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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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5 skills needed to communicate

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  • reading
  • listening
  • understanding
  • writing/spelling
  • speaking
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2
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study of word origins

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etymology

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3
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latin singular noun ending in -a turns into

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-ae

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4
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latin singular noun ending in -us turns into

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-i

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exceptions to the latin singular -us

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  • fetus
  • virus
  • sinus
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latin singular noun ending in -um

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-a

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latin singular noun ending in -is

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-es

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latin singular noun ending in -ex

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-ices

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9
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greek plural noun of -is

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-ides

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10
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greek plural noun of -nx

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-nges

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11
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greek plural of -oma

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-omata

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12
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greek plural of -on

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-a

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13
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3 word parts of a medical word

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  • combining forms
  • suffixes
  • prefixes
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14
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optional word beginning

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prefix

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15
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foundation of a medical word

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combining form

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16
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the word ending

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suffix

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17
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meaning of combing form ven/o-

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vein

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18
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meaning of combining form arthr/o-

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joint

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19
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meaning of combining word cholecyst/o-

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gallbladder

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20
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meaning of combining form cost/o-

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rib

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21
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meaning of combining form enter/o-

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intestine

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22
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meaning of combining form hepat/o-

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liver

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23
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meaning of combining form hyster/o-

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uterus/womb

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24
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meaning of combining form lapar/o-

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abdomen

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25
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meaning of combining form chrom/o-

A

color

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meaning of combining form erythr/o-

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red

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27
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meaning of jaund/o-

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yellow

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28
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meaning of verd/o-

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green

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29
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meaning of cyan/o-

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blue

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30
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meaning of melan/o-

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black

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31
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meaning of albin/o

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white

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32
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meaning of leuk/o-

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white

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33
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suffixes that mean pertaining to

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  • ac
  • al
  • ar
  • ary
  • ic
  • ine
  • ive
  • ous
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34
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meaning of -ation

A

being; having; process

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35
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meaning of -ion

A

action; condition

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36
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meaning of -ia

A

condition

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37
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-ism

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disease from a specific cause

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38
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-itis

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infection of; inflammation of

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oma

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mass; tumor

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-osis

A

condition; process

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-pathy

A

disease

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-gram

A

picture; record

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-metry

A

process of measuring

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-scope

A

instrument used to examine

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-scopy

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process of using an instrument to examine

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-stomy

A

surgically created opening

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-therapy

A

treatment

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-tomy

A

process of cutting

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-iatry

A

medical treatment

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-ics

A

knowledge; practice

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-ist

A

person who specializes in

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-logy

A

study of

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endo-

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innermost; within

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epi-

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above; upon

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trans-

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across; through

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brady-

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slow

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hemi-

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one half

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hyper-

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above; more than normal

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hypo-

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below; deficient

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tachy-

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fast

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dys-

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abnormal

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eu-

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good; normal

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bi/o-

A

life

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cost/o-

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rib

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cutane/o-

A

skin

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esthes/o-

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feeling; sensation

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etym/o-

A

word origin

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gemin/o-

A

group; set

72
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lapar/o-

A

abdomen

73
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laryng/o-

A

larynx

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later/o-

A

side

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phag/o-

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eating; swallowing

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pleg/o-

A

paralysis

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spir/o-

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breathe; cool

78
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CC

A

chief complaint

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HPI

A

history of present illness

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PMH

A

past medical history

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SH

A

social history

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FH

A

family history

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ROS

A

review of systems

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PE

A

physical education

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Dx

A

diagnosis

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HIPAA

A

health insurance portability and accountability act

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D/C

A

discharge; discontinue

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DS

A

discharge summary

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EHR

A

electronic health record

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EMR

A

electronic medical record

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EPR

A

electronic patient record

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H&P

A

history and physical

93
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ISMP

A

institute for safe medication practices

Medical Terminology (2 decks)

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