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Review for the Ivy Tech State-wide Medical Terminology Final Exam for Semester 1

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Term
Definition
cardi/o-   Heart  
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dermat/o-   Skin  
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Ven/o-   Vein  
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Hemat/o-   Blood  
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Leuk/o-   White  
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Cyt/o-   Cell  
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Erythr/o-   Red  
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Thromb/o-   Clot  
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Ather/o-   Fatty substance or plaque (Don't confuse with arthr/o-)  
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Arteri/o-   Artery (Don't confuse with ather/o- or arthr/o-!)  
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My/o-   Muscle  
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Hem/o-   Blood  
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-rrhage   Abnormal flow (Don't confuse with -rrhaphy or -rrhexis!)  
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-rrhexis   Rupture (Don't confuse with -rrhaphy!)  
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-rrhaphy   To suture (Don't confuse with -rrhexis!)  
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-otomy   Incision into or cut into  
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-emia   Blood condition  
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-cytosis   abnormal condition of cells (too many cells/more than normal amount of cells)  
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-penia   Too few/abnormal decrease; Deficient in  
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-rrhagic   Pertaining to abnormal flow  
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Ecchymosis   Medical term for a bruise  
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-trophic   Pertaining to development  
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-stasis   Standing still (to stop)  
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Cost/o-   Rib  
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Chondr/o-   Cartilage  
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-itis   Inflammation  
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Myel/o-   Spinal cord or bone marrow  
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Transverse Plane   Body plane that divides the body into a top half and a bottom half; horizontal plane  
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Sagittal Plane   Body plane that divides the body into a right and left half; vertical or longitudinal plane  
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Coronal Plane   Body plane that divides the body into a front and back  
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Atria   The upper (filling) chambers of the heart  
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Ventricles   The lower (pumping) chambers of heart  
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Tars/o-   Tarsus (Ankle)  
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Carp/o-   Carpus (Wrist)  
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Lumb/o-   Lower back; loin region  
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Femor/o-   Femur (the long bone of the upper leg)  
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-clasia   To surgically break  
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-centesis   To puncture and aspirate (withdraw fluid  
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-Arthr/o-   Joint  
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-ectomy   To surgically remove  
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-plasty   Surgical repair (Don't confuse with -pexy)  
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-lysis   Destruction of  
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Fasci/o-   Fascia; Fibrous band  
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-pathy   Disease  
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Onych/o-   Nail  
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Ungu/o-   Nail  
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Par- or Para-   Around; Beside  
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Trich/o-   Hair  
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-ia   Condition of  
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-osis   Abnormal condition of  
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Adip/o- or Lip/o-   Fat  
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Prone position   Lying on stomach, face down  
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Supine position   Lying on back, face up  
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Lateral position   Lying on side  
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-poiesis   Formation of  
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-logy   Study of  
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-logist   Specialist in  
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Thrombocyte   Cell that helps with clotting; also known as a Platelet (PLT)  
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Leuokocyte   White Blood Cell (WBC); Cell that helps with the immune system and protection from foreign invaders  
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Erthrocyte   Red Blood Cell (RBC); Cell that carries iron and oxygen  
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Oste/o-   Bone  
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Anti-   Against (does the opposite of)  
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Coagul/o-   Clotting  
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-static   Pertaining to the stopping of  
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-lytic   Pertaining to the destruction of  
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Dys-   Difficult; Abnormal  
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A-   Without  
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An-   Without  
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Pre-   Before  
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Post-   After  
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Poly-   Many  
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Hyper-   Excessive; Above  
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Hypo-   Insufficient; Below  
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Brady-   Slow  
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Tachy-   Fast  
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Sub-   Beneath; Below  
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Pan-   All  
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Peri-   Around; Surround  
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Trans-   Across  
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Pseud/o-   False  
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-pexy   Surgical fixation (Don't confuse with -plasty!)  
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-ostomy   Surgically create an opening (Don't confuse with -otomy!)  
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-ptosis   Drooping  
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-malacia   Abnormal softening  
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-stenosis   Narrowing (Don't confuse with -sclerosis!)  
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-sclerosis   Hardening (Don't confuse with -stenosis!)  
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-algia or -dynia   Pain  
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-megaly   Enlargment  
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-oma   Tumor; Mass; Growth  
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-ia   Condition of (Don't confuse with -ic)  
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-ic   Pertaining to (Don't confuse with -ia)  
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Proximal   Directional term meaning towards the body or close to; pertaining to close to  
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Distal   Directional term meaning away from the body; distant from; pertaining to far away  
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Lateral   Directional term meaning towards the side of the body; pertaining to the side  
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Medial   Directional term meaning towards the middle of the body; pertaining to the middle  
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Superficial   Directional term meaning close to the surface (Opposite of Deep)  
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Anterior   Directional term meaning towards the front of the body; pertaining to the front  
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Posterior   Directional term meaning towards the backside of the body; pertaining to the back  
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Superior   Directional term meaning above  
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Inferior   Directional term meaning below  
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Caudal   Directional term meaning towards the tail; Pertaining to the tail  
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Cephalic   Directional term meaning towards the head; pertaining to the head  
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Abdominal   Pertaining to the abdomen  
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Thoracic   Pertaining to the chest  
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Pelvic   Pertaining to the pelvis  
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Brachial   Pertaining to the arm region  
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Cervical   Pertaining to the neck  
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Myc/o-   Fungus (Don't confuse with my/o-)  
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C&S   Culture & Sensitivity (What is it?)  
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Fracture   Break in a bone  
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Sprain   Overstretching of a muscle (Don't confuse with Strain)  
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Strain   Overstretching of a ligament  
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Fixation   To hold in place  
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Reduction   To realign  
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-tonia   Tone  
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-asthenia   Weakness  
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-kinesia   Movement  
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Ten/o-   Tendon  
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-tension   Pressure  
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-cardia   Condition of the heart  
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Hypertension   Medical term for high blood pressure (Don't confuse with Hypotension)  
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Hypotension   Medical term for low blood pressure (Don't confise with Hypertension)  
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Septic/o-   Infection  
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-philia   Condition of being attracted to  
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Stethoscope   Instrument to listen to the heart  
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Sphygmomanometer   Instrument to measure blood pressure  
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-crit   Separation of  
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-gram   Record of (print out; x-ray; etc) Don't confise with -graphy!  
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-graphy   Process of recording (Don't confuse with -gram)  
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Angi/o-   Blood vessel  
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-spasm   Involuntary contraction  
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Aorta   The largest artery in the body  
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Vena Cava   The largest vein in the body  
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Embolus   Medical term for a blood clot  
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Derm/o-   Skin  
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Xer/o-   Dry  
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Papule   Small, round, firm bump on the skin  
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Macule   Flat discolored lesion on the skin (Freckle)  
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Pustule   Small, pus-filled lesion on the surface of the skin  
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Vesicle   Small, fluid-filled lesion on the surface of the skin  
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Rhytid/o-   Wrinkle  
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Ichthy/o-   Scaly  
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Pachy/o-   Thick  
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Py/o-   Pus  
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