Intro: Unit 1 Flashcards by Shelby Hajny

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Eponyms

A

Named after someone who discovered it (Alzheimer’s )

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Acronym

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an abbreviation formed from the initial letters (ex. brb, lol, aka.)

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Word Root

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Core meaning of the term

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Suffix

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Added to end; procedures, conditions, or disease

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Prefix

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Attached to beginning

Time, position, direction, number, negation

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Combining Vowels

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Usually “o” eases pronunciation

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Combining form

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Word root + Combining vowel

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intra-

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in or inside

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sub-

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under or below

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arthr/o

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joint

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hepat/o

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Liver

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oste/o

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bone

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ven/o

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vein

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-algia

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Pain

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-cyte

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cell

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-dynia

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pain

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-emia

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blood condition

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-gram/ -graph

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record, x-ray, picture (photograph)

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-graphy

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processing of recording picture or record (photography)

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-itis

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inflammation (tonsillitis)

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-meter

instrument used to measure

-oid

like, resembling

-ologist

specialist

-ology

study of

-oma

tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

-ostomy

creating an artificial opening

-otomy

surgical incision

-pathy

disease

-phobia

abnormal fear of specific things

-plasty

surgical repair

-ptosis

drooping, sagging, prolapse

-rrhagia, -rrhage

abnormal flow or discharge (blood)

-rrhaphy

suturing

-rrhea

abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)

-rrhexis

ruputre

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-scope

instument used for visual examination

-scopy

visual examination

-stasis

stop, control

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

ā

before

_ | c

with

_ | p

after

_ | s

without

DX

diagnosis

HX

history

Rx

take/prescribed

TX

treatment

C

Celsius

F

Fahrenheit

c/o

complains of

CC

chief complaint

DC, d/c

discontinue or discharge

H&P

History and Physical

PE

Physical Examination

pt or PT

patient

R/O

rule out

DOB

Date of Birth

y/o

years old

yr

year

ft

feet

h., hr.

hour

in

inches

min

minute

Δ

change