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Chapter 5
Medical Terminology
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Post-Graduate
01/29/2012
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Term
Most medical terms derive from
 Definition
Greek or Latin origins
Term
Latin language is classified as a
 Definition
"dead" language
Term
one of the first people to develop medical procedures, Dx, and treatments
 Definition
Romans
Term
the Fallopian tubes was named after
 Definition
Fallopius, the physician who discovered them.
Term
the procedure of delivering a baby other than by natural means:C-section or cesarean section was the way in which
 Definition
Julius Ceasar was delivered into this world
Term
Word root and combining forms
 Definition
the part of the word that identify the structure to which the prefix and/or the suffix may be added.
Term
difference b/t word root and combining form
 Definition
a vowel is added to the word root when necessary to make the terms easier to pronounce and more logical
Term
prefix
 Definition
component that goes at the beginning of the word to modify its meaning
Term
suffix
 Definition
component that is added at the end of the medical term to change a word from a noun to an adjetive when added to either the word root or the combining form.
Term
one of the best learning tools for a student is
 Definition
flash cards
Term
Pnemon/o
 Definition
air
Term
large
 Definition
megalo-
Term
few
 Definition
oligo-
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
Term
-tropic
 Definition
nutrition
Term
mind
 Definition
-phrenia
Term
order in breaking a medical term apart
 Definition
suffix,preffix, Word root and/or combining forms.
Term
dys-
 Definition
abnormal, painful, difficult
Term
urine
 Definition
-uria
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
throat
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
ocul/o
ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflamation
Term
hypo-
sub
 Definition
below, underneath, inferior
Term
spelling a medical term can mean the difference of
 Definition
a Dx or treatment of a patient.
Term
when prefixes are separated from the medical term
 Definition
most often the prefix is followed by a hyphen.
Term
usually prefixes are not altered when added to a combining form or Word root, except when
 Definition
the combining form/word root begins with a vowel.
Term
a-
an-
 Definition
without
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ante-
pre-
pro
 Definition
Before
Term
anti-
contra-
 Definition
Against
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bi-
diplo-
 Definition
Two
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
circum
 Definition
around
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de-
 Definition
away from
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dia-
trans
 Definition
through
Term
dys-
 Definition
abnormal, painful, difficult
Term
ecto-
 Definition
outside
Term
endo-
 Definition
within
Term
epi-
 Definition
upon, over
Term
eu-
 Definition
normal, good
Term
ex-
exo-
extra-
 Definition
out of, away form, outside
Term
hemi-
semi-
 Definition
half
Term
hyper-
poly
 Definition
above normal, excessive
Term
hypo-
sub
 Definition
below normal, below, underneath, inferior
Term
inter
 Definition
between
Term
intra
 Definition
within
Term
mal
 Definition
bad, not adequate
Term
iso
 Definition
same
Term
megalo-
mega-
nacro
 Definition
large, big
Term
micro
 Definition
small, tiny
Term
multi
pluri
 Definition
many
Term
mono
 Definition
one
Term
oligo
 Definition
few, scanty, sparse
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
post-
 Definition
after, following
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quadra-
quadri
 Definition
four
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re
 Definition
again, backward
Term
super
supra
 Definition
above, superior, more
Term
tachy
 Definition
fast, abnormally, fast
Term
ultra-
 Definition
beyond
Term
uni
 Definition
one, single
Term
-ac,-al,-ar,-ary-eal,-ia,-ic,-ory,-ous,tic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
ad
 Definition
toward
Term
algia
dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
asthenia
 Definition
weakness
Term
blast
 Definition
baby, immature
Term
cele
 Definition
hernia, abnormal protrusion
Term
cide
cidal
 Definition
killing, destroying
Term
crine
 Definition
to secrete
Term
cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
derma
 Definition
skin
Term
ectasia, ectasis
 Definition
stretching, dilating
Term
ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
edema
 Definition
swelling
Term
ema, iasis, ism, lepsy, osis
 Definition
condition, abnormal condition
Term
emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
emia
 Definition
blood
Term
esthesia
 Definition
sensation, feeling
Term
gen, genesis, genic
 Definition
production of, producing, and formation
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globin, globulin
 Definition
protein
Term
gram
 Definition
recording
Term
graph
 Definition
instrument used to record
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graphy
 Definition
process of recording
Term
itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
kinesia, kinesis
 Definition
movement
Term
logist
 Definition
one who studies
Term
logy
 Definition
the study of
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lysis
lytic
 Definition
destruction
Term
malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
mania
manic
 Definition
abnormal
Term
megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
meter, metry
 Definition
measuring device, process of measuring
Term
oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
opia
 Definition
vision
Term
ose
 Definition
sugar
Term
ostomy
 Definition
formation of a new opening
Term
para
parous
 Definition
bearing, producing child
Term
pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
penia
 Definition
deficiency
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pepsia
 Definition
digestion
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pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
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phage, phagy, phagia
 Definition
to eat or digest
Term
phasia
 Definition
speaking
Term
phil, philia
 Definition
to love
Term
phobia
 Definition
abnormal fear
Term
phonia
 Definition
sound
Term
plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
phrenia
phrenic
 Definition
mind, diaphragm
Term
plegia
plegic
 Definition
paralysis
Term
pnea
 Definition
breath or breathing
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poiesis
 Definition
formation
Term
ptosis
 Definition
sagging or drooping
Term
rrhage
rrhagia
 Definition
heavy discharge
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rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing
Term
rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flowing
Term
rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
scope, scopy
 Definition
instrument, process of using the instrument
Term
somnia
 Definition
sleep
Term
stasis
 Definition
stopping
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stenosis
 Definition
narrowing
Term
stomy
 Definition
opening
Term
tome
 Definition
instrument used for cutting
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tomy
 Definition
the process of cutting
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tropic
trophy
 Definition
nutrition
Term
uria
 Definition
urine
Term
version
 Definition
turning
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cardi/o
cardi
 Definition
Heart
Term
carp/o
carp
 Definition
wrist
Term
cyan/o
cyan
 Definition
blue
Term
hemat/o
hem/o
hemat
hem
 Definition
blood
Term
lip/o
lip
 Definition
fat
Term
muscul/o
muscul
 Definition
muscle
Term
neur/o
neur
 Definition
nerve
Term
ren/o
ren
 Definition
kidney
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plural of
a
 Definition
ae
Term
plural of
ex, ix
 Definition
ices
Term
plural of
nx
 Definition
nges
Term
plural of
um
 Definition
a
Term
plural of
us
 Definition
i
Term
the first point of reference when discussing directional terms and body planes is
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anatomical position
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coron/o
coron
 Definition
crown
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somat/o
 Definition
body
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abduciton
 Definition
taking away from midline, outward
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adduction
 Definition
bringing toward midline, inward
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pelvic cavity
 Definition
contains reprod. organs, portions of the large intestine, bladder, and urethra
Term
eversion
 Definition
turning an appendage out
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inversion
 Definition
turning an appendage in toward the center
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basic unit of the human body
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cell
Term
integumentary system
 Definition
skin, the largest, superficial, most external and visualized organ in the human body
Term
the three layers of skin
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epidermis (outermost layer), dermis, and hypodermis
Term
the integumentary system is not only made up of skin, but of nails, sweat glands, hair, oil glands,the specialized glands of the ear that produce wax, and others
 Definition
True
Term
whats the body's first line of defense
 Definition
the skin
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alopecia
 Definition
baldness
Term
acne vulgaris
 Definition
vulgar acne
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adip/o
lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
albin/o
leuk/o
 Definition
white, without color
Term
cutane/o
derm/o
dermat/o
integument/o
 Definition
skin
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cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
erythem/o
 Definition
red
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
Term
onych/o
 Definition
nail
Term
scler/o
 Definition
hard, hardening
Term
xanth/o
icter/o
 Definition
yello
Term
xer/o
 Definition
dry
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structural support that allows us to stand upright
 Definition
musculoskeletal system
Term
how many bones does a body has?
 Definition
206
Term
femur bone combining form
 Definition
femor/o
Term
how many muscle does the body has?
 Definition
646
Term
my/o
muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
ankylos/o
 Definition
stiffening
Term
arthr/o
 Definition
joint
Term
carp/o
 Definition
wrist (bones)
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cervic/o
 Definition
neck
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
cost/o
 Definition
ribs
Term
crani/o
 Definition
skull, head
Term
dactyl/o
 Definition
digit
Term
femor/o
 Definition
femur (thighbone)
Term
ili/o
 Definition
illium
Term
fibul/o
 Definition
fibula (smaller bone in the calf)
Term
humer/o
 Definition
humerus (upper bone in the arm)
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lamin/o
 Definition
lamina of the vertabra
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mandibul/o
 Definition
mandible
Term
maxill/o
 Definition
maxilla
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orth/o
 Definition
straight, straighten
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patell/o
 Definition
patella
Term
pelv/i
 Definition
pelvic
Term
phalang/o
 Definition
fingers or toes
Term
rachi/o
spondyl/o
vertebr/o
 Definition
vertabra(e)
spine
Term
stern/o
 Definition
sternum
Term
ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o
 Definition
tendon
Term
tibi/o
 Definition
tibia
Term
the left side of the heart is responsible for
 Definition
pumping oxygen and nutrient-rich blood out through the aorta
Term
the right side of the heart is responsible for
 Definition
receiving the oxygen-poor, waste-rich blood, which is pumped back to the lungs for reoxygenation
Term
location of heart
 Definition
medial
Term
superior vena cava
 Definition
collects blood from upper structure of body: head and neck
Term
inferior vena cava
 Definition
collects blood from the lower structure of body: legs, abdomen, and pelvic region
Term
the heart is divided into right and left section by a tissue called
 Definition
septum
Term
differencce b/t veins and arteries
 Definition
one has a pulse and the other doesn't
Term
b/t left ventricule and atrium
 Definition
bicuspid/mitral valve
Term
b/t right ventricule and atrium
 Definition
tricuspid valve
Term
aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
angi/o
vas/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
aort/o
 Definition
aorta
Term
arteri/o
 Definition
artery
Term
ather/o
 Definition
yellow, fatty plaque
Term
atri/o
 Definition
atrium (atria), upper chambers of the heart
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
hem/o
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
leuc/o
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
lymph/o
 Definition
lymph
Term
phleb/o
ven/o
 Definition
vein
Term
sple/o
 Definition
spleen
Term
thromb/o
 Definition
clot
Term
ventricul/o
 Definition
ventricle, lower chambers of the heart
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enters from mouth or nose; moves down to pharynx, than larynx; throat; bronchii, bronchioles, alveoli. then exchange of O2 and carbon dioxide occurs through inspiration and expiration.
 Definition
air pathway
Term
muscle that divides thoracic cavity from abdominal cavity
 Definition
diaphragm
Term
the right lung has two lobes that are wider,but shorter than the three lobes found at the left lung; and these one are narrower than the right lung
 Definition
true
Term
why is the right lunger wider, but shorter than the left lung?
 Definition
to provide room for the liver
Term
why is the left lung narrower than the right lung
 Definition
to provide room for the heart
Term
aer/o
 Definition
air
Term
atel/o
 Definition
imperfect
Term
bronch/o
bronchi/o
 Definition
bronchus(bronchi)
Term
bronchiol/o
 Definition
bronchioles (little bronchi)
Term
laryng/o
 Definition
larynx
Term
lob/o
 Definition
lobes
Term
muc/o
 Definition
mucus
Term
nas/o
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
ox/o
 Definition
oxygen
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx (throat)
Term
pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
Term
pneum/o
pnemon/o
 Definition
lung, air
Term
pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
Term
sinus/o
 Definition
sinus(es)
Term
spir/o
 Definition
to breathe
Term
tonsill/o
 Definition
tonsil(s)
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea (windpipe)
Term
ptysis
 Definition
to spit
Term
GI
 Definition
gastrointestinal/digestive system
Term
parts of large intestine
 Definition
cecum: from which appendix projects
ascending colon
transverse
descending colon
sigmoid colon
rectum
anus
Term
abdomin/o
 Definition
abdomen
Term
aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
aliment/o
 Definition
nourishment, food
Term
amyl/o
 Definition
starch
Term
an/o
 Definition
anus
Term
append/o
appendic/o
 Definition
appendix
Term
bucc/o
 Definition
cheeck
Term
cec/o
 Definition
cecum (first segment of the large intestine)
Term
cheil/o
 Definition
lip(s)
Term
cholecyst/o
 Definition
gallbladder
Term
choled/o
 Definition
common bile duct
Term
col/o
colon/o
 Definition
colon
Term
dent/i
dent/o
odont/o
 Definition
tooth (teeth)
Term
duoden/o
 Definition
duodenum (first section of the small intestine)
Term
enter/o
 Definition
(small) intestine
Term
epiglott/o
 Definition
epiglottis
Term
esophag/o
 Definition
esophagus (food tube)
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
gloss/o
lingu/o
 Definition
tongue
Term
hepat/o
 Definition
liver
Term
ile/o
 Definition
ileum
Term
intestin/o
 Definition
intestine
Term
jejun/o
 Definition
jejunum
(second section of the small intestine)
Term
lith/o
 Definition
stone, calculus
Term
or/o
stomat/o
 Definition
mouth
Term
pancreat/o
 Definition
pancreas
Term
periton/o
 Definition
peritoneum
Term
pharyng/o
 Definition
pharynx
Term
proct/o
rect/o
 Definition
rectum
Term
sial/o
 Definition
saliva
Term
sigmoid/o
 Definition
sigmoid colon
Term
ase
 Definition
enzyme
Term
nephrons
 Definition
where the body filters the blood
Term
bacteri/o
 Definition
bacteria
Term
cyst/o
 Definition
bladder
Term
glomerul
 Definition
glomerulus
Term
hemat/p
 Definition
blood
Term
lith/o
 Definition
stone
Term
nephr/o
ren/o
 Definition
nephron, kidney
Term
noct/o
 Definition
night
Term
py/o
 Definition
pus
Term
pyel/o
 Definition
renal pelvis
Term
ur/o
urin/o
 Definition
urine
Term
ureter/o
 Definition
ureter
Term
urethr/o
 Definition
urethra
Term
cerebell/o
 Definition
cerebellum
Term
electr/o
 Definition
electricity
Term
encephal/o
cerebr/o
 Definition
brain, cerebrum
Term
mening/o
 Definition
meninges
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
phas/o
 Definition
speech
Term
gluc/o
glyc/o
 Definition
sugar. sweet
Term
parathyroid/o
 Definition
parathyroid glands
Term
thym/o
 Definition
thymus gland
Term
thyr/o
 Definition
thyroid gland, shield
Term
toxic/o
 Definition
poison, toxin
Term
oid
 Definition
resembling
Term
ose
 Definition
sugar
Term
audi/o
 Definition
sound, hearing
Term
aur/o
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
blephar/o
 Definition
eyelid
Term
conjunctiv/o
 Definition
conjunctiva(e)
Term
corne/o
 Definition
cornea
Term
myring/o
tympan/o
 Definition
ear drum
Term
ocul/o
ophthalm/o
 Definition
eye
Term
olfat/o
 Definition
smell
Term
retin/o
 Definition
retina
Term
presby
 Definition
aging, elderly
Term
cusis
 Definition
hearing
Term
ptosis
 Definition
sagging or drooping
Term
crypt/o
 Definition
hidden
Term
amni/o
 Definition
amnion
Term
cervic/o
 Definition
neck of the uterus, cervix
Term
colp/o
vagin/o
 Definition
vagina
Term
embry/o
 Definition
embryo
Term
gravida
 Definition
pregnancy
Term
gyn/o
gynec/o
 Definition
female, woman
Term
hyster/o
metr/o
uter/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
lact/o
 Definition
milk
Term
mamm/o
mast/o
 Definition
breast
Term
men/o
 Definition
month, menstruation
Term
nat/o
 Definition
birth
Term
oophor/o
ovari/o
 Definition
ovary
Term
orch/o
orchi/o
orchid/o
test/o
 Definition
testes
Term
ov/o
 Definition
egg
Term
prostat/o
 Definition
prostate
Term
salping/o
 Definition
tube (fallopian)
Term
sperm/o
spermat/o
 Definition
sperm
Term
ASHD
 Definition
arteriosclerootic heart disease
Term
CA, ca
 Definition
cancer, carcinoma
Term
copd
 Definition
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Term
cva
 Definition
cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
Term
ecg, ekg
 Definition
eletrocardiogram
Term
eeg
 Definition
electroencephalogram
Term
egd
 Definition
esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Term
gerd
 Definition
gastroesophageal reflux disease
Term
gi
 Definition
gastrointestinal
Term
gu
 Definition
genitourinary
Term
gyn
 Definition
gynecology
Term
iv
 Definition
intravenous
Term
mi
 Definition
myocardial infarction
Term
ms
 Definition
musculoskeletal
Term
ua
 Definition
urinalysis
Term
ugi
 Definition
upper GI (series)
Term
uri
 Definition
upper respiratory infection
Term
uti
 Definition
urinary tract infection
Term
dyspnea means regular breathing
 Definition
False
Term
aphasia means inability to speak following a stroke
 Definition
True
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