Ch 1 Med Term

Front 1

What are the three types of med terms

Back 1

1. Built from Latin and Greek word parts

2. Eponyms- based on a persons name

3. Modern english words

Front 2

What origin do 90% of medical terms come from

Back 2

Greek and Latin

Front 3

What are the four parts of medical terms

Back 3

Word roots

Combining vowel

Suffixes

Prefixes

Front 4

Word roots frequently, but not always refer to what?

Back 4

Body structure

System

Organ

Front 5

Arthr(o)

Back 5

Word root meaning joint

Front 6

Carcin(o)

Back 6

Word root meaning cancer

Front 7

Cardi(o)

Back 7

Word root meaning heart

Front 8

Cephal(o)

Back 8

Word root meaning head

Front 9

Electr(o)

Back 9

Word root meaning electricity

Front 10

Gastr(o)

Back 10

Word root meaning stomach

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Hepat(o)

Back 11

Word root meaning liver

Front 12

“My(o)”

Back 12

Word root meaning muscle

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Oste(o)

Back 13

Word root meaning bone

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Rhin(o)

Back 14

Word root meaning nose

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What info do suffixes provide

Back 15

Info about the word root such as

Conditions

Diseases

Surgical procedures

Diagnostic procedures

Front 16

What word part must all medical terms have

Back 16

Suffix

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-ectomy

Back 17

Suffix meaning surgical removal

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-itis

Back 18

Suffix meaning inflammation

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-megaly

Back 19

Suffix meaning enlarged

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-logy

Back 20

Suffix meaning study of

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-gram

Back 21

Suffix meaning a record or picture

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-pathy

Back 22

Suffix meaning disease

Front 23

What word part will always have the same meaning in every term it is used?

Back 23

Prefix

Front 24

The prefix provides info about what

Back 24

Abnormal conditions

Numbers

Positions

Times

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Inter-

Back 25

Prefix meaning between

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A-

Back 26

Prefix meaning without

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Dys-

Back 27

prefix meaning abnormal, difficult, or painful

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Sub-

Back 28

Prefix meaning below, underneath

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Bi-

Back 29

Prefix meaning two

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Post-

Back 30

Prefix meaning after

Front 31

What are combining vowels placed between

Back 31

Word root and suffix

Two word roots

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When do you use a combining vowel

Back 32

AlWAYS between two word roots.

Between word root and suffix if suffix does not start with a vowel.

Front 33

“Men(o)”

Back 33

Word root meaning menstration

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Fibr(o)

Back 34

Word root meaning fibrous

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Dermat(o)

Back 35

Word root meaning skin

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-oma

Back 36

Suffix meaning tumor

Front 37

Plurals: -a

Back 37

Keep -a and add -e

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Plurals: -ax

Back 38

Drop -x and add -ces

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Plurals: -ex

Back 39

Drop -ex and add -ices

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Plurals -is

Back 40

Drop -is and add -es

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plurals: -ix

Back 41

Drop -x and add -ces

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Plurals: -ma

Back 42

Keep -ma and add -ta

Front 43

Plurals: -on

Back 43

Drop -on and add -a

Front 44

Plurals: -us

Back 44

Drop -us and add -i

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Plurals: -um

Back 45

Drop -um and add -a

Front 46

Plurals: -x

Back 46

Drop -x and add -ges

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Plurals: -y

Back 47

Drop -y and add -ies

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-plasty

Back 48

Surgical fixation

Front 49

At what point can you become an educator?

Back 49

Have to be CST

Min 2 years of experience in field