medical terminology Flashcards

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medical terminology meaning

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language of the health care profession

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What did Aristotle do for medicine?

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developed the concept of medicine

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What did Hippocrates do for medicine?

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developed medicine as a study

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eponyms

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terms named after people

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5
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modern medical language

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uses many abbreviations

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  1. root word
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the foundation of the word, all medical terms have at least one or more

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  1. combining vowel
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links the root to the suffix or the root to another root, has no meaning on it’s own

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when do you drop a combining vowel?

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when the suffix starts with a vowel

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9
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most common combining vowel

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“O”

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10
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  1. suffix
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the words ending, all medical terms have one

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  1. Combining form
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the root + the combining vowel

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prefix

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Attached to the start of the word, can change the meaning of the word

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13
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what is the root of “hematology”

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hemat

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what is the combing vowel of “hematology”

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“o”

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what is the combining form of “hematology”

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hemat/o

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what is the suffix of “hematology”

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logy

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what is the root of “gastroenteritis”

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gastr

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what is the combining vowel of “gastroenteritis”

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“o”

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what is the combining vowel of “gastroenteritis”

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what is the suffix of “gastroenteritis”

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what is the root of “epigastric”

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what is the combining vowel of “epigastric”

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there is none

22
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what is the suffix of epigastric”

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what is the combining form of “epigastric”

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how should you look at the word when figuring out the meaning?
Start with the suffix, then go to the beginning
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opposite of dorsal
ventral
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opposite of proximal
distal
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Opposite of inter-
intra-
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opposite of pre-
opposite of post-
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opposite of ad-
post- or ab-
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c
with
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s
without
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p
after or past
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p.c.
after meals
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NPO
nothing by mouth
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STAT
immediatly
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ad lib.
as desired
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p.o.
by mouth
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et
and
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do you use a trailing zero?
no
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do you use a leading zero
yes
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can you write chemical names
no
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when does time start and end with military time
midnight, 0000 or 2400
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ante meridiem
before noon
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post meridiem
after noon