Medical Terminology Ch 1 and 2 Flashcards
1
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rule to remember for medical terms
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read meaning of words from suffix to beginning and then across
2
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aden/o-
A
gland
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arthr/o-
A
joint
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bi/o
A
life
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carcin/o
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cancer, cancerous
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cardi/o
A
heart
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cephal/o
A
head
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-ic
A
pertaining to
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-oma
A
tumor or mass
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-logy
A
study of
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-opsy
A
process of viewing. living tissue is removed and viewed under a microscope
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-vascular
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pertaining to blood vessels
15
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what happens in a stroke?
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CVA - cerebrovascular accident
blood doesn’t reach cerebellum –> paralysis, aphasia (loss of speech), weakness, changes in sensation
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cyst/o
A
urinary bladder
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-scope
A
instrument to visually examine
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cyt/o
A
cell
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derm/o
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skin
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dermat/o
A
skin
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electr/o
A
electricity
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-gram
A
record
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encephal/o
A
brain
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enter/o
A
intestines
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erythro/o
red
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-cyte
cell
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types of leukocytes
eosinophil, basophil, neutrophil, lympocyte, monocyte
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gastr/o
stomach
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-scopy
process of visual examination
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gnos/o
knowledge
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-sis
state of
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dia-
complete
| diagnosis = complete knowledge gained after testing
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pro-
before
| prognosis = prediction that is made after diagnosis, treatment forecast
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gynec/o
woman, female
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hem/o, hemat/o
blood
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-globin
protein
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hepat/o
liver
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lapar/o
abdomen
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-tomy
cutting into
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leuk/o
white
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nephr/o
kidney
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enter
intestines
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-ectomy
cutting out - an excision or resection of an organ or other part of body
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neur/o
nerve
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onc/o
tumor
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-ist
specialist
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ophthalm/o
eye
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oste/o
bone
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path/o
disease
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aut-
self
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-opsy
process of viewing
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psych/o
mind
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-osis
abnormal condition
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ren/o
kidney
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rhin/o
nose
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sarc/o
flesh
sarcoma v carcinoma
sarcomas grow from fleshy tissue of body: muscle, fat, bone and cartilage
carcinoma grows from skin tissue and linings of internal organs
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thromb/o
clotting
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-algia
pain
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-emia
blood condition
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-ia
condition
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rheumat/o
flow or watery discharge, once thought to cause aches and pains, esp in joints
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a-/an-
no, not
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dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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-y
condition, process
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endo-
within
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crin/o
```
to secrete (to form, to give off)
endocrine glands
```
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-um
indicates a structure
| endocardium
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exo-
outside
| exocrine glands
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glyc/o
sugar
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mellitus
sweet
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peri-
surrounding
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pro-
before, forward
| prostate gland - stands (-state) before or in front of urinary bladder
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-state
stand
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re-
back
| resection
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-section
cutting into an organ
| but, resection means removing some or all of an organ
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retro-
behind
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sub-
below, under
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trans-
across, through
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adenoma
tumor of a gland
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arthritis
inflammation of joint
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biopsy
viewing living tissue under microscope
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cardiology
study of heart
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dermal
pertaining to skin
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cytology
study of cells
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cystoscope
visual instrument to view urinary bladder
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cerebral
pertaining to brain, cerebrum
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cephalic
pertaining to head
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adenitis
inflammation of gland
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mass of blood, black and blue mark
hematoma
90
red blood cell
erthrocyte
91
inflammation of small intestine
enteritis
92
prediction about outcome of an illness
prognosis
93
record of electricity in brain
electroencephalogram
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study of women and women's disease
gynecology
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record of electricity in heart
electrocardiogram
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complete knowledge of patient's illness on basis of tests and other info
diagnosis
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protein found in red blood cells
hemoglobin
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inflammation of liver
hepatitis
