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Medical Terminology - WEEK ONE Flashcards

1
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What is a prefix?

A

Prefixes are added to the beginning of an existing word in order to create a new word with a different meaning

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What is a suffix?

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Suffixes are added to the end of an existing word.

Can change a word to a NOUN or an ADJECTIVE.

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What is the term used to describe the main meaning of the word?

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Word root - subject or story of the word

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3 reasons why a TA should understand and use correct medical terminology?

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  2. 3.
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What are the following root words?

Acr/o?
Cardi/o?
Gastr/o?
Physi/o?
Top/o?
Mamm/o?
Colon/o?
Oste/o?
Bronch/o; bronch-; bronch/l 
Tach/y?
Hemi?
Febrile?
A 
Acr/o - extremity 
Cardi/o - heart 
Gastr/o - stomach
Physi/o - physical; nature 
Top/o - place; region 
Mamm/o - breasts 
Colon/o - colon
Oste/o - bone 
Bronch/o; bronch-; bronch/l - airway 
Tach/y - rapid
Hemi - half 
Febrile - fever
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Break down the word ‘Hypothermia’

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Hypo = Prefix 
Therm = Root 
Ia = Suffix
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Arthr?

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Joint

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ectomy?
stomy?
otomy?

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  • ectomy (excision, removal)
  • stomy ( new opening)
  • otomy ( incision, cutting)
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Appendectomy?
Colostomy?
Tracheotomy?

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Appendectomy = appendix removal
Colostomy = surgical opening and bringing large intestine 
Tracheotomy = incision in the windpipe to relieve obstruction in breathing
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Gastritis

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Gastr = stomach
Itis = inflammation
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Arteriosclerosis

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Arterio = artery 
Sclerosis = abnormal hardening
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Hepatomegaly

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Hepat/o = liver
Megaly = englargement
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Hemorrhage

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Hemo = blood

rrhage or rrhagia = bleeding or bursting forth

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Diarrhea

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Dia = through
rrhea = flow or discharge of body fluids
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Myorrhaphy

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My/o = muscle
rrhaphy = surgical closure of the wound
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Myorrhexis

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My/o = muscle 
rrhexis = rupture
17
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What is the meaning of the following common adjective suffixes?

ac; ic
al
ar
eal
ic
ical 
oid 
ous
A 
ac; ic = of, relating to
al = pertaining to 
ar = of, resembling
eal = pertaining to 
ic = having the character of, producing
ical = pertaining to 
oid = resembling 
ous = full of
18
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Noun form and Adjective form

Artery = 
Bacteria =  
Cell = 
            = Fascial
Mania = 
                   = Pericarditic
Pericardium= Pericardial
            = Spinous
Spleen = 
Vein =
A 
Artery = Arterial
Bacteria = Bacterial
Cell = Cellular
Fascia = Fascial
Mania = Manic
Pericarditis = Pericarditic
Pericardium= Pericardial
Spine = Spinous
Spleen = Splenic 
Vein = Venous
19
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What are homonyms?

A

Words that have the same sound but different meaning

I.e. bare = naked, bear = to produce, give birth

20
Q

What are eponyms?

A

Name given to a medical disease, body part or procedure drived from the name of the person who discovered it or perfected it.
I.e. = Babinski’s, Parkinson’s…etc.

21
Q

What are the following prefixes?

Pre
Peri
Per

A 
pre = previous to; before
peri = around, about, near
per = through, by means of
22
Q

What are the following prefixes? And examples?

Pan -
Brady - 
Hyper - 
Poly - 
Tachy - 
Hypo - 
A- or an -
A

Pan - all (Pandemic = widespread epidemic)
Brady - slow (Bradycardia = slow heart rate)
Hyper - excessive or increased (Hypertension = high blood pressure)
Poly - many (Polycystic= many cysts)
Tachy - fast (Tachycardia = fast heart rate)
Hypo - low or insufficient (Hypotension = low blood pressure)
A- or an - absent or before (Anoxia = condition of no oxygen to tissues and organs)

23
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What are the following suffixes? And examples?

  • emia
  • algia
  • ectomy
  • itis
  • oma
  • scopy
  • pnea
A
  • emia - blood (anemia = lacking sufficient quality/quantity of blood)
  • algia - pain (neuralgia = intense, intermittent pain)
  • ectomy - surgical removal (appendectomy = surgical removal of appendix)
  • itis - inflammation (bursitis = inflammation of a bursa)
  • oma - tumour or neoplasm (blastomatosis = development of many tumours)
  • scopy - visual exam (cytoscopy = procedure to look at the bladder)
  • pnea - breathing (apnea = absence of breathing)
24
Q

What are common abbreviations?

AIDS 
HBV
IDDM
NIDDM
ACL
CVA
CP
BP
CABG
MI
A

AIDS - acquired immune deficiency syndrome
HBV- hepatitis B viruses
IDDM - insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
NIDDM - non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
ACL - anterior cruciate ligament
CVA - cerebral vascular accident
CP - cerebral palsy; chest pain
BP - blood pressure
CABG - coronary artery bypass graft
MI - myocardial infarction

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