Unit 1 - Introduction to Med Terms Flashcards by Brittany Puerner

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Cardi

Word Root

A

core meaning of a term

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-itis

Suffix

A

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

A

usually “o”; eases pronunciation

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Cardi/o

Combining Form

A

word root + combining vowel = combining form

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Intravenous

Intra-

A

within or inside

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Submarine

Sub-

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below, under

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arthritis

Arthr/o

A

joint

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hepatitis

Hepat/o

A

liver

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Osteoporosis

Oste/o

A

bone

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introvenous

Ven/o

A

vein

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arthralgia

-aliga

A

pain

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arthrocentesis/amniocentesis

-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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leukocyte

-cyte

A

cell

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arthrodynia

-dynia

A

pain

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tonsillectomy

-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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hypoglycemia

-emia

A

blood condition

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sonogram

-gram, -graph

A

record, x-ray, picture

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sonography

-graphy

A

processing of recording picture or record

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arthritis

-itis

A

inflammation

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osteomalacia

-malacia

A

abnormal softening

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cardiomegaly (mega)

-megaly

A

enlargement

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thermometer

-meter

A

instrument used to measure

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neuroid

-oid

A

like, resembling

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# psychologist -ologist

specialist

# psychology -ology

study of

# sarcoma -oma

tumor

# psychosis -osis

abnormal condition

# colostomy -ostomy

creating an artifical opening

# colotomy -otomy

surgical incision

# cardiopathy -pathy

disease

# pyrophobia -phobia

abnormal fear of specific things

# rhinoplasty -plasty

surgical repair

# nephroptosis -ptosis

drooping, sagging, prolapse

# hemorrage -rrhagia, -rhage

abnormal flow or discharge (blood)

# myorrhaphy -rrhaphy

suturing

# diarrhea -rrhea

abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)

# myorrhexis -rrhexis

rupture

# arteriosclerosis -sclerosis

abnormal hardening

# telescope -scope

instrument used for visual examination

# colonoscopy -scopy

visual examination

# hemostasis -stasis

stop, control

# arteriostenosis -stenosis

abnormal narrowing

- 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

change

Eponym

a name formed after another person

acronym

an abbreviation using the initial letter of each of the words