Medical Terminology Flashcards
(93 cards)
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Superior
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Higher
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Inferior
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Lower
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Distal
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Further from midline of body
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Proximal
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Closer to midline of body
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Cephalo
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towards the head
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Caudal
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towards the feet
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anterior
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front
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posterior
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back
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medial
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middle
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lateral
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side
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thorax
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chest
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abdomen
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below rib cage
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flexion
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reduced angle of joint
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extension
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increased angle of joint
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supine
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laying on ones back
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peri-
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around
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epi-
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above
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inter-
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between
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retro-
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backward
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ante-
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forward
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supra-
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above
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per-
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through
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trans-
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through
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endo-
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within, inner
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sub-
below, under
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a-
without
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co-
together/both
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bi-
two
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hyper-
excessive
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hypo-
deficient
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hydro-
water
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-genic
created, produced
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thrombo-
clot
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-pathy
disease
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iatro-
treatment, physician
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idio-
unknown
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-itis
inflammation
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tachy-
rapid
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brady-
slow
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-emia
blood
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-uria
urine
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-algia
pain
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-osis
abnormal condition
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-megaly
enlargement
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-trophy
shape/size
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pneumo-
air
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-plegia
paralysis
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arthro-
joint
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cysto-
bladder
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gastro-
stomach
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cardio-
heart
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nephro-
kidney
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hepato-
liver
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hystero-
uterus
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spleno-
spleen
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angio-
blood vessel
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rhino-
nose
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laparo-
abdominal wall
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mammo-
breast
60
mastro
breast
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neuro-
nerve
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uretero-
ureter
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colono-
colon
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trachea-
trachea
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derma-
skin
66
prosta-
prostate
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hemato-
blood
68
myo-
muscle
69
encephalo-
brain
70
opthalamo-
eye
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oto-
ear
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cutaneous-
skin
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cholecysto-
gall bladder
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pancreat-
pacreas
75
osteo-
bone
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procto-
rectum
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stetho-
chest
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vaso-
vessel
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venous-
vein
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sphygmo-
pulse
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-ectomy
excision, removal
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-tomy
incision, to cut into
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-plasty
reconstruction
84
-scopy
examination, view
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-centesis
surgical puncture
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-gram
record, picture, image
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-graph
recording instrument
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-scope
instrument for viewing
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-meter
device for measuring
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electrocautery
procedure for using electricity to cut through tissue and simultaneously cauterize blood vessels
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sphygmomanometer
device to measure arterial blood pressure
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echocardiogram
image of heart made using acoustic energy (sound waves)
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PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angiography) catheter
catheter inserted through the skin that travels through the blood vessels to create an image of the coronary arteries
