Chapter 1 Flashcards
(123 cards)
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How do you analyze a medical term
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-begin at the end of the word (suffix)
-then the beginning (root)
-then across
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what is the ending of a word called
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suffix
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what is the beginning of the word called
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root
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what is the combing vowel
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-usually O
-no meaning on its own
-connects the root and the suffix
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-logy
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study of
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hemat-
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blood
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hematology
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study of blood
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electro-
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-electricity
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Cardi-
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heart
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gram-
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record
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electrocardiogram
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record of the electricity in the heart
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what is a combing form
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-combing vowel plus the root words
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Gastro/o
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stomach
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enter/o-
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intestines
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gastroenterology
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study of stomach and intestines
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-scope
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instrument to visual examine
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gastroscope
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instrument to visually examine the stomach
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-IC
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-pertiaing to the stomach
-combing vowel is dropped when the suffix begins with a vowel
-IC means pertaining to
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-AC
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pertaining to the heart
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gastric
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pertianing to the stomach
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cardaic
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pertaining to the heart
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-itis
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inflammation
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enteritis
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inflammation of the intestines
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gastroenteritis
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-inflammation of the stomach and intestines
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sub
below
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trans
pertaining to across the stomach
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retro
behind
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subgastric
below stomach
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transgastric
across the stomach
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retro gastric
behind the stomach
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aden/o
gland
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-oma
tumor or mass
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adenoma
tumor or mass in a gland
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arthr/o
joint
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arthritis
inflammation of the joints
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adenitis
inflammation of the glands
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bi/o
life
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biology
study of life
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-opsy
-process of viewing
-living tissue is removed and viewed under a microscope
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biopsy
process of veiwing living tissue
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carcin/o
cancer/ cancerous
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carcinoma
cancerous mass or tumor
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cardi/o
heart
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cardiology
study of the heart
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cephal/o
head
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cephalic
pertaining to the head
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cerebr/o
cerebrum
-largest part of the brain
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Al
pertaining to
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cerebral
pertaining to the cerebrum
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cerebrovascular accident
accident of the blood vessels and cerebrum
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-vascular
pertaining to blood vessels
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cyst/o
urinary bladder
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cystoscope
instrument used to examine the urinary bladder
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cyt/o
cell
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cytology
study of the cell
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derm/o
skin
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dermal
pertaining to the skin
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dermat/o
skin
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dermatitis
inflammation of the skin
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encephal/o
brain
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electroencephalogram
record of electricity of the brain
-help full in determining whether a pt has a seizure disorder such as epilepsy
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erythr/o
red
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erythrocyte
red blood cell
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-scopy
process of visual examination with a instrument or scope
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gastroscopy
process of visual examination of the stomach
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gnos/o
knowledge
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-sis
state of
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dia-
complete
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diagnosis
state of complete knowledge
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prognosis
state before knowledge
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pro-
before
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gynec/o
women/ female
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gynecology
study of females/ women
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-globin
protein
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hemoglobin
protein of blood
-protien in rd blood cells that helps carry o2 in the blood
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hematoma
-mass or tumor containing blood
-mass of blood trapped in tissues of he skin or in an organ
-it often results from trauma and its often called a bruise
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hepat/o
liver
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hepatitis
inflammation of the liver
-caused by hepatitis A virus
-hepatitis B
-or hepatitis C virus
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obstetrics
care of pregnant women and delivery of a fetus
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lapar/o
abdomen (area between the chest and hip)
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-tomy
-cutting into
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exploratory laparotomy
surgeon makes a large incision in the abdominal wall to inspect organs for evidence of disease
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laparscopy
visual examination of the abdomen using severl small incisions for parocsope
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Abdomin/o
abdominal
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leuk/o
white
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leukocyte
white blood cell
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nephr/o
kidney
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-ectomy
cutting out
-excision or resection of an organ or other part of the body
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nephrectomy
cutting out kidney
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neur/o
nerve
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neuroology
study of nerves
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onc/o
tumor (cancerous)
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-ist
specialist
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oncologist
specialist for cancerous tumors
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opthalm/o
eye
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ophthalmoscope
instrument used to visually examine the eye
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oste/o
bone
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osteoarthritis
inflammation of the bones
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path/o and pathlogist
-disease
specialist of diseases
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-osis, hallucinations and delusions
abnormal condition
-serious mental condition that pt loses touch with reality
-hallucinations: unreal sensory perception, like hearing voices when none are present
delusions: fixed, false beliefs that cant be changed by logical reasoning
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psych/o
mind
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psychosis
abnormal condition of the mind
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ren/o and renal
kidney
-pertaining to the kidney
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rhin/o and rhinitis
nore
-inflammation of the nose
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sarc/o and sarcoma
flesh
mass or tumor in the skin
grow from the fleshy (connective) tissues of the body, such as muscle, fat, bone and cartilage whereas carcinoma arise from skin tissue and the linings of internal organs
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thromb/o and thrombocyte
clotting
-platelet (cell that helps with blood clotting)
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thrombosis and thrombus
state of clotting
-conditon of forming a clot
-blood clot
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-algia and arthralgia
-condition of pain
-condition of pain in the bones
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-ectomy
-cutting out; removal, excision
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-emia
blood condition e.g. luekemia
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-ia
condition
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-sim
-condition, process
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hyper- and hyperthyroidism
excessive
-condition of excessive thyroid
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rheumatology
-study of joint diseases
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rhuemat/o
-flow or watery discharge
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a-, an-
no, not
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anemia
-condition of no blood
-decrease in the number of red blood cells or in hemoglobin
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aut- and autopsy
self
-viewing and examining a dead body with ones own self
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-meter
measurement
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diameter
dia- means through in this term
-complete measurnment
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dys- and dysentery
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal
-y means condition or process
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endo-
within
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-ism
condition/ process
