Unit 1 (Intro to Med Term) Flashcards
example: cardi
word root
the 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 form
word root + combining vowel
example: intravenous
intra-
within or inside
example: submarine
sub-
below or under
example: arthritis
arthr/o
joints
example: hepatitis
hepat/o
liver
example: osteoporosis
oste/o
bones
example: intravenous
ven/o
veins
example: arthralgia
-algia
pain
example: abdominocentesis
-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: tendonitis
-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: sarcoma
-oma
tumor
example: psychosis
-osis
abnormal condition
example: colostomy
-ostomy
creating an artificial opening
example: colotomy
-otomy
surgical incision
example: cardiopathy
-pathy
disease
example: claustrophobia
-phobia
fear of
example: rhinoplasty
-plasty
surgical repair
example: nephroptosis
-ptosis
drooping, sagging, prolapse
example: hemorrhage
-rrhagia, -rrhage
abnormal flow or discharge (blood)
example: myorrhaphy
-rrhaphy
suturing/stitches
example: diarrhea
-rrhea
abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)
example: myorrhexis
-rrhexis
rupture
example: arteriosclerosis
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
example: microscope
-scope
instrument used for visual examination
example: colonoscopy
-scopy
visual examination
example: hemostasis
-stasis
stop, control
example: arteriostenosis
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
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a
before
-
c
with
-
p
after
-
s
without
DX
diagnosis
HX
history
Rx
take/prescribe
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
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