Ch1 Med Term Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
-metry | process of measuring |
-Meter | instrument for measuring |
-graphy | process of recording |
-graph | instrument for recording |
-ule | small |
-trophy | nourishment,development |
-stenosis | narrowing |
-sclerosis | hardening |
-rrhexis | rupture |
-rrhea | discharge,flow |
-ptosis | drooping |
-plasm | formation,development |
-plasia | development,growth |
-pathy | disease |
-osis | abnormal condition |
-oid | resembling |
-lytic | destruction |
-lysis | destruction |
-logy | study of |
-ism | state of |
-iatry | medical treatment |
-iasis | abnormal condition |
-ia | state, condition of |
-genic | producing,produced by |
-genesis | produces, generates |
-gen | that which produces |
-ectasis | dilation |
-dynia | pain |
-cyte | cell |
nulli- | none |
multi- | many |
mono- | one |
hemi- | half |
bi- | two |
un- | not |
ultra- | beyond,excess |
trans- | through,across |
tachy- | fast |
supra- | above |
sub- | below, under |
retro- | backward,behind |
pseudo- | false |
pro- | before |
pre- | before, infront of |
post- | after |
peri- | around |
per- | through |
para- | beside,near,abnormal |
pan- | all |
neo- | new |
myo- | to shut |
micro- | small |
macro- | large, |
intra- | within, inside |
inter- | among,between |
in- | not:inward |
hypo- | under,below |
hyper- | over,above |
hydro- | water |
homo- | same |
hetero- | different |
extra- | outside of |
ex- | external,outward |
eu- | normal,good |
eso- | inward |
epi- | upon,over |
endo- | within,inner |
dys- | painful,difficult,abnormal |
de- | with out |
contra- | against |
brady- | slow |
auto- | self |
anti- | against |
ante- | before,in front of |
an- | with out |
a- | with out, away from |
-oma | tumor, swelling |
-scopy | process of visual examining |
-pexy | surgical fixation |
-ostomy | surgically create an opening |
-rrhaphy | suture |
-ism | state of |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
-ac | pertaining to |
-gram | record or picture |
-centesis | puncture to the withdraw fluid |
-rrhage | excessive, abnormal flow |
-megally | large,enlargement |
-otomy | cutting into |
-algia | pain |
-al | pertaining to |
itis | inflammation |
-stenosis | narrowing |
-plasty | surgical repair |
four components of a medical term | word root,combining vowel,prefix,suffix |
suffix | word part used at the end of a word |
O | the vowel that connects two word roots or a suffix with in a word root |
combining form | the combination of a word root and the combining vowel |
prefix | word part added to the front of a word |
Long term care facility | provides more care for patients who ned more time to recover |
ancillary report | report of treatment or therapy the patient received |
rehab center | provides intensive physical & occupational therapy |
diagnostic report | clinical lab & medical imaging reports |
nurses notes | a record of the patients care through out the day |
consultation report | report given by a specialist |
ambulatory care center | provides services not requiring an overnight stay |
operative report | written by the surgeon |
pathologist report | report results from the study of tissue removed from the patient |
history & physical | written by the physician |
hospice | provides supportive care to terminally ill patients and their families |
physicians progress notes | contains updated assessment, diagnoses,and further plans for care |
informed consent | describes purpose,metods,benefits and risk of procedures |
discharge summary | complete outline of a patients entire hospital stay |
acute care hospital | provides service for a short period of time |
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