Week 1 Terms Flashcards
What is Dermat/o?
Skin
Ex: dermatology (study of the skin
What is Cardi/o?
Heart
Ex: cardiac (pertaining to the heart)
What is gastr/o?
Stomach
Ex: gastric ( pertaining to the stomach)
What is Nephr/o?
Kidney
Ex: nephromegaly (enlarged kidney)
What is Ot/o?
Ear
Ex: otic (pertaining to the ear)
What is Plumon/o?
Lung
Ex: pulmonary (pertaining to the lungs)
What is Rhin/o?
Nose
Ex: rhinoplasty (surgical repair of the nose)
What is Brady-?
Slow
Ex: bradycardia (slow heartbeat)
What is intra-?
Within, inside
Ex: intravenous (inside, within a vein)
What is para-?
Beside, near; abnormal; two like parts of a pair
Ex: paranasal (beside the nose)
Ex: paresthesia (abnormal sensation)
Ex: paraplegic (paraly-sis of two like parts of a pair of legs)
What is post-?
After
Ex: postpartum (after birth)
What is retro-?
Backwards, behind
Ex: retroperitoneal (behind the peritoneum)
What is mono-?
One
Ex: monoplegic (paralysis of one extremity)
What is -ia?
State, condition
Ex: bradycardia (condition of a slow heart)
What is -ism?
State of
Ex: hypothyroidism (state of low thyroid)
What is -itis?
Inflammation
Ex: dermatitis (inflammation of the skin)
What is -megaly?
Enlargement, large
Ex: cardiomegaly (enlarged heart)
What is -Oma?
Tumor, mass, swelling
Ex: carcinoma (cancerous tumor)
What is a word root?
The foundation of a medical term and provides the general meaning of the word.
What is a prefix?
Prefix frequently give information about the location of an organ, the number of parts, or the time (frequency).
What is Ultra
Beyond, excess
Ex: ultrasound
What is a suffix?
Ending of a term to add meaning such as condition, disease, or procedure
Every medical term must have a suffix!!
What is -centesis?
Puncture to withdraw fluid
Ex: arthrocentesis (puncture to withdraw fluid from a joint)
Surgical suffixes
What is -ectomy?
Surgical removal
Ex: gastrectomy (surgically remove the stomach)
Surgical suffix
What is -ostomy?
Surgically create an opening
Ex: Colostomy (surgically create an opening for the colon [through the abdominal wall]). Surgical suffix
What is -otomy?
Cutting into
Ex: Thoracotomy (cutting into the chest)
Surgical suffix
What is -pexy?
Surgical fixation
Ex: nephropexy (surgical fixation of a kidney)
Surgical suffix
What is -plasty?
surgical repair
Ex: dermatoplasty (surgical repair of the skin)
Surgical suffix
What is -rrhaphy?
Suture
Ex: myorrhaphy (suture together muscle)
Surgical suffix
What is -gram?
Record or picture
Ex: electrocardiogram (record of the hearts electricity)
Procedural suffix
What is -graph?
Instrument for recording
Ex: electrocardiograph (instrument for recording the heart’s electrical activity) procedural suffix
What is -graphy?
Process of recording
Ex: electrocardiography (process of recording the heart’s electrical activity). Procedural suffix
What is -meter?
Instrument for measuring
Audiometer (instrument to measure hearing)
Procedural suffix
What is -metry?
Process of measuring
Ex: audiometry (process of measuring hearing)
Procedural suffix
What is -scope?
Instrument for viewing
Ex: Gastroscope (instrument to view scope)
Procedural suffix
What is -scopy?
Process of visually examining
Ex: gastroscopy (process of visually examining the stomach)
What is history and physical medical record?
Written and dictated by admitting physician
Details- history, result of examination, initial diagnoses, and physician’s plan of treatment
What is physician’s orders?
Complete list of care, medication, tests, and treatments for patient
What is Nurse’s notes?
Record of patients care throughout the day
What is physician’s progress notes?
Physician’s daily record of patients condition
What is consultation reports?
Reports given by specialist whom evaluate patients
What are ancillary reports?
Reports From various treatments and therapies patient has received
What is a diagnostic report?
Results of diagnostic tests
Ex: lab test, medical imaging
What is informed consent?
Document voluntarily signed by patient or a responsible party that clearly describes purpose, methods, procedures, benefits, and risks