Chapters 1&2: Basics Flashcards
(138 cards)
1
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Combining Form: Arteri/o
A
Artery
2
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Combining Form: Arthr/o
A
Joint
3
Q
Combining Form: Bacteri/o
A
Bacteria
4
Q
Combining Form: Bi/o
A
Life
5
Q
Combining Form: Cardi/o
A
Heart
6
Q
Combining Form: Cephal/o
A
Head
7
Q
Combining Form: Cervic/o
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Neck
8
Q
Combining Form: Chondr/o
A
Cartilage
9
Q
Combining Form: Col/o
A
Large intestine; colon
10
Q
Combining Form: Coron/o
A
Crown: Heart
11
Q
Combining Form: Cut
A
Skin
12
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Combining Form: Cutane/o
A
Skin
13
Q
Combining Form: Cyst/o
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Bladder/Sac
14
Q
Combining Form: Dent/i
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Tooth
15
Q
Combining Form: Derm/o
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Skin
16
Q
Combining Form: Duoden/o
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Duodenum
17
Q
Combining Form: Electr/o
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Electricity
18
Q
Combining Form: Enter/o
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Small intestine
19
Q
Combining Form: Esophag/o
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Esophagus
20
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Combining Form: Gastr/o
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Stomach
21
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Combining Form: Gloss/o
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Tongue
22
Q
Combining Form: Glyc/o
A
Glucose; sugar
23
Q
Combining Form: Hem/o
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Blood
24
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Combining Form: Hemat/o
A
Blood
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Combining Form: Hepat/o
Liver
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Combining Form: Hyster/o
Uterus
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Combining Form: Lingu/o
Tongue
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Combining Form: Lipid/o
Fat
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Combining Form: Lith/o
Stone
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Combining Form: Mamm/o
Breast
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Combining Form: Muscul/o
Muscle
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Combining Form: My/o
Muscle
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Combining Form: Nat/o
Birth; born
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Combining Form: Neur/o
Nerve
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Combining Form: Ophthalm/o
Eye
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Combining Form: Oste/o
Bone
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Combining Form: Ot/o
Ear
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Combining Form: Ped/o
Child
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Combining Form: Phil/o
Attraction
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Combining Form: Pne/o
Breathing
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Combining Form: Psych/o
Mind
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Combining Form: Rhin/o
Nose
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Combining Form: Somn/o
Sleep
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Combining Form: Spir/o
Breathing
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Combining Form: Splen/o
Spleen
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Combining Form: Therm/o
Heat; temperature
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Combining Form: Tonsill/o
Tonsil
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Combining Form: Trache/o
Trachea
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Combining Form: Troph/o
Nourishment
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Combining Form: Valvul/o
Valve
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Combining Form: Ven/o
Vein
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Combining Form: Vers/o
Turning
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Combining Form: Vertebr/o
Backbone; Vertebrae
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Medical Abbreviations: ant
Anterior
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Medical Abbreviations: AP
Anteroposterior
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Medical Abbreviations: CT
Computed Tomography
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Medical Abbreviations: inf
Inferior
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Medical Abbreviations: lat
Lateral
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Medical Abbreviations: PA
Posteroanterior
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Medical Abbreviations: PET
Positron Emission Tomography
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Medical Abbreviations: pos
posterior
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Medical Abbreviations: sup
superior
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Medical Abbreviations: LUQ
Left Upper Quadrant
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Medical Abbreviations: LLQ
Left Lower Quadrant
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Medical Abbreviations: RUQ
Right Upper Quadrant
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Medical Abbreviations: RLQ
Right Lower Quadrant
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C.A.R.D. Method
Check, Assign, Reverse, Define
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Non-decodable terms: Achilles Tendon
Tendon that stretches/attaches calf muscle to the calcaneal bone, named from Greek Mythology. AKA Calcaneal Tendon
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Non-decodable terms: Acute
Severe, abrupt onset of disease
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Non-decodable terms: Alzheimer Disease
-Eponym- Named after German Neurologist Alois Alzheimer, a progressive mental deterioration disease
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Non-decodable terms: Asthma
A respiratory disorder characterized by recurring episodes of paroxysmal dispnea (difficulty breathing)
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Non-decodable terms: Cataract
Progressive opacification of the lens
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Non-decodable terms: Chronic
Disease that is slowly developed and lasts for a long time
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Non-decodable terms: Diagnosis
Disease or condition named after healthcare professional that evaluates a patient's signs, symptoms, and history.
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Non-decodable terms: Prognosis
Prediction of the probable outcome of a disease or disorder
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Non-decodable terms: Sequela
Disease or condition caused by injury or illness
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Non-decodable terms: Sign
Objective finding of a disease (ex: high BP, Fever, Rash)
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Non-decodable terms: Symptom
Subjective report of a disease (ex: pain, itching)
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Suffixes: What are the "pertaining to's"?
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -ous
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Suffixes: -ac
pertaining to
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Suffixes: -al
pertaining to
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Suffixes: -ar
pertaining to
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Suffixes: -ary
pertaining to
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Suffixes: -eal
pertaining to
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Suffixes: -ic
pertaining to
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Suffixes: -ous
pertaining to
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Suffixes: -algia
pain
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Suffixes: -cele
herniation; protrusion
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Suffixes: -dynia
pain
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Suffixes: -ectomy
Removal, resection, excision
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Suffixes: -emia
Blood condition
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Suffixes: -ia
Condition
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Suffixes: -icle
Small, tiny
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Suffixes: -is
Structure, thing
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Suffixes: -itis
Inflammation
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Suffixes: -logy
Study of
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Suffixes: -malacia
Softening
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Suffixes: -megaly
Enlargement
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Suffixes: -ole
Small, tiny
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Suffixes: -oma
Tumor, mass
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Suffixes: -osis
Abnormal condition
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Suffixes: -pathy
Disease process
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Suffixes: -plasty
Surgical Repair
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Suffixes: -ptosis
Prolapse, drooping, sagging
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Suffixes: -rrhage, -rrhagia
Bursting forth
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Suffixes: -rrhapy
suture, repair
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Suffixes: -rrhea
flow, discharge
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Suffixes: -rrhexis
rupture
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Suffixes: -sclerosis
Abnormal condition of hardening
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Suffixes: -scope
Instrument to view
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Suffixes: -stenosis
Abnormal condition of narrowing
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Suffixes: -stomy
new opening
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Suffixes: -tomy
incision
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Suffixes: -tripsy
crushing
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Suffixes: -ule
small, tiny
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Suffixes: -um
structure, thing, membrane
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Suffixes: -y
process of; condition
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Prefixes: a-
No, not, without
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Prefixes: an-
No, not, without
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Prefixes: ante-
before, forward, in front of
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Prefixes: anti-
against
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Prefixes: dys-
abnormal, difficult, bad, painful
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Prefixes: endo-, end-
within
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Prefixes: epi-
above; upon
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Prefixes: hyper-
excessive; above
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Prefixes: hypo-
deficient, below
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Prefixes: inter-
between
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Prefixes: intra-
within
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Prefixes: neo-
new
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Prefixes: par-
near; beside
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Prefixes: para-
near; beside; abnormal
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Prefixes: per-
through
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Prefixes: peri-
around; surrounding
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Prefixes: poly-
many, much, excessive, frequent
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Prefixes: post-
after; behind
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Prefixes: pre-
before, in front of
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Prefixes: sub-
below; under
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Prefixes: trans-
through, across
