medical terminology quiz 1 Flashcards
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word root
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main body of a word
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compound words
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two word roots (collar & bone= collarbone)
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combining form
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word root “speed” plus the vowel “O” (ex: cardi/o)
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prefix
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- placed before a word to modify its meaning
- followed by a hyphen (ex: anti-)
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suffix
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- attached to the end of a word or word root to modify its meaning
- preceded by a hyphen (ex: -cyte)
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word parts
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word roots, combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes
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combining form: hair
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trich/o, pil,o
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combining form: eye
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ocul/o, ophthalm/o
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combining form: nose
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nas/o, rhin/o
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combining form: mouth
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or/o, stomat/o
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combining form: chest
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thorac/o
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combining form: abdomen
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abdomin/o
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combining form: spine
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spondyl/o, vertebr/o
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combining form: hand
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chir/o
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-itis
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inflammation
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-ic
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pertaining to
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-logy
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study of
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-plasty
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plastic surgery of
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-rrhea
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discharge from/of
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-tomy
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incision of
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ePonynms
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name for diseases, organs, procedures, or body functions that are derived from the name of a Person (ex: cesarean section, Alzheimer’s disease)
- can be capitalized, or lowercase if use as adjectives
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abbreviations
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shortened forms of written words or phrases that are used in place of the whole (ex: MD, SOB, P&G)
- letters, shortened words, acronyms
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plural of: -is
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-es
(ex: diagnosis -> diagnoses)
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plural of: -um
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-a
(ex: bacterium-> bacteria)
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plural of: -us
-i
(ex: bronchus-> bronchi)
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plural of: -a
-ae
(ex: vertebra -> vertebrae)
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plural of: -ix
-ices
(ex: appendix -> appendices)
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plural of: -ex
-ices
(ex: cortex -> cortices)
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plural of: -ax
-aces
(ex: thorax -> thoraces/thoraxes)
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plural of: -ma
-s or -mata
(ex: sarcoma-> sarcomas, sarcomata)
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plural of: -on
-a
(ex: spermatozoon -> spermatozoa)
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plural of: -nx
-nges
(ex: phalanx -> phalanges)
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-er, -ist
one who (specialists)
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-itrician
practitioner (specialists)
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-logist
one who studies; specialist
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-ac,-al,-ic,-ical
pertaining to (specialties)
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-logic, -logical
pertaining to the study of (specialties)
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-iatrics, -iatry
medical profession or treatment (specialties)
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-logy
study or science of (specialties)
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combining form meaning: cardi/o
heart
(cardiology, cardiologist)
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combining form meaning: crin/o
to secrete
(endocrinology, endocrinologist)
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combining form meaning: dermat/o
skin
(dermatology, dermatologist)
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combining form meaning: esthesi/o
feeling or sensation (anesthesiology, anesthesiologist)
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combining form meaning: gastr/o, enter/o
stomach, intestines (gastroenterology, gastroenterologist)
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combining form meaning: ger/a, ger/o, geront/o
elderly (geriatrics, geriatrician)
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combining form meaning: gynec/o
female (gynecology, gynecologist)
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combining form meaning: immun/o
immune (immunology, immunologist)
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combining form meaning: ne/o, nat/o
new, birth (neonatology, neonatologist)
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combining form meaning: neur/o
nerve (neurology, neurologist)
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combining form meaning: obstetr/o
midwife (obstetrics, obstetrician)
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combining form meaning: onc/o
tumor (oncology, oncologist)
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combining form meaning: ophthalm/o
eye (ophthalmology, ophthalmologist)
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combining form meaning: orth/o, ped/o
straight, child (orthopedist, orthopedic surgeon)
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combining form meaning: ot/o, laryng/o
ear, larynx (otolaryngology, otolaryngologist)
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combining form meaning: path/o
disease (pathology, pathologist)
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combining form meaning: ped/o
child (pediatrics, pediatrician)
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combining form meaning: psych/o
mind (psychiatry, psychiatrist)
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combining form meaning: radi/o
radiation or radius (radiology, radiologist)
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combining form meaning: rheumat/o
rheumatism (rheumatology, rheumatologist)
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combining form meaning: rhin/o
nose (rhinology, rhinologist)
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combining form meaning: ur/o
urinary tract or urine (urology, urologist)
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pathology
general study of characteristics, causes, and effects of disease
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cellular pathology
study of cellular changes in disease
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clinical pathology
study of disease by the use of laboratory tests and methods
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pathologic & pathological
"morbid", :pertaining to a condition that is caused by ot that involves a disease process"
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surgery (G)
"handwork"
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anesthetic
drug or agent that is capable of producing anesthesia or loss of sensation or feeling
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local anaesthetics
affect a small area only, rather than the entire body for brief surgical or dental procedures
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general anesthetics
act on the brain and cause loss of consciousness
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epidemiologist
a physician or scientist eho studies the incidence, prevalence, spread, prevention and control of disease in a community or a specific group of individuals
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meaning of: -centesis
surgical puncture to aspirate or remove fluid
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meaning of: -ectomy
excision (surgical removal or cutting out)
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meaning of: -lysis
process of loosening, freeing, or destroying
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meaning of: -pexy
surgical fixation (fastening in a fixed position)
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meaning of: -plasty
surgical repair
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meaning of: -rrhaphy
suture (uniting a wound by stitches)
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meaning of: -scopy
visual examination with a lighted instrument (not always a surgical procedure)
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meaning of: -stomy
formation of an opening
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meaning of: -tome
an instrument used for cutting
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meaning of: -tomy
incision (cutting into tissue)
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meaning of: -tripsy
surgical crushing
