Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
158 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
what does KARKINOS mean?
|
meaning both crab and cancer
|
|
Who was the father of medicine?
|
Hippocrates
|
|
How long has the hippocratic oath been used?
|
for over2000 years
|
|
Medical terms came primarily from what two languages
|
Greek and latin
|
|
etymology
|
Study of the origin of words
|
|
-tomy
|
means "cutting"
|
|
the hippocratic oath forbade what two things that are issues of debate today?
|
abortion and euthanasia
|
|
what is a CPOE?
|
an electronic method for entering prescriptions
|
|
what are diacritical marks?
|
marks added to the vowels to help in pronouncing medical words
|
|
the part of a word that is the fundamental prtion of a word and that contains the basic meaning---
|
Word root
|
|
The part of a medical word that contains the word root and combining vowel that enables the two parts to be connected
|
combining forms
|
|
the part of a word tht is attached to the beginning of a word of word root
|
prefixes
|
|
the part of a word attached to the end of a word or word root the modify the meaning of a word root.
|
Suffixes
|
|
actin(o)
|
Light
ACTINOTHERAPY |
|
aer(o)
|
air; gas
AEROGEN - GAS PRODUCING MICROORGANISM |
|
ather(o)
|
plaque; fatty substance
ATHEROMO- SWELLING ON THE SURFACE OF AN ARTERY FROM A FATTY DEPOSIT |
|
bar(o)
|
weight; pressure
BAROMETRIC PRESSURE |
|
bio
|
life
BIOCHEMISTRY |
|
carcin(o)
|
cancer
CARCINOGEN- CANCER PRODUCING SUBSTANCE |
|
chondri(o)
|
cartilage, grainy, gritty
CHONDROCYTE - CARTILAGE CELL |
|
cry(o)
|
cold
CRYOCAUTERY- DESTRUCTION OF TISSUE BY FREEZING |
|
crypt(o)
|
hidden;obscure
|
|
cyan(o)
|
blue
CYANOPSIA-A CONDITION FOLLOWING A CATARACT OPERATION IN WHICH ALL ObJECTS APPEAR BLUE |
|
cyst(o)
|
bladder
CYSTOID- BLADDER SHAPPED |
|
cyt(o)
|
cell
CYTOLOGY-STUDY OF CELLS |
|
dextr(o)
|
right
DEXTOCARDIA-DISPLACEMENT OF THE HEART TO THE RIGHT |
|
dips(o)
|
thirst
DIPSOMANIA-ALCOHOLISM |
|
eosin(o)
|
red-rosey
EOSINOPHILIC-STAINING READILY WITH CERTAIN DYES |
|
esthesio
|
sensation, perception
ESTESIOMETRY-MEASUREMENT OF TACTILE SENSIBILITY |
|
etio
|
cause
ETIOPATHOLOGY-CAUSE OF AN ABNORMALITY OR DISEASE |
|
gen(o)
|
producing; being born
GENOBLAST-NUCLEUS OF A FERTILIZED OVUM |
|
gero
|
old age
|
|
iatr(o)
|
physician
PEDIATRITION |
|
kinesi(o)
|
motion-
KINESIOLOGY-STUDY OF MOVEMENT |
|
latero
|
lateral, to one sidej
LATERODUCTION-MOVEMENT TO ONE SIDE |
|
leuk(o)
|
white
LEUKEMIO-CANCER OF THE WHITE BLOOD CELLS |
|
lith(o)
|
stone
LITHOTOMY-OPERATION FOR REMOVAL OF STONES |
|
log(o)
|
speech, words, thought
LOGOPATHY-SPEECH DISORDER |
|
melan(o)
|
black; dark
MELANODERMA-ABNORMAL SKIN DARKENING |
|
morph(O)
|
stucture;shape
MORPHOLOGY- STUDY OF THE STUCTURE OF ANIMALS AND PLANTS |
|
narco
|
sleep
NARCOLEPSY-SLEEP DISORDER |
|
necr(o)
|
death; dying
NECROLOGY-STUDY OF THE CAUSE OF DEATH |
|
nyct(o)
|
night
NYCTALOPIA-REDUCED ABILITY TO SEE AT NIGHT |
|
oncho
|
tumor
ONCOLYSIS-DISTRUCTION OF A TUMOR |
|
oxy
|
sharp; acute;
OXYPHONIA-SHRILLNESS OF VOICE |
|
salping(o)
|
tube
SALPINGECTOMY-REMOVAL OF THE FALLOPIAN TUBE |
|
scler(o)
|
hardness;hardening
SCLERODERMA-THICHENING AND HARDNESS OF THE SKIN |
|
somat(o)
|
body
SOMATOGENIC-ORIGINATING IN THE BODY |
|
spir(o)
|
breath
SPIROSCOPE-DEVICE FOR MEASURING LUNG CAPACITY |
|
strepto
|
twisted shains;
STREPTOCOCCUS A GROUP OF ORGANISMS THAT CAN CAUSE VARIOUS INFECTIONS |
|
styl(o)
|
peg-shaped
STYLOID-PEG-SHAPED; SAID OF A BONY GROWTH |
|
terato
|
monster(as a malformed fetus)
TERATOGEN-AGENT THAT CAUSES A MALFORMED FETUS |
|
tono
|
tension; pressure
TONOMETER-INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING PRESSURE |
|
top(o)
|
place;topical
DESCRIPTION OF A BODY PART IN TERMS OF A SPECIFIC SURFACE AREA |
|
tropho
|
food;nutrition
TROPHOCYTE-CELL THAT PROVIDES NUTRITION |
|
vivi
|
life
VIVIPAROUS-GIVING BIRTH TO LIVING YOUNG |
|
xeno
|
stranger
XENOPHOBIA-EXTREME FEAR OF STRANGER OR FOREIGNERS |
|
xer(o)
|
dry
XERODERM-DRY SKIN |
|
zo(o)
|
life
ZOOBLAST-ANIMAL CELL |
|
what is the name of the legal document tht gives twelve guidelines for medical staff, administrative personnel, and patients
|
PATIENT'S BILL OF RIGHTS
|
|
1-RIGHT TO CONCIDERATE AND RESPECTFUL CARE
2-INFO ABOUT DIAGNOSISK/TREATMENT 3-TO MAKE DECISIONS ABOUT CARE 4-TO HAVE ADVANCE DIRECTIVE 5-RIGHT TO PRIVACY 6-RIGHT TO CONFIDENTIALITY 7-RIGHT OT LOOK AT RECORDS 8-RIGHT TO SUGGEST CHANGES 9-RIGHT TO BE INFORMED 10-RIGHT TO TAKE PART IN EXPERIMENTAL TREATMENTS 11-TO UNDERSTAND POST-HOSPITAL CARE 12-RIGHT TO KNOW ABOUT HOSPITAL COSTS AND CHARGES |
WHAT ARE THE 12 PATIENT'S BILL OF RIGHTS
|
|
what does HIPPA stand for
WHAT DOES IT STAND FOR |
HEALTH INSURANCE PORTABILITY AND ACCOUNTABILIY ACT OF 1996
-THIS LAW PROTECT HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR WORKERS AND THEIR FAMILIES WHEN THEY CHANGE OR LOSE THEIR JOBS & THE SECURITY AND PRIVACY OF HEALTH RECORDS |
|
what does SOAP stands for
|
SUBJECTIVE, OBJECTIVE, ASSESSMENT AND PLAN
|
|
A-
|
WITHOUT
ASEPSIS WITHOUT LIVING ORGANISMS |
|
AB-, ABS-
|
AWAY FROM
ABDUCT- TO DRAW AWAY FORM A POSITION |
|
AD-
|
TOWARD, TO
ADDUCT-TO DRAW TOWARD THE BODY, AS A LIMB |
|
AMBI-
|
BOTH, AROUND
AMBIDEXTROUS-HAVING ABILITY ON BOTH THE RIGHT AND LEFT SIDES |
|
AN-
|
WITHOUT
ANENCEPHALIC-WITHOUT A BRAIN |
|
ANA-
|
UP, TOWARD
ANAPHYLACTIC-EXAGGERATED REACTION TO AN ANTIGEN OR TOXIN |
|
ANTE-
|
BEFORE
ANTEMORTEM-BEFORE DEATH |
|
APO-
|
DERIVED,SEPERATED
APOBIOSIS-DEATH OF A PART OF A LIVING ORGANISM |
|
BI-
|
TWICE, DOUBLE
BIPAROUS-BEARING TWO YOUNG |
|
BRACHY-
|
SHORT
BRACHYESOPHAGUS-ABNORMALLY SHORT ESOPHAGUS |
|
BRADY-
|
SLOW
BRADYCARDIA-ABNORMALLY SLOW HEARTBEAT |
|
CONTRA-
|
AGAINST
CONTRAINDICATED-NOT RECOMMENDED |
|
DE-
|
AWAY FROM
DEMYELINATION-LOSS OF MYELIN |
|
DIA-
|
THROUGH
PASSING THROUGH THE PLACENTA |
|
DYS-
|
ABNORMAL;DIFFICULT
DYSFUNCTIONAL-FUNCTIONING ABNORMALLY |
|
ECT(O)-
|
OUTSIDE
ECTOPIC-OCCURING OUTSIDE THE NORMAL PLACE, AS A PREGNACY OCCURRING OUTSIDE FO THE UTERUS |
|
END(O)
|
WITHIN
ENDOABDOMINAL-WITHIN THE ABDOMEN |
|
HEMI-
|
HALF
HEMIIPLEGIA-PARLYSIS ON ONE SIDE OF THE BODY |
|
INTER-
|
BETWEEN
INTERDENTAL-BETWEEN THE TEETH |
|
INTRA-
|
WITHIN
INTRAMUSCULAR-WITHIN THE SUBSTANCE OF THE MUSCLES |
|
ISO-
|
EQUAL,SAME
ISOMETRIC-OF THE SAME DIMENSIONS |
|
MAL-
|
BAD;
INADEQUATE |
|
MES(O)
|
MIDDLE, MEDIUM
MESODERM-THE MIDDLE LAYER OF SKIN |
|
META-
|
AFTER
METACARPUS-BONES ATTACHED TO THE CARPUS |
|
OLIG(O)-
|
FEW; LITTLE; SCANTY
OLIGOSPERMIA-LOW SPERM COUNT |
|
PAN-
|
ALL, ENTIRE
PANARTHRITIS-ARTHRITIS INVOLVING ALL JOINTS |
|
PER-
|
THROUGH, INTENSELY
PERAXILLARY-THROUGH THE AXILLA |
|
PERI-
|
AROUND, ABOUT, NEAR
PERIAPPENDICITIS-INFLAMMATION OF THE TISSUE SURROUNDING THE APPENDIX |
|
PRO-
|
BEFORE, FORWARD
PRODROME-A SYMPTOM OR GROUP OF SYMPTOMS THAT OCCURS BEFORE A DISEASE SHOW UP |
|
RE
|
AGAINST, BACKWARD
REFLUX-BACKWARD FLOW |
|
RETRO-
|
BEHIND, BACKWARD
RETROVERSION-A TURNING BACKWARD, AS OF THE UTERUS |
|
SUB-
|
LESS THAN, UNDER, INFERIOR
SUBCUTANEOUS-BENEATH THE SKIN |
|
SUPRA-
|
ABOVE, OVER
SUPRAMAXILLARY-ABOVE THE MAXILLA |
|
SYL,SYM,SYN-,SYS-
|
TOGETHER
SYMBIOSIS-MUTUAL INTERDEPENDENCE |
|
TACHY-
|
FAST
TACHYCARDIA-RAPID HEARTBEAT |
|
TRANS-
|
ACROSS, THROUGH
TRANSOCULAR-ACROSS THE EYE |
|
UN-
|
NOT
UNCONSCIOUS-NOT CONSCIOUS |
|
UNI-
|
ONE
UNIGLANDULAR-INVOLVING ONLY ONE GLAND |
|
-AD
|
TOWARD
CEPHALAD-TOWARD THE HEAD |
|
-ALGIA
|
PAIN
NEURALGIA-NERVE PAIN |
|
-ASTHENIA
|
WEAKNESS
NEURASTHENIA-CONDITION WITH VAGUE SYMPTOMS, SUCH AS WEAKNESS |
|
-BLAST
|
IMMATURE, FORMING
ASTROBLAST-IMMATURE CELL |
|
-CIDAL
|
DESTROYING, KILLING
SUICIDAL-LIKELY TO KILL ONESELF |
|
-CIDE
|
DESTROYER OF, KILLER OF
SUICIDE-KILLING OF ONESELF |
|
-CRINE
|
SECRETING
ENDOCRINE-GLAN THAT SECRETES HORMONES INTO THE BLOODSTREAM |
|
-CRIT
|
SEPERATE
HEMATOCRIT-PERCENTAGE OF VOLUME OF A BLOOD SAMPLE THAT IS COMPOSED OF CELLS |
|
-CYTE
|
CELL
THROMBOCYTE-BLOOD PLATELET |
|
-CYTOSIS
|
CONDITION OF CELLS
ERYTHROCYTOSIS-CONDITION WITH AN ABNORMAL NUMBER OF RED BLOOD CELLS IN THE BLOOD |
|
-DERMA
|
SKIN
SCLERODERMA-HARDENING OF THE SKIN |
|
-DESIS
|
BINDING
ARTHRODESIS-STIFFENING OF A JOINT |
|
-DYNIA
|
PAIN
NEURODYNIA-NERVE PAIN |
|
-ECTASIA
|
EXPANDING;DILATING
BRONCHIECTASIS-CONDITION WITH CHRONIC DILATION OF THE BRONCHI |
|
-ECTOMY
|
REMOVAL OF
APPENDECTOMY-REMOVAL OF THE APPENDIX |
|
-EDEMA
|
SWELLING
LYMPHEDEMA-SWELLING AS A RESULT OF OBSTRUCTED LYMPH NODES |
|
-EMESIS
|
VOMITING
HEMATEMESIS-VOMITING OF BLOOD |
|
-EMIA
|
BLOOD
UREMIA-EXCESS UREA IN THE BLOOD |
|
-ESTHESIA
|
SENSATION
PARESTHESIA-ABNORMAL SENSATION, SUCH AS TINGLING |
|
-GLOBIN
|
PROTEIN
IMMUNOGLOBULIN-ONE OF CERTAIN STRUCTURALLY RELATED PROTIENS |
|
-GRAM
|
A RECORDING
ENCEPHALOGRAM-BRAIN SCAN |
|
-IC
|
PERTAING TO
GASTRIC-RELATING TO THE STOMACH |
|
-IC
|
PERTAINING TO
GASTRIC-RELATING TO THE STOMACH |
|
-ISM
|
CONDITION, DISEASE, DOCTRINE
DWARFISM-CONDITION INCLUDING ABNORMALLY SMALL SIZE |
|
-ITIS
|
INNFLAMMATION
NEPHRITIS-KIDNEY INFLAMMATION; |
|
-KINESIA
|
MOVEMENT
BRADYKINESIA-DECREASE IN MOVEMENT |
|
-LOGIST
|
ONE WHO PRACTICES
DERMATOLOGIST-ONE WHO PRACTICES DERMATOLOGY |
|
-LYSIS
|
DESTRUCTION OF
ELECTROLYSIS-PERMANENT REMOVAL OF UNWANTED HAIR |
|
-MALACIA
|
SOFTENING
OSTEOMALACIA-GRADUAL SOFTENING OF BONE |
|
-MANIA
|
OBSESSION
MONOMANIA-OBSESSION WITH ONE IDEA |
|
-MEGALY
|
ENLARGEMENT
CEPHALOMEGALY-ABNORMAL ENLARGEMENT OF THE HEAD |
|
-OID
|
LIKE, RESEMBLING
CARDIOID-RESEMBLING A HEART |
|
-OPIA
|
VISION
DIPLOPIA-DOUBLE VISION |
|
-OSTOMY
|
OPENING
COLOSTOMY-SURGICAL OPENING IN THE COLON |
|
-PARA
|
BEARING
PRIMIPARA-WOMAN WHO HAS GIVEN BIRTH ONCE |
|
-PATHY
|
DISEASE
OSTEOPATHY-BONE DISEASE |
|
-PENIA
|
DEFICIENCY
LEUKOPENIA-CONDITION WITH FEWER THAN NORMAL WHITE BLOOD CELLS |
|
PEPSIA
|
DIGESTION
DYSPEPSIA-DYSPEPSIA-IMPAIRED DIGESTION |
|
-PEXY
|
FIXATION, USUALLY DONE SURGICALLY
NEPHROPEXY-SURGICAL FIXATION OF A FLOATING KIDNEY |
|
-PHAGE
|
EATING, DEVOURING
POLYPHAGIA-EXCESSIVE EATING |
|
-PHOPIA
|
FEAR
ACROPHOBIA-FEAR OF HEIGHTS |
|
-PHONIAS
|
SOUND
NEURAPHONIA-LOSS OF SOUNDS |
|
-PHRENIA
|
OF THE MIND
SCHIZOPHRENIA-TERM FOR A COMMON PSYCHOSIS |
|
-PHYLAXIS
|
PROTECTION
PROPHYLAXIS-PREVENTION OF DISEASE |
|
-PLASTY
|
SURGICAL REPAIR
RHINOPLASTY-PLASTIC SURGERY OF THE NOSE |
|
-PLEGIA
|
PARALYSIS
QUADRIPLEGIA-PARALYSIS OF ALL FOUR LIMBS |
|
-PNEA
|
BREATH
EUPNEA-EASY, NORMAL RESPIRATION |
|
-PTOSIS
|
FALLING DOWN; DROOPING
BLEPHAROPTOSIS-DROOPING EYELID |
|
-RRHAGIA
|
HEAVY DISCHARGE
TRACHEORRHAGIA-HEMORRHAGE FROM THE TRACHEA |
|
-RRHAPHY
|
SURGICAL SUTURING
HERNIORRHAPHY-SURGICL SUTURING OF A HERNIA |
|
-RRHEXIS
|
RUPTURE
CARDIORRHEXIS-RUPTURE OF THE HEART WALL |
|
-SPASM
|
CONTRACTION
ESOPHAGOSPASM-SPASM OF THE WALLS OF THE ESOPHAGUS |
|
-STASIS
|
STOPPING;CONSTANT
HOMEOSTASIS-STATE OF EQUILIBRIUM IN THE BODY |
|
-STENOSIS
|
NARROWING
STENOSTENOSIS-NARROWING OF THE PAROTID DUCT |
|
-TOMY
|
CUTTING OPERATION
LAPAROTOMY-INCISION IN THE ABDOMEN |
|
-TROPHY
|
NUTRITION
DYSTROPHY-CHANGES THAT RESULT FORM INADEQUATE NUTRITION |
|
-TROPIA
|
TURNING
ESOTROPIA-CROSSED EYES |