Introduction Flashcards by Alyssa Wardin

Q

example: cardi

Word Root

A

core meaning of a term

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itis

suffix

A

added to end;j procedures, conditions, or disease

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prefex

A

attached to beginning; time, position, direction, number, negation

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/o

combining vowels

A

usually “o”, easses pronunciation

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cardi/o

combining form

A

a word root and a combining vowel

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intravenous

intra-

A

within or inside

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submarine

sub-

A

below, under

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arthritis

arthr/o

A

joint

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hepatitis

hepat/o

A

liver

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osteoporosis

oste/o

A

bone

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ven/o

A

vein

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algia

A

pain

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centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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cyte

A

cell

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arthrodynia

dynia

A

pain

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appendectomy

ectomy

A

surgical removal

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hypoglycemia

emia

A

blood condition

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sonogram

gram, graph

A

record, x-ray, picture

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photography

graphy

A

processing of recording picture or record

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arthritis

itits

A

inflammation

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osteomalacia

malacia

A

abnormal softening

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cardiomegaly

megaly

A

enlargement

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thermometer

meter

A

instrument used to measure

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neuroid

oid

A

like, resembling

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# psychologist ologist

specialist

# psychology ology

study of

# sarcoma oma

tumor

# psychosis osis

abnoraml condition

# colostomy ostomy

creating an artificial opening

# colotomy otomy

surgical incision

# cardiopaty pathy

disease

# pyrophobia phobia

abnormal fear of specific things

# arthroplasty plasty

surgical repair

# nepthroptosis ptosis

drooping, sagging, prolapse

# hemorrhage rrhagia, rrhage

abnormal flow or discharge

# myorrhaphy rrhaphy

saturing

# diarrhea rrhea

abnormal flow or discharge (not blood)

# myorrhexis rrhexis

rupture

sclerosis

abnormal hardening

scope

instrumentused for visual examination

scopy

visual examination

stasis

stop, control

stenosis

abnormal narrowing

a

before

c

with

p

after

s

without

DX

diagnosis

HX

history

Rx

take/presribe

TX

treatment

C

Celsius

F

Fahrenheit

c/o

complains of

CC

chief complaint

d/c, DC

discontinue (discharge)

H&P

HIstory and Physical

PE

physical exam

pt or PT

patient

T/O

rule out (may or may not have)

DOB

date of birth

y/o

years old

yr

year

ft

feet

h., hr,

hour

in

inches

min

minute

Triangle

change