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Medical Terminology Flashcards

1
Q

The suffix -emia means _______.

A

blood

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2
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The medical term for expanding or opening wider is _____.

A

dilate

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3
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The abbreviation for urinalysis is ________.

A

UA

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4
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The medical term for groups of cells with the same function is _______.

A

tissue

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5
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The medical term for the basic unit of body structure is ______.

A

cell

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6
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The abbreviation for below or low is _______.

A

hypo

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7
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The medical term for the time when menstruation begins is _______.

A

menarche

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8
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The medical term for the time when menstruation stops is _________.

A

menopause

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9
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The abbreviation for gastrointestinal is _________.

A

GI or G.I.

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10
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the medical term for an involuntary movement is ______.

A

reflex

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11
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The medical term for paralysis from the waist down is _________.

A

paraplegia

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12
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The medical term for paralysis from the neck down is _______.

A

quadriplegia

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13
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The medical abbreviation for by mouth is _______.

A

po

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14
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The abbreviation for dressing is _______.

A

dsg

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15
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The medical term for paralysis on one side of the body is __________.

A

hemiplegia

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16
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The medical term for circular movement around a central point is ________.

A

rotation

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17
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The medical term for turning the palm forward, as applied to the hand is __________.

A

supination

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18
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The medical term for a decrease in size or a wasting is ________.

A

atrophy

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19
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The medical term for straightening of a body part is ________.

A

extension

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20
Q

The abbreviation for the postprandial blood sugar is _______.

A

PPBS

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21
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The medical term for moving a body part away from the body is ______.

A

abduction

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22
Q

The medical term for bending a body part is ________.

A

flexion

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23
Q

The medical term for turning the palm backward is ________.

A

pronation

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24
Q

The medical term for bending backward is ________.

A

dorsiflexion

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25
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The medical term for the abnormal shortening of a muscle is ________.

A

contracture

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26
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The medical term for moving a body part toward the midline of the body is ________.

A

adduction

27
Q

The abbreviation for laboratory is _______.

A

lab

28
Q

The abbreviation for discontinue is ________.

A

d/c

29
Q

The abbreviation for bedtime or hour of sleep is _______.

A

hs

30
Q

The abbreviation for above or high is _______.

A

hyper

31
Q

The abbreviation for hour is _______.

A

hr or h

32
Q

The abbreviation for electroencephalogram is _________.

A

EEG

33
Q

The abbreviation for Papanicolaou smear is _________.

A

pap smear

34
Q

The abbreviation for cancer is ________.

A

CA

35
Q

The medical term for loss of appetite is _________.

A

anorexia

36
Q

The medical term for tube feeding is ________.

A

gavage

37
Q

The medical term for sugar in the urine is _______.

A

glucosuria

38
Q

The common term for a decubitus ulcer; a pressure sore is ________.

A

bedsore

39
Q

The abbreviation for temperature, pulse, and respiration is ________.

A

TPR

40
Q

The word element phlebo means ______.

A

vein

41
Q

The word element pneumo means ________.

A

air, lungs

42
Q

The work element adeno means _______.

A

gland

43
Q

The word elements algia, algesia refer to ________.

A

pain

44
Q

The word element cardio means ________.

A

heart

45
Q

The word element cranio means _______,

A

skull

46
Q

The word element ectomy means ________.

A

surgical removal

47
Q

The word element emesis means __________

A

vomiting

48
Q

The word element cise means ________.

A

cut

49
Q

The word element centesis means _______.

A

puncture

50
Q

The work element renal means ______ ,

A

kidney

51
Q

The word element post means _______.

A

after

52
Q

The work element osis means ________.

A

condition of

53
Q

The work element rhino means _______.

A

nose

54
Q

The work element stomato means _________.

A

mouth or the ostium uteri

55
Q

The work element super means _______.

A

above

56
Q

The abbreviation for toxic shock syndrome is ______.

A

TSS

57
Q

Erythema refers to ______.

A

red skin

58
Q

The opposite of deep is

A

superficial

59
Q

High blood pressure is referred to as _______.

A

hypertension

60
Q

Neoplasm refers to _______.

A

new growth

61
Q

The abbreviations carb mean

A

carbohydrate

62
Q

The abbreviation for chief complaint is _______.

A

CC

63
Q

The abbreviation for grain is ________.

A

gr

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