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medical terminology
chapter 1 & 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| what is bulla singular | bullae |
| bursa singular | bursae |
| vertebra singular | vertebrae |
| anastomosis singular | anastomoses |
| epiphysis singular | epiphyses |
| apex singular | apices |
| varix singular | varices |
| ganglion singular | ganglia |
| spermatozoon singular | spermatozoa |
| bacterium singular | bacteria |
| diverticulum singular | diverticula |
| ovum singular | ova |
| bronchus singular | bronchi |
| calculus singular | calculi |
| nucleus singular | nuclei |
| words in "um" add? | "a" |
| words in "a" add? | "e" |
| words in "is" add? | "es" |
| words in "us" add? | "I" |
| words in "ex" add? | "ices" |
| words in "on" add? | "a" |
| what is a root? | the foundation of a word |
| what is suffix? | the ending of a word |
| what is a combining vowel? | starts with "o" links root to suffix or root to root |
| what is the suffix and root for Electrocardiogram? | ELECTR/O/CARDI/O/GRAM ROOT=ELECTRICITY CV- HEART SUFIX-RECORD |
| WHAT IS ROOT AND SUFFIX FOR GASTRITIS? | GASTR/ITIS ROOT- STOMACH SUFFIX-INFLAMATION |
| WHAT IS PREFIX? | BEGINING OF A TERM |
| HEMAT/O | BLOOD |
| HYPO | BELOW, UNDER,DIFICIENT, LESS THAN NORMAL |
| HYPER | ABOVE,EXCESSIVE, MORE THAN NORMAL |
| ADEN/O | GLAND |
| ARTHR/O | JOINT |
| BI | LIFE |
| CARCIN/O | CANCEROUS, CANCER |
| CARDI/O | HEART |
| CEPHAL/O | HEAD |
| CEREBR/O | CEREBRUM |
| CIS/O | TO CUT |
| CRIN/O | TO SECRETE |
| CYST/O | URINARY BLADDER, SAC OR CYST |
| CYT/O | CELL |
| DERM/O OR DERMAT/O | SKIN |
| ELECTR/O | ELECTRICITY |
| ENCEPHAL/O | BRAIN |
| ENTER/O | INTESTINES |
| ERYTHR/O | RED |
| GASTR/O | STOMACH |
| GLYC/0 | SUGAR |
| GNOS/O | KNOWLEDGE |
| GYNEC/O | WOMAN, FEMALE |
| HEMAT/O OR HEM/O | BLOOD |
| HEPAT/O | LIVER |
| IATR/O | TREAMENT, PHYSICIAN |
| LEUK/O | WHITE |
| LOG/O | STUDY OF |
| NEPHR/O | KIDNEY |
| NEUR/O | NERVE |
| ONC/O | TUMOR |
| OPHTHALM/O | EYE |
| OSTE/O | BONE |
| PATH/O | DISEASE |
| PED/O | CHILD |
| PSYCH/O | MIND |
| RADI/O | X-RAYS |
| REN/O | KIDNEY |
| RHIN/O | NOSE |
| Sarc/o | flesh |
| SECT/O | TO CUT |
| THROMB/O | CLOT, CLUTTING |
| UR/O | URINARY TRACT, URINE |
| -AC | PRETAINING TO |
| -AL | PRETAINING TO |
| -ALGIA | PAIN |
| -CYTE | CELL |
| -ECTOMY | EXCISION, REMOVAL |
| -EMIA | BLOOD CONDITION |
| -GENIC | PRETAINING TO PRODUCING, PRODUCED BY, PRODUCED IN |
| -GLOBIN | PROTEIN |
| -GRAM | RECORD |
| -IC, ICAL | PRETANING TO |
| -ION | PROCESS |
| -IST | SPECIALIST |
| -ITIS | INFLAMATION |
| -LOGY | PROCESS OF STUDY |
| -OMA | TUMOR, MASS, SWELLING |
| -OPSY | PROCESS OF VIEWING |
| -OSIS | CONDITION, USUALLY ABNORMAL |
| -PATHY | DISEASE |
| -SCOPE | INSTRUMENT TO VISUALLY EXAMINE |
| -SCOPY | PROCESS OF VISUALLY EXAMINING |
| -SIS | STATE OF, CONDITION |
| -TOMY | PROCESS OF CUTTING |
| -Y | PROCESS, CONDITION |
| A-, AN- | NO,NOT,WITHOUT |
| AUT-,AUTO | SELF,OWN |
| DIA- | COMPLETE, THROUGH |
| ENDO- | WITHIN |
| EPI- | ABOVE, UPON |
| EX-, EXO- | OUT, OUTISDE OF, OUTWARD |
| IN- | INTO, IN |
| PERI- | SURROUNDING, AROUND |
| PRO- | BEFORE, FORWARD |
| RE- | BACK, BACKWARD, AGAIN |
| RETRO- | BEHIND |
| SUB- | BELOW, UNDER |
| TRANS- | ACROSS, THROUGH |
| ABDOMIN/O | ABDOMEN |
| ADIP/O | FAT |
| ANTER/O | FRONT |
| CERVIC/0 | NECK OF BODY OR UTERUS |
| CHONDR/O | CARTILAGE |
| CHROM/0 | COLOR |
| COCCYG/O | TAILBONE |
| CRANI/O | SKULL |
| DIST/O | FAR, DISTANT |
| DORS/O | BACK PORTION OF BODY |
| HIST/O | TISSUE |
| ILLI/O | PELVIC BONE |
| INGUIN/O | GROIN |
| KARY/O | NUCLEUS |
| LATER/O | SIDE |
| LUMB/O | LOWER BACK |
| MEDI/O | MIDDLE |
| NUCLE/O | NUCLEUS |
| PELVI/0 | PELVIS |
| POSTER/O | BACK, BEHIND |
| PROXIM/O | NEAREST |
| SPIN/O | BACKBONE |
| THEL/O, THEIL/O | NIPPLE |
| THORAC/O | CHEST |
| TRACHEO/O | WINDPIPE |
| UMBILIC/O | NAVEL, UMBILICUS |
| VENTR/O | BELLY SIDE OF THE BODY |
| VERTEBR/O | BACKBONE |
| VISCER/O | INTERNAL ORGAN |
| ANA- | UP |
| CATA- | DOWN |
| EPI- | ABOVE |
| INTER- | BETWEEN |
| INTRA- | WITHIN |
| META- | CHANGE |
| -EAL | PRETAINING TO |
| -IAC | PRETANING TO |
| -IOR | PRETANING TO |
| -ISM | PROCESS, CONDITION |
| -OSE | PRETANING TO, FULL OF |
| -PLASM | FORMATION |
| -SOMES | BODIES |
| -TYPE | PICTURE, CLASSIFICATION |
| a.c. | before meals (ante cibum) |
| ADL | ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING |
| B.I.D | TWICE A DAY (BIS IN DIE) |
| C- | WITH |
| CCU | CORONARY CARE UNIT |
| DOA | DEAD ON ARRIVAL |
| DRG | DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUP |
| Dx | DIAGNOSIS |
| ECF | EXTENDED-CARE FACILITY |
| ER | EMERGENCY ROOM |
| FH | FAMILY HISTORY |
| H/O | HISTORY OF |
| HPI | HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS |
| H.SS | AT BEDTIME OF (HORA SOMNI) |
| Hx | HISTORY |
| O.D. | ONCE A DAY |
| OR | OPERATING ROOM |
| P.O. | BY MOUTH (PER OS) |
| PH | PAST HISTORY |
| P/O; POSTOP | POST OPERATIVE |
| P.R.N | AS REQUIRED (PRO RE NATA) |
| PTA | PRIOR TO ADMISSION |
| Q | EACH; EVERY |
| QAM | EVERY MORNING |
| QD | EVERY DAY (QUAQUE DIE) |
| QHS | EACH BEDTIME (QUAQUE HORA SOMNI) |
| QID | FOUR TIMES DAILY (QUARTER AND DIE) |
| QOD | EVERY OTHER DAY |
| R/O | RULE OUT |
| ROS | REVIEW OF SYSTEMS |
| Rx | treatment; THERAPHY; PRESCRIPTION |
| -S | WITHOUT |
| STAT | IMMEDIATELY |
| TID | 3 TIMES DAILY (TER IN DIE) |
| TPR | TEMPERATURE PULSE RESPIRATION |
| Tx | TRACTION; TREATMENT |
| VS | VITAL SIGNS |
| Y/O | YEAR OLD |
| -INE | SUBSTANCE |
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