4 - Basic Medical Terminology Flashcards
(129 cards)
1
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The prefix a- means _______
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without or not
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The prefix an- means _______
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without or not
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The prefix ab- means _______
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away from
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The prefix ad- means _______
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toward
5
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The prefix adeno- means _______
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gland
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The prefix ambi- means _______
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both
7
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The prefix angio- means _______
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vessel
8
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The prefix ante- means _______
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before, forward
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The prefix anti- means _______
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against
10
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The prefix arthro- means _______
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joint
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The prefix bi- means _______
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double, two
12
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The prefix brachio- means _______
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arm
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The prefix brady- means _______
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slow
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The prefix cardio- means _______
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heart
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The prefix caud- means _______
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tail
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The prefix cephal- means _______
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head
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The prefix chondro- means _______
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cartilage
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The prefix circum- means _______
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around
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The prefix cochlea- means _______
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shell
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The prefix contra- means _______
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against, opposite
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The prefix derm- means _______
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skin
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The prefix di- means _______
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two
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The prefix dia- means _______
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across, through, apart
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The prefix dis- means _______
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separation, away from
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The prefix dur- means _______
tough
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The prefix dys- means _______
bad, difficult, abnormal
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The prefix ecto- means _______
outer
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The prefix ede- means _______
swelling
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The prefix endo- means _______
inner, inside
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The prefix epi- means _______
over, on
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The prefix ergo- means _______
work
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The prefix eryth- means _______
red
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The prefix ex- means _______
out, out of, from, away from
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The prefix for- means _______
opening
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The prefix gastro- means _______
belly, stomach
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The prefix glosso- means _______
tongue
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The prefix hemi- means _______
half
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The prefix hemo- means _______
blood
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The prefix hepa- means _______
liver
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The prefix histo- means _______
tissue
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The prefix homo- means _______
same
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The prefix hydro- means _______
water
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The prefix hyper- means _______
excessive, too high
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The prefix hypo- means _______
under, decreased, less than normal
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The prefix ilio-(a) means _______
ilium
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The prefix in- means _______
in, into, within, not
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The prefix infra- means _______
below
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The prefix inter- means _______
between
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The prefix intra- means _______
within
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The prefix iso- means _______
same
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The prefix kine- means _______
movement
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The prefix labio- means _______
lips
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The prefix later- means _______
side
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The prefix leuko- means _______
white
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The prefix lipo- means _______
fat
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The prefix macro- means _______
big
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The prefix mal- means _______
bad
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The prefix mater- means _______
mother
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The prefix medi- means _______
middle
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The prefix mega- means _______
big
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The prefix multi- means _______
many
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The prefix myo- means _______
muscle
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The prefix neo- means _______
new
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The prefix nephro- means _______
kidney
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The prefix neuro- means _______
nerve
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The prefix ora- means _______
mouth
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The prefix orchi- means _______
testes
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The prefix osteo- means _______
bone
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The prefix oto- means _______
ear
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The prefix para- means _______
beside
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The prefix per- means _______
by, through
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The prefix peri- means _______
around
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The prefix poly- means _______
many
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The prefix post- means _______
after, behind
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The prefix pre- means _______
before, in front of
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The prefix pro- means _______
before, in front of
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The prefix re- means _______
again
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The prefix retro- means _______
backward
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The prefix semi- means _______
half
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The prefix somato- means _______
body
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The prefix steno- means _______
narrow
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The prefix sub- means _______
under
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The prefix super- means _______
above, over, excess
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The prefix supra- means _______
above, over
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The prefix syn- means _______
together
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The prefix tachy- means _______
fast
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The prefix thermo- means _______
heat
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The prefix thoraco- means _______
chest
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The prefix thrombo- means _______
clot
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The prefix trans- means _______
across, over
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The prefix tri- means _______
three
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The prefix uni- means _______
one
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The prefix uria- means _______
urine
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The prefix uro- means _______
urine
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The prefix vaso- means _______
vessel
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The prefix viscero- means _______
organ
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The suffix -algia means _______
pain
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The suffix -ase means _______
enzyme
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The suffix -ectomy means _______
surgical removal
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The suffix -emia means _______
blood condition
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The suffix -eum means _______
membrane
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The suffix -genic means _______
produce, create
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The suffix -iatric means _______
specialty
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The suffix -ism means _______
condition
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The suffix -itis means _______
inflammation
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The suffix -sis means _______
process
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The suffix -trophy means _______
growth
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An explanation formulated in an attempt to explain observations in the natural world.
Theory
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A theory that seems to explain a group of phenomena and can be subjected to tests, experimentation, or statistical analysis to prove or disprove.
Hypothesis
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A careful, diligent search of relationships between cause and effect, conducted in a scholarly fashion that will hold up to peer review.
Research
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A body of knowledge in a specific discipline or area.
Science
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The study and collection of data pertaining to a particular body of knowledge through the use of hypothesizing, analysis, theory, models, law and research.
Scientific method
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An understanding without the conscious use of reasoning or logic.
Intuition
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The creation of something beautiful, or the skill to do so.
Art
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A change in function.
Physiological effect
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The belief system that what affects one also affects the other.
Body/mind effect
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A scientific term for the power of suggestion.
Placebo effect
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A collective term for effects on the cells of the physical body (as opposed to the mind of the spirit).
Somatic effects
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The theory that while you may not consciously remember some past injury or trauma, the body does.
Cellular memory
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The body's short-term and long-term reactions to stress.
General adaption syndrome
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Any factor that moves the body away from homeostasis or balance.
Stress
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Another word for balance.
Homeostasis
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The alarm reaction.
Fight-or-flight
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Our conscious monitoring of stress, developing skills to deal with stress and the practice of putting those skills into effect.
Stress management
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List the 7 stages of the life cycle.
Egg, embryo, baby, child, adolescent, adult and old age
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Physiolgocial rhythms: temperature, sleep, alertness and hormone levels.
Biological rhythms or biorhythms
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Biorhythms that operate on a general cycle of 24 hours.
Circadian rythms
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Rhythms that help moderate hemispheric dominance in the brain.
Ultradian rhythm
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The concept that two things with separate rhythms put together will soon adopt one rhythm.
Entrainment
