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Medical Terms Flashcards

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What is asphyxia?

A

(As.fix.e.ah)

Asphyxia is a condition arising when the body is deprived of oxygen, causing unconsciousness or death; suffocation.

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What does DOE stand for?

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dyspnea on exertion

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What is dyspnea?

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Difficulty breathing.

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What is AVNRT?

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Atrioventricular Nodal Reentrant Tachycardia

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5
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What is asymptomatic?

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(of a condition or a person) producing or showing no symptoms.

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-Ar

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Pertaining to

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ine

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Pertaining to

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-Ive

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Pertaining to

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-ation

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Being;having;process

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-ion

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Action; condition

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-ia

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Condition; state; thing

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-ism

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Disease from specific cause; process

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-itis

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Infection of; inflammation

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-oma

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Mass; tumor

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21
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-osis

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Condition; process

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-pathy

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Disease

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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24
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-gram

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Picture; record

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Graphy

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Process of measure

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-metry

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Process of measuring

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-scope

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Instrumental used to examine

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-scopy

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Process of using an instrument to examine

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29
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-stomy

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Surgically create opening

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30
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-therapy

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Treatment

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31
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-Tomy

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Process of cutting; process of making an incision

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32
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-iatry

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Medical treatment

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33
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-ics

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Knowledge; practice

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-ist

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Person who specializes in; thing that specializes in

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-logy

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Study of

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Endo-

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Innermost; within

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Epi-

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Above; upon

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Inter-

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Between

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Intra-

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Within

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Peri-

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Around

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Post-

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After; behind

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Pre-

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Before; in front of

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Sub-

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Below; underneath

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Trans-

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Across; through

45
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Bi-

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Two

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Brady-

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Slow

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Hemi-

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One half

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Hyper-

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Above; more than normal.

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Hypo-

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Below; deficient

50
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Poly-

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Many; much

51
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Quadri-

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Four

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Tachy-

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Fast

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Tri-

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Three

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A-

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Away from; without

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An-

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Not; without

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Anti-

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Against

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De-

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Reversal of; without

58
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Dys-

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Abnormal; difficult; painful

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Eu-

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Good; normal

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Mal-

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Bad; inadequate

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Re-

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Again and again; backward; unable to

62
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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Append/o

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Appendix; small structure hanging from larger structure

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Later/o

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Side

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Mamm/o

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Breast

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Arteri/o

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Artery

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Ment/o

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Chin; mind

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Nas/o

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Nose

69
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Pelv/o

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Hip bone; pelvis; renal pelvis

70
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Cost/o

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Rib

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Phag/o

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Eating; swallowing

72
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Pleg/o

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Paralysis

73
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Cutane/o

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Skin

74
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Pneumon

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Air; lungs

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Spir/o

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Breath; coil

76
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Enter/o

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Intestine

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Tens/o

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Pressure; tension

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Hyster/o

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Uterus; womb

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Gemin/o

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Group; set

80
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DS

A

Discharge summary

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FH

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Family history

82
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ISMP

A

Institute for safe medical practice

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ROS

A

Review of system

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SH

A

Social history

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