Unit 1-Introduction to Medical Terminology Flashcards
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Word Root
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The core meaning of a term
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Suffix
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Added to end; procedures, condtions, or a disease
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Prefix
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Attached to beginning; time, position, direction, number, negation
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Combining vowels
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Usally “0” eases pronunciation
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Combining forms
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Word root + combining vowel = combining form
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Intra-
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Within or inside
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Sub-
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Below, Under
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Arthr/o
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Joint
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Hepat/o
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Liver
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Oste/o
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Bone
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Ven/o
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Vein
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-Algia
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Pain
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-Centesis
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Surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-Cyte
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Cell
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-Dynia
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Pain
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-Ectomy
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Surgical removal
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-emia
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Blood condition
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-gram, -graph
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Record, x-ray, picture
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-graphy
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Processing of recording picture or record
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-Itis
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Inflammation
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-Malacia
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Abnormal softening
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-megaly
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Enlargement
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-meter
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Instrument used to measure
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-oid
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Like, resembling
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-ologist
speacialist
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-ology
the study of
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-Oma
Tumor
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-Osis
Abnormal condition
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-ostomy
Creating an artifical opening
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-otomy
Surgical incision
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-pathy
disease
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-phobia
abnormal fear of specific things
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-Pathy
disease
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-ptosis
Drooping, sagging, prolapse
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-rrhagia, --rrhage
abnormal flow or discharge (blood)
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-rrhaphy
Suturing
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-Rrhea
Abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)
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-rrhexis
Rupture
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-Sclerosis
abnormal hardening
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-Scope
Instrument used for visual examination
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-scopy
visual examination
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-Stasis
Stop, control
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-Stenosis
Abnormal narrowing
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Ã
before
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C with a line
with
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P
after
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S
without
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DX
diagnosis
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HX
history
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Rx
take/prescribe
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TX
treatment
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C
celsius
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F
fahrenheit
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c/o
complains of
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CC
cief complaint
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d/c, DC
discontinue (discharge)
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H&P
History and physial
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PE
physical exam
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pt or PT
patient
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R/O
rule out (my or may not have)
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DOB
date of birth
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y/o
years old
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yr
year
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ft
feet
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h., hr.
hour
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in
inches
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min
minute
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(DELTA triangle)
Change
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-plasty
surgical repair
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