Medical terminology Flashcards
(113 cards)
1
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DERM/at:
A
skin
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CUTANE
A
skin
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HIST:
A
tissue
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ERETHEM:
A
red, flush
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ARTH:
A
joint
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CHONDRA:
A
cartilage
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MY:
A
muscle
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OSTE:
A
bone
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ADEN:
A
gland
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GLUC:
A
sugar
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GLYC:
A
sugar
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THORACO:
A
lung
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PULMON:
A
lung
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BRONCHI:
A
bronchus
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RHIN:
A
nose
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PHLEB:
A
vein
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ANGI:
A
blood vessel
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ARTERI:
A
artery
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CORONO:
A
heart
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CARDI:
A
heart
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HEM:
A
blood
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HEMAT:
A
blood
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LEUK:
A
white
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THROMBO:
A
clot
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CYTE:
cell
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CARCIN:
cancer
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PATH:
disease
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PHAG:
eat
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COL:
colon
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HEPAT:
liver
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GASTR:
stomach
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UR:
urine
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CYST:
bladder
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NEPH:
kidney
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MAST:
breast
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MAMM:
breast
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PROST:
prostate
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GRAVID:
pregnancy
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CEPHAL:
head
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CEREBR:
brain
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PSYCH:
mind
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NEUR:
nerve
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ORB:
eye
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OTO:
ear
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al:
pertaining to
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ic:
pertaining to
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ac:
pertaining to
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genic:
produced by
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algia:
pain
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ectomy:
excision/ removal
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ist:
specialist
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itis:
inflamation
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opsy:
view with a microscope
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pathy:
any disease of
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scope:
instrument
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tomy:
process of cutting/ incision
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gram:
record
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ology:
study of
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A:
without
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An:
without
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Contra:
without
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Con:
with
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Auto:
self
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Endo:
within
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Ex:
out
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Hyper:
excessive/ above
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Hypo:
deficient/ below
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Peri:
surrounding
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Pro:
foward
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Pre:
before
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Re:
backward/ back
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Sub:
below/ under
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Supro:
above:
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Epi:
above
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HORMON:
Hormone
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Suffix:
The word ending, added to the end of the root
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Combining forms:
root + combining vowel
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Prefix:
small part in front of the root (beginning of the word)
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Supine:
laying on your back
80
Prone:
laying on your stomach
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Superficial, external:
close to the surface
82
Deep, internal:
away from the surface of the body
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Medial:
toward the midline or medianplane
84
Lateral:
away from the median plane
85
Proximal:
closer to the trunk
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Central:
closer to the trunk
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Distal:
away from the trunk
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Peripheral:
away from the trunk
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Anterior:
front/ belly side
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Ventral:
front/ belly side
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Posterior:
the back of the body
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Dorsal:
back of the body
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Inferior:
the lower part or away from the head
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Caudal:
the lower part or away from the head
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Superior:
toward the head or upper part
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Cranial:
toward the head or upper part
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Cephalic:
toward the head or upper part
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Cervical spine column:
C1-C7
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Thoracic spinal column:
T1-T12
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Lumbar spinal column:
L1-L5
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Sacral Spinal Column:
S1-S5
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Abdominopelvic regions (9):
* right hypochondriac
* epigastric
* left hypochondriac
* right lumbar
* umbilical
* left lumbar
* right iliac
* hypogastric
* left iliac
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Quadrants (4):
* RUQ
* RLQ
* LUQ
* LLQ
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Dorsal Cavity composed of:
* Cranial cavity
| * Vertebral cavity
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Ventral Cavity composed of:
* Thoracic cavity
* Diaphragm
* Abdominal cavity
* Pelvic cavity
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2 main body cavities:
* Dorsal cavity (2)
| * Ventral cavity (4)
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Define planes:
divisions of the body
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Median plane:
equal left and right
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Sagittal plane:
Unequal left and right (parallel to the median plane)
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Coronal plane:
front and back
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Transverse plane:
divides top and bottom, upper and lower (aka cross section)
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Anatomic position requires:
* standing upright
* facing forward
* arms at the side, palms forward
* feet slightly apart
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Root:
* foundation of word
| * what word is about
