Medical Terminology

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Roots pt.1
Aden 1,
Aer 2,
Angio 3
50  cards
Suffix
Algia 1,
Cele 2,
Centesis 3
33  cards
Prefix
A an 1,
Ab 2,
Ad 3
37  cards
Additional terms pt 1
The identification of the nature ...,
What you tell to the doctor 2,
Talks about when is it going to h...
16  cards
Integumentary anatomical terms
Structural proteins elastic fiber...,
Middle layer of the skin 2,
Hard protein 3
13  cards
Integumentary origin of terms
Curtis 1,
Cryo 2,
Erytherma 3
19  cards
Integumentary diagnostic terms
Inflammation of sebaceous glands 1,
No pigment in the skin 2,
Type of red burn on your skin 3
36  cards
Integumentary operative terms
Freeze something of 1,
Abrasion of skin 2,
Burning with an electric spark 3
8  cards
Integumentary symptomatic terms
Ringed shape 1,
Large blister 2,
Brow flat spots on the skin 3
32  cards
Integumentary abbreviations and clinical lab terms
Bx 1,
Cc 2,
Dx 3
12  cards
Bones origin of terms
Heel bone 1,
Hip bone 2,
Thigh 3
7  cards
Bones anatomic terms
Hardest of the connective tissue 1,
Produce blood cells 2,
Spongy bone found in epiphysis 3
16  cards
Bones diagnostic terms
Growth growing at the cartilage 1,
Fluid filled sac at the wrist area 2,
Spinal cord tumor 3
28  cards
Bones operative and symptomatic terms
Fixation of the epiphysis 1,
Removal of a bone sticking out 2,
Removal of a piece of bone 3
11  cards
Joint Cartilage ligaments origin of terms
Joint 1,
Stiff joint 2,
Sac 3
8  cards
Joint Cartilage ligaments anatomic and diagnostic terms
Round socket of hip bone 1,
Where 2 bones meet 2,
A sac like cavity at a joint 3
30  cards
Joint Cartilage ligaments operative and symptomatic terms
Breaking the joint tissue 1,
Surgical fixation of the joint 2,
Destroying the scar tissue around...
18  cards
muscle tendons origin and anatomic terms
Band 1,
Smooth 2,
Muscle 3
11  cards
muscle tendons diagnostic terms
Tight tendon in the carpal tunnel 1,
Wrist drop 2,
Limping because of poor circulati...
14  cards
muscle tendons operative and symptomatic terms
Surgery on a muscle 1,
Suturing a torn muscle 2,
Stretching a muscle 3
12  cards
physical therapy
Study of movement 1,
A device in physical therapy 2,
Water therapy 3
4  cards
Radiology
Taking x ray of the joint 1,
Uses air to scan the joint 2,
Uses magnet to get a good scan of...
9  cards
Bones abbreviations
Above the elbow 1,
Above the knee 2,
Anterioposterior 3
18  cards
Pharmacology
Prepares drugs 1,
Studies the use of drugs 2,
Study of how to deal harmful drugs 3
35  cards
Nerves origin and anatomical terms
Braid network 1,
Root 2,
Clasp connection 3
20  cards
Nerves diagnostic, operative, symptomatic terms
Disorder of the 7th cn 1,
Burning sensation 2,
Flaccid ascending paralysis 3
13  cards
Brain and spinal cord origin,anatomical terms
Convolution 1,
Thin plate 2,
Relaxation 3
15  cards
brain and spinal cord diagnostic terms
Short term memory loss 1,
A fetus without a brain 2,
Malignant tumor of the brain 3
27  cards
brain and spinal operative, symptomatic terms
Incision of the carotid artery 1,
Removing part of the spinal cord 2,
Removal of the lamina 3
29  cards
neurological studies and anesthesia terms
Tracing the brain waves 1,
Is a diagnostic test to record in...,
Stimulant to the cns 3
16  cards
Nerves abbreviations and radiology terms
Ans 1,
Als 2,
Cbf 3
20  cards
Blood origin of terms
To make 1,
Varied irregular 2,
Many forms 3
6  cards
Blood elements and blood groupings
Protein found in the plasma regul...,
Something foreign to the body cau...,
Yellow compound that breaks down ...
32  cards
Blood diagnostic terms
Rbc deficiency 1,
Iron deficiency 2,
Vitamin b12 deficiency 3
28  cards
Blood symptomatic terms
Rbc have a variety of size 1,
Morbid condition of blood 2,
Destroying the fibrin clotting 3
14  cards
Blood operative and anatomic terms
Replacement of bone marrow 1,
Removal of lymph gland 2,
Spleen removal 3
15  cards
Blood other terms
T cells respond to antigens and d...,
Lymphocyte that directly kills an...,
Aids b cells and stimulates t cel...
10  cards
Blood clinical lab
Time required for venous blood to...,
Percentage of erythrocytes in a v...,
Total amount of hemoglobin in a s...
14  cards
blood abbreviations
Aids 1,
Cbc 2,
Hb 3
11  cards
Heart origin of terms
Slow 1,
Crown 2,
Blood 3
14  cards
Heart anatomic terms
Upper chambers of heart 1,
Lower chamber of heart 2,
Pacemaker starts the impulse 3
19  cards
Heart diagnostic terms
Ballooning of the blood vessel 1,
Cardiac pain on effort shoulder j...,
The body was born with a problem 3
41  cards
Heart operative terms
Attaching two ends of blood vesse...,
Removing an aneurysm 2,
Getting blood from yourself to do...
15  cards
Heart symptomatic terms
Massive edema swelling caused by ...,
Cardiac stand still 2,
Heart is beating slowly 3
17  cards
Heart other procedures and radiology terms
Medicine that makes the heart str...,
Ck ldh ast become elevated when h...,
Paralyze the heart 3
19  cards
Heart abbreviations
Asd 1,
Ashd 2,
Bbb 3
14  cards
Respiratory origin of terms
Funnel 1,
Shell 2,
Passage 3
37  cards
Respiratory anatomic terms
Nostril 1,
Divides two nostrils 2,
Pharynx that is posterior to the ...
19  cards
Respiratory diagnostic terms
Common cold 1,
Inflammation of nasopharynx 2,
Inflammation of nose 3
35  cards
Respiratory operative terms
Surgical repair of nose 1,
Removing the septum 2,
Surgical drainage of the maxillar...
17  cards
Respiratory symptomatic terms
Cannot smell 1,
Nose bleed 2,
Runny nose 3
21  cards
Respiratory radiology terms
Exchange of carbon dioxide for ox...,
To make something solid 2,
Separate or divided 3
6  cards
Respiratory abbreviations
Abg 1,
A p 2,
Ap 3
18  cards
Neoplasm terms
Abnormal growth 1,
Not cancerous don t spread differ...,
Cancer grow rapidly spreads undif...
33  cards
Digestive origin of terms
Cheek 1,
Lip 2,
Tooth 3
35  cards
Digestive general and anatomic terms
To swallow 1,
To chew 2,
Bringing back up the contents of ...
35  cards
Digestive diagnostic terms
Tongue tied 1,
Ulceration in mouth 2,
Teeth holes caused by decay 3
57  cards
Digestive operative terms
Repairing the lip 1,
Repairing the lip and mouth 2,
Removing the tongue 3
31  cards
Digestive symptomatic terms
Bad breath 1,
Cannot eat swallow 2,
Difficulty swallowing 3
20  cards
Digestive special procedures and radiology
Examining the colon with a scope 1,
Looking at esophagus stomach and ...,
Looking at stomach with a scope 3
21  cards
Digestive abbreviations
Be 1,
Bid 2,
Gi 3
9  cards
Urinary origin of terms
Cup 1,
Rind outer portion 2,
Tuft cluster 3
21  cards
Urinary anatomic terms
Made up of the sodium and potassi...,
A hormone that causes blood cell ...,
Involved in getting rid of urea 3
26  cards
Urinary diagnostic terms
Kidney stops functioning 1,
Inflammation of kidney in the glo...,
Kidneys have accumulated too much...
45  cards
Urinary operative terms
Removal of kidney 1,
Incision in kidney to remove ston...,
Fixation of kidney 3
29  cards
Urinary symptomatic terms
Not urinating 1,
Urea is coming out from skin 2,
Stabbing pain in ureter due to st...
26  cards
Urinary other and radiology terms
A process for removing waste and ...,
Removing urea from the blood in t...,
Testing the blood for urea and ni...
16  cards
Urinary abbreviations
Bno 1,
Bph 2,
Bun 3
11  cards
Gynecology origin of terms
Vagina 1,
Pipe tube 2,
Membrane 3
29  cards
Gynecology anatomic terms
Space between vagina and rectum 1,
Tube leads from cervix to outside...,
Female external genitals 3
20  cards
Gynecology diagnostic terms
Born without vagina 1,
Born without vulva 2,
Inflammation of bartholin s glands 3
42  cards
Gynecology operative terms
Removal of vagina 1,
Closure of vagina 2,
Suturing a lesion in vagina 3
31  cards
Gynecology symptomatic terms
White discharge 1,
Itching in the vulva area 2,
No menstrual period 3
15  cards
Gynecology special procedures and radiology
Removing cells and looking at the...,
Screening procedure for cervical ...,
Removing a fluid or tissue to fin...
9  cards
Gynecology abbreviations
Aids 1,
Iud 2,
D c 3
10  cards
Obstetrics origin of terms
Against opposite 1,
Out outside 2,
Pubic region vulva 3
28  cards
Obstetrics general and radiology terms
Prevents pregnancy 1,
Pregnancy time period 2,
Pregnant woman 3
15  cards
Obstetrics anatomic terms
Birth canal 1,
Provides nutrition to babies 2,
Hormone produced in placenta that...
10  cards
Obstetrics diagnostic terms
Mother has had three or more cons...,
Mother has symptoms of upcoming a...,
Mother lost the baby but not the ...
30  cards
Obstetrics operative terms
Delivering the baby surgically 1,
Incision in the perineum 2,
Delivered through breech presenta...
9  cards
Obstetrics symptomatic terms
Position of the baby in the uterus 1,
Female will have contractions 2,
Vagina turns violet which is a si...
21  cards
Obstetrics abbreviations
Cs 1,
Fhr 2,
Fht 3
11  cards
Accessory organs of vision terms and abbreviations
Small canal 1,
Angle 2,
Tear gland 3
32  cards
Endocrine origin of terms
Near kidney 1,
To secrete 2,
To spur on to secrete 3
20  cards
Endocrine anatomic terms
Secretes hormones that regulates ...,
A chemical messenger 2,
Produces insulin and glucagon 3
18  cards
Endocrine general terms
Blood sugar levels 1,
Nutrients or chemicals sodium and...,
Results of fat metabolism 3
24  cards
Endocrine diagnostic terms
Dwarf with no cartilage short arm...,
Too much pgh as an adult 2,
Not enough adrenocorticoids brown...
26  cards
Endocrine operative terms and radiology
Removal of thyroid gland 1,
Urine test looking for aldosterone 2,
Test looking for adrenaline hormo...
8  cards
Endocrine symptomatic terms
Eyeballs protrude due to too much...,
Male has enlarged breast 2,
Excessive hair in the female 3
20  cards
Endocrine abbreviations
Acth 1,
Ad 2,
Adh 3
15  cards
Psychiatry origin of terms
Against down under 1,
Power 2,
To wander in mind 3
9  cards
Psychiatry general terms and special procedures
Person s sense of self esteem 1,
Study of mind or soul 2,
Psychiatrists hired by lawyers 3
11  cards
Psychiatry diagnostic terms
Drinking to the point where it af...,
Need detoxification due to alcoho...,
Mental illness due to stress 3
28  cards
Psychiatry symptomatic terms
Cannot communicate do repetitive ...,
Attacking action verbally physica...,
Chronic restlessness 3
29  cards
Psychiatry psychopharmacology and therapy
Taking meds for anxiety 1,
Treating depression 2,
Treating psychosis 3
12  cards
Psychiatry abbreviations
Aa 1,
Cns 2,
Dt 3
13  cards
Ear origin of terms
To hear hearing 1,
Little ear 2,
Bile 3
12  cards
Ear anatomic terms
External ear 1,
Ear wax 2,
Hole in ear 3
9  cards
Ear diagnostic terms
Inflammation of ear drum 1,
Hardening of eardrum 2,
Inflammation of mastoid bone 3
11  cards
Ear operative terms
Surgery using binoculars 1,
Repair of ear 2,
Incision in mastoid bone 3
7  cards
Ear symptomatic terms, special procedures, and functional tests
Cannot hear 1,
Too much ear wax 2,
Constant moving of eyeballs 3
11  cards
Ear abbreviations
Ac 1,
Ad 2,
As 3
9  cards
Finals roots
Gland 1,
Vessel 2,
Joint 3
53  cards
Finals prefixes
Without 1,
Towards 2,
Against 3
33  cards
Finals suffixes
Pain 1,
Puncture 2,
Fixation or fusion 3
27  cards
Finals origin of terms
Sound or hearing 1,
Tip of 2,
Slow 3
87  cards
Finals diagnostic terms
Inflammation of sebaceous glands 1,
Dwarf with no cartilage short arm...,
Loss of hair 3
39  cards
Finals symptoms
Clumping of particles 1,
A substance that causes allergies 2,
Cannot hear 3
29  cards
Finals procedures
Reattaching 1,
Breaking the joint 2,
Heart intubation 3
24  cards
Finals additional terms
Description of cause of a disease 1,
Talks about when is it going to h...,
What you tell to the doctor 3
16  cards
Finals abbreviations
Acth 1,
Bp 2,
Ca 3
53  cards
Finals medication orders
Hs 1,
Po 2,
Npo 3
6  cards

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