Medical Terminology Flashcards

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What does the suffix 'emia' mean?

blood

What is the medical term for expanding or opening wider?

dilate

What is the abbreviation for urinalysis?

What is the medical term for groups of cells with the same function?

tissue Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for the basic unit of body structure?

cell Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for below or low?

hypo Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for the time when menstruation begins?

menarche Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for when menstruation stops?

menopause Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for gastrointestinal?

GI or G.I. Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for an involuntary movement?

reflex Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for paralysis from the waist down?

paraplegia Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for paralysis from the neck down?

quadriplegia Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for by mouth?

PO Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for dressing?

DSG Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for paralysis on one side of the body?

hemiplegia Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for circular movement around a central point?

rotation Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for turning the palm forward as applied to the hand?

supination Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for a decrease in size or a wasting away?

atrophy Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for straightening a body part?

extension Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for postprandial blood sugar?

PPBS Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for bending a body part away from the body?

abduction Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for bending a body part?

flexion Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for turning the palm backward?

pronation Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for bending backward?

dorsiflexion Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for the abnormal shortening of a muscle?

contracture Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for moving a body part toward the midline of the body?

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What is the abbreviation for laboratory?

Lab Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for discontinue?

D/C Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for bedtime or hour of sleep?

HS Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for above or high?

hyper Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for hour?

hr or h Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for electroencephalogram?

EEG Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for papanicolaou smear?

Pap smear Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for cancer?

Ca Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for loss of appetite?

anorexia Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for tube feeding?

gavage Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for sugar in the urine?

glucosuria Signup and view all the answers

What is the common term for a decubitus ulcer; a pressure sore?

bedsore Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for temperature, pulse, and respiration?

TPR Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for at once or immediately?

stat Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for preparing the patient for surgery by shaving the skin?

prep Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for specimen?

Spec or spec Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for a preparation that makes and controls body odor?

deodorant Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for cardiopulmonary resuscitation?

CPR Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for glucose tolerance test?

GTT Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for gallon?

gal Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for blood urea nitrogen?

BUN Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for orange juice?

OJ or O.J. Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for the intensive care unit?

ICU or I.C.U. Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for operating room?

OR or O.R. Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for ounce?

oz Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'itis' mean?

inflammation Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'hema, hemo' mean?

blood Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'hyster' mean?

uterus Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'mast' mean?

breast Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'gastro' mean?

stomach Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'myo' mean?

muscle Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'otomy' mean?

incision, surgical cutting Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'oma' mean?

tumor Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'phlebo' mean?

vein Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'pneumo' mean?

air, lungs Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'adeno' mean?

gland Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'algia, algesia' mean?

pain Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'cardio' mean?

heart Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'cranio' mean?

skull Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'ectomy' mean?

surgical removal Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'emesis' mean?

vomiting Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'cise' mean?

cut Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'centesis' mean?

puncture Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'renal' mean?

kidney Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'post' mean?

after Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'osis' mean?

condition of Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'rhino' mean?

nose Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'stomato' mean?

mouth or the ostium uteri Signup and view all the answers

What does the word element 'super' mean?

above Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for toxic shock syndrome?

TSS Signup and view all the answers

What does erythema refer to?

red skin Signup and view all the answers

What is the opposite of deep?

superficial Signup and view all the answers

What is high blood pressure referred to as?

hypertension Signup and view all the answers

What does neoplasm refer to?

new growth Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for chief complaint?

CC Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for grain?

gr Signup and view all the answers

What does the abbreviation 'carb' mean?

carbohydrate Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for water?

aq Signup and view all the answers

What is the abbreviation for gynecology?

gyn Signup and view all the answers

What is the medical term for the removal of synovial fluid from a joint?

arthrocentesis Signup and view all the answers

What is a condition seen in infancy due to a deficiency in Vitamin D characterized by softening of the bone called?

rickets Signup and view all the answers

What is the abnormal S-shaped lateral curvature of the spine called?

scoliosis Signup and view all the answers

What is the name of the structure in the heart which distributes the electrical impulse to the ventricles?

Purkinje fibers Signup and view all the answers

What is the temperature taken at the armpit called?

auxiliary temperature Signup and view all the answers

What is a break in a bone without penetration of the skin surface over the fracture site called?

closed fracture Signup and view all the answers

What is inflammation of the liver called?

hepatitis Signup and view all the answers

What is inflammation of the eyelid called?

blepharitis Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Medical Terminology and Abbreviations

The suffix -emia denotes a condition related to blood.
Dilate means to expand or open wider in a medical context.
Urinalysis is abbreviated as UA.
Tissue refers to groups of cells with the same function.
The basic unit of body structure is the cell.
Hypo is the abbreviation for below or low.
Menarche signifies the start of menstruation.
GI is the abbreviation for gastrointestinal.
Reflex indicates an involuntary movement.
Paraplegia refers to paralysis from the waist down.
Quadriplegia is paralysis from the neck down.
PO stands for by mouth in medical conversations.
DSG is used for dressing in medical documents.
Hemiplegia means paralysis on one side of the body.
Rotation describes circular movement around a central point.
Supination refers to turning the palm forward.
Atrophy is the reduction in size or wasting away.
Extension is the straightening of a body part.
PPBS is short for postprandial blood sugar.
Abduction refers to moving a body part away from the midline.
Flexion means the act of bending a body part.
Pronation describes turning the palm backward.
Dorsiflexion is the act of bending backward.
Contracture is the abnormal shortening of a muscle.
Adduction means moving a body part toward the midline.
Lab is a common abbreviation for laboratory.
D/C stands for discontinue.
HS abbreviates bedtime or hour of sleep.
Hyper indicates above or high.
Hr denotes hour.
EEG is shorthand for electroencephalogram.
Pap smear refers to the Papanicolaou smear test.
Ca is the abbreviation for cancer.
Anorexia signifies a loss of appetite.
Gavage indicates tube feeding.
Glucosuria refers to the presence of sugar in the urine.
A bedsore is a common term for a decubitus ulcer or pressure sore.
TPR refers to temperature, pulse, and respiration measurements.
Stat means at once or immediately.
Prep refers to preparing a patient for surgery.
Spec or spec stands for specimen.
Deodorant is a preparation that helps control body odor.
CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
GTT is the abbreviation for glucose tolerance test.
Gal refers to gallon.
BUN stands for blood urea nitrogen.
OJ indicates orange juice.
ICU designates the intensive care unit.
OR is the abbreviation for operating room.
Oz means ounce.

Word Elements and Medical Terms

-itis indicates inflammation.
Hema, hemo refers to blood.
Hyster relates to the uterus.
Mast means breast.
Gastro denotes the stomach.
Myo indicates muscle.
-otomy signifies incision or surgical cutting.
-oma means tumor.
Phlebo refers to a vein.
Pneumo relates to air or lungs.
Adeno signifies gland.
-algia, -algesia denotes pain.
Cardio refers to the heart.
Cranio means skull.
-ectomy indicates surgical removal.
-emesis means vomiting.
Cise signifies to cut.
-centesis refers to puncture.
Renal denotes the kidney.
Post indicates after.
-osis refers to a condition of.
Rhino relates to the nose.
Stomato denotes the mouth or ostium uteri.
Super signifies above.

Conditions and Symptoms

Toxic shock syndrome is abbreviated as TSS.
Erythema refers to red skin.
The opposite of deep is superficial.
Hypertension indicates high blood pressure.
Neoplasm refers to new growth.
CC stands for chief complaint in clinical settings.
Gr is the abbreviation for grain.
Carb refers to carbohydrate.
Aq denotes water.
Gyn stands for gynecology.

Medical Procedures and Conditions

Arthrocentesis is the procedure for removal of synovial fluid from a joint.
Rickets is a childhood condition causing softening of the bones due to Vitamin D deficiency.
Scoliosis is an abnormal S-shaped curvature of the spine.
Purkinje fibers distribute electrical impulses to the ventricles in the heart.
Auxiliary temperature is taken at the armpit.
A closed fracture is a break in a bone without skin penetration.
Hepatitis indicates inflammation of the liver.
Blepharitis refers to inflammation of the eyelid.

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