Medical Terminology Flashcards
1
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Point of origin
A
The beginning of an extremity
2
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Unilateral
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Affecting one side of the body or one body part
3
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Bilateral
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Affecting both sides of the body or both body parts
4
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Adduction
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Movement toward the mid-line of the body
5
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Abduction
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Movement away from the mid-line of the body
6
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Flexion
A
Movement to close an angle
7
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Extension
A
Movement to open an angle
7
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Aden
A
Gland
8
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Adip
A
Fat
9
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Arteri
A
Artery
10
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Cephal
A
Head
11
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Chondri
A
Cartilage
12
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Cost
A
Rib
13
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Crani
A
Skull
14
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Cyst
A
Bladder
15
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Derma or Dermat
A
Skin
16
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Duct
A
Tube
17
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Gastr
A
Stomach
18
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Gen
A
To produce
19
Q
Glossal
A
Tongue
20
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Hepat
A
Liver
21
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Myo
A
Muscle
22
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Nephr
A
Kidney
23
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Neuro
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Nerve
24
Opthalm
Eye
25
Oste
Bone
26
Ot
Ear
27
Ov
Egg
28
Thrombo
Blood clot
29
Vas
Vessle
30
A or an-
Without
31
Ad-
To or towards
32
Ante-
Before
33
Bi-
Two
34
Bio-
Life
35
Epi-
Upon or on
36
Inter-
Between
37
Intra and endo-
Within
38
Erythro-
Red
39
Hem/o or Hemat-
Blood
40
Hyper-
Above or an excess
41
Hypo-
Below or deficient
42
Leuk/o or Leuc/o-
White
43
Peri-
Around
44
Pneum/o or Pneumon/o-
Air, breath, or lungs
45
Retro-
Behind
46
Sub-
Under
47
-algia
Pain
48
-blast
Forming cell
49
-cyte
Cell
50
-ectomy
Surgical removal of a body part
51
-itis
Inflammation
52
-logy
Study of
53
-osis
Condition of
54
-pathy
Disease
55
-scopy
Visual examination of
56
-stasis
Standing still
57
-stenosis
Narrowing
58
-tomy
Surgical incision
59
q.d
Once a day
60
b.i.d
Twice a day
61
t.i.d
Three times a day
62
q.i.d
Four times a day
63
P.O
Orally
64
B/P
Blood pressure
65
S&S
Signs and Symptoms
66
O.S
Left ear
67
O.D
Right ear
68
R/O
Rule out
69
Dx
Diagnosis
70
WNL
Within normal limits
71
TNTC
Too numerous to count
