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test 1
med term
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| prefix | beginning of a word to influence meaning |
| prefix indicates | location, time, number sometimes direction, quantity, size, amount |
| Prefixes are ____________ added to the beginning of a word to influence the meaning of that term. | sometimes |
| suffix | always at the end |
| suffix indicates | procedure, condition, disorder, disease |
| . combining vowels used when... | -suffix begins with consonant -when combining 2 word roots |
| -a | noun |
| -e | noun |
| -um | noun |
| -us | noun |
| -y | noun |
| ab- | away |
| ad- | toward |
| -algia | pain |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather/o | plaque |
| cyan/o | blue |
| dextro | right |
| -dynia | pain |
| dys- | bad |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| erythr/o | red |
| ex- | out |
| eu- | good |
| fissue | groove/crack |
| fistula | abnormal passage |
| -gram | picture |
| hyper- | excessive |
| hypo- | deficient |
| in- | in |
| inter- | between |
| intra- | within |
| -itis | inflammatoin |
| leuk/o | white |
| -malacia | softening |
| malaise | discomfort |
| mega- | large |
| megalo- | large |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| melan/o | black |
| micro- | small |
| my/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord/bone marrow |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| oligo- | scanty |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -ology | study of |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | creating artificial opening |
| -otomy | incision |
| palpation | examine by touch |
| palpitation | pounding heart |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| poli/o | gray |
| post- | after |
| pre- | before |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| -rrage | bleeding, abnormal |
| -rraphy | suture, repair |
| -rrhea | flow |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| sinistro | left |
| -stenosis | narrowing |
| sub- | under |
| super- | above |
| viral | pertaining to virus |
| virile | male qualities |
| ventral | belly side |
| dorsal | back side |
| anterior | front |
| posterior | back |
| superior | upper |
| inferior | lowest |
| cephalic | toward head |
| caudal | toward heard |
| proximal | clower |
| distal | farther |
| medial | midline |
| lateral | from midline |
| cell | basic structure |
| cytology | study of cells |
| cell membrane | tissue surrounding and protecting cell content |
| nucleus | controls cell activity |
| stem cell | unspecialized cell, long life span |
| somatic | pertaining to body |
| somatic stem cell | live in differentiated cells, aid in repair |
| embryonic stem cell | undifferentiated, can give rise to other cell types |
| genetic disorder | hereditary disease from absent defective genes |
| cystic fibrosis | affects respiratory and digestive system |
| down syndrome | intellectual disabilities, chromosome disorder |
| fragile x syndrome | lacking MR1 protein, mental delays |
| hemophilia | clotting disorder |
| huntington's disorder | nerve degeneration, later in life |
| marfan | connective tissue disorder, long and lanky |
| muscular dystrophy | progressive weakness and degeneration |
| health care professional | dr, nurse, etc |
| allied health professionals | xtay phlebotomist, emt |
| general practitioner | ongoing care for all ages |
| internist | internal organ |
| pediatrician | kids |
| geriatrician | old people |
| np | rn w graduate degree |
| physician assistant | liscenced physician working under physician |
| medical receptionist | schedule and register patients |
| medical assistant | admin, clinical test, injection, billing |
| medical coder | review records, assign codes |
| ER | life threatening conditions |
| emergency physician | high acuity medicine |
| acuity | level of severity |
| EMT | pre-hospital |
| RN | assess patients, follow dr order |
| LPN | under dr or RN |
| certified nursing assistant | under RN. basic car |
| pharmacist | dispense medication |
| icu | continued monitored care |
| intensivist | work in ICU |
| hospitalist | general care of hospital patient |
| telemetry | cardiac monitoring |
| medical/surgeon | post-op, low acuity, continued drug monitoring |
| aden/o | gland |
| adip/o | fat |
| caud/o | lower body |
| end/o | within |
| hist/o | tissue |
| path/o | disease |
| -plaso/o | formation, growth |
| -plasia | formation, growth |
| -cyte | cell |
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