Medical Terminology Chapters 7-9 LH Flashcards
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Combining form that immun/o means immunity or ______________
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Exempt
2
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Combining form that means red is
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Erythro
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Combining form thromb/o means
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clot
4
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Combining form iatr/o means
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physician
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Combining form my/o means
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muscle
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Combining form myc/o, fung/o means
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fungus
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Combining form valvul/o means
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little valve
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Combining form arter/o, arteri/o means
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artery
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Combining form angi/o means
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blood vessel
10
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Combining form adren/o means
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adrenal gland
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Combining form ech/o means
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sound
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Combining form bronch/o, bronch/i means
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airway, bronchus
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Combining form carcin/o means
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cancer
14
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Combining form crypt/o means
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hidden
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Combining form cyst/o means
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bladder, sac
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Combining form electr/o means
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electricity
17
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Combining form embol/o means
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plug
18
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Combining form globin/o means
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protein
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Combining form glott/o means
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opening into the windpipe
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Combining form hem/o, hemat/o means
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blood
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Combining form hom/o, home/o means
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same
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Combining form idi/o means
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individual
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Combining form immun/o means
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exempt, immunity
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Combining form isch/o means
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hold back
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Combining form laryng/o means
voice box, larynx
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Combining form lob/o means
round part, lobe
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Combining form lymph/o means
clear water or fluid
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Combining form nas/o means
nose
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Combining form nat/o means
birth
30
Combining form nosocom/o means
hospital
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Combining form orth/o means
straight
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Combining form ox/i, ox/o means
oxygen
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Combining form pect/o, pector/o means
chest
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Combining form pharyng/o means
throat, pharynx
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Combining form phleb/o means
vein
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Combining form pleur/o means
pleura, rib
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Combining form pneum/o, pneumon/o means
lung, air
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Combining form poikil/o means
irregular
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Combining form proct/o means
rectum, or anus
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Combining form pulmon/o means
lung
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Combining form py/o means
pus
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Combining form rhin/o means
nose
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Combining form scler/o means
hard, sclera
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Combining form sept/o means
putrefying; wall, partition
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Combining form sinus/o means
cavity
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Combining form son/o means
sound
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Combining form sphygm/o, sphyx/o means
pulse
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Combining form spir/o means
breathe
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Combining form steat/o means
fat
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Combining form sten/o means
narrow
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Combining form stern/o means
chest, sternum
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Combining form tampon/o means
plug
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Combining form thorac/o means
chest, thorax
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Combining form thromb/o means
clot
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Combining form tonsill/o means
almond, tonsil
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Combining form tox/o means
poison
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Combining form troph/o means
development
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Combining form tubercul/o means
little swelling
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Combining form varic/o means
dilated vein
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Combining form vas/o means
vessel
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Combining form vascul/o means
little vessel
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Combining form ven/o means
vein
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Combining form thym/o means
wartlike, thymus gland
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Combining form aut/o means
self
65
Combining form necr/o means
death
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suffix -emia means
condition of blood
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suffix -lysis means
loosen, disolve
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suffix -megaly means
abnormally large
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suffix -osis means
condition of
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suffix -penia means
abnormal reduction in number, deficiency
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suffix -rrhage means
abnormal discharge
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suffix -crit means
to seprate
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suffix -ic means
pertaining to
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suffix -phylaxis means
protection
| prophylaxis: Any treatment that tends to prevent the onset of an infection or disease
75
suffix -tic means
pertaining to
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suffix -algia means
condition of pain
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suffix -dynia means
condition of pain
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suffix -genic means
pertaining to producing, forming
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suffix -plegia means
paralysis
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suffix -sis means
state of
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suffix -spasm means
sudden involuntary muscle contraction
82
suffix -ac, -ary means
pertaining to
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suffix -centesis means
surgical puncture
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suffix -oma means
tumor
85
suffix -osis means
condition of
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suffix -stomy means
surgical creation of an opening
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suffix -capnia means
condition of carbon dioxide
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suffix -oxia means
condition of oxygen
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suffix -dynia means
condition of pain
90
suffix -phonia means
condition of sound
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suffix -pnea means
breath
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suffix -ptysis means
to cough up
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suffix -rrhagia means
abnormal discharge
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suffix -staxis means
dripping
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suffix -ectasis means
expansion, dilation
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combining form muc/o means
mucus
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combining form coni/o means
dust
98
Abbreviation AIDS means
Acquired immunodeficency syndrome
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Abbreviation CBC means
complete blood count
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Abbreviation HCT, Hct means
hematocrit
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Abbreviation HGB, Hgb means
hemoglobin
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Abbreviation HIV means
human immunodeficency virus
103
Abbreviation MRSA means
methicillin-resistant
| Stapylococcus aureus
104
Abbreviation PLT means
platelet count
105
Abbreviation PT means
prothrombin time
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Abbreviation PTT means
partial thromboplastin time
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Abbreviation RBC means
Red blood count or red blood cell
108
Abbreviation WBC means
White blood count or white blood cell
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Abbreviation AV means
atrioventricular
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Abbreviation ASHD means
atherosclerotic heart disease
111
Abbreviation CABG means
coronary artery bypass graft
112
Abbreviation CHF means
congestive heart failure
113
Abbreviation CPR means
cardiopulmonary resucitation
114
Abbreviation MI means
myocardial infraction (heart attack)
115
Abbreviation ECG/EKG means
electrocardiogram
116
Abbreviation PET means
positron emission tomography
117
Abbreviation ASD means
atrial septal defect
118
Abbreviation CAD means
coronary artery disease
119
Abbreviation TB means
tuberculosis
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Abbreviation AFB means
acid-fast bacilli
121
Abbreviation NRDS means
neonatal respiratory distress
122
Abbreviation PE means
pulmonary embolism
123
Abbreviation CPR means
cardiopulmonary resucitation
124
Abbreviation ABG's means
arterial blood gasses
125
Abbreviation CXR means
chest x-ray
126
Abbreviation COPD means
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
127
Abbreviation URI means
upper respiratory infection
128
Abbreviation CF means
cystic fibrosis
129
Organs of the lymph system include: lymph nodes, lymphatic nodules, tonsils, thymus gland, & ____________?
spleen
130
Pea-sized organs that are filled with white blood cells are ____________ nodes
lymph
131
The medical term for an abnormal increase in the number of erythrocytes in the blood is ________ or polycythemia
erythrocytosis
132
The acronym AIDS stands for
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
133
The definition of anemia is absence of
blood
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The general term for an abnormal condition of the blood is
dyscrasia "difficult tempearment"
135
The medical term for swelling
edemia
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A mass of blood outside a blood vessel ia called a
hemorrage
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The medical term for inflammation of the lymph node is
lymphadenitis
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If not immunized, getting a puncture wound in the foot from steeping on a dirty nail could result in
tetanus
139
The percentage of red blood cells in a volume of blood is the
hematocrit
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A lab tech performs a test to make sure the patients blood is compatible with the blood about to be received by transfusion. This test is called __________-matching.
cross
141
An unwanted blood clot is called
thrombus
142
The study concerned with immunity and
| allergy is called
immunology
143
A specialist in the field of blood is called
hematologist
144
A systemwide disease caused by the presence of bacteria and their toxins circulating in the blood
septicemia
145
Condition of large cells
macrocytosis
146
Stopage of blood
hemostasis
147
Surgical removal of the spleen
splenectomy
148
Death of a tissue or organ
necrosis
149
A specialist in the heart is called
cardiologist
150
The medical term for an abnormal heart rhythm is
dysrrythmia
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The medical term for fast heartbeat is
tachycardia
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A symptom in which a blue tinge is seen in the skin and mucous membranes, which is caused by oxygen deficiency, is
cyanosis
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The patient has a bulging of an arterial wall, caused by an acquired weakness of the arterial wall as blood is pushed against it. The patient is diagnosis of an
aneurysm
154
The medical term for enlargement of the heart is
Cardiomegaly
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An abnormally low flow of blood to the tissues is called
ischemia
156
An abnormal gurgling or blowing sound heard when listening to the heart is a heart
murmur
157
Hypotension is the medical term for _______ blood pressure.
low
158
Hypertension is the medical term for _____ blood pressure
high
159
Swollen varicose veins in the rectum are called
hemorrhoids
160
Insertion of a narrow flexable tube, or catheter, through a blood vessel into the heart to withdraw blood samples, measure pressures, and injest contrast medium for imaging purposes is a
Cardiac Catheterization
161
A battery powered device that is implanted under the skin and wired to the SA node is a
Cardiac pacemaker
162
An instrument used for listening to internal sounds is a
stethoscope
163
Medical term for a narrow flexible tube is a
catheter
164
Medical term for an electric charge applied to the chest in order to restore normal heart rhythm is
defibrillation
165
Ultrasound image of the heart is an
Echocardiogram
166
Disease of an artery
arteriopathy
167
Simultaneous inflammation of many arteries
polyarteritis
168
Inflammation of the vein
phlebitis
169
The record of the electrical activity of the heart
electrocardiogram
170
Term that means without sound or voice
aphonia
171
The medical term epistaxis is used for bleeding from the
nose
172
Medical term that means hoarseness of the voice is
dysphonia
173
Medical term for difficult breathing
dyspnea
174
When blood pools inside the cavity surrounding the lungs, it is called a
hemothorax
175
Medical term that means difficult breathing except in an upright position
orthopnea
176
Medical term for excessively fast breathing
tachypnea
177
Medical term for mucus-filled materical that is coughed up and spit out is called
sputum
178
Inflammation of the bronchi
bronchitis
179
Chronic inflammation of the larynx, trachea, and bronchi is know as
LBT (laryngotracheobronchitis)
180
Inflammation of the nose and throat is called
nosopharynitis
181
Inflammation of the throat
pharynitis
182
Inflammation of the soft lung tissue in which the alveoli become filled with fluids, which is caused by bacterial, viral, or fungal infection is called
pneumonia
183
The presence of air or gas inside the pleural cavity is called
pneumothorax
184
Inflammation of the sinuses is
sinusitis
185
Presence of pus inside the pleural cavity is called a ___________ or empyema
pyothorax
186
Viewing the bronchi using an instrument is called a
bronchoscopy
187
A device that pushes air into a patients airway is a mechanial
ventilator
188
A device that converts liquid medicine into a mist that can be inhaled is a
nebulizer
189
Excision of a lung is known as
pneumonoectomy
190
Bleeding from the nose
rhinorrhea
191
Chest pain
thoraclagia
192
The process of viewing the larynx
laryngoscopy
193
The process of measuring oxygen in the blood pulse
oximetry
194
Instrument used to measure breathing
spirometer
195
Surgical repair of the nose
rhinoplasty
196
Surgical creation of an opening in the trachea
tracheostomy
197
Incision into the chest
thoracotomy
