unit one Flashcards by Kyler Zehren

Word Root

The Core meaning of a term

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suffix

added to end: procedures, conditions, or disease

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Prefix

added to begining. time, position, number, or negation.

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intra-

Within or inside

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sub-

below, under

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arthr/o

joint

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hepat/o

liver

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oste/o

bone

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ven/o

vein

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-algia

pain

arthralgia-joint pain

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-centesis

surgiacal puncture to remove fluid

adominocentesis-removing fluid from adomin

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-cyte

cell

leukocyte-white cells

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-dynia

pain

athrodynia-joint pain

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-ectomy

surgical removal

tonselectomy- tonsel removal

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-emia

blood conditions

hypoglycemia-low blood sugar

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-gram, -graph

record, x-ray, picture

sonogram-sound picture

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-graphy

processing of recording picture or records

sonography

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-itis

inflammation

hepatitis-inflammation of liver

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-malacia

abnormal softening

osteomalacia-softening of bones

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-megaly

enlargement

cardiomegaly-large heart

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-meter

instrument used to measure

thermometer

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-oid

like, resembling

neuroid- resembing a never

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-ologist

specialist

psychologist-mind and emotion

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-ology

study of

pyschology

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-oma

tumor sarcoma-ligment tumor

-osis

abnormal condition psychosis-abnormal mind

-ostomy

creating an artificial opening colostomy-waste opening

-otomy

surgical incision colotomy-surgical incision on colon

-pathy

disease cardiopathy-heart disease

-phobia

abnormal fear of specific things pyrophobia-fear of fire

-plasty

surgical repair

-ptosis

drooping,sagging, prolapse nephroptosis

-rrhagia, --rrhage

abnormal flow or discharge(blood) hemorrhage

-rrhaphy

suturing myorrhaphy-stitches

-rrhea

abnormal flow of discharge(not blood) diarrhea

rrhexis

rupture myorrhexis-muscle rupture

-scope

instrument used for visual examinatoin

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening arteriosclerosis-hardening of arteries

-scopy

visual examination colonscopy

-stasis

stop,control hemostasis- stop or controlled bleeding

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing arteriostenosis-narrowing of arteries

\_\_ A

before

\_\_\_ C

with

\_\_\_ P

after

\_\_\_ S

without

diagnosis

history

take/prescribe

treatment

celsius

fahrenheit

c/o

complains of

chief complaint

D/c

Discontunue (discharge)

H&P

History and Physical

physcial exam

patient

R/o

rule out

DOB

date of birth

y/o

years old

year

feet

h., hr

hour

inches

min

minutes

►(triangle)

change

colors

Chrom/o

colors

chlor/o

Green

cyan/o

blue

erythro

red

leuk/o

white

poll/i

gray

melan/o

black

xanth/o

yellow

aden/o

galnd

cyt/o

cells

epitheli/o

epithelium

hist/o

tissue

lip/o

fat

my/o

muscle

viser/o

internal organs

system/o

system

neur/o

nerve

-pathy

disease

cancer/o carcin/o

cancer

eti/o

cause of diseases

sarc/o

flesh or connective tissue

onc/o

tumor

rhabd/o

rod shaped striated

lei/o

smooth