Chapter 1 Flashcards by Anthony Santos, Jr.

record electricity of heart

electrocardiogram

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pertaining to under the stomach

subgastric

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study of blood

hematology

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foundation of the term

root

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word ending

suffix

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word beginning

prefix

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vowel, usually “o,” that links the root to the suffix or to another root and aids pronunciation

combining vowel

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combination of the root and the combining vowel

combining form

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inflammation of the stomach

gastritis

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study of stomach intestines

gastroenterology

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read the meaning of medical terms from the suffix back to the beginning of the term and across

1st rule of the three general rules

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drop the combining vowel, usually “o,” before a suffix beginning with a vowel

2nd rule of the three general rules

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keep the combining vowel between two roots

3rd rule of the three general rules

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heart

cardi/o

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cancerous or cancer

carcin/o

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life

bi/o

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joint

arthr/o

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gland

aden/o

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head

cephal/o

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cerebrum

cerebr/o

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to cut

cis/o

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to secrete

crin/o

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urinary bladder

cyst/o

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cell

cyt/o

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skin

derm/o or dermat/o

electricity

electr/o

brain

encephal/o

intestines

enter/o

inflammation of skin

dermatitis

red

erythr/o

stomach

gastr/o

knowledge

gn/o

woman or female

gynec/o

blood

hem/o or hemat/o

liver

hepat/o

pertaining to trachea (wind pipe)

tracheal

pertaining to naval

umbilical

pertaining to the belly side of the body

ventral

pertaining to vertebrae

vertebral

pertaining to internal organs

visceral

pertaining to up casting | building up substance [proteins] in the cell

anabolic

process of down casting (breaking down) (mitochondria)

catabolism

pertaining to above the stomach

epigastric

pertaining t below the ribs or cartilage

hypochondriac regions

pertaining to between vertebrae

intervertebral

process of change in casting (anabolism) (catabolism)

metabolism

pertaining to abdomen

abdominal

pertaining to fat

adipose

pertaining to front

the building up or the synthesizing process in a cell

anabolism

pertaining to neck

cervical

tumor of cartilage | benign tumor

condroma

tumor of flesh | malignant tumor

chondrosarcoma

body color (they absorb the color of dyes see to stain the cells) (contain genetic material) (located in the nucleus)

chromosome

pertaining to coccyx

coccygeal

incision of skull

craniotomy

formation of cell

cytoplasm

from beginning of structure

distal

pertaining to back

dorsal

study of tissue

histology

pertaining to ilium

iliac

pertaining to groin

inguinal

classification or picture of nucleus | picture or classification of the nucleus and its chromosomes

karyotype

pertaining to side

lateral

pertaining to lower back of sacrum

lumbosacral

pertaining to middle

medial

pertaining to nucleus

nucleic

pertaining to the hip or pelvic cavity

pelvic

pertaining to the back

posterior

pertaining to near

proximal

pertaining to sacrum

sacral

pertaining to spine

spinal

pertaining to upon nipple | skin cell

epithelial

pertaining to chest

thoracic

incision of the chest

thoracotomy

treatment or physician

iatr/o

white

leuk/o

kidney

nephr/o or ren/o

nerve

neur/o

pertaining to liver enlargement

hepatomegaly

tumor

onc/o

eye

ophthalm/o

bone

oste/o

disease

path/o

child

ped/o

mind

psych/o

x-ray

radi/o

nose

rhin/o

flesh

sarc/o

surgical repair of nose

rhinoplasty

QUICK QUIZ Term that means "study of cells" a) cystoscopy b) cystitis c) cytology d) hematology

c, cytology is the study of cells

QUICK QUIZ Term that means "inflammation of the gland" a) arthritis b) adentitis c) adenoma d) cephalic

b, adentitis is the inflammation of the gland

QUICK QUIZ Element that appears at the beginning of a medical term a) suffix b) prefix c) combining vowel d) combining form

b, a prefix is the element that appears at the beginning of a medical term

QUICK QUIZ All medical terms have a) a combining vowel b) two roots c) a suffix d) a prefix

a, all medical terms have a combining vowel

Chapter 1 Flashcards

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