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Medical Terminology Parts A And B > Part A > Flashcards

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1
Q

Correction of nasal
deformities

A

Rhinoplasty

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2
Q

When peripheral nerves
are dysfunctional

A

Neuropathy

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3
Q

Cut into the trachea

A

Tracheotomy

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4
Q

Unpleasant odor from
breath

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Halitosis

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5
Q

Study of the conditions of
the heart

A

Cardiology

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6
Q

Disproportionate
enlargement of the heart

A

Cardiomegaly

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7
Q

Breakdown of structures,
such as cancer mass,
through electric currents

A

Electrolysis

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8
Q

Inflamed lining of the
colon

A

Colitis

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9
Q

Exam by Xray or CT of
blood of lymph after the
introduction of a
radiopague substance

A

Angiography

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10
Q

Joint pain

A

Arthralgia

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11
Q

Act of palpating

A

Palpation

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12
Q

Removal of thyroid gland

A

Thyroidectomy

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13
Q

Clinical condition
characterized by RBC or
hemoglobin deficiency

A

Anemia

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14
Q

Muscle activity in the
heart is recorded with the
use of a cardiograph

A

Cardiogram

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15
Q

Urethral opening is
situated on the penis’s
underside

A

Hypospadias

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16
Q

Inside vein

A

Intravenous

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17
Q

Hypertrophy of the breast

A

Macromastia

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18
Q

Cells that color the skin

A

Melanocytes

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19
Q

False aneurysm

A

Pseudoaneurysm

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20
Q

abnormal smallness of
body structures

A

Microsomnia

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21
Q

Excessive thirst

A

Polydipsia

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22
Q

After meal

A

Postprandial

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23
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Before meal

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Preprandial

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24
Q

Type of memory loss
where a person can no
longer access events that
happened in the past

A

Retrograde amnesia

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25
Q

Partially cognizant of
surroundings

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Semiconscious

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26
Q

Cluster of symptoms
linked by a single
causative agent

A

Syndrome

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27
Q

Passing through the
eyesocket

A

Transorbitol

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28
Q

Soundwaves traveling at
high frequency

A

Ultrasound

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29
Q

without sensation

A

Anesthesia

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30
Q

Outside the uterus pregnancy

A

Extrauterine
pregnancy

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31
Q

Difficulty breathing

A

Dyspnea

32
Q

Absence of breathing

A

Apnea

33
Q

One half of the body is paralyzed

A

Hemiplegia

34
Q

Elevated blood pressure

A

Hypertension

35
Q

A tender, fluid-filled pocket that forms in tissue, usually due to
infection

A

Abscess

36
Q

A cut or scrape that typically isnt that serious

A

Abrasion

37
Q

Signifies a condition that begins abruptly can sometimes be severe but the duration is short

A

Acute

38
Q

Not cancerous

A

Benign

39
Q

A small sample of tissue that is taken for testing

A

Biopsy

40
Q

It signifies a recurrent persistent condition Ex heart disease

A

Chronic

41
Q

A bruise

A

Contusion

42
Q

A medical device that uses electrical shock to restore normal heart beat.

A

Defibrillator

43
Q

Swelling caused by fluid accumulation

A

Edema

44
Q

An arterial blockage, often caused by a blood clot

A

Embolism

45
Q

The outer layer of skin

A

Epidermis

46
Q

Broken bone or cartilage

A

Fracture

47
Q

An organ or tissue that produces and secretes fluids that serve a
specific function

A

Gland

48
Q

A patient that requires hospitalization

A

Inpatient

49
Q

A patient who does not require being admitted for treatment

A

Outpatient

50
Q

Presence of cancerous cells

A

Malignant

51
Q

The predicted outcome of disease progression and treatment

A

Prognosis

52
Q

Return of disease or symptoms after a patient has recovered

A

Relapse

53
Q

Stitches, which are used to join tissues together as they heal

A

Sutures

54
Q

The removal of an organ or tissue from one body that is
implanted into another.

A

Transplant

55
Q

A substance that stimulates antibody production to provide
immunity against disease.

A

Vaccine

56
Q

A disease that is transmissible from animals to humans

A

Zoonotic’s

57
Q

Surgical repair

A

-plasty

58
Q

Disease process

A

-pathy

59
Q

Cut into

A

-otomy

60
Q

Something that is abnormal

A

-osis

61
Q

The study of a particular consetration

A

-ology

62
Q

Abnormal enlargement

A

-megaly

63
Q

The decomposition, destruction. Or breakdown

A

-lysis

64
Q

Signifies inflammation

A

-itis

65
Q

Diagnostics where ct scan and x rays are produced and recorded

A

-graphy

66
Q

Indicates A process

A

-ation

67
Q

Pain

A

-Algia

68
Q

Surgical removal of something

A

-Ectomy

69
Q

Pertains to blood
condition.

A

-emia

70
Q

Procedure pertaining
to recording for
diagnostic purposes

A

-gram

71
Q

A-

A

Without, devoid of, not

72
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An-

A

Without. Devoid of

73
Q

Dys-

A

Abnormal, difficult, painful

74
Q

Extra/extro

A

External, beyond

75
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Hemi-

A

Half

76
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Hyper

A

Extreme, excessive, situated above

Medical Terminology Parts A And B (2 decks)

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