Medical Terminology Quiz And Exam 1

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Word Roots

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Primary meaning
Greek roots describe disease, condition, treatment or diagnosis
Latin roots describe anatomical structures

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An-/A-

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Without, not
Anesthesia (condition of not feeling). Amastia (without a breast)

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Hyper-

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Excessive, above normal
Hyperthermia (condition of excessive heat)

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Intra-

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In, within
Intramuscular (pertaining to within the muscles)

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Para-

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Near, beside beyond
Paranasal (pertaining to the area near the nose)

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Poly-

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Many, much
Polyuria (condition of much urine)

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Pre-

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Before
Prenatal (pertaining to the period before birth)

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-centesis

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Surgical puncture
Arthrocentesis (puncture of a joint space with a needle and the withdrawal of fluid)

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-clasis

Back 9

To break, survival fracture
Osteoclasis (surgical fracture of a bone to correct a deformity)

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-desis

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Fusion
Arthrodesis (fusion of a joint)

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-pexy

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Fixation of an organ
Mastopexy (fixation of the breasts)

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-plasty

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Surgical repair
Rhinoplasty (surgical repair of the nose)

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-rrhaphy

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Suture
Myorrhaphy (suture of a muscle)

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-stomy

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Forming an opening
Tracheostomy (forming an opening into the trachea)

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-tome

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Instrument to cut
Osteotome (instrument to cut bone)

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-tomy

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Incision
Tracheotomy (incision into the trachea)

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-tripsy

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Crushing
Lithotripsy (crushing a stone)

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-gram

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Record, writing
EKG

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-graph

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Instrument for recording
Cardiograph

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-graphy

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Process of recording
Angiography (process of recording blood vessels)

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-meter

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Instrument for measuring
Pelvimeter (instrument for measuring the pelvis)

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-metry

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Act of measuring
Pelvimetry (process of measuring the demons ions of the pelvis)

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-scope

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Instrument for examining
Endoscope (instrument for examining within)

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-scopy

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Visual examination
Endoscopy (visual examination within)

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-algia/-dynia

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Pain
Neuralgia (nerve pain)
Otodynia (earache)

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-cele

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Hernia, swelling
Heptocele (hernia of the liver)

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-ectasis

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Dilation, expansion
Bronchiectasis (dilation/expansion of one or more of the bronchi)

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-edema

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Swelling
Lymphedema (swelling and accumulation of tissue fluid)

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-emesis

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Vomiting
Hyperemesis (excessive vomiting)

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-emia

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Blood condition
Anemia (blood condition caused by a decrease in red blood cells)

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-gen/-genesis

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Forming, producing, origin
Carcinogen and carcinogenesis (forming, producing, or origin of cancer)

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-iasis

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Abnormal condition produces by something specified
Cholelithiasis (abnormal condition of gallstones)

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-lith

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Stone, calculus
Cholelith (gallstone)

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-malacia

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Softening
Chrondromalacia (softening of the articulate cartilage)

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-osis

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Abnormal condition, increase used primarily with blood cells
Cyanosis (dark blue or purple discoloration of the skin and mucosus membranes)

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-pathy

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Disease
Myopathy (disease of the muscle)

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-penia

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Decrease, deficiency
Erthropenia (decrease in red blood cells)

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-phagia

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Eating, swallowing
Dysphasia (inability or difficulty swallowing)

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-phobia

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Fear
Hemophobia (fear of blood)

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-plasia/-plasm

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Formation, growth
Dysplasia (abnormal growth of cells/tissues/organs)
Neoplasm (new growth of tissue)

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-plegia

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Paralysis
Hemiplegia (paralysis of one side of the body)

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-ptosis

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Drooping
Blehparoptosis (dropping of the eyelid)

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-rrhage/-rrhagia

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Bursting forth of
Hemorrhage (bursting forth of blood)
Menorrhagia (profuse discharge of blood during menstration)

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-rrea

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Discharge, flow
Diarrhea (abnormally frequent flow of fluid fecal matter from the bowel)

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-rrhexis

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Rupture
Ateriorrhexis (rupture of an artery)

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-sclerosis

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Abnormal condition of hardening
Arteriosclerosis (hardening of an artery)

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-spasm

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Twitching
Blepharospasm (twitching if eyelid)

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-trophy

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Nourishment, development
Dystrophy (bad nourishment)

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-ac/-al/-ar/-ary/-eal/-ic/-ical/-ile/-ior/-ous/-tic

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Pertaining to
Cardiac (<3)
Neural (nerve)
Muscular
Pulmonary (lungs)
Esophageal
Thoracic (chest)
Pathological (study of disease)
Penile
Posterior (back of body)
Cutaneous (skin)
Acoustic (hearing)

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-esis/-ia/-ism

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Condition
Diuresis (excretion of large amounts of urine)
Pneumonia (infection of the lungs)
Hyperthyroidism

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-iatry

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Medicine, treatment
Podiatrist (foot specialist)

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-ician/-ist

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Specialist
Obstetrician (pregnancy and childbirth)
Hematologist (blood disorders)

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-y

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Condition, process
Neuropathy (condition of the nerves related to a disease)

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-icle/-ole/-ule

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Small, minute
Ventricle (small cavity in the brain or heart)
Ateriole (smallest arteries)
Venule (small vein)

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Epi-

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Above, beyond
Epigastri (areas above the stomach)

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Hypo-

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Under, below, deficient
Hypodermic (under the skin)

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Infra-/sub-

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Under, below
Infracostal (below the ribs)
Subnasal (under the nose)

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Inter

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Between
Intercostal (between the ribs)

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Post-

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After, behind
Postnatal (period after birth)

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Pre-/pro-

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Before, in front of
Prenatal (before birth)
Prognosis (knowing before)

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Retro-

Back 61

Backward, behind
Retrovision (turning backwards)

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Bi-

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Two
Bilateral (pertaining to two sides)

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Dipl-/diplo-

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Double
Diplopia (double vision)
Diplobacterial (bacteria linked in pairs)

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Hemi-

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One half
Hemiplegia (paralysis in one half of the body)

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Macro-

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Large
Macrocyte (large cell)

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Micro

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Small
Microcyte (small cell)

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Mono-/uni-

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One
Monotherapy (one treatment)
Unineuclear (pertaining to one nucleus)

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Multi-/poly-

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Many, much
Multigravida (woman who has been pregnant more than once)
Polyphobia (fear of many things)

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Nulli-

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None
Nulligravida (woman who has not been pregnant)

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Primi-

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First
Primigravida (woman during first pregnancy)

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Quadri-

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Four
Quadriplegia (paralysis of four limbs)

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Tri-

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Three
Triceps (three heads)

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Ab-

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From, away from
Abduction (movement of a limb away from the body)

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Ad-

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Toward
Adduction (movement of a limb towards the body)

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Circum-/peri-

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Around
Cirumrenal (pert owning around the kidney)
Periodontal (pertaining around the teeth)

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Dia-/trans-

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Through, across
Diarrhea (flow through)
Transvaginal (thru or around vagina)

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Ecto-/exo-/extra-

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Outside, outward
Extogenous (forming outside the body)
Exotropia (turning outward of one or both eyes)
Extracranial (pertaining to outside the skull)

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Endo-/intra-

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In, within
Endocrine (secrete within)
Intramuscular (within the muscle)

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Para-

Back 79

Near, beside, beyond
Paranasal (beside the nose)

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Super-

Back 80

Upper, above
Superior (pertaining to the upper part of a structure)

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Supra-

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Above, excessive, superior
Suprarenal (pertaining above the kidney)

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Ultra-

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Excess, beyond
Ultrasonic (pertaining to sound beyond that which a human can hear)

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Anti-/contra-

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Against
Antibacterial
Contraception (against impregnation)

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Dys-

Back 84

Bad, painful, difficult
Dystocia (difficult childbirth)

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Eu-

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Normal
Eupnea (normal breathing)

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Pan-

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All
Panarthritis (inflammation of all or many joints)

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Pseudo-

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False
Pseudocyesis (false pregancy)

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Syn-/sym-

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Union, together, joined
Syndactylism (joined infers or toes)

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Smallest structural and functional unit of life

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Cell

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divides the body into two sections

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Plane

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Midsagittal plane

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Median
Left and right

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Coronal plane

Back 92

Frontal
Front and back

Front 93

Transverse plane

Back 93

Horizontal
Top and bottom

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Right upper quadrant

Back 94

Right lobe of the liver, part of the pancreas, gallbladder, part of the small and large intestines

Front 95

Left upper quadrant

Back 95

Left lobe of the liver, stomach, spleen, part of pancreas, part if small and large intestines

Front 96

Right lower quadrant

Back 96

Part of small and large intestines, appendix, right ovary, right Fallopian tube, and right ureter

Front 97

Left lower quadrant

Back 97

Part of small and large intestines, left ovary, left Fallopian tube, and left ureter

Front 98

Right hypochondriac

Back 98

Upper right lateral beneath the ribs

Front 99

Epigastric

Back 99

Upper middle region

Front 100

Group of cells that perform a specialized activity

Back 100

Tissues

Front 101

Left hypochondriac

Back 101

Upper left lateral region beneath the ribs

Front 102

Right lumbar

Back 102

Middle right lateral region

Front 103

Umbilical

Back 103

Region of the navel

Front 104

Left lumbar

Back 104

Middle left lateral region

Front 105

Right inguinal (iliac)

Back 105

Lower right lateral region

Front 106

Hypogastric

Back 106

Lower middle region

Front 107

Left inguinal (iliac)

Back 107

Lower left lateral region

Front 108

Abduction
Adduction

Back 108

Away from midsagittal region
Toward midsagittal region

Front 109

Medial
Lateral

Back 109

Middle of body
Side

Front 110

Superior
Inferior

Back 110

Toward head
Away from head

Front 111

Tissue that covers organs and body

Back 111

Epithelial

Front 112

Proximal
Distal

Back 112

Center of body
Away from center of the body

Front 113

Anterior (ventral)
Posterior (dorsal)

Back 113

Front of body
Back of body

Front 114

Parietal
Visceral

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Toward skin
Toward organs

Front 115

Prone
Supine

Back 115

Laying on abdomen face down
Lying horizontally on the back face up

Front 116

Inversion
Eversion

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Turning inward
Turning outward

Front 117

Palmar
Plantar

Back 117

Palm of hands
Sole of foot

Front 118

Superficial
Deep

Back 118

Toward the surface of the body
Away from the surface of the body

Front 119

Cyt/o

Back 119

Cell

Front 120

Hist/o

Back 120

Tissue

Front 121

Kary/o, nucle/o

Back 121

Nucleus

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Tissue that supports and connects other tissues and orfans

Back 122

Connective

Front 123

Anter/o

Back 123

Anterior, front

Front 124

Caud/o

Back 124

Tail

Front 125

Cephal/o

Back 125

Head

Front 126

Dist/o

Back 126

Far, furthest

Front 127

Dors/o

Back 127

Back of body

Front 128

Infer/o

Back 128

Lower, below

Front 129

Medi/o

Back 129

Middle

Front 130

Poster/o

Back 130

Back of body

Front 131

Proxim/o

Back 131

Near, nearest

Front 132

Ventr/o

Back 132

Belly

Front 133

Contractile tossue

Back 133

Muscle tissue

Front 134

Abdomin/o

Back 134

Abdomen

Front 135

Cervic/o

Back 135

Neck, cervix

Front 136

Crani/o

Back 136

Cranium (skull)

Front 137

Ili/o

Back 137

Ilium-hip bone

Front 138

Inguin/o

Back 138

Groin

Front 139

Pelv/i, pelv/o

Back 139

Pelvis

Front 140

Spin/o

Back 140

Spine

Front 141

Thorac/o

Back 141

Chest

Front 142

Umbilic/o

Back 142

Umbilicus, navel

Front 143

Albin/o, leuk/o
Chlor/o

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White
Green

Front 144

Transmits electrical impulses and relays information

Back 144

Nervous tissue

Front 145

Chrom/o

Back 145

Color

Front 146

Cirrh/o, jaund/o, xanth/o

Back 146

Yellow

Front 147

Cyan/o
Erythr/o
Melan/o

Back 147

Blue
Red
Black

Front 148

Poli/o

Back 148

Grey, grey matter

Front 149

Acr/o

Back 149

Extremity

Front 150

Eti/o

Back 150

Cause

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Idi/o

Back 151

Unknown, peculiar

Front 152

Morph/o

Back 152

Form, shape, structure

Front 153

Path/o

Back 153

Disease

Front 154

Radi/o

Back 154

Radiation, x-ray, radius

Front 155

Body structures that perform specialized function
Has 2+ tissue types

Back 155

Organ

Front 156

Somat/o

Back 156

Body

Front 157

Son/o

Back 157

Sound

Front 158

Tom/o

Back 158

To cut

Front 159

Viscer/o

Back 159

Internal organs

Front 160

Xer/o

Back 160

Dry

Front 161

-gnosis

Back 161

Knowing

Front 162

-pathy

Back 162

Disease

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Sign

Back 163

Objective indicator that are observable
Can be measured

Front 164

Symptom

Back 164

Sx
Subjective indicator of disease
Cannot be measured

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Etiology

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Study of the origin of disease

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composed of varying organs and structures that have similar functions

Back 166

Body system

Front 167

Diagnosis

Back 167

Dx
Establishing the cause and nature of a disease

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Prognosis

Back 168

Prediction of the course of a disease and it's possible outcome

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Idiopathic

Back 169

Disease whose cause is said to be unknown

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Adhesion

Back 170

Abnormal fiberous band that binds tissues together that is normally seperated

Front 171

Ascites

Back 171

Accumulation of fluid in the abdomen or chest

Front 172

Edema

Back 172

Abnormal accumulation of fluid in tissue spaces

Front 173

Febrile

Back 173

Fever

Front 174

Gangrene

Back 174

Death or decay of soft tissue

Front 175

Hernja

Back 175

Protrusion of an organ hey the structure that normally contains it

Front 176

Inflammation

Back 176

Body defense against injury, infection or allergy

Front 177

Highest level of organization

Back 177

Organism

Front 178

Mycosis

Back 178

Fungal infection

Front 179

Perforation

Back 179

Hole that completely or strayed a structure

Front 180

Anatomical position

Back 180

Provides a point of reference

Front 181

Peritonitis

Back 181

Inflammation of the peritoneum
Membrane that sour rounds the abdomen

Front 182

Rupture

Back 182

Sudden bursting it breaking of a structure

Front 183

Sepsis

Back 183

Blood infection

Front 184

Suppuration

Back 184

Build up of pus

Front 185

Ablation

Back 185

Removal of part, pathway, or function

Front 186

Anastomosis

Back 186

Surgical joining of two ducts, vessels,
Or bowel segments to allow flow between

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Cauterize

Back 187

Destruction of tissue by electricity, freezing, heat, or corrosive materials

Front 188

Currettage

Back 188

Scraping of a body cavity with a spoon shaped instrument

Front 189

Incision & Drainage (I&D)
Laser surgery

Back 189

-incision made to withdrawl fluids from wound
-high intensity laser ran to remove diseased tissues, stop blooding blood vessels, or cosmetic purposes

Front 190

Resectiob

Back 190

Remove all or part of a structure, organ, or tissue

Front 191

Revision

Back 191

Replace or compensate for a previous device it effect from surgery

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Assessment techniques

Back 192

Procedures designed to evaluate the health of a patient

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Inspection

Back 193

General observation of the patient as a whole

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Palpation

Back 194

Gentle application of hands to determine size, consistency, texture, symmetry, and tenderness of underlying structures

Front 195

Percussion

Back 195

Gentle tappin to assess consistency and the presence or absence of fluids

Front 196

Auscultation

Back 196

Listening to the heart, vowel, and lungs to assess the presence and quality if sounds

Front 197

Endoscopy

Back 197

Visual examination if a body cavity using aspect sliced lighted instrument

Front 198

Blood chemistry anaylsis

Back 198

Evaluate substances to see if they fall within the normal range

Front 199

Complete blood count

Back 199

Broad and tests for anemias, infection, and other disease

Front 200

Organ-disease panels

Back 200

Evaluate for a specific organ or disease

Front 201

Computerized tomography

Back 201

CT
X-ray emits around the area and computer measuring the intensity

Front 202

Fluoroscopy

Back 202

X-rays are directed to a fluorescent screen to see organs in constant motion

Front 203

Magnetic Resonance imaging

Back 203

MRI
Uses radio waves and a strong magnetic field to produce highly detailed images

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Nuclear Scan

Back 204

Tracer is introduced and a specialized camera is used to produce images of organs or structures

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Position emission tomography

Back 205

PET
Computerized tomography records the positions from a radioactive pharmaceutical to produce an image of metabolic activity is tissues to determine presence of disease

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Radiography

Back 206

X-rays are passed thru the body and captured on film to create an image

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Ultrasonography

Back 207

US
High frequency sound waves are directs at soft tissue and reflecte as echoes to produce and image of an internal structure

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Biopsy

Back 208

Bx
Removal of a tissue sample for microscopic examination

Front 209

Excisional
Incisional

Back 209

Entire lesion is removed
Only small sample is removed

Front 210

AP
Bx
CBC

Back 210

Anteroposterior
Biopsy
Complete Blood Count

Front 211

CT
DNA
Dx
I&D
LAT, lat

Back 211

Computerized tomography
Deoxyribonucleic Acid
Diagnosis
Incision and drainage
Lateral

Front 212

LLQ
LUQ
MRI
PET
Rf

Back 212

Left lower quadrant
Left upper quadrant
Magnetic resonance imaging
Position emission tomography
Rheumatoid factor, radio frequency

Front 213

RLQ
RUQ
SPECT
Sx
Tx
U&L, U/L
US

Back 213

Right lower quadrant
Right upper quadrant
Single photon emission computed tomography
Symptom
Treatment
Upper and lower
Ultrasound, ultrasonography

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Epidermis
Dermis

Back 214

Outer layer of skin
Second later of skin

Front 215

Adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
Cutane/o, dermat/o, derm/o
Hidr/o, sudor/o

Back 215

Fat
Skin
Sweat

Front 216

Ichthy/o
Kerat/o
Melan/o
Myc/o

Back 216

Dry, scaly
Hard tissue
Black
Fungus

Front 217

Onych/o, ungu/o
Pil/o, trich/o
Scler/o
Seb/o

Back 217

Nail
Hair
Hardening
Sebum, sebaceous

Front 218

Squam/o
Xen/o
Xer/o
-cyte
-derma

Back 218

Scale
Foreign, strange
Dry
Cell
Skin

Front 219

-logist
-logy
-therapy

Back 219

Specialist in the study of
Study of
Treatment

Front 220

Dermatology
Dermatologist

Back 220

Speciality concerned with diseases that affect the skin
Specialized in the diagnosis and treatment of skin diseases

Front 221

Neoplasms
Benign
Malignant
Metastasis

Back 221

Abnormal growths of new tissues
Non cancerous and comprised of same cells
Cancer cells that become invasive
Cells become invasive and spread to remote regions of the body

Front 222

Basal cell carcinoma

Back 222

Most common type of skin cancer
Affects the basal later, epidermis, or hair follicles
Caused by overexposure to sunlight

Front 223

Squamous cell carcinoma

Back 223

Skin that undergoes hardening
Invasive tumor

Front 224

Malignant melanoma

Back 224

Malignant growth of melanocytes
Most lethal and can spread to the liver,lungs, or brain

Front 225

Abscess
Acne
Alopecia
Cellulitis

Back 225

Collection of pus at an infection site
Inflammatory disease of sebaceous gladness and hair follicles of the skin
Partial or complete hair loss (baldness)
Acute infection of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

Front 226

Dermatomycosis
Ecchymosis
Eczema
Erythema

Back 226

Fungal skin infection
Bruise
Inflammatory skin condition characterized by crusty, scaby, and itching
Skin redness

Front 227

Eschar
Impetigo
Keratosis
Pallor
Pediculosis

Back 227

Dead matter that is sloughed off from the skin after a burn (hot dog)
Bacterial skin infection where pustules become crusted and rupture
Thickened area in the epidermis (callus)
Unnatural paleness
Infestation with lice

Front 228

Petechia
Pressure ulcer
Pruritis
Psoriasis

Back 228

Pinpoint hem mirage under the skin
Inflammation, sore, or deterioration caused by prolonged pressure to the area (bed sore)
Intense itching
Chronicle skin disease characterized by red patches and scales

Front 229

Scabies
Tinea
Urticaria
Verruca
Vitiligo

Back 229

Contagious skin diseas transmitted by the itch mite
Fungal skin infection indicated by the body part infected
Allergic reaction characterized by pale red elevated patches
Epidermal growth caused by a virus (wart)
Loss of skin pigmentation characterized by milky white patches

Front 230

Chemical peel
Cryosurgery
Debridement
Dermabrasion

Back 230

Chemical removal of outer laters of skins to treat scarring
Using subfreezing temperature to destroy or eliminate abnormal tissue
Removal of scab tissue surgically
Rubbing using wire brushes/Sand paper to scrape away the epidermis

Front 231

Fulguration
Photodynamic therapy (PDT)
Frozen section (FS)
Needle
Punch
Shave

Back 231

Tissue destruction by a high frequency electric current
Cells are treated with an agent and exposed to light to destroy cells
Slice of tissue from a frozen specimen for examination
Removal of tissue busing a hollow needle
Removing a small core of tissue using a hallow punch
Removal of elevated lesions using a surgical blade

Front 232

Mohs
Allograft
Autograft
Synthetic skin graft
Xenograft

Back 232

Removing concert containing skin and examine until only cancer free tissue remains
Transplant from another person
Transplant from a healthy site to an injured site in the same person
Artificial skins produced from collagen fibers and arranged in a Lattice pattern
Transplantation from a foreign donor

Front 233

Culture and sensitivity (C&S)

Back 233

Lab test that grows a colony of bacteria from an infected sure to determine bacteria and appropriatd antibodies

Front 234

Mohs
Allograft
Autograft
Synthetic skin graft
Xenograft

Back 234

Removing concert containing skin and examine until only cancer free tissue remains
Transplant from another person
Transplant from a healthy site to an injured site in the same person
Artificial skins produced from collagen fibers and arranged in a Lattice pattern
Transplantation from a foreign donor

Front 235

Antifungals

Back 235

Alter cell wall or disrupt enzyme activity killing the cell
Nystatin
Itraconazole

Front 236

Antihistamines

Back 236

Inhibit allergic reactions of inflammation, redness, and itching
Benadryl
Claritin

Front 237

Antiparasitics

Back 237

Kill parasites such as mites and lice
Lindane
Permethrin

Front 238

Antiseptics

Back 238

Topically applied garners that inhibit the growth of bacteria
Ethyl or isopropyl alcohol
Hydrogen peroxide

Front 239

Corticosteroids

Back 239

Decrease inflammation and itching b suppressing the immune systems inflammatory response to tissue damage
Hydrocortisone
Triamcinolone

Front 240

Topical anesthetics

Back 240

Block sensation of pain by numbing the skin layers and mucous membrane
Lidocaine
Procaine

Front 241

Corticosteroids

Back 241

Decrease inflammation and itching b suppressing the immune systems inflammatory response to tissue damage
Hydrocortisone
Triamcinolone

Front 242

BX, Bx
BCC
C&S
CA
FS
ID

Back 242

Biopsy
Basal cell carcinoma
Culture and sensitivity
Cancer, chronological age, cardiac arrest
Frozen section
Intra dermal

Front 243

I&D
IMP
IV
TNM
ung
XP, XDP

Back 243

Incision and drainage
Impression (syn diagnosis)
Intravenous
Tumor-node-metastasis
Ointment
Xeroderma pigmentosum