MEDICAL TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS Flashcards
1
Q
most medical terms are dervied from _________ and ________ words
A
Greek and Latin
2
Q
3 basic parts of medical terminologies
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prefix, root word, suffix
3
Q
colo
A
colon
4
Q
phlebo
A
vein
5
Q
cardio
A
heart
6
Q
arterio
A
artery
7
Q
artho
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joint
8
Q
hepat/hepato
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liver
9
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thrombo
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clot
10
Q
nephron
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kidneys
11
Q
hemat
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blood
12
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aero
A
air
13
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myo
A
muscle
14
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cyto
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cell
15
Q
pyo
A
pus
16
Q
cranio
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skull
17
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pyro
A
fever
18
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osteo
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bone
19
Q
found at the beginning of the term
A
prefix
20
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singular of metastases
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metastasis
21
Q
plural of ganglion
A
ganglia
22
Q
singular of therapies
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therapy
23
Q
plural of larynx
A
larynges