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Medical Termnology
Medical Terminology: Exploring Medical Language 7th Edition
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01/23/2011
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Term
Eponyms
 Definition
Derived from the first name of a person
Term
Acronyms
 Definition
Derived from the first letters of the words in a phrase
Term
True or False: There are always prefixes at teh beginning of medical terms
 Definition
False
Term
True or False: A combining vowel is always used when connecting a word root and a suffix, that begins with the letter o
 Definition
False
Term
T or F: A prefix modifies the meaning of the word
 Definition
True
Term
T or F: A combining vowel is used to ease pronunciation
 Definition
True
Term
T or F: I is the most commonly used combining vowel
 Definition
False
Term
arthr
 Definition
joint
Term
hepat
 Definition
liver
Term
ven
 Definition
vein
Term
oste
 Definition
bone
Term
-itis
 Definition
inflammation
Term
-ic
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-ous
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-pathy
 Definition
disease
Term
-megaly
 Definition
enlargement
Term
intra-
 Definition
within
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sub-
 Definition
under
Term
Inflammation of a join
 Definition
Arthitis
Term
Pertaining to the liver
 Definition
Hepatic
Term
Pertaining to under the liver
 Definition
subhepatic
Term
Pertaining to within the vein
 Definition
intravenous
Term
Inflammation of the bone
 Definition
osteitis
Term
Disease of the bone and joint
 Definition
osteoarthropathy
Term
Inflammation of the liver
 Definition
hepatitis
Term
Enlargement of the liver
 Definition
Hepatomegaly
Term
Word root
 Definition
Core of a word
Term
Suffix
 Definition
Attached at the end of a word root to modify its meaning
Term
Analyzing
 Definition
dividing medical terms into word parts, then labeling each word part and combining form
Term
Defining
 Definition
Apply the meaning of each word part contained in the medical term to derive its meaning
Term
building
 Definition
placing word parts together to form words
Term
Cell
 Definition
Basic unit of all living things
Term
Cell membrane
 Definition
forms the boundary of the cell
Term
Cytoplasm
 Definition
gel-like fluid inside the cell
Term
nucleus
 Definition
largest structure within the cell, usually spherical and centrally located
Term
chromosomes
 Definition
located in the nucleus of the cell
Term
genes
 Definition
regions with the chromosome
Term
DNA
 Definition
comprises each gene; a chemical that regulates the activities of the cell
Term
Tissue
 Definition
group of similar cells that performs a specific task
Term
Aden/o
 Definition
Glands
Term
Cyt/o
 Definition
Cell
Term
Epilthei/o
 Definition
Epiltheium
Term
fibr/o
 Definition
fiber
Term
hist/o
 Definition
tissue
Term
kary/o
 Definition
nucleus
Term
lip/o
 Definition
fat
Term
my/o
 Definition
muscle
Term
neur/o
 Definition
nerve
Term
organ/o
 Definition
organ
Term
sarc/o
 Definition
flesh; connective tissue
Term
system/o
 Definition
system
Term
viscer/o
 Definition
internal organ
Term
Spinal Cavity
 Definition
Contains the spinal cord
Term
Thoracic Cavity
 Definition
Chest cavity
Term
Organ
 Definition
Composed of two or more tissues
Term
Cranial Cavity
 Definition
Space inside the skull
Term
Pelvic Cavity
 Definition
Contains the urinary bladder
Term
System
 Definition
Group of organs functioning together
Term
Abdomimal Cavity
 Definition
Contains the stomach
Term
cancer/o, carcin/o
 Definition
Cancer (A disease characterized by the unregulated, abnormal groth of new cells)
Term
eti/o
 Definition
cause (of disease)
Term
gno/o
 Definition
knowledge
Term
iatr/o
 Definition
physician, medicine, treatment
Term
lei/o
 Definition
smooth
Term
onc/o
 Definition
tumor, mass
Term
path/o
 Definition
disease
Term
rhabd/o
 Definition
rod-shaped, striated
Term
somat/o
 Definition
body
Term
chlor/o
 Definition
green
Term
chrom/o
 Definition
color
Term
cyan/o
 Definition
blue
Term
erythr/o
 Definition
red
Term
leuk/o
 Definition
white
Term
melan/o
 Definition
black
Term
xanth/o
 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
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-al, -ic, -ous
 Definition
pertaining to
Term
-cyte
 Definition
cell
Term
-gen
 Definition
substance or agent that produces or causes
Term
-genesis
 Definition
origin, cause
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-genic
 Definition
producing, originating, causing
Term
-logist
 Definition
one who studies and treats (Specialist,
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-logy
 Definition
study of
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-oid
 Definition
resembling
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-oma
 Definition
tumor, swelling
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-osis
 Definition
abnormal condition
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