Basics of Medical Terminology Flashcards
(73 cards)
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Cardi
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Greek for heart
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Cor
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Latin for heart
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Billroth I and II
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Surgical procedures for ulcer disease named after Dr. Billroth
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McVay herniorraphy
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Hernia repair named after Dr. Chester B. McVay
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Venereal disease
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aka STD from Venus, Roman goddess of love
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Hypnosis
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Hypnos, Greek god of sleep
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Word root
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main part of a word (ex. tendon in tendonitis
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acro
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extremity, tip
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cardi
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heart
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cyt
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cell
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dermat or derm
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skin
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eti
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cause
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leuko
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white
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mega
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enlarged
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phleb
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vein
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Prefix
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word part placed at the beginning of another word or word part. (ex. peri in periocular)
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a
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without, absent
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an
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without, absent
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ab
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away from
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ad
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to, toward
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anti
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against
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brady
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slow
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tachy
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fast
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dys
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difficult
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macro
large
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micro
small
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oligo
little, small, scanty, deficient
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poly
many, much
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sym/syn
together
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asplenia
without a spleen
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anemia
absence of blood
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abduction
movement away from the central axis of the body
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adduction
movement toward the central axis of the body
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antidote
action against a poison
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bradycardia
slow heart rate (<60 bpm)
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tachycardia
fast or rapid heart rate (>100 bpm)
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Suffix
word part added to the end of a word or word part. (ex. itis in tendonitis)
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itis
inflammation
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logy
the study of
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ectomy
excision of (cut out)
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megaly
enlargement of
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ostomy
forming a new opening
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otomy
incision into
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plasty
surgical repair
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algia
pain
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centesis
puncture of a cavity
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dynia
pain
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pathy
suffering, disease
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penia
deficiency, lack of
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poiesis
production, formation of
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Cardiology
study of the heart
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Tonsillitis
inflammation of the tonsils
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Tonsillectomy
removal of the tonsils
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Cardiomegaly
enlargement of the heart
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Rhinoplasty
surgical repair of the nose
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Hemiplegia
paralysis of one side of the body
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o
The most common vowel used to create the combining form so it is easier to pronounce
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Acrocyanosis
bluish color of hands and feet
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Anisocytosis
inequality or variation in cell size
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Dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
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Leukocyte
white blood cell
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Macrocephaly
large head
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Megacolon
large colon
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Microglossia
small tongue
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Oliguria
decreased or small amount of urine output
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Polydipsia
excessive thirst
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Arthralgia
painful joints
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Thoracentesis
puncture of the chest wall with drainage of fluid
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Coccigodynia
painful coccyx
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Myopathy
disease of the muscles
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Leukopenia
low white blood cell count
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Hematopoiesis
production or formation of blood cells
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Periocular
around the eye
