Language of Medicine

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Decks in this class (21)

Chapter 1 Combining Forms
Divide medical words into their component parts. Use combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes to build medical words. Identify the meaning of word parts using combining forms, prefixes, and suffixes.
40  cards
Chapter 1 Suffixes
to learn and recognize medical suffixes to terms
23  cards
Chapter 1 Prefixes
learn the names and beginning of medical terms to understand their meaning better
15  cards
Chapter 1 Extra
What does ___ mean hepatitis,
What is the difference between __...,
What are the ___ ureter
108  cards
Chapter 2 Combining Forms
Abdomin o,
Adip o,
Anter o
33  cards
Chapter 2 Suffixes
Al,
Eal,
Ectomy
12  cards
Chapter 2 Prefixes
Ana,
Cata,
Epi
6  cards
Chapter 2 Extra
Anabolism,
Catabolism,
Cell membrane
111  cards
Chapter 2 Divide and define
practice grouping prefixes, roots, and suffixes
42  cards
Chapter 3 Combining Forms
Abdomin o,
Acr o,
Acu o
72  cards
Chapter 3 Noun Suffixes
Algia,
Cele,
Centesis
42  cards
Chapter 3 Adjective Suffixes
Ac iac,
Al,
Ar
11  cards
Chapter 3 Extra
Another word for coccyx,
Another word for larynx,
Another word for
102  cards
Chapter 4 Combining Form
Carp o,
Cib o,
Cost o
32  cards
Chapter 4 Suffixes
Crine,
Drome,
Fusion
19  cards
Chapter 4 Prefixes
A an,
Ab,
Ad
50  cards
Chapter 1-4 Prefixes w Similar Meanings
A an in,
Ante pre pro,
Anti contra
13  cards
Chapters 1-4 Combining Form, Prefixes, & Suffixes
Abdomin o,
Acr o,
Acu o
273  cards
Chapter 4 extra
Anemia is a major problem for pat...,
The type of erythropoietin that i...,
The hematocrit is
232  cards
IDC-10-CM chapters and sections
Chapter 1 a badvancing bugs,
Chapter 2 c d cancer death,
Chapter 3 ddracula
22  cards
buck's step-by-step ch 1-2
A code that reports more than one...,
Terms in the index are listed by ...,
T or ficd 10 cm contains 17 chapters
26  cards

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