Unit 1 Flashcards
example: cardi
Word Root
core meaning of a term
Example: -itis
Suffix
added to end; procedures, conditions, or disease
Example: pre-
Prefix
attached to beginning; time, position, direction, number, negation
Example: /o
Combining Vowels
usually “O”, eases pronunciation
Example: cardi/o
Combining Forms
Word Root + Combining Vowel
Example: intravenous
intra-
within or inside
Example: submarine
Sub-
Below, under
Example: arthritis
arthr/o
joint
Example: hepatitis
hepat/o
liver
Example: osteoporosis
oste/o
bone
Example: intravenous
ven/o
veins
Example: arthralgia
-algia
pain
Example: amniocentesis
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
Example: leukocyte
-cyte
cell
Example: arthrodynia
-dynia
pain
Example: appendectomy
-ectomy
surgical removal
Example: hypoglycemia
-emia
blood condition
Example: photograph
-gram
-graph
record, x-ray, picture
Example: photography
-graphy
processing of recording picture or record
Example: arthritis
-itis
inflammation
Example: osteomalacia
-malacia
abnormal softening
Example: cardiomegaly
-megaly
enlargement
Example: thermometer
-meter
instrument used to measure
Example: neuroid
-oid
like, resembling
Example: psychologist
-ologist
specialist
Example: psychology
-ology
study of
Example: carcinoma
-oma
tumor
Example: psychosis
-osis
abnormal condition
Example: colostomy
-ostomy
creating an artifical opening
Example: colotomy
-otomy
surgical incision
Example: cardiopathy
-pathy
disease
Example: pyrophobia
-phobia
abnormal fear of specific things
Example: rhinoplasty
-plasty
surgical repair
Example: nephroptosis
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, prolapse
Example: hemorrhage
-rrhagia
–rrhage
abnormal flow of discharge (blood)
Example: myorrhaphy
-rrhaphy
suturing
Example: diarrhea
-rrhea
abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)
Example: myorrhexis
-rrhexis
rupture
Example: arteriosclerosis
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
Example: otoscope
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
Example: colonscopy
-scopy
visual examination
Example: hemostasis
-stasis
stop, control
Example: arteriostenosis
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
ā
before
p with line over
after
c with line over
with
s with line over
without
DX
diagnosis
HX
history
Rx
take/prescibe
TX
treatment
C
Celsius
F
Fahrenheit
c/o
complains of
CC
chief complaint
d/c, DC
discontinue (discharge)
H&P
History and Physical
PE
physical exam
pt or PT
patient
R/O
rule out (may or may not have)
DOB
date of birth
y/o
years old
yr
year
ft
feet
h., hr.
hour
in
inches
min
minute
delta
change
