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CHAPTER 1
Terminology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aden/o | GLAND |
| arthr/o | JOINT |
| bi/o | LIFE |
| carcin/o | CANCEROUS |
| cardi/o | HEART |
| cephal/o | HEAD |
| cerebr/o | BRAIN (largest part) |
| cyst/o | URINARY BLADDER |
| cyt/o | CELL |
| dermat/o | SKIN |
| eletr/o | ELECTRICITY |
| encephal/o | BRAIN |
| enter/o | SMALL INTESTINES |
| erythr/o | RED |
| gastr/o | STOMACH |
| gnos/o | KNOWLEDGE |
| gynec/o | WOMAN/FEMALE |
| hemat/o | BLOOD |
| hepat/o | LIVER |
| lapar/o | ABDOMEN |
| leuk/o | WHITE |
| nephr/o | KIDNEY |
| neur/o | NERVE |
| onc/o | TUMOR |
| ophthalm/o | EYE |
| oste/o | BONE |
| path/o | DISEASE |
| psych/o | MIND |
| rhin/o | NOSE |
| sarc/o | FLESH |
| thromb/o | clot |
| sclerosis | HARDENING |
| suffix | END OF TERM |
| gram | A RECORD |
| root | GIVES THE ESSENTIAL MEANING OF THE TERM |
| logy | STUDY OF |
| combining vowel | CONNECTS ROOTS TO SUFFIXES AND ROOTS TO OTHER ROOTS |
| gastr/o/scope | INSTRUMENT TO VISUALLY EXAMINE THE STOMACH |
| gastr/ic | PERTAINING TO THE STOMACH |
| cardi/ac | PERTAINING TO THE HEART |
| enter/itis | INFLAMMATION OF THE SMALL INTESTINES |
| gastr/o/enter/itis | INFLAMMATION OF THE STOAMACH AND SMALL INTESTINES |
| prefix | A SMALL PART ADDED TO THE BEGINNING OF A TERM |
| sub/gastr/ic | PERTAINING TO "BELOW" THE STOMACH |
| trans/gastr/ic | PERTAINING TO "ACROSS" THE STOMACH |
| retro/gastr/ic | PERTAINING TO "BEHIND" THE STOMACH |
| combining form | COMBINATION OF THE ROOT AND THE COMBINING VOWEL |
| read | THE MEANING OF MEDICAL WORDS FROM THE SUFFIX TO THE BEGINNING OF THE WORD AND THEN ACROSS |
| adenoma | BENIGN TUMOR OF GLANDS |
| adenitis | INFLAMMATION OF GLANDS |
| artheritis | INFLAMMATION OF THE JOINTS |
| biology | STUDY OF LIFE |
| biopsy | REMOVAL OF LIVING TISSUE |
| carcinoma | CANCEROUS TUMOR |
| cardiology | STUDY OF THE HEART |
| cephalic | PERTAINING TO THE HEAD |
| cerebral | PERTAINING TO THE BRAIN |
| cerebrovascular accident (CVA) | KNOWN AS A STROKE |
| vascular | PERTAINING TO BLOOD VESSELS |
| cystoscope | INSTRUMENT TO VISUALLY EXAMINE URINARY BLADDER AND URINARY TRACT OF A MALE |
| electroencephalogram | A RECORD TO DETERMINE WHETHER A PATIENT HS A SEIZURE DISORDER, SUCH AS EPILEPSY |
| dermatitis | INFLAMMATION OF THE SKIN |
| enteritis | INFLAMMATION OF THE SMALL INTESTINE |
| erythrocyte | RED CELLS |
| dia | COMPLETE |
| sis | MEANS "STATE OF" |
| diagnosis | THE COMPLETE KNOWLEDGE GAINED AFTER TESTING & EXAMINING THE PATIENT |
| prognosis | A PREDICTION THAT IS MADE AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS. FORECASTS THE OUTCOME OF THE PATIENT |
| pro | BEFORE |
| gynecologist | specializes in diseases of the female reproductive organs |
Created by:
Jeannie-Snyder
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