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Medical terminology test 3 Flashcards

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Prefix

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  • A word or letter placed before another
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Suffix

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  • A word or letter at the end of another
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Anti-inflammatory

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  • A drug to reduce inflammation
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ACL

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  • Anterior cruciate ligament
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Hyper-

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  • High, above normal
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PNR

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  • As needed
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Lip/o

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  • Fats, lipids
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-emia

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  • Presence of blood
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Gait

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  • A manner of walking or moving on foot
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Proximal

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  • Near the centre of the body
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Pseudohypertrophy

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  • False, above normal nourishment of muscles
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Dystrophic

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  • Affected by or relating to dystrophy (difficult/poor nourishment of a tissue)
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Necrosis

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  • Death of cells or tissue through disease or injury
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Femoral

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  • Relating to the femur
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Femoral fracture

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  • A bone fracture that involves the femur
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Abduction

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  • Any motion of the limbs or other body parts that pulls away from the midline of the body
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Open reduction

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  • Where the fracture fragments are exposed surgically by dissecting the tissues
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Medullary canal abduction

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  • Bringing bone marrow away from the inside of the body
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Pneumothorax

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  • Collapsed lung
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Pulmonologist

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  • Medical professional who’s medical speciality deals with diseases involving the respiratory tract
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Pneumo-

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  • Lungs

- Presence of air or gas

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Dyspnea

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  • Difficulty breathing
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Thorax

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  • Part of the body between the neck and the abdomen
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Hematuria, hema (blood)

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  • Presence blood in the urine
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Disuria, dis (difficulty)

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  • Difficulty passing urine
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Antibiotic, anti (opposite)

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  • A drug that destroys microorganisms in the body
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Erythrocyte

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  • Red blood cell
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Leukocyte

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  • White blood cell
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Inflammation

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  • Part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful
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Narrowing

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  • Limited in width
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Idiopathic

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  • Relating to any disease or condition which arises spontaneously or for which the cause is unknown.
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Cardiomegaly

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  • Abnormal enlargement of the heart
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Cardiology

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  • Study of the heart
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Valvectomy

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  • Surgical removal of the hearts valves
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Vasculitis

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  • Inflammation of blood vessels
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Arteriosclerosis

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  • Thickening and hardening of the walls of the arteries

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Dysphagia

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  • Difficulty swallowing
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Dysphasia

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  • Difficulty speaking
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Endoscopy

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  • Using a scope to look at internal parts
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Hiatus hernia

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  • Part of the stomach protrudes into the chest cavity
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Oesophagitis

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  • Inflammation of the oesophagus
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Stool

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  • Faeces
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GIT

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  • Gastrointestinal tract
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Root word of hysterectomy

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  • Uterus
45
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Root word of mastitis

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  • Breast
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Root word of mammoplasty

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  • Breast
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Root word of endocervical

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  • Cervix
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Root word of perineal

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  • Perineum
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Root word of episiotomy

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  • Vulva area
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Root word of gynaecologist

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  • Female reproductive areas
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Root word of gynecomastia

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  • Enlargement of breast tissue in males
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Root word of neurological

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  • Nerves
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Root word of neuralgia

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  • Nerves
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Root word of ganglioma

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  • Nerve cell
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Root word of meningocele

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  • Meninges
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Root word of myalgia

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  • Muscle
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Root word of myelography

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  • Muscle
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Root word of cerebrospinal

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  • Spinal cord
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Root word of aphasia

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  • Speech
60
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Root word of hemiparesis

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  • Paralysis
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Root word of epilepsy

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  • Seizure
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Root word of bradylexia

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  • Slow reading
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Root word of meningitis

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  • Meninges
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Root word of intra cerebral

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  • Brain
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Root word of subarachnoid

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  • Arachnoid
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Root word of retinoscopy

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  • Eye
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Root word of menianopia

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  • Eye/blindness
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Root word of hyperopia

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  • Farsightedness
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Root word of presbyopia

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  • Loss of focus in the eye
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Root word of audiologist

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  • Hearing
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Root word of labyrinthitis

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  • Labyrinth
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Subcutaneous

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  • Below the skin
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Kerat/o

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  • Hard tissue
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Melan/o

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  • Related to the melanin, pigment
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Dermatology

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  • Study of the skin
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Pruritus

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-Skin condition, itch

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Cutaneous

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  • Relating to the skin
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Squamous/s

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  • Skin cell
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Skin diagram

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  • Epidermis
    • Dermis
    • Fat layer
    • Sweat gland
    • Capillary
    • Hair follicle
    • Hair erector muscle
    • Sebaceous gland
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Suffix -esthenia

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  • Sensation (C)
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Suffix -algesia

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  • Pain relief (D)
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Suffix -osmia

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  • Smell (B)
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Suffix -geusia

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  • Taste (A)
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Pituitary

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  • Pituitary gland, brain area
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Thyroid/o

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  • Thyroid gland, above the trachea
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Parathyroid/o

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  • Parathyroid gland, lies inside the thyroid gland
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Adren/o

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  • Adrenal gland, above the kidney
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Adrenocortic/o

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  • Adrenal cortex, outside layer of the adrenal gland, above the kidney
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Pancreat/o

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  • Pancreas, above the stomach
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Ovari/o

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  • Ovary, pubic area
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Andr/o

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  • Male
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Diabetes mellitus

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  • A disease in which the body’s ability to produce or respond to the hormone insulin is impaired, resulting in abnormal metabolism of carbohydrates and elevated levels of glucose in the blood
  • IDDM (type 1)
  • NIDDM (type 2)
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Hypoglycaemic

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  • Low blood glucose level
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Hyperglycaemic

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  • High blood glucose levels
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Insulin

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  • Hormone produced in the pancreases which regulates the amount of glucose in the blood
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Keynotes in urine

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  • High levels of keynotes in the blood can suggest the presence of diabetic ketoacidosis (complication of diabetes)
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ISLT

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  • Portion of tissue structural distinct from surrounding tissue

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