Med Term Flashcards
(116 cards)
1
Q
arthro
A
joint
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broncho
A
bronchus
3
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cardio
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heart
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derm
A
skin
5
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geront
A
aged
6
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hemo, hemato
A
blood
7
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hepo, hepato
A
liver
8
Q
neuro
A
nerve cell/nervous system
9
Q
osteo
A
bone
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path/o
A
disease
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Q
psych/o
A
mind
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-algia
A
pain
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-centesis
A
surgical puncture
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-cyte
A
cell
15
Q
-ectomy
A
removal
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-graph
A
to write, record
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-megaly
A
enlargement
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-oma
A
tumor
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path/y
A
disease
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-scope
A
an instrument to view
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-cele
A
protrusion, hernia
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-dynia
A
pain
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-ectasis, -ectasia
A
expansion or dilation
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-emia
blood
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-iasis
presence of/formation
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-ism
a condition, process, or state of
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-malacia
softening
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-osis
abnormal conditon
30
-penia
reduction of size or quantity
31
-plegia
paralysis
32
-pnea
breathing
33
-porosis
porous conditon
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-ptosis
downward displacement
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-rrhage
flowing forth
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-rrhea
discarge
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-spasm
muscular contraction
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-desis
surgical binding
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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-plasty
surgical repair
42
-rraphy
surgical suture
43
-tomy
incision
44
-tripsy
crushing
45
-lith
a stone, calculus, calcification
46
-lysis
destruction
47
-poiesis
formation
48
ptosis
drooping
49
-sclerosis
hardness
50
-stenosis
narrow, blocked
51
-stomy
permanent opening
52
meta-
beyond
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myalgia
muscle pain
54
ankyl/o
stiff, fused, closed
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brachi/o
arm
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calcane/o
heel
57
carp/o
wrist
58
cheir/o
hand
59
chondr/o
cartilage
60
cost/o
rib
61
crani/o
cranium
62
dactyl/o
finger/toe
63
electr/o
electricity
64
femur/o
femur/thigh
65
kinesi/o
movement
66
kyph/o
hump
67
lord/o
swayback
68
lumb/o
lower back
69
my/o, muscul/o
muscle
70
myel/o
bone marrow
71
orth/o
correct, straight
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oste/o
bone
73
ped/o
foot, child
74
pelv/o
pelvis
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phalang/o
fingers and toes
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spondyl/o, vertebr/o
vertebrae
77
thorac/o
thorax/chest
78
-desis
stabilize/fuse
79
-kinesia
movement
80
-physis
to grow
81
eversion
to turn outward
82
colles fracture
a break in the distal end of radius
83
comminuted fracture
break in which the bone is crushed or splintered
84
compression fracture
fracture or break caused by a squeezing or opposing force; loss of height in a vertebra due to disease or trauma
85
greenstick fracture
incomplete break
86
impacted fracture
a break where one bone fragment is pushed or driven into another
87
oblique fracture
break is at an angle to the bone
88
open fracture
skin is broken through the fracture
89
Pott Fracture
fracture of the distal end of the fibula
90
spiral fracture
break is s shaped, usually caused by a twisting injury
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transverse fracture
break is straight across
92
tka
total knee arthoplasty
93
Tx
Traction
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-stasis
level, unchanging
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-gen
origin, producing
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ad-
toward, near to
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pan-
everywhere
98
ab-
away from, outside of , beyond
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epi-
upon, subsequent to
100
-spasm
muscular contraction
101
-sclerosis
hardness
102
--lysis
disintegration
103
-itis
inflammation
104
-algia
pain
105
medial
closer to the midline of the body as opposed to lateral
106
lateral
farther from the midline of the body
107
proximal
nearer the midline or point of origin
108
distal
farther from the point of origin or midline
109
adduction
bring together
110
abduction
spread apart
111
lumber
lower back
112
hypogastric
center of tummy, over bladder
113
inguinal
groin
114
umbilical
bellybutton
115
coccyx
tailbone
116
thoracic
ribs
