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ch 01-03
medical terminology
Question | Answer |
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hepat | liver |
cyst | bladder |
osis | condition |
enter | intestines |
ology | the study of |
ectomy | surgical removal |
malacia | softening |
gastr | stomach |
glosso | tongue |
oid | like |
hemi | half |
algia | pain |
auto | self |
epi | upon |
crani | skull |
strept | twist |
trip | rub, friction |
trophy | development |
hydro | water |
retr | backwards |
supra | above/over |
rrhaphy | suture |
mast | breast |
cephal | head |
ptosis | falling |
dent | teeth |
dyn | pain |
gram | record |
cyan | blue |
hyper | above, increased, more than normal |
hemat | blood |
hypo | under |
mani | madness |
my | muscle |
carcin | cancer |
penia | decreased |
cost | rib |
nephr | kidney |
desis | binding |
proct | anus |
burso | sac |
psycho | mind |
ophthalm | eye |
lith | stone |
lysis | destruction, loosening |
scop | observe |
cervic | neck |
chole | bile |
chondr | cartilage |
ostomy | create an opening |
acro | extremities |
hyster | uterus |
spasm | involuntary contraction |
path | disease |
cardi | heart |
itis | inflammation |
ost | bone |
cerebr | brain |
gen | original production |
megal | enlarged |
dermat | skin |
plast | surgical repair |
rhexis | break, burst |
otomy | cut into |
oma | tumor |
lip | fat |
angi | vessel |
rhin | nose |
aden | gland |
gingiv | gum |
ologist | specialist |
para | beside, beyond |
blephar | eyelid |
arthr | joint |
ad | towards |
poli/o | gray |
cyt | cell |
peri | around |
poly | many |
leuk/o | white |
erythr/o | red |
melan/o | black |
oto | ear |
myel/o | spinal chord, bone marrow |
sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
palpation | examination procedure |
centesis | puncture |
lesion | tissue change |
suppuration | formation of pus |
supination | palm upward |
fissure | crack like sore of skin |
pyrosis | heartburn |
palpitation | pounding heart |
triage | screening of patients to determine need and treatment |
stenosis | narrowing |
sub | under |
edema | swelling |
dys | bad, difficult |
filanges | bones in fingers and toes |
ilium | part of hipbone |
ileum | part of small intestine |
acronym | formed from initial letters |
natal | pertaining to birth |
diagnosis | identification of a disease process |
prostate | male gland |
disease | condition where one or more body parts not properly functioning |
prognosis | outcome |
syndrome | sign and symptom combo |
virile | possessing masculine traits |
viral | pertaining to a virus |
sign | can be measured |
symptom | subjective |
eponym | a disease that is named after |
laceration | torn ragged wound |
IM | intramuscular |
Inflamm, Inflam | inflammation |
He | hemorrage |
CFS | chronic fatigue syndrome |
D/D | differential diagnosis |
AP | appendectomy |
Px, Prx, Prog, Progn | prognosis |
PA, Pa, Path | pathology |
DG, Dg, Diag, diag, Dx, dx | diagnosis |
PN | postnatal |