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MTP118WK1
Week 1 Flashcards
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -oid (suffix) | like, resembling |
| -logy (suffix) | the study of |
| -ician (suffix) | skilled professional or expert |
| multi- (prefix) | many |
| mon/o- (prefix or combining form) | one, single |
| dipl/o- (combining form) | double |
| cyanosis (medical word) | abnormal condition of being blue; |
| Leuk/o-(combining form) | white |
| -cyte (suffix) | cell |
| dia-(prefix) | through |
| per- (prefix) | through |
| trans- (prefix) | across, through |
| Dextro- (prefix) | right |
| sinistro- (prefix | left |
| Ne/o- | new |
| Hypertension | High blood pressure |
| Hypotension | Low blood pressure |
| myx/o- | mucus |
| muc/o- | mucus |
| caudal | pertaining to the tail or the tail bone |
| cephalad | toward or in the direction of the head |
| dys- | painful, difficult, abnormal |
| brady- | slow |
| tachy- | fast |
| Adenopathy | Any disease of a gland |
| Metastasis | Spreading of cancer |
| Otoscope | Instrument used to examine the ears |
| Ophthalmoscope | Instrument used to examine the eyes |
| Sclerosis | Abnormal condition of hardening |
| Lithotripsy | Procedure to crush stones |
| Neoplasia | Uncontrolled tissue growth |
| Proximal | Closer to the point of origin |
| Distal | Away from the point of origin |
| Necrosis | Tissue death |
| Etiology | The cause of disease |
| -ectomy | surgical excision |
| -tomy | process of cutting or making an incision |
| -stomy | surgically created opening |
| -centesis | procedure to puncture |
| -tripsy | process of crushing |
| -penia | condition of deficiency |
| -pathy | disease; suffering |
| -itis | inflammation of; infection of; |
| -ia | condition; state; thing; |
| -oma | tumor; mass |
| -scope | instrument used to examine |
| -scopy | process of using an instrument to examine |
| -plasty | process of reshaping by surgery |
| -emia | condition of the blood; substance in the blood |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ics | knowledge; practice |
| -ist | one who specializes in |
| -osis | condition; abnormal condition; process |
| -um | a structure; a period of time |
| -sis | process; condition; abnormal condition |
| -somia | condition of a body |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -ism | process; disease from a specific cause; |
| -al | pertaining to |
| endo- | innermost, within |
| epi- | upon; above |
| hyper- | above; more than normal |
| hypo- | below; deficient |
| Infra- | below; beneath |
| intra- | within |
| inter- | between |
| cry/o- | cold |
| aden/o- | gland |
| adip/o- | fat |
| arthr/o- | joint |
| cardi/o- | heart |
| cephal/o- | head |
| cyst/o- | urinary bladder; fluid filled sac or pouch |
| dipl/o- | double |
| enter/o- | intestines |
| eti/o- | cause of disease |
| gastr/o- | stomach |
| hem/o- | blood |
| hemat/o- | blood |
| iatr/o- | physician; medical treatment |
| intestin/o- | intestine |
| lapar/o- | abdomen; |
| leuk/o- | white |
| lip/o- | fat |
| lith/o- | stone |
| necr/o- | dead cells, tissues, or body |
| onc/o- | tumor; mass |
| ot/o- | ear |
| phleb/o- | vein |
| scler/o- | hard |
| somat/o- | body |
| sten/o- | narrowness; constriction |
| vas/o- | blood vessel; vas deferens |
| ven/o- | vein |
| Anterior | The front portion; toward the front |
| Aortostenosis | Narrowing or constriction of the aortic arch |
| Arthroplasty | Surgical reshaping of a joint |
| Auscultation | The process of listening with and instrument |
| Cardiomegaly | Enlargement of the heart |
| Caudal | Pertaining to the tail region |
| Cephalic | Pertaining to the head region |
| Coronal Plane | The plane created by the coronal suture line in the head; divides the body into anterior and posterior sections |
| Cystitis | Inflammation or infection of the urinary bladder |
| Diaphoresis | Profuse sweating, usually caused by a serious medical condition |
| Dorsal | Pertaining to the back side |
| Exterior | Pertaining to the outside |
| Hepatomegaly | Enlargement of the liver |
| Iatrogenic | Caused by physician or medicine |
| Idiopathic | Unknown cause or origin |
| Inferior | In the lower part of the body or part |
| Ischemia | To block blood |
| Laparoscopy | Examination of the abdomen with an instrument |
| Lateral | Pertaining to the side |
| Leukocyte | A white cell (blood cell) |
| Medial | Pertaining to the middle |
| Nosocomial | Pertaining to hospital or hospitalization |
| Palpation | Examination by touching |
| Pathology | The study of disease |
| Percussion | Examination by tapping |
| Posterior | Pertaining to the back side |
| Prone | Face down |
| Sagittal Plane | The plane that is created by the sagittal suture in the head. Divides the body into right and left sections |
| Superficial | Near the surface of the body |
| Superior | In the upper or top part; above |
| Supine | Face up, palms up, |
| Syncope | Fainting |
| Thrombosis | The process of blood clot formation |
| Tracheostomy | Creation of an opening into the trachea |
| Transverse Plane | The plane that divides the body into top and bottom halves. |
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