Medical Terminology Flashcards
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-al, -ac, -an, -ar, -ary
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Pertaining to
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-algia, -dynia
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Pain
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-centesis
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Surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-cision
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Process of cutting
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-cyte
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Cell
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-ectomy
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Excision (removal); process of cutting
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-emesis
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Vomiting
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-emia
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Blood condition
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-genesis, -poiesis
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Producing, forming
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-genic
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Produced by
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-globin
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Protein
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-gram
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Record
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-logy
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Study of
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-lysis
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Breakdown, destruction, separation
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-megaly
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Enlargement
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-oid
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Resembling
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-oma
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Tumor, mass, swelling
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-pathy
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Disease condition
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-penia
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Deficiency
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-phasia
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Speech
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-plasia
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Formation, growth
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-plegia
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Paralysis
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-pnea
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Breathing
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-ptysis
Spitting
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
Excess flow
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-rrhea
Discharge, flow
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-scope
Instrument to view/examine
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-stasis, -stat
Control, stop, place, stand
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-stomy
Opening
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-tomy
Incision
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-uria
Urine condition
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a-, an-
No, not, without
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Ab-
Away from
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Ad-
Towards, near
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Ana-
Up, apart
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Ante-
Before, forward
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Anti-
Against
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Bi-
Two
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Brady-
Slow
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Con-
With, together
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Dia-
Complete, thorough
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Dys-
Bad, painful, difficult
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Ec-
Outside
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Endo-
Within, inner
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Epi-
Above, upon
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Ex-
Out
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Extra-
Outside of
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Hemi-
Half
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Hyper-
Excessive
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Hypo-
Deficient
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In-
In, into
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Inter-
Between
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Intra-
Within
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Mal-
Bad
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Meta-
Beyond, change
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Neo-
New
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Para-
Beside, near
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Peri-
Surrounding
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Poly-
Many, much
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Post-
After, behind
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Pre-
Before
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Pro-, pros-
Before, forward
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Re-
Back, behind
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Retro-
Back, behind
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Sub-
Under
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Syn-
With, together
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Tachy-
Fast
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Trans-
Across, through
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Tri-
Three
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Uni-
One, single
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Anterior/ventral
Front of the body
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Posterior/dorsal
Back of the body
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Lateral
To the side, relative to the middle
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Medial
Middle
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Distal
Positionally further away
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Proximal
Positionally closer
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Superior
Orients in reference to the vertical axis of the body; things that are higher vertically
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Inferior
Orients in reference to the vertical axis of the body; things that are lower vertically
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Flexion
A bending movement around a joint in a limb (e.g. knee or elbow) that decreases the angle between the bones of the limb at the joint
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Extension
Opposite of flexion. Increases the angle around the joint
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Auscultation
Listening to sounds produced by the body with a stethoscope
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Palpation
The use of physical touch to assess: texture, temperature, moisture, organ location and size, swelling, vibration or pulsation, rigidity or spasticity, crepitation, presence of lumps or masses, tenderness or pain
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Inspection
Close, careful scrutiny of the person as a whole, followed by scrutiny of each body system
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Somnolence
Not fully alert; drifts off to sleep when not stimulated. Can be aroused but thinking seems slow. Loses train of thought.
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Obtunded
Difficult to arouse. Confused when aroused. Speech may be mumbled or incoherent. Requires constant stimulation for cooperation.
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Stupor
Unconscious with some response to pain or vigorous shaking. Groans and mumbles. Reflex activity maintained.
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Comatose
Completely unconscious. Does not respond to pain or any stimulation. Deep coma has no reflex response; light coma has maintained some reflex response
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Delirium
A state of dulled cognition, impaired alertness. Inattentive. Unable to have coherent conversation. Impaired memory. May be easily agitated.
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Iatrogenic
An adverse event caused by medical or surgical treatment
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Nosocomial
Originating in a hospital
