Unit 4 Flashcards
1
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What does the prefix ‘a-‘ or ‘an-‘ mean?
A
Absence of, without, not
2
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What does the prefix ‘anti-‘ mean?
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Against, opposing
3
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What does the prefix ‘brady-‘ mean?
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Slow
4
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What does the prefix ‘cirrh-‘ mean?
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Yellow
5
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What does the prefix ‘de-‘ mean?
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From, without, removal
6
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What does the prefix ‘dia-‘ mean?
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Through, across, complete
7
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What does the prefix ‘dys-‘ mean?
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Difficult, painful, bad
8
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What do the prefixes ‘endo-‘ and ‘intra-‘ mean?
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Within, inside
9
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What does the prefix ‘eu-‘ mean?
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Normal, good
10
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What does the prefix ‘hyper-‘ mean?
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Above, excessive
11
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What does the prefix ‘hypo-‘ mean?
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Below, deficient
12
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What does the prefix ‘mal-‘ mean?
A
Bad
13
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What does the prefix ‘peri-‘ mean?
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Surrounding, around
14
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What does the prefix ‘poly-‘ mean?
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Many, much
15
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What does the prefix ‘post-‘ mean?
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After
16
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What does the prefix ‘sub-‘ mean?
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Below, under
17
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What does the prefix ‘tachy-‘ mean?
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Fast, rapid
18
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What do the suffixes ‘-al’ and ‘-ic’ mean?
A
Pertaining to
19
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What do the suffixes ‘-algia’ and ‘-dynia’ mean?
A
Pain
20
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What does the suffix ‘-cele’ mean?
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Hernia, swelling
21
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What does the suffix ‘-centesis’ mean?
A
Surgical puncture
22
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What does the suffix ‘-ectomy’ mean?
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Surgical removal
23
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What does the suffix ‘-emesis’ mean?
A
Vomiting
24
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What does the suffix ‘-genic’ mean?
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Causing, producing
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What do the suffixes '-gram', '-graph', and '-graphy' mean?
Recording, imaging
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What do the suffixes '-ia' and '-iasis' mean?
Condition, abnormal state
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What does the suffix '-itis' mean?
Inflammation
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What do the suffixes '-logy' and '-logist' mean?
Study of, specialist
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What does the suffix '-lith' mean?
Stone
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What does the suffix '-megaly' mean?
Enlargement
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What does the suffix '-oma' mean?
Tumor, mass
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What does the suffix '-orexia' mean?
Appetite
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What does the suffix '-osis' mean?
Abnormal condition
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What does the suffix '-pathy' mean?
Disease
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What does the suffix '-pepsia' mean?
Digestion
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What does the suffix '-pexy' mean?
Surgical fixation
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What do the suffixes '-phagia' and '-phasia' mean?
Eating, swallowing, speech
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What does the suffix '-plasty' mean?
Surgical repair
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What does the suffix '-ptosis' mean?
Drooping, prolapse
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What does the suffix '-ptysis' mean?
Spit
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What does the suffix '-rrhea' mean?
Discharge, flow
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What does the suffix '-rrhaphy' mean?
Suture, repair
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What do the suffixes '-scopy' and '-scope' mean?
Visual examination, instrument
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What do the suffixes '-stasis' and '-stenosis' mean?
Narrowing, stopping
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What does the suffix '-stomy' mean?
Formation of an opening
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What do the suffixes '-tome' and '-tomy' mean?
Instrument, incision
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What does the combining form 'abdomin/o' refer to?
Abdomen
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What does the combining form 'alveol/o' refer to?
Alveolus
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What does the combining form 'an/o' refer to?
Anus
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What do the combining forms 'append/o' and 'appendic/o' refer to?
Appendix
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What do the combining forms 'bronch/o' and 'bronchi/o' refer to?
Bronchus
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What does the combining form 'bronchiol/o' refer to?
Bronchiole
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What does the combining form 'bucc/o' refer to?
Cheek
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What does the combining form 'capn/o' refer to?
Carbon dioxide
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What does the combining form 'cec/o' refer to?
Cecum
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What does the combining form 'chol/e' refer to?
Bile, gall
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What does the combining form 'cholecyst/o' refer to?
Gallbladder
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What do the combining forms 'col/o' and 'colon/o' refer to?
Colon
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What does the combining form 'cyan/o' refer to?
Blue
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What does the combining form 'dent/o' refer to?
Tooth
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What do the combining forms 'diaphragmat/o' and 'phren/o' refer to?
Diaphragm
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What does the combining form 'duoden/o' refer to?
Duodenum
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What does the combining form 'enter/o' refer to?
Intestine
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What does the combining form 'esophag/o' refer to?
Esophagus
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What does the combining form 'gastr/o' refer to?
Stomach
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What does the combining form 'gingiv/o' refer to?
Gum
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What do the combining forms 'gloss/o' and 'lingu/o' refer to?
Tongue
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What do the combining forms 'hem/o' and 'hemat/o' refer to?
Blood
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What does the combining form 'hepat/o' refer to?
Liver
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What does the combining form 'ile/o' refer to?
Ileum
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What does the combining form 'jejun/o' refer to?
Jejunum
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What does the combining form 'lapar/o' refer to?
Abdomen
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What does the combining form 'lith/o' refer to?
Stone
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What do the combining forms 'nas/o' and 'rhin/o' refer to?
Nose
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What do the combining forms 'or/o' and 'stomat/o' refer to?
Mouth
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What does the combining form 'palat/o' refer to?
Palate
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What does the combining form 'pharyng/o' refer to?
Pharynx
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What does the combining form 'pleur/o' refer to?
Pleura
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What do the combining forms 'pneum/o' and 'pneumon/o' refer to?
Lung, air
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What do the combining forms 'proct/o' and 'rect/o' refer to?
Rectum
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What does the combining form 'pulmon/o' refer to?
Lung
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What does the combining form 'sial/o' refer to?
Saliva, salivary gland
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What does the combining form 'sigmoid/o' refer to?
Sigmoid colon
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What does the combining form 'spir/o' refer to?
Breathing
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What does the combining form 'trache/o' refer to?
Trachea
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What does the combining form 'tonsill/o' refer to?
Tonsil
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What does the combining form 'uvul/o' refer to?
Uvula
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What is an ampulla?
Sac-like enlargement of a duct
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What is anorexia?
Absence of appetite
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What is cyanosis?
Bluish discoloration
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What is the diaphragm?
Muscle aiding in respiration
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What is dysphagia?
Difficulty swallowing
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What is empyema?
Pus in a cavity
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What is the epiglottis?
Flexible cartilage covering the trachea
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What is eructation?
Belching
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What is hypercapnia?
Excess carbon dioxide in the blood
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What is hypoxemia?
Deficient oxygen in the blood
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What is the laryngopharynx?
Inferior portion of the pharynx
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What is the nasopharynx?
Superior portion of the pharynx
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What are palatine tonsils?
Soft tissue masses in the pharynx
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What is the pyloric sphincter?
Muscle controlling flow from the stomach to the duodenum
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What is rhinorrhea?
Nasal discharge
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What is tachypnea?
Rapid breathing
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What is the uvula?
Structure at the back of the throat
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What does AFB stand for?
Acid-fast bacilli
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What does COPD stand for?
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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What does CT stand for?
Computed tomography
108
What does FOBT stand for?
Fecal occult blood test
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What does GERD stand for?
Gastroesophageal reflux disease
110
What does IBS stand for?
Irritable bowel syndrome
111
What does OSA stand for?
Obstructive sleep apnea
112
What does PEG stand for?
Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
113
What does UC stand for?
Ulcerative colitis
