Module 1B: Medical Terminology Flashcards

Question

Ca

Answer 1

Calcium; cancer

Answer 2

Coronary artery bypass graft

Answer 3

Coronary artery disease

Answer 4

Complete blood count

Answer 5

Chief complaint

Answer 6

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Answer 7

Centimeter

Answer 8

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Answer 9

Central nervous system

Answer 10

Chest pain

Answer 11

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

Answer 12

Complains of

Answer 13

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Answer 14

Cerebrospinal fluid

Answer 15

Computed tomography

Answer 16

Cardiovascular

Answer 17

Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

Answer 18

Chest x-ray

Answer 19

Dilation and curettage

Answer 20

Discharge, discontinue

Answer 21

Diabetes mellitus

Answer 22

Do not resuscitate

Answer 23

Date of birth

Answer 24

Diphtheria, tetanus, and acellular pertussis vaccine

Answer 25

Electrocardiogram

Answer 26

Emergency department

Answer 27

Electroencephalogram

Answer 28

Ear, nose, and throat

Answer 29

Fahrenheit

Answer 30

Fasting blood sugar/glucose

Answer 31

Fever of unknown origin

Answer 32

Gastrointestinal

Answer 33

Glucose tolerance test

Answer 34

Genitourinary

Answer 35

Gynecology, gynecologist

Answer 36

Hematocrit

Answer 37

Head, ears, eyes, nose, throat

Answer 38

Heart failure

Answer 39

Hemoglobin

Answer 40

Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

Answer 41

Human immunodeficiency virus

Answer 42

Human papillomavirus

Answer 43

Hypertension

Answer 44

Incision and drainage

Answer 45

Intake and output

Answer 46

Intensive care unit

Answer 47

Intrauterine device

Answer 48

Kidneys, ureters, bladder

Answer 49

Liter or left

Answer 50

Left lower extremity

Answer 51

Left lower lobe

Answer 52

Left lower quadrant

Answer 53

Last menstrual period

Answer 54

Left upper extremity

Answer 55

Left upper quadrant

Answer 56

Milligrams per deciliter

Answer 57

Myocardial infarction

Answer 58

Milliliters

Answer 59

Mucous membrane

Answer 60

Millimeters of mercury

Answer 61

Magnetic resonance imaging

Answer 62

Multiple sclerosis

Answer 63

Nausea/vomiting

Answer 64

Nasogastric

Answer 65

No known allergies/No known drug allergies

Answer 66

Nothing by mouth (nil per os)

Answer 67

Normal saline

Answer 68

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug

Answer 69

Obstetrics

Answer 70

Oral contraceptive

Answer 71

Out of bed

Answer 72

Outpatient

Answer 73

Occupational therapy/therapist

Answer 74

Over-the-counter

Answer 75

Posteroanterior

Answer 76

After meals (post cibos)

Answer 77

Physical examination, pulmonary embolism

Answer 78

Pelvic inflammatory disease

Answer 79

Premenstrual syndrome

Answer 80

Physical therapy/therapist

Answer 81

Rheumatoid arthritis

Answer 82

Red blood cell

Answer 83

Right lower extremity

Answer 84

Right lower lobe

Answer 85

Right lower quadrant

Answer 86

Range of motion

Answer 87

Respiratory therapy/therapist

Answer 88

Right upper extremity

Answer 89

Right upper quadrant

Answer 90

Prescription

Answer 91

Shortness of breath

Answer 92

Immediately

Answer 93

Sexually transmitted infection

Answer 94

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

Answer 95

Tuberculosis

Answer 96

Transient ischemic attack

Answer 97

Urinalysis

Answer 98

Upper respiratory infection

Answer 99

Urinary tract infection

Answer 100

Vital signs

Answer 101

White blood cell

Answer 102

Within normal limits

Answer 103

Sometimes, when a root attaches to a prefix or suffix, it needs an extra vowel to combine the components. This vowel is known as a combining vowel. EX: hem- means blood, and -rrhage means excessive flow. The “o” between the two creates the medical term hemorrhage, meaning excessive blood flow.

Answer 104

A combining form is a word root with a combining vowel. Often, the combining vowel makes the medical term easier to pronounce. In most cases, the combining vowel is an “o,” but it is sometimes “i” or “e.” A combining form should be used when the last word root in a medical term connects with a suffix that begins with a consonant. When the word root connects with a suffix that starts with a vowel, just the word root should be used. When the suffix begins with a vowel, the word root is used. Examples include cephalalgia and colectomy. However, when the suffix begins with a consonant, the combining form is used, as in colostomy and cephalodynia. When connecting two word roots, always use the connecting vowel, even if the following word root begins with a vowel.

Answer 105

Thyroid gland

Answer 106

Finger or toe

Answer 107

Connective tissue

Answer 108

Bile, gall

Answer 109

Intestines

Answer 110

Abdominal wall

Answer 111

Eating, swallowing

Answer 112

Prostate gland

Answer 113

Pelvis of the kidney

Answer 114

Renal/kidney

Answer 115

Fallopian tube

Answer 116

Lungs, air

Answer 117

Blood vessel

Answer 118

Membranes, meninges

Answer 119

Spinal cord, bone marrow

Answer 120

Back portion of the body

Answer 121

Numbness, stupor, sleep

Answer 122

Child; foot

Answer 123

Fever, heat

Answer 124

Away, from

Answer 125

Two, twice, double

Answer 126

Painful, abnormal, difficult, bad

Answer 127

Within, inside

Answer 128

Normal, good

Answer 129

Outside of

Answer 130

Above, excessive, increased

Answer 131

Below, decreased, insufficient

Answer 132

Between, among

Answer 133

Within, during

Answer 134

To the left

Answer 135

Exceptionally large

Answer 136

Over, beyond

Answer 137

After, behind

Answer 138

Before, in front of

Answer 139

Behind, in back of

Answer 140

Above, excess

Answer 141

Together, with

Answer 142

Beyond, excess

Answer 143

Related to

Answer 144

Pertaining to killing

Answer 145

Driving away

Answer 146

Healing by a provider/healer

Answer 147

Pertaining to

Answer 148

Study of, one who studies

Answer 149

Little, small

Answer 150

Protection, prevention

Answer 151

Surgical puncture

Answer 152

Cut, remove

Answer 153

Break down

Answer 154

Stabilization, binding

Answer 155

Removal, excision

Answer 156

Instrument for recording

Answer 157

Process of recording

Answer 158

Seizure, convulsion

Answer 159

Destruction, separation

Answer 160

Device for measuring

Answer 161

Process of measuring

Answer 162

Fixation, to put in place

Answer 163

Surgical repair, reformation

Answer 164

Visual examination

Answer 165

Involuntary twitch

Answer 166

Stopping or controlling

Answer 167

A new opening

Answer 168

Swelling, herniation

Answer 169

Dilation, expansion

Answer 170

Blood condition

Answer 171

Condition of

Answer 172

Presence of, formation of

Answer 173

Inflammation

Answer 174

Weakening or softening of

Answer 175

Obsessive preoccupation

Answer 176

Enlargement

Answer 177

Seeming like

Answer 178

Condition, usually abnormal

Answer 179

Disorder, disease

Answer 180

Deficiency, decrease

Answer 181

Eating, swallowing

Answer 182

Formation of

Answer 183

Drooping, falling

Answer 184

Bursting forth

Answer 185

Flow, discharge

Answer 186

Hardening condition

Answer 187

Development

Answer 188

High blood pressure

Answer 189

Chest pain

Answer 190

New, urgent, sudden

Answer 191

Heart attack

Answer 192

Freezing off

Answer 193

Fast heart rate, heart beating fast, heart racing Heart rate greater than 100/min.

Answer 194

Low heart rate, heart beating slow Heart rate less than 60/min.

Answer 195

High blood sugar

Answer 196

Low blood sugar

Answer 197

Trouble breathing

Answer 198

Fingers and toes

Answer 199

Irregular heart rhythm

Answer 200

Red blood cells

Answer 201

Dizziness, room spinning, dizzy, lightheaded

Answer 202

Fainting, temporary loss of consciousness

Answer 203

Blood clot

Answer 204

Wear and tear

Answer 205

Lou Gehrig’s disease

Answer 206

Standard frame of reference in which the body is standing up, face forward, arms at the sides, palms forward, and toes pointed forward

Answer 207

Lying face up

Answer 208

Lying face down

Answer 209

Lying facing upward with flexed knees, feet flat on floor

Answer 210

Sitting upright with back angled at 90 degrees

Answer 211

Sitting with back angled at 45 degrees

Answer 212

Toward the front of the body

Answer 213

Toward the back of the body

Answer 214

Above; toward the head

Answer 215

Below; toward the feet

Answer 216

Closer to the midline of the body

Answer 217

Further from the midline of the body (toward the side)

Answer 218

Closer to the surface of the body; more external

Answer 219

Farther from the body’s surface; more internal

Answer 220

Closer to the body’s trunk

Answer 221

Further from the body’s trunk

Answer 222

Toward the right

Answer 223

Toward the left

Module 1B: Medical Terminology Flashcards

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