Medical Terminology

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Decks in this class (53)

Body Structure Terms
Aden o 1,
Cyt o 2,
Epitheli o 3
52  cards
Disease & Disorder Oncology terms
Adenocarcinoma 1,
Adenoma 2,
Carcinoma 3
19  cards
Body structure terms built from word parts
Cytogenic 1,
Cytoid 2,
Cytology 3
24  cards
Complementary Terms
Cancerous 1,
Carcinogen 2,
Carcinogenic 3
19  cards
Complementary Terms not built from word parts
Afebrile 1,
Apoptosis 2,
Benign 3
20  cards
Cancer Therapies
Neoadjuvant therapy 1,
Adjuvant chemotherapy 2,
Brachytherapy 3
7  cards
Medical term abbreviations
Ca 1,
Chemo 2,
Dx 3
9  cards
Word roots for directional terms
Anter o 1,
Card o 2,
Cephal o 3
14  cards
Directional Terms
Caudad 1,
Cephalad 2,
Lateral 3
19  cards
Anatomic planes
Frontal or coronal 1,
Midsagittal 2,
Parasagittal 3
14  cards
Abdominopelvic regions and quadrants
Umbilical region 1,
Lumbar regions 2,
Epigastric region 3
10  cards
Anatomic structures of the integumentary system
Skin 1,
Epidermis 2,
Keratin 3
43  cards
Integumentary disease and disorder terms
Dermatitis 1,
Dermatoconiosis 2,
Dermatofibroma 3
19  cards
Integumentary disease and disorder terms not built from word parts
Abrasion 1,
Abcess 2,
Acne 3
64  cards
Integumentary surgical terms built from word parts
Biopsy bx 1,
Dermatoautoplasty 2,
Dermatoheteroplasty 3
7  cards
Integumentary Surgical terms not built from word parts
Cauterization 1,
Cryosurgery 2,
Debridement 3
10  cards
Integumentary abbreviations
Bcc 1,
Bx 2,
Cmv 3
15  cards
Respiratory system terms NOT built from word parts
Airway 1,
Asphyxia 2,
Aspirate 3
18  cards
Respiratory system abbreviations
Abgs 1,
Afb 2,
Ards 3
30  cards
Respiratory system - complimentary words built from word parts
Acapnia 1,
Alveolar 2,
Anoxia 3
35  cards
Urinary System - organs & anatomic structure
Kidneys 1,
Nephron 2,
Glomerulus 3
9  cards
respiratory system - combining forms
Cyst o vesic o 1,
Glomerul o 2,
Meat o 3
16  cards
Urinary system - suffixes& disease /disorder terms built from word parts
Iasis esis 1,
Lysis 2,
Ptosis 3
25  cards
Urinary System - Disease& Disorder NOT built from word parts
Epispadias 1,
Hypospadias 2,
Polycystic kidney disease 3
12  cards
Urinary system - surgical terms built from word parts
Cystectomy 1,
Cystolithotomy 2,
Cystorrhaphy 3
18  cards
Urinary system - diagnostic terms built from word parts
Cystogram 1,
Cystography 2,
Nephrography 3
17  cards
Urinary system - complementary terms
Albuminuria 1,
Anuria 2,
Diuresis 3
29  cards
Urinary system - abbreviations
Arf 1,
Bun 2,
Cath 3
12  cards
Male reproductive system - anatomy
Testis 1,
Seminiferous tubules 2,
Sperm 3
15  cards
Male reproductive system - word parts
Andr o 1,
Balan o 2,
Epididym o 3
9  cards
male reproductive system - disease & disorder terms built from word parts
Anorchism 1,
Balanitis 2,
Benign prostatic hyperplasia bph 3
13  cards
male reproductive system - disease and disorder NOT built from word parts
Prostate cancer 1,
7 diagnostic and staging procedur...,
Dre 3
21  cards
male reproductive system - surgical terms built from word parts
Simple prostatectomy 1,
Radical prostatectomy rp 2,
Used to treat benign prostatic hy...
23  cards
male reproductive system - surgical terms not built from parts
Ablation 1,
Circumcision 2,
Enucleation 3
14  cards
male reproductive system - surgical terms NOT built from word pardts
0  cards
male reproductive system - abbreviations
Aids 1,
Boo 2,
Bph 3
18  cards
Male reproductive system diagnostic &complementary terms
Multiparametric mri 1,
Transrectal ultrasound trus 2,
Prostate specific antigen psa 3
19  cards
female reproductive system - anatomy
Ovaries 1,
Ovum pl ova 2,
Graafian follicles 3
20  cards
female reproductive system - word parts
Arche o 1,
Cervic o 2,
Colp o 3
23  cards
female reproductive system - disease & disorder terms built from word parts
Amenorrhea 1,
Bartholin adenitis 2,
Cervicitis 3
20  cards
female reproductive system - disease &disorder terms NOT built from word parts
Adenomyosis 1,
Breast cancer 2,
Cervical cancer 3
12  cards
female reproductive system - surgical terms
Colpocleisis 1,
Colpoperineorraphy 2,
Colpoplasty 3
22  cards
female reproductive system - surgical terms NOT built from word parts
Anterior and posterior colporrhap...,
Conization 2,
Dilation and curettage d c 3
10  cards
female reproductive system abbreviations
A p repair 1,
Bc 2,
Cx 3
21  cards
O&N terms relating to pregnancy
Gamete 1,
Conception 2,
Zygote 3
14  cards
Abbreviations
Ant 1,
Ap 2,
Inf 3
64  cards
CIL& blood - anatomy
Heart 1,
Atrioventricular valves 2,
Semilunar valves 3
25  cards
CIL&blood - word parts
Angi o 1,
Aort o 2,
Arteri o 3
29  cards
CIL&blood disease & disorder terms from word parts
Angioma 1,
Angiostenosis 2,
Aortic stenosis 3
38  cards
CIL& blood - disease & disorder terms not built from word parts
Acute coronary syndrome acs 1,
Aneurysm 2,
Angina pectoris 3
27  cards
CIL& blood- surgical terms not built from word parts
Aneurysmectomy 1,
Artificial cardiac pacemaker 2,
Automatic implantable cardiac def...
13  cards
CIL& blood - diagnostic terms not built from word parts
Digital subtraction angiography d...,
Doppler ultrasound 2,
Sestamibi test 3
20  cards
CIL& blood - abbreviations
Acs 1,
Afib 2,
Aicd 3
31  cards

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