Introduction to Medical Terminology Chapter 1
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| The foundation of the word | word root
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| The beginning of the word | prefix
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| The end of the word | suffix
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| A vowel (usually o) that links the word root to another word root or a suffix | combining vowel
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| Four different word parts or elements to construct medical terms are: | word root, prefix, suffix, combining vowel
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| A word root and a combining vowel | combining form
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| aden/o | gland
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| carcin/o | cancer
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| cardi/o | heart
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| chem/o | chemical
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| cis/o | to cut
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| dermat/o | skin
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| enter/o | small interstine
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| gastr/o | stomach
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| gynec/o | female
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| hemat/o | blood
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| hydr/o | water
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| immun/o | immune
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| laryng/o | voice box
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| morph/o | shape
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| nephr/o | kidney
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| neur/o | nerve
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| ophthalm/o | eye
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| ot/o | ear
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| path/o | disease
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| pulmon/o | lung
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| rhin/o | nose
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| ur/o | urine, urinary tract
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| a- | without, away from
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| an- | without
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| ante- | before, in front of
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| anti- | against
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| auto- | self
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| brady- | slow
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| dys- | painful, difficult
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| endo- | within, inner
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| epi- | upon, over
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| eu- | normal, good
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| hetero- | different
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| homo- | same
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| hyper- | over, above
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| hypo- | under, below
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| infra- | under, beneath, below
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| inter- | among, between
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| intra- | within, inside
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| macro- | large
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| micro- | small
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| neo- | new
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| pan- | all
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| para- | beside, beyond, near
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| per- | through
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| peri- | around
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| post- | after
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| pre- | before, in front of
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| pseudo- | false
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| retro- | behind, backward
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| sub- | under, below
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| super- | above, excess
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| supra- | above
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| tachy- | fast, rapid
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| trans- | through, across
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| ultra- | beyond, excess
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| bi- | two
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| hemi- | half
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| mono- | one
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| multi- | many
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| nulli- | none
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| poly- | many
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| quad- | four
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| semi- | half, partial
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| tri- | three
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| uni- | one
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| -algia | pain
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| -cele | hernia, protusion
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| -cise | cut
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| -cyte | cell
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| -dynia | pain
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| -ectasis | dilation
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| -gen | that which produes
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| -genesis | produces, generates
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| -genic | producing, produced by
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| -ia | state, condition
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| -iasis | abnormal condition
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| -ism | state of
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| -itis | inflammation
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| -logist | one who studies
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| -logy | study of
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| -lysis | destruction
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| -malacia | abnormal softening
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| -megaly | enlargment
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| -oma | tumor, mass
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| -osis | abnormal condition
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| -pathy | disease
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| -plasia | development, growth
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| -plasm | formation, development
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| -ptosis | dropping
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| -rrhage | excessive, abnormal flow
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| -rrhea | discharge, flow
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| -rrhexis | rupture
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| -sclerosis | hardening
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| -stenosis | narrowing
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| -therapy | treatment
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| -trophy | nourishment, development
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| -ac | pertaining to
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| -al | pertaining to
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| -an | pertaining to
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| -ar | pertaining to
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| -ary | pertaining to
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| -eal | pertaining to
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| -iac | pertaining to
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| -ic | pertaining to
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| -ical | pertaining to
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| -ile | pertaining to
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| -ior | pertaining to
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| -ory | pertaining to
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| -ose | pertaining to
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| -ous | pertaining to
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| -tic | pertaining to
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| -centesis | puncture to withdraw fluid
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| -ectomy | surgical remove
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| -ostomy | surgically create an opening
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| -otomy | cutting into
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| -pexy | surgical fixation
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| -plasty | surgical repair
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| -rrhaphy | suture
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| -gram | record or picture
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| -graph | instrument for recording
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| -graphy | process of recording
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| -meter | instrument for measuring
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| -metry | process of measuring
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| -scope | instrument for viewing
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| -scopy | process of visually examaning
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| Chart documents the details of a patient's hospital stay | medical record
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| written or dictated by the admitting physician, details the patient's history, results of the physician's examination, initial diagnoses, and physician's plan of treatment | history and physical
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| Complete list of the care, medications, tests, and treatments the physician orders for the patient | physician's orders
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| record of the patient's care throughout the day; includes vital signs, treatment specifics, patient's response to treatment, and patient's condition | nurse's notes
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| Physician's daily record of the patient's condition, results of the physician's examinations, summary of test results, updated assessment and diagnoses, and further plans for the patient's care | physician's progress notes
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| Reports given by the specialists whom the physician has asked to evaluate the patient | consultation reports
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| reports from various treatments and therapies the patient has received, such as rehabilitation, social services, or respiratory therapy | ancillary reports
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| Results of diagnostic tests performed on the patient, principally from the clinical lab (for example, blood tests) and medical imaging (for example, X-rays and ultrasound) | diagnostic reports
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| Document voluntarily signed by the patient or a responsible party that clearly describes the purpose, methods, procedures, benefits, and risks of a diagnostic or treatment procedure | informed consent
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| Report from the surgeon detailing an operation; includes a pre- and postoperative diagnosis, specific details of the surgical procedure itself, and how the patient tolerated the procedure | operative report
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| relates the details regarding the substances (such as medication and fluids) given to the patient, the patients, response to anesthesia, and vital signs during surgery | anesthesiologist's report
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| report given by a pathologist who studies tissue removed from the patient (for example, bone marrow, blood, or tissue biopsy) | pathologist's report
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| Comprehensive outline of the patient's entire hospital stay; includes condition at the time of the admission, admitting diagnosis, test results, treatments, and patient's response, final diagnosis, and follow-up plans | discharge summary
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| provide services to diagnose (laboratory, diagnostic imaging) and treat (surgery, medications, therapy) diseases for a short period of time; in addition, they usually provide emergency and obstretical care | acute care or general hospitals
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| provide care for very specific types of diseases; for example, a psychiatric hospital | specialty care hospitals
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