Medical Terminology Flashcards
Abduction
Away from midline of the body
Toward the midline of the body
Adduction
Supine
Dorsal recumbent
Pertaining to the front of the body
Anterior
Pertaining to the side of the body
Lateral
Near the point of attachment to the body
proxim/o
Upper, above
super/o
Farthest point
dist/o
Pertaining to head
cephalo/o
Pertaining to the skull
crani/o
Excision of breast lesion w/ surrounding tissue
Lumpectomy
Removal of breast tissue, muscle, & lymph nodes
Radical Mastectomy
Removal of breast tissue & axillary lymph nodes
Modified radical mastectomy
Performed in radiology where the mass is identified with a wire
Wire localization
First set of nodes closest to the cancerous tumor
Sentinel lymph nodes
Chrondr/o
Cartilage
oste/o
Bone
arthr/o
Joint
metacarp/o
Hand bones
tendo/o
Tendon
Eyelid
blephar/o
Tear duct
dacry/o
Cornea
kerat/o
Retina
retin/o
Iris
irid/o
Hernia
-cele
Difficulty breathing
-dyspnea
Swelling
-edema
Inflammation of
-itis
Vomiting
-emesis
Enlargement
-megaly
Disease
-pathy
Bursting forth
-rrhage
Tumor
-oma
Flow, discharge
-rrhage
Placenta tears away from the uterine wall
abruptio placentae
Pregnancy outside the uterus
ectopic
Placenta forms in the lower portion of the uterus and blocks the birth canal
placenta previa
Lack of a normal body opening
atresia
Protrusion of the rectum into the vagina
Rectocele
Pertaining to the neck, cervix
cervic/o
Pertaining to the abdomen
lapar/o
Pertaining to the bladder
cyst/o
Pertaining to female
gynec/o
Pertaining to vagina
colp/o
Abnormal passageway that forms between two structures
fistula
Benign tumor of the uterus
fibroid
Removal of a cyst on the ovary
Ovarian cystectomy
Removal of the ovary
Oophorectomy
Removal of the fallopian tube
Salpingectomy
Also called the fallopian tube
Mitral valve
Resting heart rate below 60 bpm
bradycardia
Irregular heart beat
arrhythmia
Exchange of oxygen & carbon dioxide occurs here
alveoli
Condition caused by oxygen deficiency
Cyanosis
Congenital condition caused by the septum, between the atria, failing to close, allowing blood to flow back & forth
Atrial septal defect
Pain in a limb, usually the leg, caused by poor circulation
claudication
Clot composed of blood, air, or fat that moves through the vascular system
embolism
Stationary clot
thrombus
Abnormally low blood flow to tissues
ischemia
Congenital condition caused by an opening between the pulmonary artery & the aorta that failed to close before birth
Patent ductus arteriosus
Congenital defect that consists of 4 separate cardiac diseases: pulmonary stenosis, ventricular septal defect, incorrect position of the aorta, & ventricular hypertrophy
tetralogy of Fallot
High blood pressure
Hypertension
Low blood pressure
Hypotension
Bulging of an arterial wall
Aneurysm
Cutting into
-otomy
Fixation of
-pexy
Surgical repair
-plasty
Puncture to remove fluid
-centesis
Many
poly-
Presence of air or gas in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, causing collapse of the lung
Pneumothorax
Presence of gas or air in the abdominal cavity
Pneumoperitoneum
Temporary loss of breathing
apnea
Surgical puncture & drainage of the pleural cavity
thoracocentesis
Surgical removal of the lung or a segment of the lung
pneumonectony
Pertaining to the brain
encephal/o
Pertaining to the covering of the brain& spinal cord
mening/o
Pertaining to pain
-algia
Pertaining to speech
-phasia
Pertaining to neurological tissue
gli/o
Syndactyly refers to:
Webber fingers
Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid?
-centesis
Bunion
Hallux valgus
Definition of otosclerosis
Bony overgrowth of stapes
Medical term for nosebleed:
Epistaxis
Medical term for nosebleed:
Epistaxis
Oophor/o is the root word for which anatomical structure?
Ovary
What does the term chole/ refer to?
Bile
The term mentoplasty refers to surgery of:
Chin
dys- means:
Difficult
What does the term ‘os’ mean?
Opening
What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
Excision
What does the term -scopy mean?
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