Unit 1 Introduction to Healthcare Terminology Flashcards
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-al -ary -ac -ar -eal -ic -ous
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Pertaining to
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-algia -dynia
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Pain
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-Cele
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Herniation
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-centesis
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Surgical puncture (drainage)
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-desis
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binding (fusion)
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-ectomy
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Removal, resection, excision
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-Emia
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Blood condition
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-graph
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instrument to record
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-graphy
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Instrument to record
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-ia
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Condition
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-icle -Ole -Ule
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small,tiny
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-is -um
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Structure, thing
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-itis
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Inflammation
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-logy
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Study of
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-Malacia
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Softening
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-megaly
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enlargement
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-meter
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instrument to measure
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-metry
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measuring
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-oma
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tumor, mass
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-opsy
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viewing
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-osis
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abnormal condition
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-pexy
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fixation, suspension (repair or reposition)
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-plasty
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Surgical repair
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-ptosis
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prolapse, drooping
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-rrhage, -rrhagia
Busting forth
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-rrhaphy
Suturing (repair)
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-rrhea
discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-sclerosis
abnormal conditioning of hardening
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-scope
Instrument to view
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-scope
instrument to view
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-spasm
sudden involuntary contraction
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-stenosis
abnormal condition of narrowing
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-stomy
making a new colostomy opening
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-tome
instrument to cut
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-tomy
Incision, cutting
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-tripsy
Crushing
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-tripter
machine to crush
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-trite
instrument to crush
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-y
Condition, process of
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A condition that results from an injury or disease. It is also referred to in coding as a “late effect."
Sequela
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A group of signs and symptoms that consistently appear together.
Syndrome
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A prediction of the probable outcome of a disease or disorder.
Prognosis
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A respiratory disorder character-ized by recurring episodes of paroxysmal dyspnea (difficulty breathing)
(Non translatable term)
Asthma
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A subjective report of a disease state
Symptom
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a- an-
without
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Abbreviations that are also pronounceable
Acronym
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An abrupt, severe onset to a disease
Acute
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An objective finding of a disease state
Sign
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ante-
Forward, in front of, before
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anti-
Against
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Arteri/o
Artery
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arth/o
Joint
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Bacteri/o
Bacteria
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bi-
two
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bi/o
Living, life
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cardi/o
heart
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Cephal/o
Head
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Cervic/o
neck
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chondr/o
Cartilage
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col/o
colon, large intestine
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Coron/o
Heart, crown
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cut/o
Skin
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cyst/o
Bladder/sac
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dactyl/o
digitus (finger/toe)
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dent/i
Tooth
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Derm/o
Skin
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Developing slowly and lasting for a long time.
| Chron/o means time
Chronic
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Duoden/o
Duodenum
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dys-
Abnormal, difficult, bad, painful
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Electr/o
Electricity
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endo-
Inside, within
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enter/o
Small intestine
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Esophag/o
Esophagus
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Evaluation of a patient's signs, symptoms, and history.
Diagnosis
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gastr/o
stomach
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gloss/o
Tongue
| lingu
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Glyc/o
Glucose, sugar
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hem/o
blood
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hepat/o
Liver
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hyper-
Excessive
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hypo-
Below
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hyster/o
Uterus
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Inter-
Between
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Intra-
Within
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Lingu/o
Tongue
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Lipid/o
Fat
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lith/o
stone
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mamm/o
Breast
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Muscul/o
Muscle
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My/o
Muscle
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nat/o
Birth, born
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neo-
New
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neur/o
Nerve
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ophthalm/o
Eye
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oste/o
bone
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Ot/0
Ear
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par- para-
near, beside
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path/o
disease
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ped/o
child
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per-
Through
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per-
through
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peri-
Surrounding, around
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Phil/o
attraction
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plural for term ending in:
| -a
Drop -a
| -a ---> -ae
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plural for term ending in:
| -is
Drop the -is
| -is ---> -es
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plural for term ending in:
| -itis
Drop the -itis
| -itis ---> -itides
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plural for term ending in:
| -ix, -ex
Drop the -ix/-ex
| -ix/ex ---> -ices
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plural for term ending in:
| -nx
Drop the -nx
| -nx ---> -nges
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plural for term ending in:
| -um
Drop the -um
| -um ---> -a
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plural for term ending in:
| -us
Drop the -us
| -us ---> -i
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plural for term ending in:
| -y
Drop the -y
| -y ---> -ies
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Pne/o
Breathing
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Poly-
Many, much, excessive, requent
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post-
after, behind
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Progressive loss of transparency of the lens
| Non translatable term
Cataract
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psych/o
mind
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rhin/o
Nose
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Somn/o
Sleepm
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spir/o
breathing
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splen/o
spleen
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Sub-
Under
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Terms that are named after a person or a place associated with the term. Ex: Alzheimer disease
Eponym
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Terms that can be broken into their Greek and Latin word parts and given a working definition based on the meanings of those word parts.
Decodable term
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Terms that do not have word parts that can be used to assemble a definition. Must be memorized without the benefit of word parts.
Non decodable term
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thans-
through, across
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therm/o
Heat, temperature
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tonsill/o
Tonsil
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trache/o
trachea, windpipe
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troph/o
nourishment, development
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urethr/o
urethra
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Valvul/o
Valve
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Ven/o
Vein
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vers/o
turning
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vertebr/o
backbone, vertebra
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Word parts that appear at the beginning of some terms. Used to further define absence, location, number, quantity, or state of the term.
Prefix
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Word parts that appear at the end of some terms. Used to indicate whether the term is an anatomic, pathologic, diagnostic, or therapeutic intervention term.
Suffix
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Word root
Word origin
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Word root with its respective combining vowel
Combining form
