Medical Terminology - Week 1 Flashcards

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Ab- Prefix

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Near, toward

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Before, forward, in front of

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Together, with

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Complete, through

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Difficult, painful, abnormal, bad

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Outside, out

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Using ultrasonic waves

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Using electricity

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In, inner, within

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Above, upon

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Outside of

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Excessive, too much, above

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Deficit, too little, below

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Very large

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Change, beyond

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Near, beside

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Near, abnormal, beside

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Surrounding, around

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Many, much, excessive, frequent

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After, behind

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Before, in front of

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Forward, before

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Behind, back

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Under, less than

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Upward, above

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Together, with

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Through, across

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Peri (surrounding, around) Endo (within, in, inner)

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Bi (2) Tri (3)

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Mal (bad) An- (without, no, not)

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Macro (very large) Micro (small)

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Hyper (above normal) Hypo (below normal)

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Transports materials thru body using blood. Blood transports oxygen & nutrients & collects waste thru body. Components in body also fight infections & form clots. Includes heart, arteries, arterioles, veins, venules & blood.

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Vessel, blood vessel

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Called the gastrointestinal system. Breaks down, digests & absorbs nutrients. Includes : mouth, tongue, teeth, pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small & large intestine, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and appendix

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Pertaining to

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To produce

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Fall, slide

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Eat, swallow

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Stand, place, stop, control

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Nourishment, development

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Structure, membrane

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Process, condition

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Herniation

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Blood condition

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Diseased or abnormal condition

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Condition, process

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Inflammation

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Loosening, breakdown, desperation, destruction

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Enlargement

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Tumor, mass

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Abnormal condition

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Disease condition

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Rapid flow of blood

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Flow, discharge

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Abnormal condition of hardening

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Abnormal condition of narrowing

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Put, place

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Urine condition

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Process of, condition

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Instrument to record

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Record or recording

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Instrument to measure

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Instrument to view

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Small or tiny structure

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Process of cutting

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Surgical puncture and aspiration of fluid

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Surgical removal, excision, resection

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Process of recording

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Process of measuring

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Process of viewing

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Surgical fixation

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Surgical repair

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Suture repair

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Pertaining to visual examination

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Process of visual examination

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Surgical creation of artificial opening

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Incision, cut into

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One who specializes

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One who specializes in the study of

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Back of knee

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Gall, bile

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Corposis, body

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Small intestine

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Produces hormones that circulate in the blood which go to target tissues and stimulate a particular action. Pituitary gland, pineal gland, hypothalamus, thyroid gland, pancreas, adrenal cortex, medulla, parathyroid gland, thymus gland, ovaries and testes.

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Adrenal gland

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Pituitary gland

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Parathyroid gland

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Pituitary gland

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Thyroid gland

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Barrier that protects body and acts as a sense organ. Helps retain body fluids, protects against infection and regulates body temp. Skin, subcutaneous tissue, sweat & sebaceous glands, hair, nails and sense receptors.

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Death - cells, body

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Sebum, oil

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(Lim FAT tick) Maintains fluid balance Provides immunity to some diseases Protects internal environment of body Lymph, lymph vessels, lymph nodes, thymus, tonsils, spleen lymphocytes & antibodies.

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Lymph node

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Lymph vessel

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Bone marrow, spinal cord

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Movement, heat production, support & protection of the body. Bones, joints, muscles, tendons, ligaments & cartilage

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Acromi/o - acromion Ankyl/o - stiff, bent Arthr/o - joint Carp/o - carpals Chrondr/o - cartilage Cost/o - rib

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Medical services provided by healthcare professionals in an outpatient setting without admission to the facility

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Meticulous, careful

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Adhering to ethical standards or right conduct standards

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Also called person centered care, partnering with patients and their families

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The act of sticking to something

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To interact and communicate btwn diff groups

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To compare (an account or log) so that it’s consistent or compatible with another

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Provides personalized patient snd family centered care in a team environment

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Person who identifies patients barriers, works closely with healthcare team and patients and guides them thru healthcare system

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Person who enters provider dictated info into electronic health record (EHR) during patients visit

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Allows healthcare providers to evaluate, diagnose and treat patients at a distance

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Defines procedures, actions, and processes that individuals in a specific occupation are permitted to perform

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Having good manners or being polite

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Show consideration or appreciation for another person

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The inherent worth or state of being worthy of respect

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The ability to understand another persons perspective, experiences or motivations

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Feeling sorrow or concern for what the other person has gone thru

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Having a deep awareness of the suffering of another and wish to ease it

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Being acutely sensitive to what is proper and appropriate when interacting with others. Has the ability to speak or act without offending others

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Using tact and sensitivity when interacting with others

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Honesty, dependability & responsible

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Work ethic, punctuality, cooperation and willingness to help

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Healthcare professionals from a variety of different disciplines work together to provide the highest level of care for patients, their fam, and community

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M - must be done that day S - should be done that day C- could be done if time permits

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Admitted to a health care facility that requires at least one overnight stay

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Person who receives healthcare services at a facility but is not admitted for an overnight stay

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Delivery of healthcare services includes hospital, inpatient surgery, and emergency department

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Patients admitted to hospital

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Patient who is admitted to hospital by provider w/o going to emergency dept

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Patient who’s admitted to hospital for scheduled surgery or procedure

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Medical services provided by healthcare professionals in outpatient setting without admission to facility

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Provider who manages a persons healthcare. Performs routine physicals, screening, immunizations, treats minor illnesses, manages chronic disease conditions. Work in pediatrics, internal medicine, family medicine, obstetrics and gynecology can also be reddened to as PCP.

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PCP coordinates patients treatment and necessary care. The goal of this is to improve patient care and reduce costs. Includes a team of pcp, medical assistant(s), rn, pharmacist, behavioral health specialist & receptionist

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Sort out and classify the injured, used in military and emergency settings to determine the priority of a patient to be treated

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The VA designed pact to focus on veterans healthcare goals

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Provides care in non hospital setting Skilled nursing facility (SNF) wide range of health and personal care (rehab, physical, speech and occupational therapy) Home healthcare (wound care, med administration, monitoring serious illnesses) Hospice care (end of life care) Less than 6 months left to live In hospital, nursing facility or home Respite care (short term relief for primary caregivers)

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Improving health outcomes of population while controlling the cost of healthcare

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One provider owns and manages practice giving them the most flexibility

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Involves 2 or more providers practicing in the same facility

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Providers practice in the same field or see the same type of patients

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Providers see different types of patients

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Legal agreement btwn providers on how the expenses are shared. May include rent, supplies, equipment and staff. Each provider is responsible for the financial and legal aspects of their own practice

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Two or more doctors who co own the practice and has equal rights and responsibility’s for managing the practice. They equally share income and are responsible for legal and financial risks

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Provider is hired as an employee. Either hired by hospitals, integrated delivery system (multiple providers, specialties, clinics, least 1 hospital) & healthcare corporations Facilities provide staff to provider w/o concerns of “managing business”

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Healthcare practices are used together with conventional medicine

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Don’t use conventional medicine Examples Acupressurist, accupuncturist, chiropractor and massage therapist

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Greet, identify yourself and MA, verify patients name and date of birth, explain what you’ll be doing

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Oral and laryngeal cancer, ALS, stroke, dementia, huntingtons disease, adhd, autism, tbi

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Finger/ toe

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Stiff, bent

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Crooked, curved spine

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Controls body structures to maintain homeostasis. Receives and processes info from other body structures. Includes brain, spinal cord, neurons, neuroglical cells, peripheral nerves, and autonomic nerves .

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Cerebellum

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Dura mater

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Spinal cord, bone marrow

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Internal environment of the body that is compatible with life. Steady state that is created by all the body systems working together to provide a consistent and unvarying internal environment

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Produces hormones and is involved with reproduction

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Ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, vulva, mammary glands, ovum, estrogen and progesterone

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Epididymis vas deferens, prostate gland, testes, scrotum, penis, urethra, sperm & testosterone

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Menstruation

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Prostate gland

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Fallopian tube

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Delivers oxygen to the cells and removes carbon dioxide from body

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Nose, sinuses, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, lungs, bronchioles and alveoli

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Alveolus, air sac

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Bronchial tube

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Epiglottis

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Gathers information through the senses of vision, hearing, balance, taste & smell

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Eyes, ears, taste buds, olfactory receptors and sensory receptors

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Conjunctiva

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Two, double

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Tympanic membrane, eardrum

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Eliminates nitrogenous waste and maintains the electrolyte, water and acid base balances

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Nephron unit, kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra

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Urinary bladder

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Renal pelvis

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Combining vowel is used Example - arteri / o / sclerosis Combining form, cv, suffix Artery, abnormal condition of hardening

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Combing vowel is not added ! Example - sept/ al = septal Septum, pertaining to

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One of the vowels is dropped ! Example - cardi/ itis = carditis Heart inflammation

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Most can be made plural with adding “s”

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Add -es Example - stitch Plural - stitches

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Drop -y and add -ies Example - artery Plural - arteries

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Add -nes Example - comedo Plural - comedones

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Change x to a c and add es

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Drop -ex or -ix and add -ices

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Drop -is and add -es

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Change x to a g and add es

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Drop the -on and add -a

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Drop -um, add -a

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Drop -us, add -i

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Change -x to “c” and add es