Medical terms W1-7 Flashcards
(167 cards)
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Prefix
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Beginning
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Root word
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Body
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Suffix
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End
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Combining vowel
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Added to a root word and used to connect two root words together
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Medical word with prefix, root, suffix
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Hyperthyroidism
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A-, an
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Without, lack of
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Ab-
A
Away from
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Ad-
A
Toward
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Anti-
A
Against
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Bi-
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Two, double
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Brady
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Slow
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Circum
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Around
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Contra
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Against, opposite
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Dys-
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Painful, difficult
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Ecto-
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Outside
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Endo
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Inside
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Epi
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Upon, on above
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Hyper
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Over, above,excessive
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Hypo
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Under, beneath,deficient
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Infra
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Beneath
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Intra
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Within, inside
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Ipsi
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Same
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Mal
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Bad, abnormal
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Ortho
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Straight, normal
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Para
Near, beyond, beside
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Peri
Around
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Retro
Backwards, behind
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Supra
Above, over
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Tachy
Rapid
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Tri
Three
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Aden/o
Gland
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Angio/o
Vessel
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Artho
Joint
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Brachi
Arm
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Bronch
Trachea/windpipe
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Carcin
Cancer
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Cardi
Heart
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Cephal
Head
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Chondr
Cartilage
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Cut
Skin
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Cyt
Cell
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Dermat
Skin
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Enter
Intestine
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Erythr
Red
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Gastro
Stomach
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Hepat
Liver
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Lumb
Lower back
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My
Muscle
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Myel
Marrow, spinal cord
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Nephr
Kidney
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Neur
Nerve
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Or
Mouth
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Osteo
Bone
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Patho
Diesease
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Pneumo
Lung,air
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Scler
Hard
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Thromb
Clot, lump
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Algia
Painful condition
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Ectomy
Removal of
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Emia
Condition of blood
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Itis
Inflammation
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Malacia
Softening
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Megaly
Enlarged
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Oma
Tumor
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Osis
Condition, disease
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Plasia
Plasty forming, molding
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Poiesis
Making
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Metric
Measures
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Plasty
Forming
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Tomy
Cutting into incision
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Ism
Condition or state
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Logy
Study of science
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Achilles tendon
Calcaneal tendon
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Adams apple
Thyroid cartilage
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Bowmans capsule
Gomerular capsule
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Circle of Willis
Cerebral arterial circle
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Coopers ligament
Suspensory ligament of the breast
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Eustachian tube
Auditory tube
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Fallopian tube
Uterine tube
Transports sperm to egg
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Golgi tendon organ (GTO)
Tendon organ
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Haversian canal
Central canal
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Islet of Langerhans
Pancreatic islet
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Loop of Henle
Loop of nephron
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Meissner corpuscle
Corpuscle of touch
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Peyer’s patch
Aggregated lymphatic follicle
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Volkmann’s canal
Perforating canal
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Wernickle’s area
Auditory association area
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ANS
Autonomic nervous system
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CNS
Central nervous system
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COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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DVT
Deep vein thrombosis
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Fx
Fracture
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HTN
Hypertension
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IM
Intramuscular
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NKA
No known allergies
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Px
Patient or pain
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SOB
Shortness of breath
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TIA
Transient ischemic attack
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ABD
Abduction
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TS
Thoracic spine
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POP
Pain on palpitation
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MRI
Magnetic resonance imaging
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A/P
Anterior/posterior
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CO
Cardiac output
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CSF
Cerebral spinal fluid
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Dx
Diagnosis
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GI
Gastrointestinal
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Hx
History
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MI
Myocardial infraction
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PNS
Peripheral nervous system
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ROM
Range of motion
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Sx
Symptom
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Tx
Treatment
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ADD
Adduction
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LS
Lumbar spine
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ttt
Tender to touch
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CT scan or CAT scan
Computed tomography scan
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BP
Blood pressure
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c/o
Complained of
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DTR
Deep tendon reflex
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ECG EKG
Electrocardiogram
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HRT
Hormone replacement therapy
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ID
Intradermal
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MVP
Mitral valve prolapse
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PT
Physical therapy
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RBC
Red blood cells
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T
Temperature
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WBC
White blood cells
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CS
Cervical spine
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HR
Heart rate
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CX
Client
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CVA
Cardio vascular accident stroke
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Superior
Toward The head
The heart is superior to the liver.
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Inferior
Away from the head
The stomach is inferior to the lungs.
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Proximal
Nearer to attachment of a limb to the trunk of the body
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Distal
Farther from attachment of a limb to the trunk of the body
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Lateral
Farther from the midline
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Medial
Nearer to the midline
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Anterior
Front of the body
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Posterior
Back of the body
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Anatomical position
When a person faces forward palms up
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Cephal/o
Head
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Coronal
Frontal
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Cervic/o
Neck
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Axillary
Armpit
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Cubital or Olecranal
Back of elbow
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Antecubital (AC)
Front of the elbow
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Thorac/o
Chest
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Abdominal
Stomach
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Pelvic
Pelvis
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Lumb
Lower back
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Inguinal
Groin
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Popliteal
Hollow behind the knee
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Atom
Smallest unit of matter that exists in a chemical reaction
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Molecule
Two or more atoms
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Cell
Combination of molecules, smallest living units
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Tissue
Group of cells and material surrounding them
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Organ
Two or more different types of tissue
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Organism
Any living individual
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Anatomy
Science a body structures
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Physiology
Science of body functions
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Pollex
Thumb
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Dorsum
Top of foot or back (top) of hand
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Hallux
Big toe
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Perineal
Genitals
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Mental
Chin
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Otic
Ear
