
Pleurocentesis
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Another term for breastbone
Sternum
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A fungal infection of the toenail
Onychomycosis
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Another term for smallpox
Variola
43
A bruise is a...
Contusion
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The combining form for blue
Cyano
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The word part meaning around
Peri
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The word part meaning painful
Dys
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The word part meaning inflammation
Itis
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The word part meaning joint
Arthro
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Term meaning hidden
Occult
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The word part meaning neck
Cervix
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The suffix referring to puncture
Centesis
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The word part for excision
Ectomy
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Term that means suturing of the heart
Cardiorrhaphy
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Term referring to excessive tissue formation
Hyperplasia
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Word part meaning white
Leuko
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Term meaning red skin
Erythema
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Word part meaning to eat
Phago
58
The term referring to incision into the abdomen
Laparotomy
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Abbreviation for urine
ur
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The opposite of superficial
Deep
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Term referring to the process of viewing the stomach
Gastroscope
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The word part meaning kidney
Nephro
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Term that refers to an incision into the renal pelvis for removal of calculi
Pyelolithotomy
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One who studies cells
Cytologist
65
A device to monitor electrical heart activity
Electrocardiograph
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The word part meaning hard
Scirrho
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One who studies microscopic tissue
Histologist
68
Term referring to incision into the chest wall
Thoracotomy
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Term meaning into a vein
Intravenous
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Word part meaning large
Megalo
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Term meaning to cut into the tube from the kidney to the bladder
Ureterotomy
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Term meaning under the skin
Hypodermic
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Term referring to conducting toward
Afferent
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Term referring to new growth
Neoplasm
75
Term referring to an enlargement of the atrium of the heart
Atriomegaly
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The word part meaning chest
Stetho
77
Iron containing pigment
Hemoglobin
78
One complete heartbeat, combining the contraction and relaxation phases
Cardiac cycle
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Term referring to vessel
Angio
80
Term referring to autopsy
Necroscopy
81
Word meaning kidney
Reno
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Cancer and malignant tumors are referred to as...
Sarcoma and carcinoma
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Term meaning change in tissue
Metaplasia
84
Suffix that means incision
Otomy
85
Suffix that means plastic repair
Oplasty
86
Term referring to self
Auto
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The study of the function of living organisms
Physiology
88
An instrument to view the nose
Rhinoscope
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Term referring to a prediction of an outcome
Prognosis
90
Term meaning to cut or remove a portion of
Resection
91
Suffix meaning discharge or flow
Orrhea
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Term referring to the act of removing
Excision
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Suffix which means pain
Algia
94
An instrument to cut
Tome
95
The combining form for woman
Gyneco
96
Suffix meaning hernia
Cele
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Term meaning the duration of a condition
Chronic
98
Medical name for nosebleed
Epitaxis
99
Abbreviation for blood pressure
BP
100
Another term for subcutaneous injection
Hypodermic
101
In the word hemoglobin the component gloving means...
Protein
102
The medical prefix for eye
Ophthalmo
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The medical prefix for joint
Arthro
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The word part meaning female
Gyneco
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Word part meaning heart
Cardio
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Word part meaning producing
Geno
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Word part meaning nerve
Neuro
108
Word part meaning intestine
Entero
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Prefix meaning nose
Rhino
110
Word part meaning bone
Osteo
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Word part meaning brain
Cerebro
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Word part meaning cell
Cyto
113
Word part meaning examination
Scopo
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Word part meaning cut
Section
115
Word part meaning nature
Physio
116
Word part meaning life
Bio
117
Word part meaning kidney
Nephro
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Word part for blood
Hemo
119
Word part for disease
Patho
120
Word part for skin
Dermo
121
Word part for stomach
Gastro
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Word part for gland
Adeno
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Word part for head
Cephalo
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Word part for mass or tumor
Onco
125
Word part meaning knowledge
Gnoso
126
Word part meaning mental
Psycho
127
Word part meaning ear
Oto
128
Word part meaning neck
Cervico
129
Word part meaning eyelid
Blepharo
130
Word part meaning male
Andro
131
Word part meaning lip
Cheilo
132
Word part meaning hand
Chiro
