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Medical Terms Flashcards

1
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Oste/o

A

Bone
Ex: osteoporosis- loss of bone density
(Porosis= Porous)

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Gastr/o

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Stomach
Ex: gastr/itis-
Inflammation of the stomach

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Erythr/o

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Red

Ex: Erythrocytes- Red Blood Cells

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Col/o

Col/i

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Large Intestine/Colon
Ex: Colitis-
Inflammation of the colon

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Mast/o

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Breast
Ex: Mast/ectomy-
Excision, removal of breast

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Dermat/o

Dermat/i

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Skin
Ex: Dermatitis-
Inflammation of the skin

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Leuk/o

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White

Ex: Leukocyte- White Blood Cells

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Pneum/o

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Lung/Air
Ex: Pneumonectomy-
Removal of the lung/part of lung

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Hepat/o

Hapet/i

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Liver
Ex: Hepatitis-
Inflammation of the liver

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Nephr/o

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Kidney
Ex: Nephrosis-
Kidney disease

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Arthr/o

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Joint
Ex: Arthritis-
Inflammation of the joints

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Stomat/o

A 
Ex: Xerostomia- 
Xer/o- Dry
Stomat/o-
Ex: Mouth 
ia- Condition
Ex: Side effect of XRT after 2 wk or 2000-3000cGy
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Rhin/o

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Nose-
Ex: Rhinoplasty
Surgical repair of the nose

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Plasty

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Surgical repair

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Later

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Side

Ex: lateral- pertaining to the side

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Lip/o

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Fat
Ex: Liposuction-
Suction- Removal of

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Mamm/o

A

Breast
Ex: Mammography-
Breast Imaging

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Cyte

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Cell

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Ectomy

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Excision, Removal

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Oma

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Tumor
Ex: Hepatoma
Tumor of the liver

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Itis

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Inflammation

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Megaly

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Enlargement
Ex: Gastro/Megaly-
Enlargement of the stomach

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  • ic
  • al
  • ior
  • ous
  • eal
A 
Pertaining to
Ex: Thorac/ic
Pertaining to the chest 
Neur/al
Ex: Pertaining to a nerve
Poster/ior
Ex: Pertaining to the back
Cutan/ous
Ex: Pertaining to the skin (latin)
Esophag/eal
Ex: Pertaining to the esophagus
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-ia

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Condition
Ex: Hyper/therm/ia
Condition of excessive heat

25
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Infra

A 
Below
Ex: Infra/coastal
Pertaining to below the ribs
Cost: Ribs
a: Pertaining to
26
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Supra

A 
Above
Ex: Supra/ren/al
Pertaining to above the kidney
Ren: Kidney
al- Pertaining to
27
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Inter

A 
Between
Ex: Inter/cos/al
Between the ribs
Cost: Ribs
al: Pertaining to
28
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Intra

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Within
Ex: Intramuscular-
Pertaining to within the muscle

29
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Retro

A

Backward, Behind

30
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Hyper

A

Excessive, Above Normal
Ex: Hyper/emesis
Excessive vomiting
Emesis: Vomitin

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Bi

A

Two
Ex: bi/later/al
Later: side
al: Pertaining to

32
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  • a

- an

A

Without, Not
Ex: An/esthes/ia
Esthes: Feeling
ia: Condition

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Anti

A 
Against 
Ex: Anti/bacteri/al
Against Bacteria
Bacteri: Bacteria
al: Pertaining to
34
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Para

A

Near, Besides
Ex: Para/nas/al
Pertaining to area near nose

35
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Peri

A 
Around
Ex: Peri/odont/itis
Inflammation around the tooth (gums)
Odont: Tooth
Itis: Inflammation
36
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Trans

A 
Across, Through
Ex: Trans/vagin/al
Pertaining to across or through the vagina
Vagin: Vagina
al: Pertaining to
37
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Poster

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To the back of the body
Ex: Posterior-
Pertaining to the back of the body

38
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Super

A

Upper, Above
Ex: Superior
Pertaining to the upper part of the body

39
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Extra

A 
Outside,Outward
Ex: Extra/crani/al
Pertaining to the outside the skull
Crani: Cranium (skull)
al: Pertaining to
40
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When defining a term, the steps to take are to define the _______ part of the word first, then the ________ part of the word, then the ________ part of the word.

A

Last
First
Middle

41
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Nephroma

A

Tumor of the kidney

42
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Hepatitis

A

Inflammation of the liver

43
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Gastromegaly

A

Enlargement of the stomach

44
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Tracheotomy

A

Removal of the trachea

45
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Dyspnea

A

Difficulty breathing
Dys: Difficulty
Pnea: Breathing

46
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Polyuria

A

Excessive urniation
Poly: Many, Much
Uria- Urine

47
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Gastro/enter/itis

A

Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine

48
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Hepato/cyte

A

Liver Cell

49
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Centesis

A

Surgical Puncture
Ex: Arthr/o/centesis
Surgical puncture of a joint

50
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Scope

A

Instrument for Examining
Ex: Endo/scope
Instrument for examining within
Endo: In, within

51
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Trophy

A

Nourishment Development
Ex: A/trophy-without development
(describes an abnormal condition or disease)

52
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Scopy

A

Procedure of Examining

Ex: Colonoscopy

53
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Macro/cyte

A

Large Cell

54
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Micro/cyte

A

Small Cell

55
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Epi

A 
Above, Upon
Ex: Epi/derm/is
Upon the skin (Outer layer of the skin)
Derm: Skin
Is: noun ending
56
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Dia

A

Through, Across
Ex: Dia/lysis
Lysis: Seperation; destruction; loosening
Renal Dialysis: is a procedure that uses a membrane to separate and selectively remove waste products from the blood when the kidneys are unable to complete this function.

57
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Otomy

A

Cutting into a part of the body
Ex: Gastrotomy
Cutting or removing the stomach

58
Q

What vowel is most commonly used to combine a word root with another word element?

A

O

Pathology- Nicole Calvin (40 decks)

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