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FLAVIN MedTerm1010
MIDTERM REVIEW Medical Terminology COMPLETE 2011 Flavin
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -stomy | surgical creation of an opening |
| humpback (posterior thoracic protrusion ) | kyphosis |
| digestive | GI |
| mono- | one |
| poly- | many |
| epi- | above, over |
| anti- | against |
| neo- | new |
| micro- | small |
| -osis | condition of |
| tri- | three |
| lateral curve of spine | scoliosis |
| sprain | tear of ligaments |
| ab- | take away |
| a- | lack of or without |
| strain | muscles are torn |
| leuk/o | white |
| hem/o | blood |
| anatomy | study of the body structure |
| suffix | end of word |
| neuro | nerves |
| -itis | inflammation |
| mamm/o | breast |
| my/o | muscle |
| ad- | toward |
| -al | pertaining to |
| oligo- | scanty or little (small amt.) |
| trans- | through or across |
| dys- | difficult |
| algia | pain |
| hydro- | water |
| auto- | self |
| sub- | below or beneath |
| hypo- | under |
| ante- | in front |
| ambi- | both |
| multi- | many |
| necrosis | death, condition of |
| -graphy | instrument for recording |
| EMG | electromyogram |
| path/o | disease |
| mal- | bad |
| my/o | muscle |
| post- | after |
| tachy- | fast |
| -algia | pain |
| podiatrist | foot specialitst |
| dermat/o | skin |
| melano | black |
| laryng/o | voice box |
| poster/o | back |
| -philia | love for |
| erythro | red |
| -penia | small |
| scoli/o | curvature |
| sub- | under or below |
| pruritus | itching |
| eu- | normal or good |
| hyper- | above |
| prefix | in front of a word |
| different | heter- |
| anatomical | medical position palms and feet forward |
| -phobia | fear |
| strain | involving muscles |
| pulling or wrenching of a muscle | strain |
| mamm/o | breast |
| apnea | lack of breathing |
| homeostasis | internal stability |
| -logy | study of |
| cardi/o | heart |
| throat | pharynx |
| -plasty | repair |
| organs | two or more tissues form these |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| scopy | to view |
| kyphosis | hump back |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| Greek and Latin | The two languages that make up medical words. |
| chronic | long term |
| rhin/o | nose |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| cyt/o | cell (basic form of life) |
| brady- | slow |
| suturing | -rraphy |
| myc/o | fungus |
| dry | xer/o |
| tendonitis | inflammation of the tendons |
| Bx | biopsy |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| arthr/o | joint |
| phonetic | assist with pronunciation |
| cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| -logy | study of |
| eponym | famous people |
| macro- | large |
| -oma | tumor |
| condition | -osis |
| anaphylaxis | shock (systemic response possibly fatal) |
| psychology | study of the mind |
| cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| orth/o | straight |
| bone | oste/o |
| nevus | mole |
| hepat/o | liver |
| hives | urticaria |
| oma | tumor |
| lysis | destruction of or disolve |
| axilla | armpit |
| hemi- | half |
| tom/o | to cut |
| vomiting | -emesis |
| surgically crush | -tripsy |
| internal fixation | using pins, screws or plates to stabalize align bones |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| back | dorsal |
| kyphosis | hump back |
| lordosis | spine curves forward pushing stomache outward |
| rhin/o | nose |
| anti | against |
| gout | disorder affecting the big toe |
| Bx | biopsy |
| arthr/o | joint |
| fungus | myc/o |
| suturing | -rraphy |
| bisect | to cut into two parts |
| infer/o | below |
| macro- | large |
| cystitis | inflammation of the bladder |
| orth/o | straight |
| excessive | hyper- |
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