Medical Terminology

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Chapter 1
What is the basic foundation of t...,
How are roots are joined together 2,
What is the rule when joining two...
20  cards
Chapter 1 Spelling Test words and definitions
Cardiologist 1,
Acrodermatitis 2,
Amenorrhea 3
63  cards
Chapter 2
The prefixes in this chapter expr...,
Prefixes that express numbers 2,
Prefixes that express measurement 3
6  cards
Chapter 2 Prefixes and Word Parts
Bi 1,
Hemi 2,
Milli 3
103  cards
Chapter 1 PowerPoint
The importance of learning medica...,
What is the basic foundation of t...,
What is a combining form 3
28  cards
Chapter 2 Powerpoint
What does a prefix do 1,
What do prefixes express 2
2  cards
Suffixes
Algia 1,
Itis 2,
Ic 3
163  cards
Chapter 4 Spelling Words (Week 2)
Anaplasia 1,
Anatomical position 2,
Anterior 3
79  cards
Chapter 3
What do suffixes do 1,
When does a suffix need a combing...,
What different things do suffixes...
13  cards
Chapter 4
Cell 1,
Cell membrane 2,
Tissue 3
67  cards
Chapter 5
What is included in the integumen...,
What are the other two names for ...,
What are the five functions of th...
125  cards
Chapter 5 Word Elements
Adip o 1,
Albin o 2,
Caut o 3
22  cards
Chapter 5 Spelling Words
Abrasion 1,
Abscess 2,
Alopecia 3
81  cards
Prefixes
A 1,
Ab 2,
Ad 3
78  cards
Combining Forms
Abdomin o 1,
Acetabul o 2,
Acid o 3
255  cards
Chapter 6
How many bones in the human skele...,
What are the 5 functions of the s...,
What is the process of blood cell...
201  cards
Chapter 6 Word Elements
Acetabul o 1,
Blast blast o 2,
Calc o calc i 3
46  cards
Chapter 6 Spelling Words
Articular cartilage 1,
Cancellous bone 2,
Cervical vertebrae 3
95  cards
Chapter 7
How many skeletal muscles 1,
What are the functions of the mus...,
What are the 3 types of muscles 3
123  cards
Chapter 7 spelling words
Atrophy 1,
Cardiac muscle 2,
Contracture 3
66  cards
Chapter 7 word elements
Bi 1,
Bucc o 2,
Dors o 3
29  cards
Chapter 8
What does the nervous system cons...,
What are the functions of the ner...,
Neurology 3
98  cards
Chapter 8 Word Elements
A 1,
An 2,
Algesia 3
28  cards
Chapter 8 Pathological Conditions
Alzheimer s disease 1,
What occurs during the first stag...,
What occurs during stage 2 of alz...
142  cards
Chapter 8 Spelling Words
Absence seizure 1,
Acetylocholine 2,
Afferent nerves 3
180  cards
Chapter 8 Diagnostics
Babinski s reflex 1,
Brain scan 2,
What does a brain scan help diagn...
31  cards
Chapter 8 abbreviations
Acth 1,
Als 2,
Ans 3
29  cards
Chapter 9
The blood system does what 1,
What does blood consist of 2,
Plasma 3
79  cards
Chapter 9 Word elements
Agglutin o 1,
Aniso 2,
Bas o 3
41  cards
Chapter 9 Spelling Words
Plasma 1,
Albumin 2,
Edema 3
140  cards
Chapter 9 abbreviations
Ab 1,
Ag 2,
Abo 3
48  cards
Chapter 10
Which layer of the heart is requi...,
True or false getting oxygenated ...,
In looking at the diagram of the ...
39  cards
Chapter 10 Spelling Words
Analgesic 1,
Anatomosis 2,
Aneurysm 3
85  cards
Chapter 10 abbreviations
A fib 1,
Ami 2,
As 3
41  cards
Chapter 10 Word Parts
Aneurysm o 1,
Ani o 2,
Arter o arteri o 3
15  cards
Chapter 11
True or false the purposes of the...,
A small but very important flap c...,
True or false when the doctor lis...
42  cards
Chapter 11 word parts
Alveol o 1,
Bronch o 2,
Bronchiol o 3
22  cards
Chapter 11 Spelling Words
Adenoids 1,
Alveoli 2,
Anthracosis 3
82  cards
Chapter 11 Abbreviations
Abg s 1,
Afb 2,
Ap 3
34  cards
Chapter 12
True or false basically this 30 f...,
The ducts from the liver gallblad...,
This symptom may be relieved with...
12  cards
Chapter 13
True or false the pituitary gland...,
Both the thyroid and parathyroid ...,
True or false the adrenal glands ...
12  cards
Chapter 12 abbreviations
Ac 1,
Alt 2,
Ast 3
40  cards
Chapter 13 abbreviations
Acth 1,
Adh 2,
Bmr 3
30  cards
Chapter 12 Word Parts
Amyl o 1,
Append o 2,
Appendic o 3
58  cards
Chapter 13 word parts
Acr o 1,
Aden o 2,
Adren o 3
28  cards
Chapter 12 Spelling words
Gastrointestinal tract 1,
Digestive tract 2,
Alimentary canal 3
196  cards
Chapter 13 Spelling Words
Acromegaly 1,
Addison s disease 2,
Adenohypophysis 3
91  cards
Chapter 14 Abbreviations
Acc 1,
Armd 2,
Cc 3
39  cards
Chapter 14 Word Parts
Ambi 1,
Ambly o 2,
Aque o 3
47  cards
Chapter 14 Spelling words
Acoustic 1,
Tympanotomy 2,
Ambiopia 3
125  cards
Chapter 14
How does the eye act like a camera 1,
What is the sclera 2,
What is the iris 3
77  cards
Chapter 15 Abbreviations
Adh 1,
Agn 2,
Arf 3
22  cards
Chapter 16 Abbreviations
Bph 1,
Dre 2,
Fta abs 3
14  cards
Chapter 15 Word Parts
Albumin o 1,
Azot o 2,
Bacteri o 3
48  cards
Chapter 16 Word Parts
Andr o 1,
Balan o 2,
Cry o 3
24  cards
Chapter 15 Spelling Words
Dialysis 1,
Cortex 2,
Glomerulus 3
84  cards
chapter 16 Spelling Words
Testosterone 1,
Testes 2,
Scrotum 3
72  cards
Chapter 15
Urine culture 1,
24 hour urine specimen 2,
Clean catch specimen 3
6  cards
Chapter 17 Abbreviations
Ab 1,
Acs 2,
Cis 3
24  cards
Chapter 22 Abbreviations
Ml 1,
Npo npo 2,
O2 3
59  cards
Chapter 17 Spelling Words
Gynecology 1,
Gynecologist 2,
Ovum 3
87  cards
Chapter 17 Word Parts
Ante 1,
Arche 2,
Cervic o 3
26  cards
Chapter 22 Word Parts
Alges o 1,
Anti 2,
Arrhythm o 3
32  cards
Chapter 22 Spelling Words
Adverse reaction 1,
Anaphylactic shock 2,
Chemical name 3
52  cards
Chapter 22 (Not the spelling words)
Drug 1,
Food drug and cosmetic act fdca 2,
Controlled substances act 3
38  cards

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