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57 Cards in this Set
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-ole |
small, little |
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Suffix that means small, little |
-ole |
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-emia |
blood condition |
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Suffix that means blood condition |
-emia |
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What group of prefixes expresses numbers? |
a. bi, milli, mono b. semi, hemi, poly c. uni, tri, para |
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What term describes measurement |
a. para b. poly c. uni |
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What term describes position and/or direction? |
a. para b. poly c. uni |
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Define hypoglycemia |
low blood sugar |
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Define hyperglycemia |
high blood sugar |
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-penia |
decrease in, deficiency |
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Suffix that means decrease in, deficiency |
-penia |
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Do word roots change meaning as the prefixes and suffixes change? |
No |
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anti- |
against |
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Prefix: against |
anti- |
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pre- |
in front of; before |
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Prefix that means in front of; before |
pre- |
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Define bicuspid |
A tooth having two cusps or points |
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Enlargement of the heart |
cardiomegaly |
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Define intravenous medication |
A medication that is administered within the vein |
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Define paralysis of all four limbs. (There are two terms) |
quadriplegia; tetraplegia |
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Define -ectomy |
surgical removal |
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Name two suffixes that indicate pain |
-algia, -dynia |
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Define -pathy |
disease |
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Define -stomy |
surgically create a new opening |
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Define heter/o |
different |
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Define ecto- |
outside |
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Define retro |
backward, behind |
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Define contra- |
against |
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Define ex- |
away from; outside |
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Define dys- |
bad, difficult |
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Define peri- |
around |
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Define -oma |
tumor |
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Define trans- |
across |
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Do medical terms need a prefix and a suffix? |
No |
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Medical term for slow heartbeat |
bradycardia |
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Prefix for rapid? |
Tachy- |
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Define -rrhagia |
excessive flow or discharge |
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Define -itis |
inflammation |
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-listhesis |
condition of stones |
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lith/o |
stone/calculus |
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What aids in the pronunciation of medical terms? |
Combining vowels |
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Define hyper- |
excessive |
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Define megaly: |
enlarged |
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What is the plural of diagnosis? |
diagnoses |
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Define: -graphy |
process of recording |
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What often identifies the body part or system described by the medical term? |
the word root |
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Inflammation of the appendix? |
appendicitis |
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Define -centesis |
surgical puncture |
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Define -osis |
Disease |
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Plural of ganglion |
ganglia |
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Name two terms that mean half |
hemi, semi- |
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What is an eponym? |
a name for a disease, organ, procedure, or body function that is derived from the name of a person |
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plural form of atrium |
atria |
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Define - endo |
within |
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Term that indicates presence of one or more bronchi: |
bronchi |
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Which word part is always placed at the end of a word? |
suffix |
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Red blood cell |
erythrocyte |
