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Details Title: Basic-MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 3 Description: Medical Claims & Billing Total Flash Cards: 220 Created: 09/19/2005 18:22:32	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term abdominocentesis Definition surgical puncture into the abdominal cavity to remove fluid Term abdominopelvic Definition relating to the abdominal and pelic cavity Term cranial Definition relating to the scull Term cranium Definition skull Term diaphragm Definition muscle separating the abdominal and thoracic cavities Term dura Definition refers to dura mater= outer membrane protecting the brain and spinal cord Term foramen, foramen magnum Definition opening, large opening Term /rrhage, rrhagia Definition break or bursting through, abnormal flow Term hemorrhage Definition bleed with abnormal flow Term hypothyroidism Definition condition of underactive thyroid Term pneumon/o Definition lungs Term mediastin/o Definition mediastinum= mass of tissue between the lungs Term mening/o Definition meninges=three membranes that protect the brain *dura mater *pia mater *arachnoid Term organ/o Definition organ Term organic Definition relating to an organ Term organomegaly Definition enlarged organ Term pariet/o Definition wall, paries Term parietal Definition relating to the wall of the cavity Term pelvis Definition lower portion of the abdomin Term pericardium Definition membrane that encloses the heart Term peritone/o Definition peritoneum- serous memrane that lines abnominopelvic cavity Term phrag/o Definition fence, wall Term /phragm Definition enclosure Term phren/o Definition diaphragm Term phrenic Definition relating to diaphragm Term pleur/o Definition pleura=serous memrane that lines the thoracic cavity Term retro-orbital Definition relating to behind the eye Term retroperitoneal Definition relating to behind the abnominopelvical cavity(peritoneum) Term serosa Definition serous membrane Term serum Definition clear fluid secreted from serous membrane Term spin/o Definition spina=spine Term spinal canal Definition canal form by vertebrae that encloses the spinal cord and meninges Term thoracocentesis;thoracentesis Definition surgical puncture into the chest wall to remove fluid Term ton/o Definition tone, tension=normal dergee of tension, or strech in muscle Term viscer/o Definition viscus, viscera=any large organ in the cavity, especially the abdomen Term /plasm Definition formation, growth, cell contents Term /some Definition a body Term ATP Definition adenosine triphosphate Term biopsy Definition remove tissue for examination Term centri/o Definition relating to a center or central location Term chondri/o Definition chondrion=granule Term chrom/o Definition color Term chromat/o Definition color, chromatin Term cilium Definition hairlike projection Term DNA Definition deoxyribonucleic acid Term enzyme Definition molecule that starts chemical reaction Term flagellum Definition tail-like projection Term genesis Definition producing Term granular Definition grainy Term genital Definition relating to reproduction or the genitalia Term kary/o Definition karyon, nucleus Term lip/o Definition lipos, fat Term lys/o Definition lysis, dissolve or digest Term mit/o Definition mitos, thread-like, relating to mitosis Term nucle/o Definition nucleus,center Term oxy/, ox/o Definition relating to the resence of oxygen in a chemical compound Term oxidize Definition to combine with oxygen Term phor/o Definition carry Term phos/o Definition light Term prot/o Definition first, primitive Term reticul/o, reticulum Definition little network Term rib/o Definition the sugar ribose Term RNA Definition ribonucleic acid Term som/o, somat/o Definition body Term tri/ Definition three Term vesicul/o Definition bladder or sac of fluid Term vill/o Definition fingerlike projection, hairy tuft Term vir/o Definition virus Term /ase Definition enzyme Term iso/ Definition same, equal Term /ity Definition the state of Term /phase Definition phase or portion Term /static Definition control, hold in Term anabolic Definition building up moleculs Term C Definition chemical symbol for carbon Term hexa/ Definition six Term catabolic Definition breaking down molecules Term dialysis Definition separate Term electrolyte Definition conducts a current in electricity and is decomposed by it Term ferr/o Definition ferum, iron Term Fe Definition chemical symbol for iron Term H Definition chemical symbol for hydrogen Term I Definition chem.symbol for Iodine Term K Definition chem.symbol for Potassium Term metaboiic Definition relating to metabolism Term betabolism Definition breaking down and building up molecules Term multi/ Definition many Term N Definition chem.symbol for Nitrogen Term Na Definition chem.symbol for Sodium Term osm/o Definition odor or smell, relating to osmosis Term osmosis Definition to pass fluid through the membrane Term pin/o Definition drink Term tel/o, tele/ Definition distant, end Term /vascular Definition relating to a vessel system Term /ceps Definition head Term /gen Definition to produce or creat Term penta/ Definition five Term /poietic Definition relating to the process of formation Term oct/o Definition eight Term adipose Definition relating to fat Term areol/o, areola Definition containing little spaces Term collagen Definition protein substance of connective tissue Term column/o Definition column-shaped Term con/, com/ Definition with Term cub/o Definition cube-shaped Term elast/o Definition elastin, protein wich gives elasticity to the skin and walls of blood vessels Term endocrine Definition secreting internally Term epitheli/o Definition epithelium-surface tissue Term fibr/o Definition fiber Term flex/o Definition flexion, bending a joint Term striated Definition striped Term neuron Definition nerve cell Term osse/o Definition bone Term osteoporosis Definition atrophy of the bone Term /poiesis Definition forming, making Term por/o Definition hollow Term skelet/o Definition skeleton, bony framework of the body Term reticular Definition relating ti the fine network formed by cells Term squam/o Definition scale-like cells Term stratified Definition to form in layers Term vascul/o Definition vessels Term encephal/o Definition brain Term encephalitis Definition inflamation of the brain Term muscul/o Definition muscle Term esophag/o Definition esophagus Term gastrointestinal Definition relating to a stomach and intestine Term immun/o Definition immune, resitnance Term immunologic, immunological Definition relating to immunology Term integument Definition protective covering, skin Term integumentary Definition relating to integument=skin, protective covering Term intestin/o Definition digestive trakt, intestine Term lymphatic Definition relating to lymph node Term lymphopoiesis Definition forming of lymphocytes Term muscular Definition relating to a muscle Term musculoskeletal Definition relating to the muscle and skeleton Term neurological, neurologic Definition relating to neurology=study of the nervous system and its orders Term pancreat/o Definition pancreas Term perineum Definition pelvic floor Term peroneal Definition relating to fibula Term perone/o Definition relating to fibula Term pulmonic Definition relating to lungs Term spir/o Definition breathe Term respiratory Definition to exhale, breathe Term sebace/o Definition sebum, sweat Term splenomegaly Definition enlaged spleen Term thym/o Definition thymus gland-lymphoid organ in neck Term thyroid Definition an endocrine gland that secretes hormones Term ureter/o Definition ureter=the tube leading from the kidney to the bladder Term urethr/o Definition urethra=canal leading away from the bladder Term urin/o, ur/o Definition urine Term onc/o Definition tumor Term orth/o Definition straight Term reumath/o Definition watery discharge, rheumatic condition Term /vention Definition coming Term neo/ Definition new Term esthesi/o Definition perception, sensation Term /ence Definition the property of Term /ive Definition characterized by Term /reflexive Definition having reflexes Term /rrheic Definition relating to flow Term apo/ Definition separation or derivation from Term bull/o Definition bulla, large vesicle Term cellul/o Definition cellula;at a cell level, within the cells Term chlor/o Definition green Term cyan/o Definition blue Term decubit/o Definition decubitus, lying down Term ecchym/o Definition ecchymoma;bruise,pour out Term eczemat/o Definition eczema lesions, thick,scaly,weeping, crusty sores Term eschar/o Definition eschar= sloughed dead tissue Term fasci/o Definition fascia, connective tissue Term pher/o Definition to bear or carry Term hidr/o Definition sweat Term hygien/o Definition hygiene, health Term indurat/o Definition induration, abnormally hardened Term ischi/o Definition ischium=a pelvic bone Term kerat/o, keratin/o Definition horny, hardening, becoming horny Term macul/o Definition macula, spot Term melan/o Definition black Term membran/o Definition membrane, thin layer of tissue Term myc/o Definition fungus Term onych/o Definition nail Term or/o Definition mouth Term pemphig/o Definition pemphigus=blister Term phot/o Definition light Term phylax/o, phylact/o Definition phylactus=guard Term prostat/o Definition prostate= gland in the male Term seb/o Definition sebum;oil,wax Term sud/o Definition sweat, perspiration Term synovi/o,synov/o Definition synovium, synovia, with egg, like egg white Term syphil/o Definition syphilis, infectious venereal disease Term system/o Definition systema;the body as a whole Term tegument/o Definition covering Term trigin/o Definition between skin folds Term tympan/o Definition drum, eardrum Term fluoresc/o Definition emmiting light when exposed to light, flow Term operat/o Definition operation or surgery Term /olone Definition steroid drug Term /one Definition steroid drug Term cocc/o Definition coccus- family of bacteria(ball shaped) Term adenopathy Definition enlagerment of the glands Term apocrine Definition to be secreted Term bullae Definition blister beneath the epidermis Term bullous Definition relating to large blister or vesicle Term cellulitis Definition inflammation of cellular tissue Term cyanosis Definition bluish discoloration Term dermatitis Definition inflammation of the skin Term ecchymosis Definition small hemorrhagic spot in the skin Term eczema Definition chronic inflammatory condition of the skin Term edematous Definition relatimg to edema=swelling Term epidermal Definition relating to outer layer of the skin Term erythematous Definition relating to inflammatory redness of the skin Term inguinal Definition relating to the groin Term keratodermatitis Definition any horny growth on the epidermis Term laceration Definition torn or jagged wound Term maculopapular Definition relating to both: macula(spot,stain) and papule(pimpel) Term mycosis Definition any disease caused by fungy Term neoplastic Definition relating to abnormal tissue grow Term nephritis Definition inflammation of the kidney Term normoreflexive Definition normal reflexes Term onychodysplasia Definition abnormal nail development