Medical Terminology Flashcards
(77 cards)
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acronym
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word formed from the first letters of words that make it up
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eponym
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derived from a persons name
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prefix
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quantity, location, state
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combining form
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related to anatomy or what it is about
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suffix
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body part, disease, procedure
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word root
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primary part or foundation
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sub
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prefix: under
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hepat
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word root: liver
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ic
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Suffix: pertaining to
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hemat
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word root: blood
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logy
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suffix: study of
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hematology
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study of blood
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oste
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bone
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arthr
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joint
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itis
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inflammation
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osteoarthritis
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inflammation of the bone and joint
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electr
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WR: electricity
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cardi
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WR: heart
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gram
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suffix: record
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electrocardiogram
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record of the electricity in the heart
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pathy
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suffix: disease
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enter
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WR: intestines
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gastr
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WR: stomach
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cyt/o
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CF: cell
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cytology
study of cells
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cytogenic
pertaining to producing cells
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cytoid
resembles a cell
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cytoplasm
substance in the body of the cell
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karyocyte
any cell with a nucleus
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karyoplasm
substance in the nucleus
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genomics
study of the genome
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histology
study of tissues
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types of tissue
epithelial, connective, muscle, and nerve
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my/o
muscle tissue
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neur/o
connective tissue
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lip/o
adipose
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epitheli/o
epithelial
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al
pertaining to
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lipoid
resembling fat
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neuroid
resembling nerve
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organ/o
organ
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system/o
system (a group of organs)
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somat/o
body
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systemic
disease that affects the body as a a whole
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somatic
pertaining to the body itself
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body cavities
cranial, spinal, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic
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chrom/o
color
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xanth/o
yellow
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pertaining to
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xanthochromic
pertaining to the color yellow
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osis
abnormal condition
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xanthosis
abnormal condition of yellow discoloration
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erythr/o
red
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leuk/o
white
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carcinoma
cancerous tumor
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melan/o
black
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melanoma
black tumor
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melanocarcinoma
black tumor that is cancerous
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cyan/o
blue
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cyanosis
abnormal condition of bluish skin
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sign vs symptom
sign: objective info based off physical exam. symptom is subjective: how the patient feels but doctor cant see
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exacerbation
increase in severity of a disease
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diagnosis
state of complete knowledge
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dia
thorough or complete
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gno/o
knowledge
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sis
state of
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onc/o
tumor
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logy
study of
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oncogenic
something that causes tumors
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genic
producing, originating, or causing
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pathogenic
producing deisease
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somatogenic
symptom that originates in the body, not the mind
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gen
substance that produces or causes
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carcinogen
cancer causing
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carcin/o
cancer
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eti/o
cause of disease
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etiology
study of the cause of disease
