CHAPTER 1 Flashcards by Ashley Garcia

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Eponyms

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Terms named after people or places.

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Root

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Essential meaning of a medical term.

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Suffix

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Word part at the end of a term.

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Combining Vowel

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Vowel added to ease pronunciation, usually ‘o’.

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Combining Form

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Root plus a combining vowel.

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Pre-

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Prefix meaning ‘before’.

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Post-

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Prefix meaning ‘after’.

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Peri-

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Prefix meaning ‘around’.

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Medical Terminology

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Terms derived from Greek and Latin origins.

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Prefix

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Word part at the beginning of a term.

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A- and An-

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Prefixes meaning ‘without’ or ‘no’.

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Combining Vowel Usage

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Used when suffix starts with consonant.

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Naso

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Combining form for ‘nose’, from Latin.

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Rhino

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Combining form for ‘nose’, from Greek.

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Reno

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Combining form for ‘kidney’, from Latin.

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-osis

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Suffix indicating a condition or disease.

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-ia

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Noun suffix indicating a condition.

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Anatomical Order

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Terms built in order of organ occurrence.

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-ic

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Adjective suffix indicating ‘pertaining to’.

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Dissecting Terms

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Analyzing by breaking into components.

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Ovariohysterectomy

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Surgical removal of ovaries and uterus.

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Cyanosis

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Condition of blueness due to lack of oxygen.

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General Pronunciation

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All vowels pronounced; consonants as in English.

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Anemia

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Condition of insufficient red blood cells.

Nephritis

Inflammation of the kidney.