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Details Title: Basic-MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 4 Description: Medical Claims & Billing Total Flash Cards: 227 Created: 09/20/2005 12:47:25	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 organomegaly Definition enlagerment of the organs or viscera Term pemphigus Definition chronic bullous disease Term periorbital Definition around the orbit Term pneumococcal Definition relating to pneumococci (Steptococcuspneumoniae) Term posteromedial Definition behind and to the inner side Term presternal Definition anterior to the sternun Term pretibial Definition anterior to the tibia Term prophylactic Definition preventing disease Term superficial Definition nearer to the surface Term supraorbital Definition situated above the orbital Term symptomatic Definition relating to the nature of a symptom Term tympanic Definition relating to the tympanic cavity or membrane Term vesicles Definition small bladder or sac containing fluid Term vasicular Definition relating to small bladder or sac Term /emesis, /emetic Definition vomiting Term /lucent, /lucency Definition transmits light,a white spot on an x-ray Term /valgus Definition bent outward Term /varus Definition bent inward Term acetabul/o Definition acetabulum;cup shaped cavity on hip bone where femur articulates Term alveol/o Definition alveolus;small cell or cavity Term ambulant/o Definition ambulatory, walking Term ankyl/o Definition stiff, bent, crooked Term articul/o Definition articulate; a joint Term circum/ Definition around Term condyl/o Definition condyle; knuckle Term cruciat/o Definition cruciate; a cross Term fibul/o Definition fibula; calf bone Term gangli/o Definition ganglion; a knot or swelling Term glen/o Definition glenoid, resembling a pit or socket; also refers to the glenoid cavity in the shoulder Term humer/o Definition humerus; bone of the arm Term hyster/o Definition uterus Term kyph/o Definition kyphos;hump Term lepromat/o Definition lepromatous; scaly tumor Term ligament/o Definition ligament Term luxat/o Definition luxation; slipped, dislocated Term menisc/o Definition meniscus; crescent shape Term navicul/o Definition navicular; scaphoid Term phalang/o Definition phalanges; long bone of the fingers or toes Term pigment/o Definition pigment; any coloring matter Term rheumat/o Definition rheumatism; watery discharge Term scaph/o Definition scaphoid; boat-shaped Term sin/o, sinus/o Definition sinus; a cavity Term ten/o, tendin/o Definition tendon Term trapezi/o Definition trapezius muscle Term trochant/o, trochanter/o Definition trochanter= part of femur Term zygomatic/o, zygo Definition zygoma, a junction Term acetabular Definition relating to acetabulum Term acetabulum Definition cup-shaped depression on external surface of the hip Term ankylosis Definition condition of being stiff, croked, bent Term arthroscopy Definition endoscopic examination of the interior of a joint Term articulation Definition joining or connecting together loosely to allow motion Term circumvention Definition to pass around in a circle Term condylar Definition relating to the knuckle of a joint Term costochondritis Definition inflammation of costal cartilage Term cruciate ligamnet Definition cross-shaped ligamnet Term glenoid Definition resembling a pit or socket Term hematemesis Definition vomiting of blood Term infrascapular Definition below the scapula Term interphalangeal Definition between two phalanges Term intertrochanteric Definition situated between the greater and lesser trochanter Term kyphosis Definition being humpbacked Term meniscal Definition relating to crescent-shaped structure Term myofascial Definition relating to the fascia surrounding and separating muscle tissue Term osteoarthitis Definition degenation of articular cartilage Term osteolytic Definition relating to destruction of bone tissue Term osteomyelitis Definition inflammation of the marrow and adjacent bone Term periosteal Definition relating to the thick fibrous memrane covering entire bone surface Term rheumatoid Definition resembling rheumatism Term sclerotic Definition relating to hardening caused by chronic inflammation Term subluxation Definition an incomplete dislocation Term tendinitis Definition inflammation of a tendon Term transculent Definition transmitting light Term /active Definition acting Term /glia Definition non-neuronal cell element of the nervous system Term /lepsy,/leptic Definition seizure Term /mentia Definition condition of the mind Term opaque Definition impervious to light or x-ray Term /opia,/opsia Definition vision Term /paresis, /paretic Definition slight or incomplete paralysis Term /plegia, /plegic Definition paralysis Term /taxia,/taxis Definition order or arrangement Term adnex/o Definition adnexa; appendages Term adren/o Definition adrenal gland Term aneurysm/o Definition aneurysm; a widening Term arteriol/o Definition little artery Term auricul/o Definition auricula; ear Term capillar/o Definition cappilary; hairlike blood vessel Term cerebell/o Definition cerebellum; the brain Term cleid/o Definition clavicle Term conjuctiv/o Definition conjuctivae; mucous membrane covering anterior surface of eyeball and lining the lids Term cry/o Definition cold, freezing Term dipl/o Definition double Term fascicul/o Definition fasciculus; little bundle Term gingiv/o Definition gingiva; gums Term heter/o Definition different or opposite Term ir/o, irid/o Definition iris of the eye Term isch/o Definition defficiency Term lacrim/o Definition lacrimal; tear or teardrop Term lent/i Definition lenticulus; lens of the eye Term mamm/o Definition breast Term olig/o Definition little or few Term palat/o Definition palate; roof of the mouth Term phas/o Definition speech Term polariz/o Definition polarize; line up between poles Term presby/o Definition elder or aging Term pyramid/o Definition pyramid; pyramid-shaped anatomical structure Term retin/o Definition retina Term scler/o Definition sclera; white of the eye Term stern/o Definition sternum Term stigm/o, stigmat/o Definition stigma;point of focus Term strept/o Definition twisted or curved Term tempor/o Definition temple; side of the forehead Term uve/o Definition uvea; vascular middle coat of the eye Term uvul/o Definition uvula; fleshy mass Term vag/o Definition vagus nerve Term ventricul/o Definition ventricule Term vitre/o Definition vitreous Term adnexal Definition relating t appendages Term aphasia Definition impaired or absent communication by speech or writing Term arteriolar Definition relating to a little artery Term arthralgia Definition severe pain in a joint Term astigmatism Definition unequal curvature of the refractive surface of the eye Term ataxia Definition inability to coordinate muscle movement Term cerebrospinal Definition relating to brain and spinal cord Term cerebrovascular Definition relating to the blood suppply to the brain Term craniotomy Definition opening into the skull Term dementia Definition general mental desorientation Term diplopia Definition double vision Term electromyography Definition recording the electrical currents generated in an active muscle Term encephalitis Definition inflammation of the brain Term encephalomalacia Definition softening of the brain Term aerol/o Definition aerola; a circular area surrounding a central point Term gon/o Definition gonad;ovary or testicle Term capsul/o Definition capsule; a covering membrane Term pod/o Definition foot or footlike Term /kalemia Definition potassium in the blood Term /dialysis Definition filtering through Term pen/o Definition penis;male organ Term test/o Definition testis, testicle;male reproductive gland Term orchi/o, orchid/o Definition testis, testicle Term lup/o Definition lupus;originally used to depict erosion of the skin Term cholester/o Definition cholesterol; an organic steroid found in the body Term glomerul/o Definition glomerulus, functional part of the kidney Term plasma/ Definition plasma;fluid found in blood vessels Term protein/ Definition a chemical compound containing C,H,O,N Term albumin/ Definition a protein that is soluble in water Term uric/o Definition pertaining to urine or uric acid Term pyel/o Definition pelvis Term ser/o Definition serum;clear, watery fluid Term scrot/o Definition scrotum;the sac containing the testes Term meat/o Definition meatus;opening to tube or canal Term epididym/o Definition epididymis; a tube along the testis where sperm are stored Term spermat/o Definition sperm, semen Term semin/o Definition seminal;relating to semen Term dips/o Definition thirst Term calyce/o, calice/o Definition calyces;plural of calyx, a structure in the kidney Term xanth/o Definition yellow Term ech/o Definition reflected sound or sonography Term adenocarcinoma Definition cancerous tumor in a gland Term albuminuria Definition presence of albumin in the urine Term calyceal Definition relating to a calyx Term carcinoma Definition cancer tumor Term cystitis Definition inflammation of urinary bladder Term dysuria Definition difficulty or pain in urination Term epigastric Definition relating to the upper middle region of the abdomen Term glomerulonephritis Definition inflammation of the glomeruli of the kidney Term gonad Definition organ that produces sex cells, ovary, testis Term hematuria Definition blood in the urine Term hemodialysis Definition filtering of the blood Term hypokalemia Definition low potassium concentration in the blood Term nephrolithiasis Definition presence of the kidney stone Term orchiectomy Definition excision of the one or both testes Term prostate Definition gland in the male(surrounding upper part of uretha) Term proteinuria Definition presence of an excess of the serum proteins in the urine Term pyelonephritis Definition inflammtioj of the kidney and its pelvis Term pyonephritis Definition inflammation of the kidney containing pus Term pyonephrosis Definition destruction of the kidney with loss of renal function, associated with pus formation Term spermatocele Definition a cyst of the epididymis containing sperm Term urethritis Definition inflammatio of the urethra Term urinary Definition containing or secreting urine Term uropathy Definition any pathologic change in the urinary tract Term /tropic Definition seeking or reacting Term culd/o Definition cul-de-sac;a cavity closed at one end Term colp/o Definition vagina Term fet/o Definition fetus, a birth Term fimbri/o Definition fimbria; fluted edge of the fallopian tube Term hydatid/o, hydatid/i Definition hydatid;cystlike or drop of water Term men/o Definition menses;menstrual cycle Term metr/o Definition uterus Term myom/o Definition myoma;muscle tumor Term o/o Definition egg Term oophor/o Definition ovary or egg-bearer Term partur/o Definition parturient; process of birth Term placent/o Definition placenta;afterbirth Term puerper/o Definition puerperal;recently having borne Term salping/o Definition fallopian tubes Term terat/o Definition realting to maloformed fetus Term toc/o Definition childbirth, labor Term trichomon/o Definition Trichomonas;an organism that causes vaginal, among other ,infections Term vert/o Definition vertigo;turn or tilt Term vulv/o Definition vulva, female external genitalia Term cortic/o Definition cortex;outer layer of an organ Term kal/o Definition potassium Term pituitar/o Definition pituitary gland Term campt/o Definition bent Term embry/o Definition embryo;early stage of development Term matern/o, patern/o Definition mother, father Term mel/o, /melia, /melic Definition limb, cheek Term papul/o Definition papule, a pimple Term vesic/o Definition vesicle;bladder or blister Term anteverted Definition tilted forward Term cervical Definition relating to the neck or cervix Term cervicitis Definition inflammation of the mucous membrane of the cervix Term cesarean Definition incision through the abdomen to deliver the baby Term colposcopy Definition examination of vagina and cervix using an endoscope Term dysmenorrhea Definition difficult and painful menstruation Term endometrium Definition the mucous membrane lining the uterine wall Term fimbriated Definition fringed Term hysteroectomy Definition surgical remover of the uterus Term menorrhagia Definition excessive menstrual discharge Term oophorectomy Definition excision of the one or both ovaries Term postpartum Definition after childbirth Term salpingectomy Definition removal of the fallopian tubes Term salpingitis Definition inflammation of the fallopian tubes Term salpingo-oophorectomy Definition removal of both ovary and fallopian tubes Term teratoma Definition