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Medical Terminology
basic word parts, prefix, suffix, medical records
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Undergraduate 1
09/02/2011
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Term
Word root
 Definition
fundamental meaning of the term
Term
Prefixes and Suffixes do what?
 Definition
modify the root word
Term
What do combining vowels do?
 Definition
connect other word parts
Term
Are there exceptions to the rules?
 Definition
ALWAYS
Term
What do you do if the suffix begins with a VOWEL?
 Definition
DO not use a combining vowel
ex: Arthritis, not arthroitis
Term
What do you do if that suffix begins with a consonant?
 Definition
use a combining vowel
ex: Arthroscope, not arthrscope
Term
Aden/o
 Definition
gland
Term
carcin/o
 Definition
cancer
Term
cardi/o
 Definition
heart
Term
chem/o
 Definition
chemical
Term
cis/0
 Definition
to cut
Term
dermat/o
 Definition
skin
Term
immun/o
 Definition
immune
Term
laryng/0
 Definition
voice box
Term
laryng/0
 Definition
voice box
Term
enter/o
 Definition
small intestine
Term
gastr/o
 Definition
stomach
Term
gynec/o
 Definition
female
Term
hemat/o
 Definition
blood
Term
hydr/o
 Definition
water
Term
morph/o
 Definition
shape
Term
nephr/o
 Definition
kidney
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
opthalm/o
 Definition
eye
Term
ot/o
 Definition
ear
Term
path/o
 Definition
disease
Term
pulmon/o
 Definition
lung
Term
rhin/o
 Definition
nose
Term
ur/o
 Definition
urine, urinary system
Term
Prefixes add meaning such as:
 Definition
location of organ, number of parts, time (frequency)
Term
a-
 Definition
without, away from
Term
an-
 Definition
without
Term
ante-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
anti-
 Definition
against
Term
auto-
 Definition
self
Term
brady-
 Definition
slow
Term
dys-
 Definition
painful, difficult
Term
endo-
 Definition
within, inner
Term
epi-
 Definition
upon, over
Term
eu-
 Definition
normal, good
Term
hetero-
 Definition
different
Term
homo-
 Definition
same
Term
hyper-
 Definition
over, above
Term
hypo-
 Definition
under, below
Term
infra-
 Definition
under, beneath, below
Term
inter-
 Definition
among, between
Term
macro-
 Definition
large
Term
micro-
 Definition
small
Term
neo-
 Definition
new
Term
pan-
 Definition
all
Term
para-
 Definition
beside, beyond, near
Term
per-
 Definition
through
Term
peri-
 Definition
around
Term
post-
 Definition
after
Term
supra-
 Definition
above
Term
pre-
 Definition
before, in front of
Term
pseudo-
 Definition
false
Term
retro-
 Definition
backward, behind
Term
sub-
 Definition
below, under
Term
super-
 Definition
above, excess
Term
tachy-
 Definition
fast
Term
trans-
 Definition
through, across
Term
ultra-
 Definition
beyond, excess
Term
bi-
 Definition
two
Term
hemi-
 Definition
half
Term
mono-
 Definition
one
Term
multi-
 Definition
many
Term
nulli-
 Definition
none
Term
poly-
 Definition
many
Term
quad-
 Definition
four
Term
semi-
 Definition
partial, half
Term
tri-
 Definition
three
Term
uni-
 Definition
one
Term
Suffix is attached where?
 Definition
at the end of a term
Term
How does a SUFFIX add meaning?>
 Definition
condition, disease, or procedure
Term
All medical terms must have a suffix?
 Definition
TRUE- this is a rule!!! ON test for sure!!
Term
-algia
 Definition
pain
Term
-cele
 Definition
hernia, protrusion
Term
-cise
 Definition
cut
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-dynia
 Definition
pain
Term
-etasis
 Definition
dilatation
Term
-gen
 Definition
that which produces
Term
-genesis
 Definition
produces, generates
Term
-genic
 Definition
producing
Term
-ia
 Definition
state, condition
Term
-iasis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-ism
 Definition
state of
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-logist
 Definition
one who studies
Term
-logy
 Definition
study of
Term
-lysis
 Definition
destruction
Term
-malacia
 Definition
abnormal softening
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement, large
Term
-oma
 Definition
tumor, mass
Term
-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-plasia
 Definition
development, growth
Term
-plasm
 Definition
formation, development
Term
-ptosis
 Definition
drooping
Term
-rrhage
 Definition
excessive, abnormal flow
Term
-rrhea
 Definition
discharge, flow
Term
-rrhexis
 Definition
rupture
Term
-sclerosis
 Definition
hardening
Term
-therapy
 Definition
treatment
Term
-trophy
 Definition
nourishment, development
Term
Suffix may be used to convert a word root into a complete word? T or F
 Definition
True- adjective suffixes- tanslation of these suffixes is pertaining to
ex: gastric - pertaining to the stomach
ex: gastric ulcer- ulcer found in the the stomach
Term
-ac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-al
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-an
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ar
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ary
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-eal
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-iac
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ical
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ile
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ior
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ory
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ose
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-tic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-centesis
 Definition
puncture to withdraw fluid
Term
-ectomy
 Definition
surgical removal
Term
-ostomy
 Definition
surgically creates an opening
Term
-otomy
 Definition
cutting into
Term
-pexy
 Definition
surgical fixation
Term
-plasty
 Definition
surgical repair
Term
-rrhaphy
 Definition
suture
Term
-gram
 Definition
record or picture
Term
-graph
 Definition
instrument for recording
Term
-graphy
 Definition
process for recording
Term
-meter
 Definition
instrument for measuring
Term
-metry
 Definition
process for measuring
Term
-scope
 Definition
instrument for viewing
Term
-scopy
 Definition
process of visually examining
Term
Medical record
 Definition
documents details of a hospital stay
Term
History and Physical
 Definition
written by admitting physician
Term
Physicians orders
 Definition
ordered by doctor
Term
Nurses Notes
 Definition
records the patients care throughout the day
Term
Physicians progress notes
 Definition
daily record of patients condition
Term
consultation reports
 Definition
given by a specialist when the physician asks doe patient evaluation
Term
Ancillary reports
 Definition
various treatments and therapies
Term
Operative report
 Definition
surgeon detailing operation
Term
anesthesiologist's report
 Definition
relates details of drugs given to patient
Term
Diagnostic reports
 Definition
results of all diagnostic tests performed on the patient
Term
Pathologist's report
 Definition
reports that study tissue removed from patient
Term
Informed Consent
 Definition
document voluntarily signed by the patient or responsible party
Term
Discharge Summary
 Definition
Outline of patients entire hospital stay
Term
Acute care or General Hospital
 Definition
diagnoses and treated disease for a short period of time
Term
specialty care
 Definition
provides care for specific type of disease
Term
Nursing home or long term care facility
 Definition
patients who need extra time to recover before going home
Term
Ambulatory care, surgical center, or outpatient clinic
 Definition
simple surgeries
Term
Physician's office
 Definition
individual or group of doctors in office setting
Term
Health maintenance organization
 Definition
primary care physicians, specialists and other health care professionals
Term
Home health care
 Definition
agencies that provide in home care
Term
Rehabilitation
 Definition
physical and occupational therapy
Term
Hospice
 Definition
terminally ill patients
Term
Health Insurance portability and Accountability act (HIPAA)
 Definition
federal standards to protect records
Term
abdomin/o
 Definition
abdominal
Term
adip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
anter/o
 Definition
front
Term
brachi/o
 Definition
arm
Term
caud/o
 Definition
tail
Term
cephal/o
 Definition
head
Term
cervic/o
 Definition
cervical
Term
chondr/o
 Definition
cartilage
Term
crani/o
 Definition
skull
Term
crur/o
 Definition
leg
Term
cyt/o
 Definition
cell
Term
dist/o
 Definition
away from
Term
dors/o
 Definition
back of the body
Term
epitheli/o
 Definition
epithelium
Term
glute/o
 Definition
buttock
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
infer/o
 Definition
below
Term
later/o
 Definition
side
Term
medi/o
 Definition
middle
Term
muscul/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
organ/o
 Definition
organ
Term
oste/o
 Definition
bones
Term
pelv/o
 Definition
pelvis
Term
peritone/o
 Definition
peritomeum
Term
pleur/o
 Definition
pleura
Term
poster/o
 Definition
back
Term
proxim/o
 Definition
hear to
Term
pub/o
 Definition
genital region
Term
somat/o
 Definition
body
Term
spin/o
 Definition
spine
Term
super/o
 Definition
above
Term
system/o
 Definition
system
Term
thorac/o
 Definition
chest
Term
ventr/o
 Definition
belly
Term
vertebr/o
 Definition
vertebre
Term
viscer/o
 Definition
internal organ
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