Medical Terminology Flashcards
(120 cards)
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Enlargement of the heart is
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Enlargement of the heart is megalocardia
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A
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The part of the small intestine that connects the stomach is the
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Duodenum
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Medical term of headache
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Cephalalgia
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Excessive vomiting
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Hyperemesis
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An incision into the stomach tehn a tube connected to a drainage barge is placed into a gallbladder is
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Cholecystectomy
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Enlargement of the kidney is
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Nephromegaly
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Destruction or breakdown of fat is called
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Lipolysis
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Diathermy mean
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Generating heat through tissues
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Yacht is prefix
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Fast
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A combining form that mean pus
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Pyo
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A prefix meaning toward is
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Ad
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Painful menstrual flow
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Dysmenorrhea
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A word meaning fever
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Pyrexia
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Low blood sugar
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Hypoglycemia
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The prefix épi
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Upon
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Surgical puncturing of the pleura
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Pleurocentesis
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A common word for sternum is
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Breastbone
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A fungal infection of the toenail is called
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Onychomycosis
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Variola
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Smallpox
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A bruise is a/ an
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Contusion
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The combining form cyano means
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Blue
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The world part dys
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Painful
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Itis mean
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Inflammation
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Joint mean
Arthro
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Occult mean
Hidden
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The word part which mean Neck
Cervix
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The suffix centesis refers to
Puncture
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The word part that mean excisions
Ectomy
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Cardiorrhapy refer to
Suturing of the heart
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Excessive tissue formation is referred to as
Hyperplasia
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The word meaning white
Leuko
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Erythema refers
Red skin
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The word part phage mean
To eat
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Laparotomy
Incision into abdomen
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The abbreviation of urine
Ur
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The opposite of superficial is
Deep
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Gastroscopy
The process of viewing the stomach
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The word part nephro mean
Kidney
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Pyelolithotomyrefers to
Incision into to renal pelvis for removal of calculi
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One who studies cells is referred
Cytologist
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An electrocardiograph
A device to monitor electrical heart activity
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The word part that mean hard is
Scirrho
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Histologie
One who studies microscopic tissues
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Incision into the chest Wallis referred to as
Thoracotomy
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A term meaning into a vein
Intravenous
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The word megalo mean
Large
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A term meaning to cut into the toune from the kidney to the bladder is
Ureterotomy
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Under the skin is referred
Hypodermic
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Afférent refers to
Conducting toward
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Neoplasm refers to
New growth
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Atriomegaly refers to
Enlargement of the atrium of the heart
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The word part stetho means
Chest
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Iron containing pigment is referred to as
Hemoglobin
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One complete heartbeat. Combining the contraction and relaxation phases is known as the
Cardiac cycle
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Angio refers to
Vessel
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Necroscopy refers to
Autopsy
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Reno is word
Kidney
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Cancer or malignant tumors referred to
Sarcoma/ carcinoma
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Metaplasia
Change in tissue
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The suffix which mean incision is
Otomy
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The suffix which mean plastic repair
Oplasty
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The term self refers to
Auto
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Physiology
Study of the function of living organisms
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An instrument to view the nose
Rhinoscope
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Prognosis refers to
Prediction of outcome
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Resection refers to
Cutting or removal of a portion of
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The suffix which mean discharge or flow is
Orrhea
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Excision refers to the act of
Removing
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The suffix which mean pain is
Algia
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An instrument to cut refers to
Tome
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The combining for of woman is
Gyneco
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The suffix for cele means
Hernia
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The term chronic means
Duration of a condition
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The medical term for nosebleed is
Epistaxis
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The abbreviation of blood pressure is
BP
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Another term for subcutaneous injection is
Hypodermic
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In the word hemoglobin the component globin mean
Protein
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Eye
Ophthalmo
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Joint
Arthro
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Female
Gyneco
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Heart
Cardio
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Producing
Geno
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Nerve
Neuro
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Intestine
Entero
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Nose
Rhino
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Bone
Osteo
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Brain
Cerbro
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Cell
Cyto
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Examination
Scopo
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To cut
Section
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Nature
Physio
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Life
Bio
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Kidney
Nephro
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Blood
Hemp
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Disease
Patho
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Skin
Dermo
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Stomach
Gastro
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Gland
Adeno
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Head
Cephalo
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Mass, tumor
Onco
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Knowledge
Gnoso
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Mind
Psycho
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Ear
Oto
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Neck
Cervico
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Eyelid
Belepharo
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Male
Andro
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Lip
Cheilo
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Hand
Chiro
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The ilum is the distal portion of the smal instestine
True
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Rubella is the medical term for German measles
True
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Bacilli is a rod shaped bacteria
True
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A patient with rapid pulse has badycardia
False tachycardia
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Hypertension is referred to high blood pressure
True
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Ou refers the right été
False ou refers to both eyes
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Another name for myocardial infarction is heart attack
True
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A sick cell is an example of poikilocytosis
True
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Osteo mean bone
True
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The root of liver is
Hepat
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Cyst mean bladder
True
