Brainscape's Knowledge GenomeTM


Top Flashcards (Certified)
All Flashcards

Med Term by Chris > Medical Terminology Unit 2 > Flashcards

Medical Terminology Unit 2 Flashcards

1
Q

electro

A

combining form for electricity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

electrocardiography

A

process of making an image or heart function using electricity

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

electrocardiograph

A

instrument used to product an electrocardiogram

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

erythema

A

condition of redness (skin)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

erythremia

A

condition of too many red blood cells (erythrocytosis)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

erythroderma

A

condition of redness of the skin (erythema)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

etiology

A

study of the origin of a disease

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

diagnosis

A

identification of a disease through signs and symptoms

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

gastralgia

A

stomach pain

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

gastromegaly

A

enlargement of the stomach

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

gastroduodenostomy

A

making a surgical opening in the stomach

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

histoblast

A

immature tissues

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

histology

A

study of tissues

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

histologist

A

specialist in tissue studies

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

radio

A

combining for for x-ray

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

radiogram

A

image made using x-rays

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
17
Q

radiography

A

process of producing a radiogram

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
18
Q

sono

A

sound waves

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
19
Q

sonographer

A

one who uses sound waves to create an image

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
20
Q

sonography

A

process of producing a sonogram

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
21
Q

thrombo

A

combining form for blood clot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
22
Q

thrombocytopenia

A

condition of low number of thrombocytes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
23
Q

thrombocytosis

A

condition of high number of thrombocytes

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
24
Q

jaundice

A

yellow color of the skin caused by high bilirubin

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
25
xanthemia
yellow color of the blood and skin due to high carotene levels (carotenemia)
26
inflammation
condition of redness, swelling, heat
27
inflamed
past tense verb of inflammation
28
inflammatory
something that causes inflammation
29
mania
condition of madness
30
megalomania
abnormally enlarged self image to the point of madness
31
melanocyte
pigmented cell
32
melanoblast
immature melanocyte
33
melanoderma
dark pigmentation to the skin (patches)
34
patho
combining form for disease
35
pathology
study of disease (specialty)
36
pathologist
physician specialist in disease
37
blastocyte
immature cell
38
cytology
study of cells
39
cytometry
measurement (counting) of cells
40
cardio
combining form for heart
41
cardiologist
physician heart specialist
42
cardiomegaly
enlargement of the heart
43
dermo, dermato
combining form for skin
44
dermatome
instrument used to cut thin slices of skin
45
dermatology
study of skin
46
-tome
suffix for cutting or a cutting instrument
47
-ectomy
suffix for excision or removal
48
gastrectomy
removal of the stomach
49
-megaly
suffix meaning enlarged or enlargement
50
-itis
suffix for inflammation
51
-al or -ic
adjectival suffices meaning pertaining to
52
-gram
suffix for picture or record
53
tomograph
x-ray instrument used to show tissue or organs ine on plane (slice)
54
tomagraphy
process of using a tomograph
55
-algia
suffix for pain
56
-graphy
is a suffix for the process or making a recording or image
57
-gram
suffix for the actual paper readout or picture on the screen
58
-pathy
suffix meaning disease
59
chlor/o
green
60
xanth/o
yellow
61
erythr/o
red
62
leuk/o
white
63
melan/o
black
64
-blast
suffix for embryomic or immature cell
65
-emia
suffix for blood
66
cardialgia
heart pain
67
cardiomegaly
enlargement of the heart
68
cyanoderma
blueness of the skin
69
cytologist
specialist who studies cellular disease
70
electrocardiograph
instrument that produces the electrocardiograph
71
erythrocytes
immature red blood cells
72
-cyte
suffix meaning cell
73
megolocardia
cardiac enlargement
74
gastromegaly
enlargement of the stomach
75
mania
madness
76
tomos
cut
77
ex
out of, away from
78
os
opening, like a mouth
79
stoma
opening like a mouth
80
in
inside, into
81
cis
cut, cut with a knife
82
gastr/o
cf for stomach
83
ostomy
suffix for new opening
84
tomy
suffix for incision
85
ectomy
suffix for excision
86
-graph
instrument to record data
87
cardi/o
combining word for heart
88
-gram
record, image, or picture
89
electr/o
combining form for electrical
90
son/o
combining word for sound
91
ech/o
cf for sound made by electrical waves
92
-pathy
disease
93
path/o
cf for disease
94
-osis
disease, condition, status, or process
95
tic
changes osis from a noun to an adj
96
-cyte
cell
97
-blast
embryonic
98
-emia
blood
99
cyt/o
cf referring to cells
100
-metry
process of measuring or counting
101
edema
collection of fluid

Med Term by Chris (26 decks)

Brainscape helps you reach your goals faster, through stronger study habits.
© 2025 Bold Learning Solutions. Terms and Conditions