Ch 1. Flashcards

(36 cards)

1
Q

The root of a medical term gives what to the word?

A

Meaning

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2
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The suffix that means one who studies is……

A

Logist,-logist; ist,-ist
lo-jist

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3
Q

The meaning of combining form ….

                 Cyt/o
                   -sit
A

Cell

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4
Q

The combining form for the term (False)

A

Pseud/o
se-ud

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5
Q

The portion of the word that contains the basic meaning

A

Word root

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6
Q

A prefix precedes the…..of the word
Predicts

A

Root

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7
Q

Are positioned at the end of a medical term
Starts with a vowel, no combining vowel is needed

A

Suffix

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8
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The combining form for the term (nucleus)

A

Nucle/o
Nu-cle

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9
Q

Select all the of the eponym terms from the diseases below

Parkinson’s
MRI
Arthritis
Alzheimer

A

Parkinson’s
Alzheimer

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10
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What is the combining form for the term (pneumonia) which means lung or air

A

Pneum/o
Which means Lung or air

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11
Q

How does mapping ICD-10-CM TO SMOMED CT contribute to electronic health records?

A

It facilitates the use of clinical data for statistical and reimbursement

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12
Q

What does the prefix (en)-mean

A

Inside

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13
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Prefix are added

A

Before the root

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14
Q

What is a medical term derived from the name of a person?

A

Eponym

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15
Q

Electronic transfer of data
To improve patient care
Medical coding

A

SNOMED CT

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16
Q

The meaning of the combining form
salping/o

17
Q

The combining form that means pain? …/o

A

Algesi/o , algi/o, alg/o

18
Q

The meaning of the combining form
andr/o

19
Q

The meaning of the combining form
Idi/o

A

Distinct,unknown

20
Q

What is the combining form for
(large or long)

21
Q

In contrast to normal English style,some medical associations use a preferred spelling for a disease that is represented by which of the following?

A.) Alzheimer’s disease
B.) Alzheimer disease
C.) Alzheimer
D.) Alzheimers’ disease

A

B.) Alzheimer disease

22
Q

The meaning of
Bacil/o

23
Q

The meaning of
Carcin/o

24
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The meaning of
Kyph/o

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The meaning of Path/o
Disease
26
The meaning of Schiz/o
Split,division
27
What is the combining form term for the meaning lateral
Later/o
28
The meaning of combing form Somn/o
Sleep
29
The combining form of the term ( Chemical)
Chem/o
30
The combining form for the medical term (old age)
Ger/o , geront/o
31
Combining form for the term that means Food or Nutrition
Troph/o
32
English plurals are formed by adding ____ or _____;however terms derived from Greek and Latin often use the regular plural forms from those languages A. Es B.ae C.s D.li
A and c Es,s
33
Bar/o
Weight,pressure
34
Cyst/o
Bladder,a body part
35
Scoli/o
Crooked,bent
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Appears at the end of the word May begin with a vowel or consonant
Suffix