Basic Terms Flashcards
(68 cards)
1
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bone
A
osteo
2
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esoph
A
oesophagus
3
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ologist
A
medical professional
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angio
A
bloodvessels
angiogenisis
5
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brain
A
ceph
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dys
A
not working properly
think dysfunctional
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Q
arteries
A
arterio
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suffix meaning
A
problem
procedure
prefix same
9
Q
ectomy
A
removal of
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plasty
A
change the shape
like plastilina
11
Q
shoulder
A
scapular
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root meaning
A
location in body
13
Q
anterior
A
ventral
14
Q
foot 2x
A
ped
pod
like pedalling
15
Q
scopy
A
use an instrument for viewing
think microscope
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Q
cyst
A
membranous sac
17
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chloro
A
green
ww1 gas was green and was cl2
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Q
tooth
A
odont
fars donte has sharp teeth
19
Q
eardrum
A
myringo
myringo means ear drum in latin
think shaped like a merengue
20
Q
ear
A
oto
otorinolaringologo ENT ear is the first one
21
Q
arm
A
brachi
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otomy
A
make a hole in
think phlebotomy where they stick a needle in you
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Q
skull
A
crani
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megalo
A
huuuuugggeeee
25
small intestine
duodeno
jejuno
ileo
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tooth
dent
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rib
cost
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blood vessels
angio
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breast
mamm
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3 parts of term
prefix
root
suffix
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eal
relating to
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echo
Ulrasound waves
| bc reflected like an echo
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eye 2x
oculo
ophthalm
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transoesophogeal echocardiogram
procedure where patient ingests TUBE which can take pictures of the heart using US waves
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tongue
lingu
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aorta
aort
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blood
haem
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peri
around
.periperi nandos sauce goes around chicken.
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tachy
fast
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emia
blood disorder
anemia - lack of iron in red blood cells
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ology
study part of the body
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stomy
make an opening
stomata are openings in the plant leaf
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posterior
dorsal
d sounds hard like back because more bony
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stomach
gastric
45
gram
photo
46
gram
photo
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procedures
word1 (3) + word2 (3) etc
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blood clot
th
49
pathy
disease
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nose
rhino
rhino has a huge nose horn
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blood vessels
vasc
partrick chong is a vascular surgeon
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kidney
renal
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osis
like multiple sclerosis
disease of
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chole
relating to bile
people dont like cole so they feel like bile when they see him
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optional parts of medical word
prefix or suffix
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OTORRINOLARINGOLOGO
oto = oido
rrino = nariz
laringo =layrnx/throat
logo= medical professional
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veins
ven
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cyan
blue
cyan is like cielo, que es azul
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iatrist
medical professional
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brady
slow
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gallbladder
cholecyst
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eardrum
timpan
63
iatry
medical treatment
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wrist
carp
65
prefix meanings
SCDS
size
colour
direction
shape
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large intestine x2
colo or recto
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sclerosis
abnormal hardening
outer sclera of the eye is very hard
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Vesicle
Blister
