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Unit 1 - Introduction to Med Terms Flashcards

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1
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Cardi

Word Root

A

core meaning of a term

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-itis

Suffix

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added to end; procedures, conditions, or disease

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Pre-

Prefix

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attached to beginning; time, position, direction, number, negation

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/o

Combining Vowels

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usually “o”; eases pronunciation

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Cardi/o

Combining Form

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word root + combining vowel = combining form

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Intravenous

Intra-

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within or inside

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Submarine

Sub-

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below, under

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arthritis

Arthr/o

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joint

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hepatitis

Hepat/o

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liver

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Osteoporosis

Oste/o

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bone

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introvenous

Ven/o

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vein

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arthralgia

-aliga

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pain

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arthrocentesis/amniocentesis

-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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leukocyte

-cyte

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cell

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arthrodynia

-dynia

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pain

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tonsillectomy

-ectomy

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surgical removal

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hypoglycemia

-emia

A

blood condition

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sonogram

-gram, -graph

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record, x-ray, picture

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sonography

-graphy

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processing of recording picture or record

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arthritis

-itis

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inflammation

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osteomalacia

-malacia

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abnormal softening

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cardiomegaly (mega)

-megaly

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enlargement

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thermometer

-meter

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instrument used to measure

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neuroid

-oid

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like, resembling

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psychologist

-ologist

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specialist

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psychology

-ology

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study of

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sarcoma

-oma

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tumor

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psychosis

-osis

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abnormal condition

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colostomy

-ostomy

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creating an artifical opening

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colotomy

-otomy

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surgical incision

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cardiopathy

-pathy

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disease

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pyrophobia

-phobia

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abnormal fear of specific things

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rhinoplasty

-plasty

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surgical repair

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nephroptosis

-ptosis

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drooping, sagging, prolapse

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hemorrage

-rrhagia, -rhage

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abnormal flow or discharge (blood)

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myorrhaphy

-rrhaphy

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suturing

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diarrhea

-rrhea

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abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)

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myorrhexis

-rrhexis

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rupture

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arteriosclerosis

-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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telescope

-scope

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instrument used for visual examination

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colonoscopy

-scopy

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visual examination

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hemostasis

-stasis

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stop, control

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arteriostenosis

-stenosis

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abnormal narrowing

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a

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before

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c

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with

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p

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after

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s

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without

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DX

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diagnosis

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HX

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history

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Rx

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take/prescribe

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TX

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treatment

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C

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Celsius

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F

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Fahrenheit

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c/o

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complains of

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CC

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chief complaint

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d/c, DC

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discontinue (discharge)

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H&P

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History and physical

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PE

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physical exam

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pt or PT

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patient

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R/O

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rule out (may or may not have)

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DOB

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date of birth

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y/o

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years old

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yr

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year

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ft

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feet

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h, hr.

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hour

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in

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inches

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min

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minute

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change

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Eponym

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a name formed after another person

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acronym

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an abbreviation using the initial letter of each of the words

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