Test 1 Ch 1 Combining Form, Prefixes, Suffixes, Singular/Plural, Medical Record, & Healthcare Settings Flashcards
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C.F.
aden/o
A
means gland
=adenopathy (gland disease)
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C.F.
carcin/o
A
means cancer
=carcinoma (cancerous tumor)
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Q
C.F.
chem/o
A
means chemical
=chemotherapy (treatment with chemicals)
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Q
C.F.
cis/o
A
means to cut
=incision (process of cutting into)
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C.F.
dermat/o
A
means skin
=dermatology (study of the skin)
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C.F.
enter/o
A
means small intestine
=enteric (pertaining to the small intestines)
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C.F.
gastr/o
A
means stomach
=gastric (pertaining to the stomach)
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C.F.
gynec/o
A
means female
gynecology (study of the females)
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C.F.
hermat/o
A
means blood
=hematic (pertaining to the blood)
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Q
C.F.
hydr/o
A
means water
=hydrocele (protrusion of water [in the scrotum])
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C.F.
immun/o
A
means immunity
=immunology (study of immunity)
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Q
C.F.
laryng/o
A
means voice box
=laryngeal (pertaining to the voice box)
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Q
C.F.
nephr/o
A
means kidney
=nephromegaly (enlarged kidney)
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Q
C.F.
neur/o
A
means nerve
=neural (pertaining to a nerve)
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C.F.
ophthalm/o
A
means eye
=ophthalmic (pertaining to the eye)
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C.F.
ot/o
A
means ear
=otic (pertaining to the ear)
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C.F.
path/o
A
means disease
=pathology (study of disease)
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C.F.
pulmon/o
A
means lung
=pulmonary (pertaining to the lungs)
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C.F.
rhin/o
A
means nose
=rhinoplasty (surgical repair of the nose)
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P.F.
a-
A
means without, away from
aphasia (without speech)
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Q
P.F.
an-
A
means without
anoxia (without oxygen)
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Q
P.F.
ante-
A
meaning before, in front of
=antepartum (before birth)
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Q
P.F.
anti-
A
means against
=antibiotic (against life)
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Q
P.F.
auto-
A
means self
=autograft (a graft from one’s own body)
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P.F.
| brady-
means slow
| =bradycardia (slow heartbeat)
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P.F.
| contra-
means against
| =contraception (against conception)
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P.F.
| de-
means without
| =depigmentation (without pigment)
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P.F.
| dys-
means painful, difficult, abnormal
| =dyspnea (difficult breathing)
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P.F.
| endo-
means within, inner
| =endoscope (instrument to view within)
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P.F.
| epi-
means upon, over
| =epigastric (upon or over the stomach)
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P.F.
| eso-
means inward
| =esotropia (inward turning)
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P.F.
| eu-
means normal, good
| =eupnea (normal breathing)
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P.F.
| ex-
means external, outward
| =exostosis (condition of external bone)
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P.F.
| exo-
means outward
| =exotropia (outward turning)
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P.F.
| extra-
means outside of
| =extracorporeal (outside of the body)
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P.F.
| hetero-
means different
| =heterograft (graft [like a skin graft] from another species)
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P.F.
| homo-
means same
| =homograph (graft [like a skin graft] from the same species)
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P.F.
| hydro-
means water
| =hydrotherapy (water therapy)
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P.F.
| hyper-
means over, above
| =hypertrophy (overdevelopment)
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P.F.
| in-
means not; inward
=infertility (not fertile)
=inhalation (to breathe in)
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P.F.
| inter-
means among, between
| intervertebral (between the vertebrae)
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P.F.
| intra-
means within, inside
| =intravenous (inside, within a vein)
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P.F.
| macro-
means large
| =macrotia (having large ears)
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P.F.
| micro-
means small
| =microtia (having small ears)
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P.F.
| myo-
means to shut
| =myopia (to shut eyes/squint)
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P.F.
| neo-
means new
| =neonatology (study of the newborn)
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P.F.
| pan-
means all
| =pansinusitis (inflammation of all the sinuses)
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P.F.
| para-
means beside, near; abnormal; two like parts of a pair
=paranasal (beside the nose)
=paresthesia (abnormal sensation)
=paraplegia (paralysis of 2 like parts of a pair/the legs)
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P.F.
| per-
means through
| =percutaneous (through the skin)
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P.F.
| peri-
means around
| =pericardial (around the heart)
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P.F.
| post-
means after
| =postpartum (after birth)
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P.F.
| pre-
means before, in front of
| =preoperative (before a surgical operation)
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P.F.
| pro-
means before
| =prolactin (before milk)
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P.F.
| pseudo-
means false
| =pseudocyesis (false pregnancy)
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P.F.
| retro-
means backward, behind
| =retroperitoneal (behind the peritoneum)
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P.F.
| sub-
means below, under
| =subcutaneous (under, below the skin)
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P.F.
| supra-
means above
| =suprapubic (above the pubic bones)
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P.F.
| tachy-
means rapid, fast
| =tachycardia (fast heartbeat)
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P.F.
| trans-
means through, across
| =transurethral (across the urethra)
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P.F.
| ultra-
means beyond, excess
| =ultrasound (high-frequency sound waves)
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P.F.
| un-
means not
| =unconscious (not conscious)
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# P.F.
bi
```
means two
| =bilateral (two sides)
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# P.F.
hemi-
```
means half
| =hemiplegia (paralysis of one extremity)
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# P.F.
mono-
```
means one
| =monoplegia (paralysis of one extremity)
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```
# P.F.
multi-
```
means many
| =multigravida (woman pregnant more than once)
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```
# P.F.
nulli-
```
means none
| =nulligravida (woman with no pregnancies)
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# P.F.
poly-
```
means many
| =polyuria (large amounts of urine)
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```
# P.F.
primi-
```
means first
| =primigravida (first pregnancy)
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# P.F.
quardri-
```
means four
| =quadriplegia (paralysis of all four limbs)
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# P.F.
semi-
```
means partial, half
| =semiconscious (partially conscious)
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# P.F.
tetra-
```
means four
| =tetraplegia (paralysis of all four limbs)
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# P.F.
tri-
```
means three
| =triceps (muscle with three heads)
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S.
| -algia
means pain
| =gastralgia (stomach pain)
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S.
| -cele
means hernia, protrusion
| =cystocele (protrusion of the bladder)
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S.
| -cyte
means cell
| =erythrocyte (red cells)
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S.
| -dynia
means pain
| =cardiodynia (heart pain)
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S.
| -ectasis
means dilation
| =bronchiectasis (dilated bronchi)
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S.
| -gen
means that which produces
| =pathogen (that which produces disease)
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S.
| -genesis
means produce, generates
| =spermatogenesis (produce sperm)
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S.
| -genic
means producing, produced by
| =carcinogenic (producing cancer)
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S.
| -ia
means state, condition
| =bradycardia (condition of slow heart)
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S.
| -iasis
means abnormal condition
| =lithiasis (abnormal condition of stones)
83
S.
| -iatry
means medical treatment
| =podiatry (medical treatment for the foot)
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S.
| -ism
means state of
| =hpothyroidism (state of low thyroid)
85
S.
| -itis
means inflammation
| =dermatitis (inflammation of the skin)
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S.
| -logist
means one who studies
| =cardiologist (one who studies the heart)
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S.
| -logy
means study of
| =cardiology (study of the heart)
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S.
| -lysis
means destruction
| =hemolysis (blood destruction)
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S.
| -lytic
means destruction
| =thrombolytic (clot destruction)
90
S.
| -malacia
means abnormal softening
| =chondromalacia (abnormal cartilage softening)
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S.
| -megaly
means enlargement, large
| =cardiomegaly (enlarged heart)
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S.
| -oid
means resembling
| =fibroid (resembling fibers)
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S.
| -oma
means tumor, mass, swelling
| =carcinoma (cancerous tumor)
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S.
| -osis
means abnormal condition
| =cyanosis (abnormal condition of being blue)
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S.
| -pathy
means disease
| =myopathy (muscle disease)
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S.
| -phobia
means fear
| =photophobia (fear of light)
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S.
| -plasia
means development, growth
| =hyperplasia (excessive development)
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S.
| -plasm
means formation, development
| =neoplasm (new formation)
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S.
| -ptosis
means drooping
| =blepharoptosis (drooping eyelid)
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S.
| -rrhage
means excessive, abnormal flow
| =hemorrhage (excessive bleeding)
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S.
| -rrhagia
means abnormal flow condition
| =cystorrhagia (abnormal flow from the bladder)
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S.
| -rrhea
means discharge, flow
| =rhinorrhea (discharge from the nose)
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S.
| -rrhexis
means rupture
| =hysterorrhexis (ruptured uterus)
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S.
| -sclerosis
means hardening
| =arteriosclerosis (hardening of an artery)
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S.
| -stenosis
means narrowing
| =angiostenosis (narrowing of a vessel)
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S.
| -therapy
means treatment
| =chemotherapy (treatment with chemicals)
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S.
| -trophy
means nourishment, development
| =hypertrophy (excessive development)
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S.
| -ule
means small
| =venule (small vein)
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S. Adj
| -ac
means pertaining to
| =cardiac (pertaining to the heart)
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S. Adj
| -al
means pertaining to
| =duodenal (pertaining to the duodenum)
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S. Adj
| -an
means pertaining to
| =ovarian (pertaining to ovarian)
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S. Adj
| -ar
means pertaining to
| =ventricular (pertaining to ventricle)
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S. Adj
| -ary
means pertaining to
| =pulmonary (pertaining to lungs)
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S. Adj
| -atic
means pertaining to
| =pulmonary (pertaining to lymph)
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S. Adj
| -eal
means pertaining to
| =esophageal (pertaining to esophagus)
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S. Adj
| -iac
means pertaining to
| =chondriac (pertaining to cartilage)
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S. Adj
| -ic
means pertaining to
| =gastric (pertaining to the stomach)
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S. Adj
| -ile
means pertaining to
| =penile (pertaining to the penis)
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S. Adj
| -ine
means pertaining to
| =uterine (pertaining to the uterus)
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S. Adj
| -ior
means pertaining to
| =superior (pertaining to above)
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S. Adj
| -nic
means pertaining to
| =embryonic (pertaining to an embryo)
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S. Adj
| -ory
means pertaining to
| =auditory (pertaining to hearing)
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S. Adj
| -ose
means pertaining to
| =adipose (pertaining to fat)
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S. Adj
| -ous
means pertaining to
| =intravenous (pertaining to within a vein)
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S. Adj
| -tic
means pertaining to
| =acoustic (pertaining to hearing)
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S. Surgical
| -centesis
means puncture to withdraw fluid
| =arthrocentesis (puncture to withdraw fluid from a joint)
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S. Surgical
| -ectomy
means surgical removal
| =gastrectomy (surgically remove the stomach)
128
S. Surgical
| -ostomy
means surgically create an opening
| =colostomy (surgically create an opening for the colon [through the abdominal wall])
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S. Surgical
| -otomy
means cutting into
| =thoracotomy (cutting into the chest)
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S. Surgical
| -pexy
means surgical fixation
| =nephropexy (surgical fixation of a kidney)
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S. Surgical
| -plasty
means surgical repair
| =dermatoplasty (surgical repair of the skin)
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S. Surgical
| -rrhaphy
means suture
| =myorrhaphy (suture together muscle)
133
S. Procedural
| -gram
means record or picture
| =electrocardiogram (record of heart's electricity)
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S. Procedural
| -graph
means instrument for recording
| =electrocardiograph (instrument for recording the heart's electrical activity)
135
S. Procedural
| -graphy
means process of recording
| =electrocardiography (process of recording the heart's electrical activity)
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S. Procedural
| -meter
means instrument for measuring
| =audiometer (instrument to measure hearing)
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S. Procedural
| -metry
means process of measuring
| =audiometry (process of measuring hearing)
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S. Procedural
| -scope
means instrument for viewing
| =gastroscope (instrument to view stomach)
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S. Procedural
| -scopy
means process of visually examining
| =gastroscopy (process of visually examining the stomach)
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Sing >>>>Plural
| -a (vertebra)
-ae
| vertebrae
141
Sing >>>>Plural
| -ax (thorax)
-aces
| thoraces
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Sing >>>>Plural
-ex or -ix
(appendix)
-ices
| appendices
143
Sing >>>>Plural
-is
(metastasis)
-es
| metastases
144
Sing >>>>Plural
-ma
(sarcoma)
-mata
| sarcomata
145
Sing >>>>Plural
-nx
(phalanx)
-nges
| phalanges
146
Sing >>>>Plural
-on
(ganglion)
-a
| ganglia
147
Sing >>>>Plural
-us
(nucleus)
-i
| (nuclei
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Sing >>>>Plural
-um
(ovum)
-a
| ova
149
Sing >>>>Plural
-y
(biopsy)
-ies
| biopsies
150
Medical Record
| History and Phsyical
written or dictated by admitting physician; details of patient's history, results of physician's examination, initial diagnoses, and physician's plan of treatment
151
Medical Record
| Physician's Orders
complete list of care, medications, tests, and treatments physician orders for patients
152
Medical Record
| Nurse's Notes
record of patient's care throughout the day; includes vital signs, treatment specifics, patient's response to treatment, and patient's condition
153
Medical Record
| Physician's Progress Notes
Physician's daily record of patient's condition, results of examinations, summary of test results, updated assessments and diagnoses, and further plans for patient's care
154
Medical Record
| Consultation Reports
reports given by specialists whom physicians has asked to evaluate patient
155
Medical Record
| Ancillary Reports
Reports from various treatments and therapies patient has received, such as rehabilitation, social services, or respiratory therapy.
156
Medical Record
| Diagnostic Reports
results of diagnostic tests performed on patient, principally from clinical lab (blood tests) and medical imaging (X-rays and ultrasound)
157
Medical Record
| Informed Consent
document voluntarily signed by patient or a responsible party that clearly describes the purpose, methods, procedures, benefits, and risks of a diagnostic or treatment procedure
158
Medical Record
| operative report
report from surgeon detailing an operation; includes pre- and postoperative diagnosis, specific details of surgical procedure itself, and how patient tolerated procedure
159
Medical Record
| Anethesiologist's Report
relates details regarding substances (such as medications and fluids) given to patient, patient's response to anesthesia, and vital signs during surgery
160
Medical Record
| Pathologist's report
report given by pathologist who studies tissue removed from patient (bone marrow, blood, or tissue biopsy)
161
Medical Record
| Discharge summary
comprehensive outline of patient's entire hospital stay; includes condition at time of admission, admitting diagnosis, test results, treatments and patient's response, final diagnosis , and follow-up plans
162
Healthcare Settings
| Acute care or general hospitals
provides services to diagnose (laboratory, diagnostic imaging) and treat (surgery, medications, therapy) diseases for a short period of time; in addition, they usually provide emergency and obstetrical care
163
Healthcare Settings
| Specialty Care Hospitals
Provide care for very specific types of diseases; for example, a psychiatric hospital
164
Healthcare Settings
| Nursing Homes or Long-Term Care Facilities
Provide long-term care for patients needing extra time to recover from illness or injury before returning home, or for persons who can no longer care for themselves
165
Healthcare Settings
| Ambulatory Care Centers, Surgical Centers, or Outpatient Clinics
Provide services not requiring overnight hospitalization; services range from simple surgeries to diagnostic testing or therapy
166
Healthcare Settings
| Physician's Offices
Provide diagnostic and treatment services in a private office setting
167
Healthcare Settings
| Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
Provides wide range of services by a group of primary-care physicians, specialists, and other healthcare professionals in a prepaid system
168
Healthcare Settings
| Home Health Care
provides nursing, therapy, personal care, or housekeeping services in patient's own home
169
Healthcare Settings
| Rehabilitation Centers
Provide intensive physical and occupational therapy; includes inpatient and outpatient treatment
170
Healthcare Settings
| Hospices
Provide supportive treatment to terminally ill patients and their families
