Medical Terminology Chapter 3 and 4 Flashcards
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EPI
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above, upon
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Inter
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between
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Pre
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before
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Post
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after
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Sub/Infra
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under, below
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Poly
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multi, much
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Macro
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large
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Micro
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small
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Quadri
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four
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Tri
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three
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two
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bi
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first
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primi
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one-half
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hemi, semi
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none
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nulli
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double
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di, dipl, diplo
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one
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mono, uni
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many, much
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multi, poly
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upper, above
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super
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from, away from
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ab
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toward
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ad
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above; excessive; superior
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supra
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around
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circum, peri
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through, across
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dia, trans
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in, within
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endo, intra
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outside, outward
ecto, exo, extra
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slow
brady
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rapid
tachy
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different
hetero
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false
pseudo
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bad; painful; difficult
dys
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good, normal
eu
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bad
mal
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union, together, joined
syn
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without, not
a, an
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against
anti, contra
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same
homo, homeo
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paralysis of the four limbs
quadri/plegia
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three heads
tri/ceps
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pertaining to one nucleus
uni/nucle/ar
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pertaining to between the ribs
inter/cost/al
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pertaining to (the period) after birth
post/nat/al
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double vision
dipl/opia
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pertaining to under the skin
hypo/derm/ic
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flow through
dia/rrhea
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pertaining to around the kidney
circum/ren/al
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pertaining to outside the skull
extra/crani/al
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slow heart rate
brady/cardia
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without feeling
an/esthesia
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childbirth that is bad, painful or difficult
dys/tocia
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pregnancy that is false
pseudo/cyesis
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breathing that is rapid
tachy/pnea
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paralysis of four limbs
quadri/plegia
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instrument for examining small objects
micro/scope
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cell that is large
macro/cyte
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fear of many things
poly/phobia
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pertaining to around the kidney
circum/ren/al
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secrete within
endo/crine
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pertaining to one nucleus
mono/nuclear
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pertaining to near, beside, or beyond the nose
para/nas/al
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paralysis of one-half of the body
hemi/plegia
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pertaining to under the skin
hypo/derm/ic or sub/cutane/ous
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pertaining to under the nose
sub/nas/al
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pertaining to two sides
bi/later/al
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pertaining to between the ribs
inter/cost/al
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turning backward or behind
retro/version
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levels of organization are:
cell, tissue, organ, system and organism
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what are the four types of tissue?
epithelial, connective tissue, muscle tissue, and nervous tissue
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function of the epithelial tissue
covers the surface of organs and outer layer of the skin
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function of the connective tissue
supports other body tissue
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function of muscle tissue
responsible for movement
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function of the nervous tissue
transmits electrical impulses to relay information through the body
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organs
composed of two or more tissue types
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organ system
a body system is composed of various numbers of organs and structure that perform the same function
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organism (highest level)
a complex living entry capable of independent existence
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midsagittal plane
runs through center of body, divides into right and left halves
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coronal (frontal) plane
divides into anterior and posterior sections
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transverse (horizontal) plane
divides into top and bottom section
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what is another term for dorsal?
posterior
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what is another term for ventral
anterior
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name the two dorsal cavities
cranial and spinal
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name the ventral cavities
thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic (or thoracic and abdominopelvic)
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pertaining to the umbilicus
umbilical
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above the stomach
epigastric
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beneath the umbilicus
hypogastric
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on the lower left side near the groin
left inguinal or left iliac
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on the right middle side near the waist
right lumbar
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cell
cyt/o
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nucleus
kary/o, nucle/o
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tissue
hist/o
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anterior, front
anter/o
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middle
medi/o
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lower, below
infer/o
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side, to one side
later/o
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back, behind,posterior
dors/o. poster/o
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stomach
gastr/o
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chest
thorac/o
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cranium
crani/o
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pelvis
pelv/I, pelv/o
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abdomen
abdomin/o
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loins
lumb/o
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red
erythro
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white
leuko, albino
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black
melano
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blue
cyano
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yellow
cirrho, jaundo, xantho
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dry
xero
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extremity
acro
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internal organs
viscero
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disease
patho
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unknown, peculiar
idio
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destruction of the white cells
leukoctytolysis
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pertaining to the coccyx
coccygeal
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resembling red
erythroid
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tumor of black cells
melanoma
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pertaining to the neck
cervical
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abnormal condition of blueness
cyanosis
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abnormal condition of yellowness
cirrhosis
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pertaining to the loins
lumbar
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pertaining to a disease of unknown
idiopathic
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pertaining to the body
somatic
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specialist In the study of disease
pathologist
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pertaining to the internal organs
visceral
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white cell
leukocyte
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pain in stomach
gastralgia
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instrument to measure the cranium
craniometer
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enlargement of internal organs
visceromegaly
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incision of the chest
thorac/o/tomy
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study of the tissues
hist/o/logy
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record of an xray
radi/o/gram
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pertaining to a deficient color
hypo/chrom/ic
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disease
pathological condition with a group of signs, symptoms, and clinical findings
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objective
what you can physically see
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subjective
what the patient tells you
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diagnosis
the cause and nature of a disease
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prognosis
prediction of the course of a disease and its probable outcome
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adhesion
abnormal fibrous band binding tissues that are normally separated
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inflammation
body defense against injury and disease that limits the spread of injury and aids in healing
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febrile
feverish, pertaining to fever
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morbid
diseased. unhealthy
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sepsis
presence of pathogens in blood or other tissues
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suppurative
producing or pertaining to the generation of pus
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electrocardiography
recording of electrical impulses generated in the heart
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spirometry
pulmonary function test that measures volume and flow of air into and out of the lungs
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anastomosis
surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to aloe the flow from one to the other
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biopsy
removal of a representative sample for evaluation sample of tissue, blood or body fluid
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endoscopy
visual examination of an organ or cavity with an endoscope
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radiography
use of electromagnetic beam passed through the body to produce images
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ultrasound
ulra-high frequency sound waves emitted by transducer or probe to produce an image of a body structure on a computer screen
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PET scan
use of radioactive chemical called a tracer that is introduced into the body
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MRI
use of radio waves and strong magnets to produce multiplanar cross-sectional images
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CT scan
narrow beam of xrays that rotates in a full arc around the patient
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record of sound:
son/o/gram
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process of recording (images using frequencies) beyond sound:
ultra/son/o/graphy
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instrument to cut skin
derm/a/tome
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instrument for examining the bronchi
bronchi/o/scope
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instrument to measure the cranium:
crani/o/meter
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visual examination within (the body):
endo/scopy
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visual examination within (the body):
trans/abdomin/al
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study of blood
hemat/o/logy
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instrument for measuring heat
therm/o/meter
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specialist in the study of x-rays:
radi/o/logist
