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Chapter 1 Medical Terms, Prefixes and Suffixes Flashcards

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aden/o
a/d/no

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Gland

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adenectomy
a/d/nectomy
aden/o - gland

(ad-en-ECK-to-my)

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Surgical removal of gland

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anemia
a/ne/mia

(ah-NE-me-ah)

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Condition marked by reduction in the number of erythrocytes or in the amount of hemoglobin in blood.

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arth/o
ar/throw

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Joint

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arthralgia
ar/thral/g/a
arthr/o - joint
-algia - pain

(ar-THRAL-jah)

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Joint pain

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biospy
bi/op/se

bi/o - life

(BI-op-se)

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Removing a small piece of living tissue for microscopic examination.

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carcin/o
car/sino

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Cancer

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carcinoma
car/sin/no/ma
carcin/o - cancer
oma -tumor, mass, collection of blood

(kar-sih-NO-mah)

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Cancerous (malignant) tumor.

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cerebral
su/re/bre/all
cerebr/o - cerecrum
al - pertaining to

(seh-RE-bral)

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Pertaining to the cerebrum (largest part of the brain).

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cyst/o
sis/to

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Urinary Bladder

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cystoscopy
sis/tos/to/me
cyst/o - urinary bladder
-scopy - process of visually examining

(sis-TOS-to-me)

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Visual examination of the urinary bladder.

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cyt/o
cy/to

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Cell

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dermatosis
derm/o - skin
-osis - condition, usually adnormal

(der-ma-TO-sis)

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Abnormal condition of the skin

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dia-
di/a

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Complete or through

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diagnosis
di/ag/no/sis
dia- = complete, through

(di-ag-NO-sis)

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Complete knowledge of a patient’s condition.

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electroencephalogram
electro/en/cef/a/low/gram
electr/o - electricity
encephal/o - brain
-gram - record

(eh-lek-tro-en-SEF-ah-lo-gram)

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Record of the electricity in the brain.

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encephal/o
en/cef/alo

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Brain

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encephalopathy
en/cef/al/opathy
encepha/o - brain
-pathy - disease

(en-seh-fah-LOP-ath-e)

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Disease of the brain

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endoscope
endo/scope
endo- = within
-scope - instrument to visually examine

(EN-do-skope)

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Instrument to visually examine the interior of the body.

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epi-
e/pee

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Above,Upon

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gastrectomy
gast/strec/omy
gastr/o - stomach
-ectomy - removal, excision

(gas-TREK-to-me)

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Removal or excision of the stomach

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-gram

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Record

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hematoma
he/ma/toma
hem/o - blood
hemat/o - blood
oma - mass, tumor, swelling

(he-mah-TO-mah)

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Collection or mass of blood.

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hepatoma
hep/a/toma
hepat/o - liver
oma - tumor, mass, swelling

(hep-ah-TO-mah)

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Tumor (cancerous) of the liver; hepatocellular carcinoma.

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hyper- hi/per
Excessive, Above, More than normal
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hyperglycemia hi/per/gly/sima hyper - excessive, above, more than normal sugar ## Footnote (hi-per-gli-SE-me-ah)
High levels of sugar in the bloodstream; associated with diabetes mellitus.
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hypo- hi/po
Deficient, Below, Under, Less than normal
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iatrogenic i/at/tro/genic iatr/o - treatment, physician -genic - pertaining to producing ## Footnote (i-ah-tro-JEN-ik)
Pertaining to produced by a treatment or a procedure.
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-itis i/tis
Inflammation
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leukemia loo/key/mia ## Footnote (lu-KE-me-ah)
Blood condition of high numbers of malignant (cancerous) white blood cells.
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-logy low/gee
Process of study
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nephrosis nef/ro/sis nephr/o - kidney -sis - state of, condition ## Footnote (nef-RO-sis)
Abnormal condition of the kidney.
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neuralgia nur/al/gia ## Footnote (nu-RAL-jah)
Nerve pain.
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-oma o/ma
Tumor, mass, swelling
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onc/o on/co
Tumor (cancerous)
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oncologist on/call/ogist ## Footnote (on-KOL-o-gist)
 Specialist in the study of tumors; particularly malignant (cancerous) tumors.
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ophthalm/o op/thal/mo
Eye
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ophthalmoscope op/thal/ma/scope ## Footnote (of-THAL-mo-skope)
Instrument to visually examine the eyes.
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-ospy op/see
Process of viewing
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oste/o os/t-o
bone
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osteitis os/tea/itis oste/o - bone -itis - inflammation ## Footnote (os-te-I-tis)
Inflammation of the bone
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osteotomy os/tea/aw/tomy oste/o - bone -tomy - process of cutting, incision ## Footnote (os-te-OT-o-me)
 Incision of a bone.
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path/o path/o
Disease
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pathologist path/all/agist path/o - disease -ist - specialist ## Footnote (path-OL-o-jist)
 Specialist in the study of disease; evaluates biopsies, and performs autopsies.
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pathology path/all/ogy path/o - disease -logy - study of ## Footnote (path-OL-o-je)
Study of disease.
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peri- perry
Surrounding, around
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psych/o si/co
Mind
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psychosis si/co/sist psych/o - mind -sis - state of, condition ## Footnote (si-KO-sis)
Loss of contact with reality; often with delusions and hallucinations.
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ren/o re/no
Kidneys
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rhin/o ri/no
Nose
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rhinitis ri/night/is rhin/o - nose -itis - inflammation ## Footnote (ri-NI-tis)
Inflammation of the nose.
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sarc/o sar/co
Flesh
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-scopy s/k/opy
Process of visually examing
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thromb/o th/rom/bo
Clot, Clotting
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thrombocyte th/rom/bo/site thromb/o -clot, clotting -cyte - cell ## Footnote (THROM-bo-site)
Clotting cell; platelet
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trans-
Across, through
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transhepatic trans/he/pa/tic trans- across, through hepat/o - liver -ic - pertaining to ## Footnote (tranz-heh-PAT-ik)
Pertaining to through or across the liver.
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ur/o uurrr/o
Urinary Bladder
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ileum (iL-e-UM) ## Footnote Remember **e** as in eat
Third part of the small intestine
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ilium (IL-e-um)
Upper and largest portion of the hip bone
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Hyperglycemia and Diabetes ## Footnote (hi-per-gli-SE-me-ah) (di-ah-BE-teez)
High blood sugar frequently assoicated with diabetes. ## Footnote People with diabetes have high blood sugar levels because they lack insulin (in type 1 diabetes) or have ineffective insulin (in type 2 diabetes). Insulin is the hormone normally released by the pancreas *Sugar (glucose) is then broken down in cells to release energy. When insulin is not present, sugar cannot enter cells and builds up in the bloodstream*
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Complex Suffixes
-scopy contains embedded root word. -opsy (ops is a root) -logy (log is a root)
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Urologist ur/o - urinary tract ## Footnote (u-ROL-o-gist)
Specialist in the study of the urinary tract.
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Nephrologist nef/ral/o/gist nephr/o - kidney ## Footnote (nef-ROL-o-jist)
Specialist who diagnoses and treats disorders of kidneys.
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Ophthalmologist op/thal/mall/o/gist ophthalm/o - eye ## Footnote (of-thal-MOL-o-jist)
Medical doctor specializing in the diseases of the eye.
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Optometrist op/tom/meh/trist ## Footnote (op-TOM-eh-trist)
 Non-medical professional Examine and measure the eye to prescribe and fit eyeglasses and contact lenses.
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Optician op/tish/an ## Footnote (op-TISH-an)
Non-medical professional trained in grinding lenses and fitting eyeglasses.

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