unit 1 Flashcards
1
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Word Root
A
Core meaning of a term
2
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Suffix
A
Added to end; procedures, conditions, or disease
3
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Prefix
A
Attached to the beginning; Time, positon, direction, number, negation
4
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Combining Vowels
A
Usually “O” eases pronuncation
5
Q
Combining Forms
A
Word root+ Comining Vowel = Combining Form
6
Q
ven/o
A
vein
7
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Intra-
A
within or inside
8
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Sub-
A
below
9
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Arthr/o
A
joints
10
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hepat/o
A
liver
11
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oste/o
A
bone
12
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-algia
A
pain
13
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
14
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-cyte
A
cell
15
Q
A
16
Q
A
17
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-dynia
A
pain
18
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal
19
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-emia
A
blood conditon
20
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-gram, -graph
A
record, x-ray, picture
21
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-graphy
A
process of taking the picture
22
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-itis
A
Inflammation
23
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-malacia
A
abnormal softening
24
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-megaly
A
enlargement
25
-meter
instrument used to measure
26
-oid
like, resembling
27
-ologist
specialist
28
-ology
study of
29
-oma
tumor
30
-osis
abnormal condition
31
-ostomy
creating an artificial opening
32
-otomy
surgical incision
33
-pathy
disease
34
-phobia
abnormal fear
35
-plasty
surgical repair
36
-ptosis
drooping, sagging
37
-rrhagia,-rrhage
abnormal flow or discharge (blood)
38
-rrhaphy
suturing
39
-rrhea
abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)
40
-rrhexis
rapture
41
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
42
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
43
-scopy
visual examination
44
-stasis
stop, control
45
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
46
A with line over it
before
47
c with line over it
with
48
p with line over it
after
49
s with line over it
without
50
DX
diagnosis
51
HX
history
52
Rx
take/ prescribe
53
TX
treatment
54
C
celsius
55
F
Fahrenheit
56
c/o
complains of
57
CC
chief complaint
58
d/c, DC
discontinue, discharge
59
H&P
History
60
PE
phycical exam
61
pt or PT
patient
62
R/O
Rule out
63
DOB
date of birth
64
y/o
years old
65
yr
year
66
ft
feet
67
h., hr.
hour
68
in
inches
69
min
minutes
70
Triangle, Delta
change
71
