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Medical Terminology
FSU CLT2049
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Medical
Undergraduate 4
09/02/2012
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Term
Programmed Learning
 Definition
Blocks of info, knows as frames, which contain one or more blanks. These blanks are provided for you to write inside the blank to quiz yourself
Term
"Words to watch out for"
 Definition
These will alert you to tricky spelling issues or terms that might easily be confused
Term
Gastrohepatic
 Definition
Long O= demonstrated when spelled phoetically as oh

Short E= demonstrated when spelled eh
Term
Medical Terminology
 Definition
terms in this specialized language can be separated into two main categories: constructed terms and nonconstructed terms.
Term
Constructed Terms
 Definition
made up of multiple words parts that are combined to form a new word.
Mostly derived from Latin and Greek
Term
Key to Learning Constructed Terms
 Definition
learning the meaning of various word parts
Term
Eponym
 Definition
terms derived from names of people
Term
Acronyms
 Definition
words derived from first letters of words in compound term
Term
Nonconstructed Terms
 Definition
these terms have to be committed to memory
Term
Word Parts
 Definition
Broken into::

Prefixes

Word Roots

Suffixes
Term
Prefix
 Definition
purpose to expand or enhance the meaning of the word found at the beginning of the word
Term
Word Root
 Definition
word part provides the primary meaning of the term.

Provides basis for the term and is the part to which other word parts are attached
Term
Suffix
 Definition
word part that is affixed to the end of a word

Often indicates word's part of speed (noun, verb, adj, etc)
or modifies the word's meaning
Term
-ion
 Definition
process
Term
con-
 Definition
together
Term
struct
 Definition
build
Term
Gastr-
 Definition
stomach
Term
enter
 Definition
small intestine
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
a-
 Definition
without or absence of
Term
-phasia
 Definition
speaking
Term
Combining Vowel
 Definition
when a word root requires a connecting vowel in order to add a suffix that begins with a consonant, or to add another word root, when forming a term
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
encephal/o
 Definition
brain
Term
ocul/o
 Definition
eye
Term
trache/o
 Definition
trachea
Term
angi/o
 Definition
vessel
Term
bronch/o
 Definition
airway
Term
muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bone
Term
-logy
 Definition
study or science of
Term
-logist
 Definition
one who studies
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical excision, removal
Term
dermat/o
 Definition
skin
Term
scop
 Definition
viewing instrument
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
path-
 Definition
disease
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
Vertebra
 Definition
Vertebrae= plural
Term
Diagnosis
 Definition
Diagnoses= plural
Term
Ganglion
 Definition
Ganglia= plural
Term
Myocardium
 Definition
Myocardia= plural
Term
Fibroma
 Definition
Fibromata= plural
Term
-emia
 Definition
condition of blood
Term
-gram
 Definition
a record or image
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition of
Term
-iatry
 Definition
treatment, speciality
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-logy
 Definition
study or science of
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-philia
 Definition
loving, affinity for
Term
scope
 Definition
instrument used for viewing
Term
-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
Append/o, Appendic/o
 Definition
Appendix
Term
Bi/o
 Definition
Life
Term
Cardi/o
 Definition
Heart
Term
Cerebr/o
 Definition
brain, cerebrum
Term
Dermat/o
 Definition
Skin
Term
Electr/o
 Definition
electricity
Term
Encepahl/o
 Definition
brain
Term
Gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
Hem/o
 Definition
blood
Term
Hept/o
 Definition
Liver
Term
Hyster/o
 Definition
uterus
Term
Laryng/o
 Definition
voice box
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
Mamm/o
 Definition
breast
Term
Mast/o
 Definition
Breast
Term
Ment/o
 Definition
mind
Term
Nat/o
 Definition
birth
Term
Neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
Path/o
 Definition
disease
Term
Proct/o
 Definition
rectum

anus
Term
Psych/o
 Definition
mind
Term
Rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
Tonsill/o
 Definition
almond

tonsil
Term
Vas/o
 Definition
Vessel
Term
anti-
 Definition
against

opposite of
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
endo-
 Definition
within
Term
Epi-
 Definition
over

above

on top of
Term
Neo-
 Definition
new
Term
Pre-
 Definition
to come before
Term
Suffixes that share the same meaning?
 Definition
-ic

-ous

-al
Term
hypo-
 Definition
below
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
Term
-meter
 Definition
measure or measuring instrument.
Term
-drome
 Definition
run or running
Term
syn-
 Definition
together
Term
hemat
 Definition
blood
Term
-emesis
 Definition
vomiting
Term
-malacia
 Definition
softening
Term
-opsy
 Definition
view of
Term
-oxia
 Definition
condition of oxygen
Term
-phagia
 Definition
eating or swallowing
Term
-phagia
 Definition
speaking
Term
-physis
 Definition
growth
Term
-plegia
 Definition
paralysis
Term
quadri-
 Definition
four limbs
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor
Term
oste
 Definition
bone
Term
-stasis
 Definition
standing still
Term
-algia
 Definition
condition of pain
Term
arthr
 Definition
joint
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
Term
my-
 Definition
muscle
Term
-atresia
 Definition
closure or absence of normal body opening
Term
hyster
 Definition
uterine cavity
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia

swelling

protrusion
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-ia
 Definition
condition of
Term
-osis
 Definition
condition of
Term
aden
 Definition
gland
Term
-ism
 Definition
condition or disease
Term
-phobia
 Definition
fear
Term
-penia
 Definition
deficiency or abnormal reduction in number
Term
-plasia
 Definition
formation

growth
Term
-rrhagia
 Definition
abnormal discharge
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
discharge
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
condition of hard
Term
-spasm
 Definition
sudden involuntary muscle contraction
Term
-asthenia
 Definition
weakness
Term
-ad
 Definition
toward
Term
-emia & -hemia
 Definition
condition of blood
Term
-emia
 Definition
condition of blood
Term
cyt
 Definition
cell
Term
poly-
 Definition
excessive, over, many
Term
-a
 Definition
singular term
Term
-ae
 Definition
plural term
Term
-iatry
 Definition
treatment

speciality
Term
-logist
 Definition
one who studies
Term
-practic
 Definition
practice
Term
-centesis
 Definition
surgical puncture
Term
-clasia
-clasis
-clast
 Definition
break apart
Term
-desis
 Definition
surgical fixation or fusion
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical excision or removal
Term
-graph
 Definition
a instrument for recording
Term
-graphy
 Definition
recording process
Term
-graph
 Definition
record or image
Term
-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation

suspension
Term
-phylaxis
 Definition
protection
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suturing
Term
-scope
 Definition
a viewing instrument
Term
-scopy
 Definition
process of viewing
Term
-stomy
 Definition
surgical creation of an opening
Term
-tomy
 Definition
incision
Term
-tome
 Definition
cutting instrument
Term
-tripsy
 Definition
surgical crushing
Term
-ion
 Definition
process
Term
ab-
 Definition
away from
Term
bi-
 Definition
two
Term
hyper-
 Definition
excessive
abnormally high
above
Term
post-
 Definition
to follow after
Term
pre-
 Definition
to come before
Term
sub-
 Definition
under
beneath
below
Term
ven
 Definition
vein
Term
anti-
 Definition
against or opposite of
Term
a-
 Definition
without or absence of
Term
con-
 Definition
with
together
jointly
Term
Contra-
 Definition
counter or against
Term
con-
 Definition
with

together
Term
Know the difference between
Con- & Contra-
 Definition
Con- with, together

Contra- counter or against
Term
Meta-
 Definition
after or change
Term
ambi-
 Definition
both
Term
focal
 Definition
focal point
Term
di-
 Definition
double
Term
dipl-
 Definition
double
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
mono-
 Definition
one
Term
multi-
 Definition
many

more than once

numerous
Term
nulli-
 Definition
none
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
poly-
 Definition
excessive

over

many
Term
primi-
 Definition
first
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tetra-
 Definition
four
Term
semi-
 Definition
half

partial
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
ad-
 Definition
toward
Term
ana-
 Definition
up

toward
Term
tom
 Definition
to cut
Term
nat
 Definition
birth
Term
pre-
 Definition
before
Term
ante-
 Definition
before
Term
dia-
 Definition
through
Term
-lysis
 Definition
to loosen
Term
dis-
 Definition
apart or away
Term
Ec-
 Definition
outside or out
Term
Ecto-
 Definition
outside or out
Term
endo-
 Definition
within
Term
ep-
 Definition
upon

over

above

on top
Term
epi-
 Definition
upon

over

above

on top
Term
ep- & epi-
 Definition
upon

over

above

on top
Term
eso-
 Definition
inward
Term
ex-
 Definition
outside

away from
Term
exo-
 Definition
outside

away from
Term
ex- & exo-
 Definition
outside

away from
Term
extra-
 Definition
outside
Term
Infer-
 Definition
below
Term
Inter-
 Definition
between
Term
Intra-
 Definition
within
Term
Para-
 Definition
Alongside

Abnormal
Term
Peri-
 Definition
around
Term
Post-
 Definition
to follow after
Term
sub- & hypo-
 Definition
below
Term
dermis
 Definition
skin
Term
Another word for skin?
 Definition
cutaneous
Term
Super-
 Definition
above
Term
Supra-
 Definition
above
Term
Sym-
 Definition
together or joined
Term
Syn-
 Definition
together or joined
Term
Sym- & Syn-
 Definition
together or joined
Term
an-
 Definition
without or absence of
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
kines
 Definition
movement
Term
Circum-
 Definition
around
Term
dys-
 Definition
Bad
Abnormal
Painful
Difficult
Term
eu-
 Definition
normal or good
Term
Heter-
 Definition
different
Term
Hetero-
 Definition
different
Term
Hyper-
 Definition
excessive
abnormally high
above
Term
hypo-
 Definition
deficient

abnormally low

below
Term
Macro-
 Definition
large
Term
cephal
 Definition
head
Term
mal-
 Definition
bad
Term
mega-
 Definition
large or great
Term
megalo-
 Definition
large or great
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
nat
 Definition
birth
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
tachy-
 Definition
rapid

fast
Term
trans-
 Definition
through

across

beyond
Term
Ultra-
 Definition
beyond normal
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