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MedCoding: Anatomy And Physiological Foundations > Medical Terminology > Flashcards

Medical Terminology Flashcards

1
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Word root, meaning

A

Core part of medical term

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2
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Prefix

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Adds specificity to beginning of root word

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3
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Suffix

A

End of root word (adds diagnostic, procedural, symptomatic detail)

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4
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Bridge

A

Combining vowel of a root word

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5
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Albi/o
Cyan/o
Melan/o

A

White
Blue
Black

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6
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Bi/o
Necr/o
Cry/o

A

Life
Death
Cold

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7
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Cutane/o
Derm
Dermat/o

A

Skin

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Diaphor/o
Ichthy/o
Kerat/o

A

Profuse sweat
Scaly
Hard

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9
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Electr/o

A

Electricity

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10
Q

Lip/o
Seb/o
Xer/o

A

Fat
Oil
Dry

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11
Q

Myc/o

A

Fungus

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12
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Symptomatic

A

Refers to symptoms or evidence of illness

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Procedural

A

Refers to procedure or operation

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14
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Diagnostic

A

Refers to specific illness

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15
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-algia
-dynia

A

Pain

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16
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-cele
-oma

A

Hernia, protrusion
Mass, tumor

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17
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-cise

A

Cut

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18
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-cyte

A

Cell

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19
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-ectasis
-itis
-megaly

A

Dilation
Inflammation
Enlargement, large

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20
Q

-genesis
-gen
-genic

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Produces, generates
That which produces
Produced by, produces

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21
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-ia
-iasis
-osis
-ism

A

State, condition
Abnormal condition
Abnormal condition
State of

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22
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-itis

A

Inflammation

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23
Q

-logist
-logy

A

One who studies
Study of

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-lysis

A

Destruction

25
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-malacia

A

Abnormal softening

26
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-pathy

A

Disease

27
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-plasia
-plasm

A

Development, growth
Formation, developement

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-ptosis

A

Drooping

29
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-rrhage
-rrhea

A

Excessive, abnormal flow
Discharge, flow

30
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-rrhexis

A

Rupture

31
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-stenosis
-sclerosis

A

Narrowing
Hardening

32
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-therapy

A

Treatment

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-trophy

A

Nourishment

34
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A-
An-

A

Away from
Without

35
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Ante-

A

Before, in front of

36
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Anti-
Auto-

A

Against
Self

37
Q

Brady-
Tachy-

A

Slow
Fast

38
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Dys-

A

Difficult, painful

39
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Endo-
Intra-

A

Within, inner
Within, inside

40
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Epi-
Hyper-
Super-
Supra-
Ultra-

A

Upon, over
Above, over
Over, excess
Above
Beyond, excess

41
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Eu-
Homo-

A

Normal, good
Same

42
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Hetero-
Pseudo-

A

Different
Fake, false

43
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Hypo-
Sub-

A

Under, below

44
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Infra-
Retero-

A

Under, beneath, below
Backward, behind

45
Q

Inter-
Intra-
Para-
Peri-
Per-
Trans-

A

Among, between
Within, inside
Beside, beyond, near
Around
Through
Through, across

46
Q

Macro-
Micro-
Neo-
Pan-

A

Big
Small
New
All

47
Q

Post-
Pre-

A

After
Before

48
Q

-a
Plural ?

A

-ae

49
Q

-ax
Plural?

A

-aces

50
Q

-ex
Plural?

A

-ices

51
Q

-ix
Plural?

A

-ices

52
Q

-ma
Plural?

A

-mata

53
Q

-is
Plural?

A

-es

54
Q

-on
Plural?

A

-a

55
Q

-us
Plural?

A

-i

56
Q

-um
Plural?

A

-a

57
Q

-y
Plural?

A

-ies

58
Q

-x
Plural?

A

-ges

59
Q

-en
Plural?

A

-ina

MedCoding: Anatomy And Physiological Foundations (2 decks)

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