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Medical Terminology Flashcards

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acronym

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word formed from the first letters of words that make it up

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eponym

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derived from a persons name

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prefix

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quantity, location, state

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combining form

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related to anatomy or what it is about

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suffix

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body part, disease, procedure

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word root

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primary part or foundation

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sub

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prefix: under

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hepat

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word root: liver

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ic

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Suffix: pertaining to

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hemat

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word root: blood

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logy

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suffix: study of

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hematology

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study of blood

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oste

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bone

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arthr

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joint

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itis

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inflammation

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osteoarthritis

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inflammation of the bone and joint

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electr

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WR: electricity

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cardi

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WR: heart

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gram

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suffix: record

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electrocardiogram

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record of the electricity in the heart

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pathy

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suffix: disease

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enter

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WR: intestines

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gastr

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WR: stomach

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cyt/o

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CF: cell

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cytology

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study of cells

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cytogenic

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pertaining to producing cells

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cytoid

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resembles a cell

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cytoplasm

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substance in the body of the cell

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karyocyte

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any cell with a nucleus

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karyoplasm

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substance in the nucleus

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genomics

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study of the genome

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histology

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study of tissues

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types of tissue

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epithelial, connective, muscle, and nerve

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my/o

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muscle tissue

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neur/o

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connective tissue

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lip/o

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adipose

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epitheli/o

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epithelial

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al

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pertaining to

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lipoid

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resembling fat

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neuroid

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resembling nerve

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organ/o

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organ

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system/o

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system (a group of organs)

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somat/o

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body

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systemic

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disease that affects the body as a a whole

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somatic

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pertaining to the body itself

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body cavities

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cranial, spinal, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic

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chrom/o

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color

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xanth/o

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yellow

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ic

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pertaining to

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xanthochromic

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pertaining to the color yellow

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osis

A

abnormal condition

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xanthosis

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abnormal condition of yellow discoloration

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erythr/o

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red

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leuk/o

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white

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carcinoma

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cancerous tumor

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melan/o

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black

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melanoma

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black tumor

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melanocarcinoma

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black tumor that is cancerous

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cyan/o

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blue

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cyanosis

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abnormal condition of bluish skin

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sign vs symptom

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sign: objective info based off physical exam. symptom is subjective: how the patient feels but doctor cant see

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exacerbation

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increase in severity of a disease

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diagnosis

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state of complete knowledge

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dia

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thorough or complete

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gno/o

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knowledge

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sis

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state of

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onc/o

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tumor

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logy

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study of

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oncogenic

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something that causes tumors

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genic

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producing, originating, or causing

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pathogenic

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producing deisease

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somatogenic

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symptom that originates in the body, not the mind

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gen

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substance that produces or causes

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carcinogen

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cancer causing

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carcin/o

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cancer

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eti/o

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cause of disease

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etiology

A

study of the cause of disease

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