Medical Terminology Unit 1: Chapter 1 & 2

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ante-

Back 1

before; in front; forward

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anti-

Back 2

against

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dys-

Back 3

abnormal; painful; difficult/difficulty

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endo-

Back 4

within

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hyper-

Back 5

above; excessive

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hypo-

Back 6

below / beneath; deficient / insufficient

Front 7

neo-

Back 7

new

Front 8

per-

Back 8

through

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peri-

Back 9

surrounding / around

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-al

Back 10

pertaining to

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-algia

Back 11

pain

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-ectomy

Back 12

removal / excision / resection

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-graphy

Back 13

process of recording; radiographic imaging

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-itis

Back 14

inflammation

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-logy

Back 15

the study of / branch of medicine dealing with problems of

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-plasty

Back 16

surgical repair

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-scope

Back 17

instrument used to view

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-tomy

Back 18

incision / process of cutting

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arthro/o

Back 19

joint

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cardi/o

Back 20

heart

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col/o

Back 21

colon / large intestine

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cyst/o

Back 22

bladder; sac; cyst

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enter/o

Back 23

small intestines

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gastr/o

Back 24

stomach

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gloss/o

Back 25

tongue

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hepat/o

Back 26

liver

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hyster/o

Back 27

uterus / womb

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mamm/o

Back 28

breast

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nat/o

Back 29

born / birth

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neur/o

Back 30

nerve / nerve tissue

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ophthalm/o

Back 31

eye

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oste/o

Back 32

bone

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path/o

Back 33

disease

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ped/o

Back 34

child; foot

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rhin/o

Back 35

nose

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thermo/o

Back 36

heat / temperature

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acronym

Back 37

type of abbreviation

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acute

Back 38

sudden, severe onset of a disese or episode

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combining form

Back 39

word root and combing vowel

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decodable term

Back 40

term made of word parts from which we can give a working definition

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diagnosis

Back 41

identification of a condition, disease, or problem

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eponym

Back 42

term named for a person or place

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non-decodable term

Back 43

term that the definition must be memorized - Vocabulary

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prefix

Back 44

word part found at the beginning of some terms to specifically modify

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prognosis

Back 45

prediction of the probable outcome of a disease or disorder

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sign

Back 46

objective findings that can be seen or measured

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suffix

Back 47

word part found at the end of every medical term

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symptom

Back 48

subjective report of a problem

Front 49

word root

Back 49

foundation of mediical term; there may be more than one in a term

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bi-

Back 50

two

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contra-

Back 51

opposite

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epi-

Back 52

above / upon

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ipsi-

Back 53

same

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meta-

Back 54

beyond; change

Front 55

mid-

Back 55

middle

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uni-

Back 56

one

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-ad

Back 57

toward

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-um

Back 58

structure; membrane

Front 59

abdomen/o

Back 59

abdomen

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anter/o

Back 60

front / frontside

Front 61

crani/o

Back 61

cranium / skull

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cyt/o

Back 62

cell

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dextr/o

Back 63

right

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dist/o

Back 64

far

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hist/o

Back 65

tissue

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infer/o

Back 66

below / downward / lower

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later/o

Back 67

side

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pelv/i

Back 68

pelvis

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medi/o

Back 69

middle

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poster/o

Back 70

backside; behind

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proxim/o

Back 71

near

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sinestr/o

Back 72

left

Front 73

super/o

Back 73

upper / upward

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thorac/o

Back 74

chest / thorax

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umbilic/o

Back 75

umbilicus / navel

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ventr/o

Back 76

frontside / bellly

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viscer/o

Back 77

internal organ / viscera

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caudad

Back 78

may denote inferior

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cephalad

Back 79

may denote superior

Front 80

deep

Back 80

away from the surface

Front 81

superficial

Back 81

on the surface of the body or an organ

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supine

Back 82

lying on one's back

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prone

Back 83

lying on one's belly

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frontal / coronal plane

Back 84

divides structure into anterior and posterior portions

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midsagittal plane

Back 85

divides structure into right and left halves

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transverse plane

Back 86

divides structure into superior and inferior portions

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anterior

Back 87

to the front

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posterior

Back 88

to the back

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bilateral

Back 89

two sides

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unilateral

Back 90

one side

Front 91

caudad/caudal

Back 91

toward the tail

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cephalad/cephalic

Back 92

toward the head

Front 93

contralateral

Back 93

opposite side

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ipsilateral

Back 94

same side

Front 95

distal

Back 95

far from the origin

Front 96

proximal

Back 96

near the origin

Front 97

inferior

Back 97

downward

Front 98

superior

Back 98

upward

Front 99

lateral

Back 99

to the side

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medial

Back 100

to the middle

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ventral

Back 101

belly side

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dorsal

Back 102

back of the body

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etiology

Back 103

The study of the cause of a disease or problem

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eti/o

Back 104

cause