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Medical Terminology

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By: Holly Harrison
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Decks in this class (22)

Unit 1- The Word Building System
Word roots,
Combining form,
Compound words
88  cards
Abreviations
♀,
♂,
S
71  cards
Unit 2- Surgical Suffixes, Hematology, and Diagnostic Imaging
Tomos,
Ex ec,
Os
113  cards
Unit 3- Oncology and the Central Nervous System
Pathology,
Cytology,
Histology
175  cards
Unit 4- Orthopedics, Osteopathy, and Body Regions
Osteo,
Osteitis,
Osteomalacia
185  cards
Unit 5- Pathology, Otorhinolaryngology, and Prefixes dys-, brady-, tachy-, poly-, syn-
Pathology,
Cocc i,
Diplococcus
169  cards
Tissue
Abcess,
Ascites,
Abrasion
7  cards
Unit 6-Urology and Gynecology
Urology,
Ur o,
Urologist
212  cards
Urinary System
Diuresis,
Horseshoe kidney,
Staghorn calculus
17  cards
Unit 7- Gastroenterology
Stomat o,
Dent o odont o,
Gloss o lingu o
178  cards
Digestive System
Fistula,
Cholelithiasis,
Intussusception
8  cards
Unit 8- Neurology, Psychology, Anesthesiology, and Vascular Terminology
Neur o,
Angi o,
My o
203  cards
Circulatory System
Varices varicose veins,
Aneurysm,
Ischemia
16  cards
Unit 9- Anatomic Terms
Anatomy,
Dors o,
Ventr o
183  cards
Unit 10- Surgery, Diabetes, Immunology, Lesions, and Prefixes of Numbers and Direction
Lapar o,
Laparoscopy,
Laparoscopically assisted vaginal...
177  cards
Unit 11- Descriptive prefixes, asepsis, and pharmacology
Often words that begin with prefi...,
Homo,
Hetero
81  cards
Unit 12- Prefixes of location and medication administration
Inspiration,
Expiration,
In
102  cards
Unit 13- Respiratory System and Pulmonology
Nas o rhin o,
Pharyng o,
Laryng o
141  cards
Respiratory System
Bronchiectasis,
Virus pneumonia,
Bronchopneumonia
6  cards
Unit 14- Word Parts for Night, Sleep, Split, Skeletal System, and Orthopedics
Musculoskeletal,
Orthopedist,
Plural of carpus
130  cards
Skeletal System
Arthrodesis,
Amphiarthrodial joint,
Synarthrodial joint
42  cards
Unit 15- Ophthalmology, Endocrinology, and Medical Specialties
Ophthalm o,
Ophthalmitis,
Ophthalmic ocular
177  cards

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