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32 Cards in this Set
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Where did the history of medical terminolgy derive from?
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Greek and Latin word parts
Ex: Arthritis |
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What are terms derived from the name of a person often a scientist or a physician?
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Eponyms
Ex: Parkinson's Disease |
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What are terms formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase?
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Acronyms
Ex: Laser, MRI, UTI |
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What are terms derived from the English language?
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Modern Language
Ex: Nuclear Medicine Scanner |
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What is a word pare that is the core of the word?
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Word Root
Ex: Arthr/itis Arthr is the Word Root |
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What is a word part attached to the end of a root word to modify it's meaning?
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Suffix
Ex: hepta/ic ic is the suffix meaning pretaining to. |
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What is a word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning?
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Prefix
Ex: Sub/hepat/ic sub- meaning under or underneath |
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What is a word part, usually a vowel used to ease pronunciation?
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Combining Vowel
Ex: a, e, i, o, u,and y arthr/o/pathy the suffix pathy does not begin with a vowel; therefore a combining vowel is needed |
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What is the inflammation of a joint?
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Arthritis
Arthr/itis wr s |
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What is pretaining to the liver?
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Hepatic
Hepat/ic wr s |
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What is pretaining to underneath the liver?
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Subhepatic
Sub/hepat/ic p wr s |
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What is pretaining to within the vein?
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Intravenous
Intra/ven/ous p wr s |
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What is the inflammation of the bone?
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Osteitis
Oste/itis wr s |
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What is the inflammation of the liver?
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Hepatitis
Hepat/itis wr s |
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What is the disease of the bone and joint?
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Osteoarthropathy
Oste/o/arthr/o/pathy wr cv wr cv s |
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What is the enlargement of the liver?
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Hepatomegaly
Hepat/o/megaly p cv s |
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what does S mean?
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Suffix
At the end of a word root to modify its meaning |
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What does P mean?
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Prefix
At the beginning of a word to modify its meaning. |
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What does CV mean?
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Combining Vowel
Is usually an o used between two word roots or a word root and suffix to ease pronunciation |
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What does WR mean?
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Word Root
Core of a word |
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What does CF mean?
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Combining form
word root plus vowel seperated by a vertical slash |
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What is analyzing?
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Dividing med terms into word parts, the labeling each word part and combining form
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What is defining?
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Applying the meaning of each word part contained in the medical term to derive its meaning.
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What is building?
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Placing word parts together to form words
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Where did the history of medical terminolgy derive from?
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Greek and Latin word parts
Ex: Arthritis |
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What are terms derived from the name of a person often a scientist or a physician?
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Eponyms
Ex: Parkinson's Disease |
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What are terms formed from the first letters of the words in a phrase?
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Acronyms
Ex: Laser, MRI, UTI |
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What are terms derived from the English language?
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Modern Language
Ex: Nuclear Medicine Scanner |
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What is a word pare that is the core of the word?
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Word Root
Ex: Arthr/itis Arthr is the Word Root |
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What is a word part attached to the end of a root word to modify it's meaning?
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Suffix
Ex: hepta/ic ic is the suffix meaning pretaining to. |
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What is a word part that is attached to the beginning of a word root to modify its meaning?
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Prefix
Ex: Sub/hepat/ic sub- meaning under or underneath |
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What is a word part, usually a vowel used to ease pronunciation?
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Combining Vowel
Ex: a, e, i, o, u,and y arthr/o/pathy the suffix pathy does not begin with a vowel; therefore a combining vowel is needed |
