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MedTerm Flashcards

1
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Medical Language origins

A

Greek and Latin word parts
acronyms
eponyms
modern language

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2
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Word parts

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root
prefix
suffix
combining vowel

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3
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carcin/o

A

cancer

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4
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cyt/o

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cell

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5
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epitheli/o

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epithelium, epithelial tissue

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hist/o

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tissue

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lip/o

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fat

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my/o

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muscle

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neur/o

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nerve

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onc/o

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tumor

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path/o

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disease

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12
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radi/o

A

xrays (ionizing radiation)

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sarc/o

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connective tissue

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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15
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-al

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pertaining to

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16
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-genic

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producing, originating

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17
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-logist

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someone who studies

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-logy

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study of

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-oid

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resembling

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-oma

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tumor

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-plasm

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growth

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-stasis

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control, stop

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meta-

A

beyond

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neo-

A

new

25
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inflammation

A

localized, protective response to injury or tissue destruction characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain

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carcinoma

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(CA)

cancerous tumor

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epithelioma

A

tumor of the epithelium

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infection

A

invasion of pathogens in body tissue

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lipoma

A

tumor of lipid/fat

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myoma

A

tumor of muscle tissue

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neoplasm

A

new growth

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neuroma

A

tumor of nervous tissue

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sarcoma

A

tumor of connective tissue

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benign

A

not malignant, nonrecurring

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diagnosis

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(Dx)

identification of disease

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malignant

A

tending to becoming progressively worse

possibly leading to death

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metastasis, metastases

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(mets)
beyond control
transfer of a disease beyond tissue/organ of origin

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prognosis

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(Px)

prediction of possible outcome of disease

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remission

A

lessening or absence of signs of disease

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biopsy

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(Bx)

acquisition of living tissue to be viewed under a microscope for diagnostic purposes

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chemotherapy

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(chemo)

treatment of cancer using pharmaceuticals

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radiation therapy

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(XRT)

treatment of cancer using x-rays or other ionizing radiation

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cytology

A

study of cells

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histology

A

study of tissue

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oncologist

A

one who studies and treats cancer

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oncology

A

study of cancer

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pathologist

A

one who studies disease

48
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pathology

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(PATH)

study of disease

49
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radiologist

A

one who studies and treats using x-rays and other imaging techniques

50
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radiology

A

study of x-rays and other imaging techniques

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