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Medical Terminology

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By: Lauren Weaver
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Decks in this class (15)

Intro- Unit 1
Medical terms are built using 1,
Stomach 2,
What is a word root plus a vowel 3
53  cards
Surgical Suffixes- Unit 2
Out of away from 0,
Cut 1,
Opening like a mouth 2
97  cards
Oncology and the Central Nervous System- Unit 3
Cell specialist 1,
Combining form for tissue 2,
Combining form for shape structure 3
102  cards
Orthopedics, Osteopathy, and Body Regions- Unit 4
Combining form for bone 1,
Combining form for bone marrow or...,
Prefix for difficult or poor 3
120  cards
Pathology, Otorphinolaryngology, and Prefixes- Unit 5
Twisted chains or strips 1,
Growing in bunches like grapes al...,
Combining form used for words inv...
135  cards
Urology and Gynecology- Unit 6
Combining form for urine 1,
Combining form for kidney 2,
Combining form for renal pelvis 3
159  cards
Gastroenterology- Unit 7
Combining form for mouth 1,
Combining form for teeth 2,
Combining form for tongue 3
137  cards
Neurology, Psychology, Anesthesiology, and Vascular Terminology- Unit 8
Combining form for nerve or neuron 1,
Combining form for vessel 2,
Combining form for muscle 3
150  cards
Anatomic Terms- Unit 9
Combining form for dorsal 1,
Combining form for ventral 2,
Combining form for anterior 3
146  cards
Surgery, Diabetes, Immunology, Etc.- Unit 10
Combining form for abdominal wall 1,
Combining form for water or fluid 2,
Combining form for sweat 3
129  cards
Descriptive Prefixes- Unit 11
Prefix for same 1,
Prefix for different 2,
Prefix for joined 3
95  cards
Prefixes of location and medication administration- Unit 12
Prefix means bad or poor 1,
Suffix meaning appetite 2,
Prefix means branching or dividing 3
99  cards
Respiratory System and Pulmonology- Unit 13
Combining form for nose 1,
Combining form for pharynx 2,
Combining form for larynx 3
117  cards
Word Parts- Unit 14
Combining form for skeleton 1,
Combining form for tarsal bones i...,
Combining form for scapula 3
108  cards
Ophthalmology, Endocrinology, and Medical Specialties- Unit 15
Combining form for eyes 1,
Suffix for vision 2,
Combining form for vision 3
147  cards

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