Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Med Term Exam 1
Chapters 1-3
201
Medical
Professional
10/07/2010
Click here to study/print these flashcards.

Create your own flash cards! Sign up here.

Additional Medical Flashcards

 

 

Cards

Term
Arthro=
 Definition
joint
Term
Hepato=
 Definition
liver
Term
Veno=
 Definition
vein
Term
Osteo=
 Definition
bone
Term
Intra=
 Definition
within
Term
Sub=
 Definition
under
Term
Itis=
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-ic=
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ous=
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-pathy=
 Definition
disease
Term
Adeno=
 Definition
gland
Term
Cyto=
 Definition
cell
Term
Epithelio=
 Definition
epithelium
Term
Fibro=
 Definition
fiber
Term
Histo=
 Definition
tissue
Term
Karyo=
 Definition
nucleus
Term
Lipo=
 Definition
fat
Term
Myo=
 Definition
muscle
Term
Neuro=
 Definition
nerve
Term
Organo=
 Definition
organ
Term
Sarco=
 Definition
flesh, connective tissue
Term
Systemo=
 Definition
system
Term
Viscero=
 Definition
internal organs
Term
Cancero,carcino=
 Definition
cancer
Term
Etio=
 Definition
cause of
Term
Gno=
 Definition
knowledge
Term
Iatro=
 Definition
physician, medicine(also means treatment)
Term
Lei=
 Definition
smooth
Term
Onco=
 Definition
tumor, mass
Term
Path=
 Definition
disease
Term
Rhabdo=
 Definition
rod-shaped, striated
Term
Somato=
 Definition
body
Term
Chloro=
 Definition
green
Term
Chromo=
 Definition
color
Term
Cyano=
 Definition
blue
Term
Erythro=
 Definition
red
Term
Leuko=
 Definition
white
Term
Melano=
 Definition
black
Term
Xantho=
 Definition
yellow
Term
Dia=
 Definition
through, complete
Term
Dys=
 Definition
painful, abnormal, difficult, labored
Term
Hyper=
 Definition
above, excessive
Term
Hypo=
 Definition
below, incomplete, deficient
Term
Meta=
 Definition
after, beyond, change
Term
Neo=
 Definition
new
Term
Pro=
 Definition
before
Term
-ous =
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-cyte=
 Definition
cell
Term
-gen=
 Definition
substance or agent that produces or causes
Term
-genesis=
 Definition
origin, cause
Term
-genic=
 Definition
producing,originating, causing
Term
-ologist-
 Definition
one who studies and treats(specialist, physician)
Term
-ology=
 Definition
study of
Term
-oid=
 Definition
resembling
Term
-oma=
 Definition
tumor, swelling
Term
-osis=
 Definition
abnormal condition( means increase when used wit hblood cell Word roots)
Term
-pathy=
 Definition
disease
Term
-plasia=
 Definition
condition of formation, development, growth
Term
-plasm=
 Definition
growth, substance, formation
Term
-sarcoma=
 Definition
malignant tumor
Term
-sis=
 Definition
state of
Term
-stasis=
 Definition
control, stop, standing
Term
Adenocarcinoma=
 Definition
cancerous tumor composed of glandular tissue
Term
Adenoma=
 Definition
tumor composed of glandular tissue(benign)
Term
Carcinoma=
 Definition
cancerous tumor(malignant)
Term
Chloroma=
 Definition
tumor of green color(malignant, arising from myeloid tissue).
Term
Epithelioma=
 Definition
tumor composed of epithelium
Term
Fibroma=
 Definition
tumor composed of fibers(fibrous tissue)
Term
Fibrosarcoma=
 Definition
malignant tumor composed of fibers(fibrous tissue)
Term
Leiomyoma=
 Definition
Leiomyoma=tumor of smooth muscle(benign)
Term
Leiomyosarcoma=
 Definition
malignant tumor of smooth muscle
Term
Lipoma=
 Definition
tumor composed of fat( benign tumor)
Term
Liposarcoma-
 Definition
malignant tumor composed of fat
Term
Melanocarcinoma-
 Definition
cancerous black tumor (malignant)
Term
Melanoma=
 Definition
black tumor(primarily of the skin)
Term
Myoma=
 Definition
tumor composed muscle(benign)
Term
Neoplasm-
 Definition
new growth(of abnormal tissue or tumor)
Term
Neuroma=
 Definition
tumor composed of nerve(benign)
Term
Rhabdomyoma=
 Definition
tumor of striated muscle(benign)
Term
Rhabdomyosarcoma=
 Definition
malignant tumor of striated muscle
Term
Sarcoma=
 Definition
tumor composed of connective tissue(such as bone or cartilage)(highly malignant)
Term
Benign=
 Definition
not malignant, nonrecurrent, favorable for recovery
Term
Carcinoma in situ=
 Definition
cancer in early stage before invading surrounding tissue
Term
Chemotherapy(chemo)=
 Definition
treatment for cancer with drugs
Term
Encapsulated=
 Definition
enclosed in a capsule, as with benign tumors
Term
Exacerbation=
 Definition
increase in the severity of a disease or its symptoms
Term
Idiopathic=
 Definition
pertaining to disease of unknown origin
Term
Inflammation=
 Definition
response to injury or destruction of tissue characterized by redness, swelling, heat, and pain.
Term
In vitro=
 Definition
within a glass, observable within a testtube.
Term
In vivo=
 Definition
within the living body
Term
Malignant=
 Definition
tending to become progressively worse and to cause death, as in cancer.
Term
Radiation therapy=
 Definition
treatment of cancer with a radioactive substance, x-ray, or radiation(also called radiation oncology and radiotherapy)
Term
Cancerous=
 Definition
pertaining to cancer
Term
Carcinogen=
 Definition
substance that causes cancer
Term
Carcinogenic=
 Definition
producing cancer
Term
Cyanosis-
 Definition
abnormal condition of blue(bluish discoloration of the skin caused by inadequate supply of oxygen in the blood)
Term
Cytogenic-
 Definition
producing cells
Term
Cytoid=
 Definition
resembling
Term
Cytology=
 Definition
study of cells
Term
Cytoplasm=
 Definition
cell substance
Term
Diagnosis=
 Definition
state of complete knowledge(identifying a disease)
Term
Dysplasia=
 Definition
abnormal development
Term
Epithelial=
 Definition
pertaining to epithelium
Term
Erythrocyte=
 Definition
red(blood)cell
Term
Erythrocytosis=
 Definition
increase in the number of red (blood) cells
Term
Etiology=
 Definition
study of causes
Term
Histology=
 Definition
study of tissue
Term
Hyperplasia=
 Definition
excessive development(number of cells)
Term
Hypoplasia=
 Definition
incomplete development
Term
Iatrogenic=
 Definition
produced by a physician(the unexpected results from a treatment prescribed by a physician)
Term
Iatrology=
 Definition
study of medicine
Term
Karyocyte=
 Definition
cell with a nucleus
Term
Karyoplasm=
 Definition
substance of nucleus
Term
Leukocyte=
 Definition
white (blood) cell
Term
Leukocytosis=
 Definition
increase in the number of white (blood) cells
Term
Lipoid=
 Definition
resembling fat
Term
Metastasis(pl. metastases) (mets)=
 Definition
beyond control(transfer of disease from one organ to another, as in the transfer of malignant tumors)
Term
Myopathy=
 Definition
disease of the muscle
Term
Neopathy=
 Definition
new disease
Term
Neuroid=
 Definition
resembling a nerve
Term
Oncogenic=
 Definition
causing tumors
Term
Oncologist=
 Definition
a physician who studies and treats tumors
Term
Oncology=
 Definition
study of tumors (a branch of medicine concerned with the study of malignant tumors)
Term
Pathogenic=
 Definition
producing disease
Term
Pathologist=
 Definition
a physician who studies disease (examines biopsies and performs autopsies to determine the cause of disease or death)
Term
Pathology=
 Definition
study of disease
Term
Prognosis=
 Definition
state of before knowledge(prediction of the outcome of disease)
Term
Somatic=
 Definition
pertaining to the body
Term
Somatogenic=
 Definition
originating in the body(organic as opposed to psychologic)
Term
Somatopathy=
 Definition
disease of the body
Term
Somatoplasm=
 Definition
body substance
Term
Systemic=
 Definition
pertaining to a (body) system (or the body as a whole)
Term
Visceral=
 Definition
pertaining to the internal organs
Term
Xanthochromic=
 Definition
pertaining to yellow color
Term
Xanthosis=
 Definition
abnormal condition of yellow(discoloration)
Term
Ca=
 Definition
carcinoma
Term
Chemo=
 Definition
chemotherapy
Term
Dx=
 Definition
diagnosis
Term
Mets=
 Definition
metastasis
Term
Px=
 Definition
prognosis
Term
RBC=
 Definition
red blood cells
Term
RXT=
 Definition
radiation therapy
Term
WBC=
 Definition
white blood cell
Term
Antero=
 Definition
front
Term
Caudo=
 Definition
tail(downward)
Term
Cephalo=
 Definition
head(upward)
Term
Disto=
 Definition
away(from the point of attachment of a body part)
Term
Dorso=
 Definition
back
Term
Infero=
 Definition
below
Term
Latero=
 Definition
side
Term
Medi=
 Definition
middle
Term
Postero=
 Definition
back,behind
Term
Proximo=
 Definition
near(the point of attachment of a body part)
Term
Supero=
 Definition
above
Term
Ventro=
 Definition
belly(front)
Term
Bi-
 Definition
two
Term
Uni-
 Definition
one
Term
-ad =
 Definition
toward
Term
-ior =
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
Anterior(ant) =
 Definition
pertaining to the front
Term
Posterior=
 Definition
pertaining to the back
Term
Inferior(inf)=
 Definition
pertaining to below
Term
Superior(sup)=
 Definition
pertaining to above
Term
Distal=
 Definition
pertaining to away(from the point of attachment of a body part)
Term
Proximal=
 Definition
pertaining to near(to the point of attachment of a body part)
Term
Dorsal=
 Definition
pertaining to the back
Term
Ventral=
 Definition
pertaining to the belly (front)
Term
Caudal=
 Definition
pertaining to the tail
Term
Cephalic=
 Definition
pertaining to the head
Term
Anteroposterior(AP)=
 Definition
pertaining to the front and to the back
Term
Posterioanterior(PA)=
 Definition
pertaining to the back and to the front
Term
Lateral(lat)=
 Definition
pertaining to a side
Term
Medial(med)=
 Definition
pertaining to the middle
Term
Unilateral=
 Definition
pertaining to one side (only)
Term
Bilateral=
 Definition
pertaining to two sides
Term
Mediolateral=
 Definition
pertaining to the middle and to the side
Term
Mediad=
 Definition
toward the middle
Term
Cephalad=toward the head
 Definition
Term
Frontal or coronal=
 Definition
vertical field passing through the body from side to side, dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions
Term
Sagittal=
 Definition
vertical field running through the body from front to back, dividing the body into right and left sides.
Term
Midsagittal=
 Definition
divides the body into right and left halves
Term
Transverse=
 Definition
horizontal field dividing the body into upper and lower portions
Term
Umbilical region=
 Definition
around the navel(umbilicus)
Term
Epigastric region=
 Definition
directly above the umbilical region
Term
Hypogastric region=
 Definition
direcly below the umbilical region
Term
Hypochondriac regions (2)-
 Definition
to the right and left of the epigastric region
Term
Lumbar regions (2)-
 Definition
to the right and left of the umbilical region
Term
Iliac regions (2)=
 Definition
to the right and left of the hypogastric region
Term
ant=
 Definition
anterior
Term
AP=
 Definition
anterioposterior
Term
inf=
 Definition
inferior
Term
lat=
 Definition
lateral
Term
LLQ=
 Definition
left lower quandrant
Term
LUQ=
 Definition
left upper quandrant
Term
med=
 Definition
medial
Term
PA=
 Definition
posterioranterior
Term
RLQ=
 Definition
right lower quandrant
Term
RUQ=
 Definition
right upper quandrant
Term
Sup=
 Definition
superior
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Supporting users have an ad free experience!