Ch. 1 & 2 Flashcards
1
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gives the essential meaning of the term
A
root
2
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the word ending
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suffix
3
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a small part added to the beginning of a term
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prefix
4
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connects roots to suffixes and roots to other roots
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combining vowel
5
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the combination of the root and the combining vowel
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combining form
6
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aden/o
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gland
7
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arthr/o
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joint
8
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bi/o
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life
9
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-oma
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tumor or mass
10
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-opsy
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(process of) viewing
11
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carcin/o
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cancer
12
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cardi/o
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heart
13
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cephal/o
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head
14
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-vascular
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pertaining to blood vessels
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cerebr/o
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cerebrum
16
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
17
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-scope
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instrument to visually examine
18
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cyt/o
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cell
19
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derm/o
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skin
20
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dermat/o
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skin
21
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electr/o
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electricity
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-gram
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record
23
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encephal/o
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brain
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enter/o
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intestines or small intestine
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colon/o
large intestine
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erythr/o
red
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gastr/o
stomach
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gnos/o
knowledge
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shows the urinary bladder and urinary tract
cystoscope
30
can be passed through the mouth, throat, and esophagus into the stomach
gastroscope
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-sis
state of
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dia-
complete
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the complete knowledge gained after testing and examining the patient
diagnosis
34
pro-
before, forward
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a prediction that is made after the diagnosis and forecasts the outcome of treatment
prognosis
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gynec/o
women, female
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hem/o, hemat/o
blood
38
-globin
protein
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the protein in RBCs that helps carry oxygen in the body
hemoglobin
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hepat/o
liver
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lapar/o
abdomen
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-tomy
cutting into
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leuk/o
white
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nephr/o
kidney
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-ectomy
cutting out an organ or other part of the body
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neur/o
nerve
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onc/o
tumor / cancerous
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-ist
specialist
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ophthalm/o
eye
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oste/o
bone
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degenerative changes with thinning and loss of cartilage, inflammation of the joint membrane occurs late in the disease
osteoarthritis
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path/o
disease
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a medical doctor who views biopsy samples to make a diagnosis and examines dead bodies to determine the cause of death
pathologist
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aut-
self
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psych/o
mind
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-osis
abnormal condition
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unreal sensory perceptions, such as hearing voices when none are present
hallucinations
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fixed, false beliefs that can't be changed by logical reasoning
delusions
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ren/o
kidney
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rhin/o
nose
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sarc/o
flesh
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malignant tumors from the connective tissues of the body, such as muscle, fat, bone, and cartilage
sarcoma
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malignant tumors that come from skin tissue and the linings of internal organs
carcinoma
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thromb/o
clotting
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a small cell that helps blood to clot
thrombocyte/platelet
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a blood clot that occurs when thrombocytes and other clotting factors combine
thrombus
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-al
pertaining to
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-algia
pain
69
-emia
blood condition
70
-ia
condition
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an x-ray record of a joint
arthrogram
72
-ism
condition, process
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an increase in number of normal WBCs as a response to infection
leukocytosis
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study of the heart
cardiology
75
study of the skin
dermatology
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study of the endocrine glands
endocrinology
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study of the stomach and intestines
gastroenterology
78
study of women and women's diseases
gynecology
79
study of the blood
hematology
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study of the nerves, brain, and spinal cord
neurology
81
study of tumors
oncology
82
study of the eye
ophthalmology
83
study of disease
pathology
84
study of the mind and mental disorders
psychology
85
study of joint diseases
rheumatology
86
study of the urinary tract
urology
87
a-, an-
no, not
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dys-
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
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endo-
within
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epi-
above, upon, on
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exo-
outside
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hyper-
excessive
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hypo-
below normal
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crin/o
secrete
95
glyc/o
sugar
96
mellitus
sweet
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too much insulin in the bloodstream
hypoglycemia
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pan-
all
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a disease that spreads all throughout the world
pandemic
100
disease that has spread to many people, but within a limited or confined area
epidemic
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re-
back
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-section
cutting into an organ
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removing some or all of an organ in the sense of cutting back or away
resection
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retro-
behind
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sub-
below, under
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trans-
across, through
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abdomin/o
abdomen
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anter/o
front
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bronch/o
bronchial tubes - leading from the windpipe to the lungs
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anterior
front side
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posterior
back side
112
inferior
below
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superior
above
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lateral
side
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medial
middle
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distal
far
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proximal
near
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deep
away from the surface
119
superficial
on the surface
120
supine
facing up
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prone
facing down
122
cervic/o
neck of the body
123
cervix
neck of the uterus
124
chondr/o
cartilage
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a benign tumor of cartilage
chondroma
126
a malignant tumor of cartilage
chondrosarcoma
127
coccyg/o
tailbone
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crani/o
skull
129
epitheli/o
skin, surface tissue
130
esophag/o
esophagus
131
laryng/o
larynx
132
what is the larynx?
voice box
133
later/o
side
134
lumb/o
loin / waist
135
lymph/o
lymph
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clear fluid in tissue spaces and lymph vessels
lymph
137
mediastin/o
mediastinum
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space between the lungs
mediastinum
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pelv/o
pelvis
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peritone/o
peritoneum
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membrane surrounding the abdominal organs
peritoneum
142
pharyng/o
pharynx
143
what is the pharynx?
throat
144
passageway for food from the mouth and air from the nose
pharynx
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pleur/o
pleura
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radi/o
x-rays
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sacr/o
sacrum
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thorac/o
chest
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trache/o
trachea
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what is the trachea?
windpipe
151
vertebr/o
vertebra
152
what is the vertebra?
backbone
153
the space between the pleural membranes
pleural cavity
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large area between the lungs
mediastinum
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the space below the thoracic cavity
abdominal cavity
156
the muscle that separates the abdominal and thoracic cavities
diaphragm
157
a long row of bones from the neck to the tailbone
spinal column
158
the plane that divides the body, or body part, into front and back portions
frontal (coronal) plane
159
the plane that divides the body or organ into right and left sides
sagittal (lateral) plane
160
a plane that divides the body or organ into upper and lower portions
transverse (axial) plane
161
magnetic waves used to create images, showing organs in specialized detail and in all three planes of the body
MRI
