Ch. 1 Introduction to Medical Terminology – Flashcards
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Dys-
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Bad, Difficult, Painful
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Hyper-
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Excessive, Increased
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-Megaly
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Enlargement
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-Algia
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Pain, Suffering
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-Ectomy
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Surgical Removal
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-Osis
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Abnormal Condition or Disease
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-Malacia
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Abnormal Softening
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-Hypo
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Deficient, Decreased
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-Itis
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Inflamation
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-Necrosis
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Tissue Death
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-Rrhage
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Bleeding, Bursting Forth
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-Ostomy
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Creation of an Artificial Opening to the Body Surface
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-Otomy
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Surgical Incision
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-Plasty
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Surgical Repair
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-Rrhaphy
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Surgical Suturing
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-Scopy
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Visual Examination
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-Rrhexis
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Rupture
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-Stenosis
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Abnormal Narrowing
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-Sclerosis
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Abnormal Hardening
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-Rrhea
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Flow or Discharch
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Myelopathy
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Describes any pathologic change in the spinal chord.
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Hypertension
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Higher than normal blood pressure.
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Natal
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Pertaining to birth.
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Symptom
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Pain is classified as a ________.
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Disease
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In the term myopathy, the suffix -pathy means _________.
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Leukocyte
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White Blood Cell
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Prognosis
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Prediction of the outcome of a disease.
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Edima
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Swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissues
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Acute
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Sudden onset
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Supination
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Turning the palm of the hand upward.
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Palpation
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Examination proceedure
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Prostate
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Male Gland
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Leison
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Pathologic Tissue Change
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Palpatation
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Pounding Heart
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Lacceration
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Torn, ragged wound, or an accidental cut wound.
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Gastritis
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An inflamation of the stomach
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Supperation
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The formation of pus.
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Trauma
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Wound or Injury
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Viral
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Pertaining to a virus.
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Appendectomy
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The surgical removal of the appendix.
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Gastrosis
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Abnormal condition or disease of the stomach
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Syndrome
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A set of signs and symptoms
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Myorrhexis
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Rupture of a muscle
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Gastralgia
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Stomach pain
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Pyoderma
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Any acute pus-forming bacterial skin infection
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Arteriosclerosis
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The abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries.
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Sign
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A fever is considered to be a ______.
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Gastroenteritis
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An inflamation of the stomach and small intestine.
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Arthralgia
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Pain in a joint or joints
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Dermatologist
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A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the skin.
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Hypotension
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Lower than normal blood pressure
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Angiography
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The process of recording a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium.
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Supracostal
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Above or outside the ribs
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Differentia diagnosis
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Rule out
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Fistula
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An abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs, or leading from an organ to the surface of the body.
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Erythrocyte
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Red Blood Cell
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Colostomy
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The surgical creation of an opening between the colon and the body surface.
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Infection
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The invasion of the body by a disease producing organism.
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Intramuscular
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Directly within the muscle
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Abdominocentisis
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Remove excess fluid from the abdomen.
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Accronym
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A word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term.
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Phalangos
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Broken finger bones
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Triage
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The screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment.
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Diagnosis
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Identify the cause of the signs and symptoms.
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Pathology
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This specialty is concerned with the study of all aspects of disease.
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Remission
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Symptoms disappearing
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Pyrosis
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Uncomfortable feeling as heartburn.
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Diarrhea
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Frequent flow of loose or watery stools.
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Neuroplasty
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Surgical repair of a nerve.
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Hemorrhage
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Loss of large amount of blood in a short time.
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Arterionecrosis
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Tissue death of an artery or arteries.
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Interastitial
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Between, but not within, the parts of the tissue.
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Neo-
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New
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Arteri/o
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Artery
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Arthr/o
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Joint
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Cardi/o
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Heart
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Nat/o
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Birth
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Neur/o
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Nerve
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Rhin/o
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Nose
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-Algia
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Pain and Suffering
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-Itis
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Inflamation
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-Ologist
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Specialist
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-Otomy
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A surgical incision
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-Rrhea
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Flow or discharge
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-Scopy
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Visual Examination
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Cardiologist
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A medical specialist concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease.
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Rhinorrhea
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Runny Nose
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Arthritis
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Inflamation of a joint or joints
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Neonatologist
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A medical specialist in disorders of the newborn.
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Neurotomy
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A surgical incision into a nerve.
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Arthroscopy
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The visual examination of the internal structure of a joint
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Rhinalgia
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Pain in the nose
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Neuralgia
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Pain in the nerves
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Cardiotomy
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A surgical incision into the heart.
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Rhinitis
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An inflamation of the nose.
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Myel/o
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The combining form that means spinal cord
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My/o
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The combining form that means muscle.
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Myel/o
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The combining form for bone marrow
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Neur/o
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The combining form for nerve
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Arthr/o
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The combining form for joint.
