1. Intro to Healthcare Terms Flashcards
(95 cards)
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-al
A
pertaining to
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-algia
A
pain
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-dynia
A
pain
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-ectomy
A
excision, removal
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-gram
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a recording
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-graph
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an instrument/machine to record
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-graphy
A
process of recording
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-ia
A
condition
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-iac
A
pertaining to
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-ic
A
pertaining to
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-ist
A
one who specializes
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-logy
A
the study of
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-megaly
A
enlargement
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-meter
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an instrument to measure
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-metry
A
process of measurement
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-osis
A
abnormal condition
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-pathy
A
disease process
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
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-rrhage
A
bursting forth
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-rrhaphy
A
suture
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-rrhea
A
discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-scope
an instrument to visually or aurally examine
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-scopy
visual examination
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-scopy
a visual examination
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-stomy
new opening
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-tomy
incision
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-tome
an instrument to cut
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-tripter
an instrument/machine to crush
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-tripsy
process of crushing
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-um
noun ending usually meaning a structure
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-trite
an instrument to crush
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-y
noun ending usually meaning the process of
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a-
not, without
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an-
no, not, without
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ante-
before, in front of
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anti-
against
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arthr/o
joint
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bi/o
life
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CABG
coronary artery bypass graft
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cardi/o
heart
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CAM
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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col/o, colon/o
colon
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celi/o
abdominal region
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CPT
Current Procedural Terminology
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dent/i, odont/o
teeth
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CT
computed tomography
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derm/o, dermat/o, cutane/o
skin
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dys-
painful, abnormal, difficult
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EGD
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
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electr/o
electrical activity
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endo-
within
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ENT
ear, nose, and throat
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enter/o
small intestine
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epi-
above, on top of
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ex-
outside, out
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fet/o
fetus
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gastr/o
stomach
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hemi-
half, partial
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hepat/o
liver
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hyper-
excessive, above
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hypo-
deficient, below
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hyster/o
uterus
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ICD
International Classification of Diseases
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in-
not, in
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infra-
below
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inter-
between
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intra-
within
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lapar/o
abdominal region
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latr/o
treatment
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lith/o
stone
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log/o
study, knowledge
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MRI
magnetic resonance imaging
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nat/o
birth
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neo-
new
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ophthalm/o
eye
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oste/o
bone
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path/o
disease
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per-
through, surrounding
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PET scan
positron emission tomography scan
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plural for term ending in -a
-ae (pronounced as a long a, e, or i, depending on the term)
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plural for term ending in -is
-es (pronounced eez) ex: diagnosis --\> diagnoses
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plural for term ending in -nx
-nges ex: phalanx --\> phalanges
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plural for term ending in -um
-a (pronounced ah) ex: bacterium --\> bacteria
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plural for term ending in -us
-i (pronounced eye) ex: digitus --\> digiti
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plural for term ending in -y
-ies (pronounced eez)
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pre-
before
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sub-
under, below
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therm/o
heat, temperature
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troph/o
nourishment, development
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tympan/o
eardrum
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USP
United States Pharmacopeia
