Chapter 1 Flashcards
(128 cards)
1
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Word root:
A
- Foundation.
- Provides general meaning of the word.
- May indicate body system, part of body (cardi), or action (cis=cut)
2
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Prefix:
A
- Beginning of word.
- Gives info about location (peri= around), number of parts, or time.
- not every term has prefix
- If written alone, followed by hyphen
3
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Suffix:
A
- End of term
- Gives meaning such as condition (itis= inflammation) , disease or procedure.
4
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Combining vowel:
A
- Usually O
- Links word root to another word or suffix
- Makes possible to pronounce medical terms and combine them
5
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-bi/o
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-Life
Ex. Biology, study of life.
6
Q
- carcin/o
A
- cancer
7
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- Cardi/o
A
- Heart
8
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- Chem/o
A
- Chemical
9
Q
- Cis/o
A
To cut
10
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- immun/o
A
- Immunity
11
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Laryng/o
A
voice box
12
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- Nephro
A
kidney
13
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- neur/o
A
nerve
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- path/o
A
disease
15
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a-
A
without
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an-
A
without
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de-
A
without
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anti-
A
against
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auto-
A
self
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brady-
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slow
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dys-
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painful, difficult, abnormal
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endo-
A
within, inner
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epi-
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upon, over
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eu-
A
normal, good
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ex-
external, outward
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exo-
outward
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extra-
outside of
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hetero-
different
29
homo-
same
30
hyper-
over, above
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hypo-
under, below
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in-
not, inward (infertility, inhalation)
33
inter-
among between
34
intra-
within, inside
35
macro-
micro-
large
small
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neo-
new
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pan-
all
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para-
beside, near, abnormal
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per-
through
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peri-
around
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post-
after
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pre-
before, in front of
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pro-
before
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pseudo-
false
45
re-
again
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retro-
backwards, behind
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sub-
under, below
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tachy-
rapid, fast
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trans-
through, across
50
ultra-
beyond, excess
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un-
not
52
bi-
two
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hemi-
half
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mono-
one
55
multi-
many
56
nulli-
none
57
poly-
many
58
quadri-
four
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semi-
half
60
tetra-
four
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tri-
three
62
- algia
pain
63
- cele
hernia, protrusion
64
-cyte
cell
65
-dynia
pain
66
-ectasis
dilation
67
-gen
that which produces (pathoGEN, produces disease)
68
-genic
producing, produced by
69
-ia
state, condition
(brady cardia, slow heart conditon)
70
-iasis
abnormal condition
71
-ism
state of
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- itis
inflamation
73
-logist
one who studies
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-logy
study of
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-lytic
destruction
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-malacia
abnormal softening
77
-megaly
enlargement, large
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-oma
tumor, mass
79
-opsy
view of
80
-osis
abnormal condition
81
-pahty
disease
82
-plasm
formation, development
83
-plegia
paralysis
84
-ptosis
drooping
85
-rrhage
excessive, abnormal flow
86
-rrhagia
abnormal flow condition
87
-rrhea
discharge, flow
88
-rrhexis
rupture
89
-sclerosis
hardening
90
-stenosis
narrowing
91
-therapy
treatment
92
-trophy
nourishment, development
93
-ac, -ic, iac, ine,
prefixes meaning: pertaining to...
94
-centesis
puncture to withdraw fluid
95
-ectomy
surgical removal
96
-ostomy
surgically create an opening (cut)
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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-plasty
surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
suture
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-tome
instrument to cut
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-gram
record or picture
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-graphy
process of recording
103
-meter
instrument for measuring
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-metry
process of measuring (audiometry-measures hearing)
105
-scope
instrument for viewing
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-scopy
process of visually examining
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Documents found in a medical record:
- Doc. details patient's stay
- results of day to day condition and what services/treatment received
- Electronic Medical Record
- Everything needs to be signed
- patient identification age, name, gender etc
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History and physical
Written by admitting physician.
-Patient history
- results of examination
- initial diagnoses
- treatment
109
Physician's orders
List of:
-care
-medications
-tests
-treatments for patient
110
Nurse's notes
-Record of patient's care thru day
- Vital signs, treatment, response to treatment and condition
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Physician's progress notes
Dr's daily record of patient's condition
- results of examination
- summary of test results
- updated diagnosis
- future plan and care
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Consultation report
report given by specialist
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Ancillary report
Report from various treatment and therapies.
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Diagnostic report
Results of diagnostic tests performed
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Informed consent
Document voluntarily signed by patient, describing purpose, procedures, benefits and risks
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Operative report
report from surgeon detailing operation.
Pre and post operative diagnosis, details of surgical procedure
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Anesthesiologist report
Details regarding substances (medication/fluids) given to patients, and his response to anesthesia ABC during surgery
118
Pathologist's report
report given by pathologist who studies tissue removed from patient
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Discharge summary
Comprehensive outline of patients entire stay, condition, results, treatment, response, final diagnosis and follow up
120
Acute care/ General hospital
provides services to diagnose and treat diseases for short time
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Specialty care hospital
Provides care for very specific types of disease
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Nursing home/ Long term care facility
provides long term care for patients who need extra time to recover, or cannot take care of themselves
123
Ambulatory care, surgical centers, outpatient clinics
Provides services that do not require overnight hospitalization, from surgeries to testing and therapy
124
Physician's office
Provides diagnostic and treatment in private office
125
Health Maintenance Organization HMO
PRovides wide range of services by group of primary care physicians in PREPAID system
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Home health care
provides nursing, therapy, personal care in own home
127
Rehabilitation center
provide intensive physical and occupational therapy
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Hospices
provides supportive treatment to terminally ill patients
