The Language of Medicine, 8th Ed, Ch 1
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| -itis | inflammation
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| hepat/o | liver
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| ileum | a part of the small intestine
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| ilium | a part of the hip bone
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| urethra | the tube leading from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
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| ureter | one of two tubes each leading from a single kidney and inserting into the urinary bladder
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| otalgia | earache
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| ophthalmologist | eye doctor
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| hemat/o | blood
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| -logy | process of study
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| hematology | process of study of blood
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| electr/o | electricity
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| cardi/o | heart
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| -gram | record
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| electrocardiogram | record of the electricity in the heart
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach
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| enter/o | intestines
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| gastroenterology | process of study of the stomach and intestines
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| root | foundation of a term
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| suffix | word ending
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| prefix | word beginning
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| combining vowel | vowel (usually O) that links the root to the suffix or the root to another root
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| combining form | combination of the root and the combining vowel
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| aden/o | gland
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| adenoma | tumor of a gland
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| -oma | tumor or mass
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| arthr/o | joint
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| adenitis | inflammation of a gland
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| arthritis | inflammation of a joint
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| bi/o | life
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| biology | process or condition of studying life
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| log/o | study
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| -y | process or condition
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| biopsy | process or condition of viewing living tissue under a microscope
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| -opsy | process of viewing
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| carcin/o | cancerous, cancer
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| carcinoma | cancerous tumor
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| What type of tissue do carcinomas grow from? | Epithelial (surface or skin) cells that cover the outside of the body and line organs, cavities, and tubes within the body.
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| cardiology | process or condition of studying the heart
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| cephal/o | head
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| cephalic | pertaining to the head
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| cerebr/o | cerebrum (largest part of the brain)
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| What is the largest part of the brain? | cerebrum
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| CVA | cerebrovascular accident
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| -al | pertaining to
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| vascul/o | blood vessels
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| cerebrovascular accident | A cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when damage to blood vessels in the cerebrum causes injury to nerve cells of the brain. This condition is also called a stroke.
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| What is another term for cerebrovascular accident? | stroke
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| What is another term for stroke? | CVA (cerebrovascular accident)
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| cis/o | to cut
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| incision | the process of cutting into
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| -ion | process
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| in- | into
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| ex- | out
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| excision | the process of cutting out
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| crin/o | to secrete (to form and give off)
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| secrete | to form and give off
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| endo- | within
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| What are the endocrine glands? | Glands that secrete hormones directly within (into) the blood stream.
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| List the endocrine glands: | thyroid, pituitary, adrenal
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| What are the exocrine glands? | Glands that secrete chemicals (e.g., saliva, sweat, tears) through tubes (ducts) to the outside of the body.
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| List 3 kinds of chemicals secreted by the exocrine glands: | saliva, sweat, tears
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| cyst/o | 1. urinary bladder; 2. a sac or a cyst (sac containing fluid)
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| cyst | a sac containing fluid
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| -scopy | process or condition of visual examination
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| cyt/o | cell
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| cytology | the process or condition of studying cells
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| derm/o | skin
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| dermat/o | skin
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| dermatitis | inflammation of the skin
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| What are the 3 general rules of basic word structure? | 1. Read from the suffix back to the beginning of the term and across.2. Drop the combining vowel (usually o) before a suffix beginning with a vowel.3. Keep the combining vowel between 2 roots.
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| ECG | electrocardiogram
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| EKG | electrocardiogram
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| EEG | electroencephalogram
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| electroencephalogram | record of the electricity in the brain
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| subgastric | pertaining to under the stomach
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| epigastric | pertaining to above the stomach
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| epi- | above
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| sub- | under
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| encepha/o | brain
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