Medical Terminology Flashcards
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Abduction
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Away from midline of the body
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Toward the midline of the body
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Adduction
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Supine
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Dorsal recumbent
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Pertaining to the front of the body
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Anterior
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Pertaining to the side of the body
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Lateral
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Near the point of attachment to the body
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proxim/o
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Upper, above
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super/o
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Farthest point
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dist/o
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Pertaining to head
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cephalo/o
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Pertaining to the skull
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crani/o
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Excision of breast lesion w/ surrounding tissue
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Lumpectomy
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Removal of breast tissue, muscle, & lymph nodes
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Radical Mastectomy
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Removal of breast tissue & axillary lymph nodes
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Modified radical mastectomy
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Performed in radiology where the mass is identified with a wire
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Wire localization
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First set of nodes closest to the cancerous tumor
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Sentinel lymph nodes
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Chrondr/o
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Cartilage
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oste/o
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Bone
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arthr/o
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Joint
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metacarp/o
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Hand bones
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tendo/o
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Tendon
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Eyelid
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blephar/o
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Tear duct
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dacry/o
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Cornea
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kerat/o
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Retina
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retin/o
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Iris
irid/o
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Hernia
-cele
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Difficulty breathing
-dyspnea
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Swelling
-edema
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Inflammation of
-itis
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Vomiting
-emesis
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Enlargement
-megaly
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Disease
-pathy
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Bursting forth
-rrhage
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Tumor
-oma
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Flow, discharge
-rrhage
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Placenta tears away from the uterine wall
abruptio placentae
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Pregnancy outside the uterus
ectopic
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Placenta forms in the lower portion of the uterus and blocks the birth canal
placenta previa
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Lack of a normal body opening
atresia
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Protrusion of the rectum into the vagina
Rectocele
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Pertaining to the neck, cervix
cervic/o
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Pertaining to the abdomen
lapar/o
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Pertaining to the bladder
cyst/o
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Pertaining to female
gynec/o
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Pertaining to vagina
colp/o
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Abnormal passageway that forms between two structures
fistula
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Benign tumor of the uterus
fibroid
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Removal of a cyst on the ovary
Ovarian cystectomy
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Removal of the ovary
Oophorectomy
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Removal of the fallopian tube
Salpingectomy
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Also called the fallopian tube
Mitral valve
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Resting heart rate below 60 bpm
bradycardia
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Irregular heart beat
arrhythmia
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Exchange of oxygen & carbon dioxide occurs here
alveoli
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Condition caused by oxygen deficiency
Cyanosis
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Congenital condition caused by the septum, between the atria, failing to close, allowing blood to flow back & forth
Atrial septal defect
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Pain in a limb, usually the leg, caused by poor circulation
claudication
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Clot composed of blood, air, or fat that moves through the vascular system
embolism
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Stationary clot
thrombus
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Abnormally low blood flow to tissues
ischemia
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Congenital condition caused by an opening between the pulmonary artery & the aorta that failed to close before birth
Patent ductus arteriosus
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Congenital defect that consists of 4 separate cardiac diseases: pulmonary stenosis, ventricular septal defect, incorrect position of the aorta, & ventricular hypertrophy
tetralogy of Fallot
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High blood pressure
Hypertension
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Low blood pressure
Hypotension
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Bulging of an arterial wall
Aneurysm
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Cutting into
-otomy
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Fixation of
-pexy
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Surgical repair
-plasty
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Puncture to remove fluid
-centesis
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Many
poly-
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Presence of air or gas in the cavity between the lungs and the chest wall, causing collapse of the lung
Pneumothorax
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Presence of gas or air in the abdominal cavity
Pneumoperitoneum
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Temporary loss of breathing
apnea
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Surgical puncture & drainage of the pleural cavity
thoracocentesis
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Surgical removal of the lung or a segment of the lung
pneumonectony
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Pertaining to the brain
encephal/o
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Pertaining to the covering of the brain& spinal cord
mening/o
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Pertaining to pain
-algia
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Pertaining to speech
-phasia
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Pertaining to neurological tissue
gli/o
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Syndactyly refers to:
Webber fingers
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Which suffix means surgical puncture to remove fluid?
-centesis
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Bunion
Hallux valgus
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Definition of otosclerosis
Bony overgrowth of stapes
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Medical term for nosebleed:
Epistaxis
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Medical term for nosebleed:
Epistaxis
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Oophor/o is the root word for which anatomical structure?
Ovary
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What does the term chole/ refer to?
Bile
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The term mentoplasty refers to surgery of:
Chin
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dys- means:
Difficult
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What does the term ‘os’ mean?
Opening
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What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
Excision
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What does the term -scopy mean?
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