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medical terminology Flashcards

1
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medical terminology meaning

A

language of the health care profession

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2
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What did Aristotle do for medicine?

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developed the concept of medicine

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3
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What did Hippocrates do for medicine?

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developed medicine as a study

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4
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eponyms

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terms named after people

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5
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modern medical language

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uses many abbreviations

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  1. root word
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the foundation of the word, all medical terms have at least one or more

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  1. combining vowel
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links the root to the suffix or the root to another root, has no meaning on it’s own

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8
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when do you drop a combining vowel?

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when the suffix starts with a vowel

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9
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most common combining vowel

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“O”

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10
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  1. suffix
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the words ending, all medical terms have one

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11
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  1. Combining form
A

the root + the combining vowel

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12
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prefix

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Attached to the start of the word, can change the meaning of the word

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13
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what is the root of “hematology”

A

hemat

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14
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what is the combing vowel of “hematology”

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“o”

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15
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what is the combining form of “hematology”

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hemat/o

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16
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what is the suffix of “hematology”

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logy

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17
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what is the root of “gastroenteritis”

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gastr

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18
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what is the combining vowel of “gastroenteritis”

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“o”

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18
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what is the combining vowel of “gastroenteritis”

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“o”

19
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what is the suffix of “gastroenteritis”

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itis

20
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what is the root of “epigastric”

A

gastr

21
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what is the combining vowel of “epigastric”

A

there is none

22
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what is the suffix of epigastric”

A

ic

23
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what is the combining form of “epigastric”

A

epi

24
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how should you look at the word when figuring out the meaning?

A

Start with the suffix, then go to the beginning

25
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opposite of dorsal

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ventral

26
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opposite of proximal

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distal

27
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Opposite of inter-

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intra-

28
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opposite of pre-

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opposite of post-

29
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opposite of ad-

A

post- or ab-

30
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c

A

with

31
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s

A

without

32
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p

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after or past

33
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p.c.

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after meals

34
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NPO

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nothing by mouth

35
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STAT

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immediatly

36
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ad lib.

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as desired

37
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p.o.

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by mouth

38
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et

A

and

39
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do you use a trailing zero?

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no

40
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do you use a leading zero

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yes

41
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can you write chemical names

A

no

42
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when does time start and end with military time

A

midnight, 0000 or 2400

43
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ante meridiem

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before noon

44
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post meridiem

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after noon

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