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Medical Terminology MCPHS
-itis - answer✔✔inflammation
pain (dolor) , redness (rubor), heat (calor), swelling (tumor)
-osis - answer✔✔abnormal condition
-ectomy - answer✔✔to cut OUT, remove
-otomy - answer✔✔to cut IN to
-ostomy - answer✔✔to make a "mouth", opening
-a/an - answer✔✔without, none
micro - answer✔✔small
macro - answer✔✔large
mega/-megaly - answer✔✔enlarged
-scopy/-scopic - answer✔✔to look, observe
-graphy/-graph - answer✔✔the process of recording an image
-gram - answer✔✔the image (X-ray)
-ology/-ologist - answer✔✔study, specialize in
stomato- - answer✔✔mouth
dento- - answer✔✔teeth
gloss/linguo - answer✔✔tongue
gingivo - answer✔✔gum
gastro - answer✔✔stomach
entero - answer✔✔intestine
colo - answer✔✔large colon
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procto - answer✔✔anus
hepato - answer✔✔liver
nephro/rene - answer✔✔kidney
orchido - answer✔✔testis
oophoro - answer✔✔ovary
hystero/metro - answer✔✔uterus
salpingo/ -salpinx - answer✔✔uterine tubes
dermo - answer✔✔skin
masto/mammo - answer✔✔breast
osteo - answer✔✔bone
cardio - answer✔✔heart
cysto - answer✔✔bladder
rhino - answer✔✔nose
veno/phlebo - answer✔✔veins
pulmo/pneumo - answer✔✔lungs
heme/emia - answer✔✔blood
leuko - answer✔✔white
melan/o - answer✔✔black
cyan/o - answer✔✔blue
xanth/o - answer✔✔yellow
aden/o - answer✔✔gland
lip/o - answer✔✔fat
my/o - answer✔✔muscle
lymph/o - answer✔✔lymph tissue
carcin/o - answer✔✔malignant
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endo - answer✔✔within/inside of
peri, circum - answer✔✔around
retro - answer✔✔behind
epi - answer✔✔upon, on top
trans - answer✔✔through
intra - answer✔✔within
sub - answer✔✔below
sign - answer✔✔complaint that can be measured or observed by a provider
symptom - answer✔✔complaint that is observed by the patient
brady - answer✔✔slow
tachy - answer✔✔fast
-stasis - answer✔✔to stop
-cyte - answer✔✔cell
atherosclerosis - answer✔✔"hardening of fat"
calcification of fats decrease stretchability of vessels, increase blood pressure, increase risk of
stroke and kidney failure
arteriosclerosis - answer✔✔hardening of arteries
myocardial infarction (MI) - answer✔✔"heart attack"
blockage of blood flow causing MUSCLE TISSUE DEATH
infarction can be caused by ischemia
mitral valve prolapse - answer✔✔mitral valve = atrioventricular valve
prolapse = falling forward
when flaps of mitral valve tear away and projects into left atrium
regurgitation - answer✔✔leakage and backward flow of blood into the left atrium
stenosis - answer✔✔"narrowing"
valve is narrow enough to cause partial obstruction, constricting blood flow
Medical Terminology MCPHS
-itis - answer✔✔inflammation
pain (dolor) , redness (rubor), heat (calor), swelling (tumor)
-osis - answer✔✔abnormal condition
-ectomy - answer✔✔to cut OUT, remove
-otomy - answer✔✔to cut IN to
-ostomy - answer✔✔to make a "mouth", opening
-a/an - answer✔✔without, none
micro - answer✔✔small
macro - answer✔✔large
mega/-megaly - answer✔✔enlarged
-scopy/-scopic - answer✔✔to look, observe
-graphy/-graph - answer✔✔the process of recording an image
-gram - answer✔✔the image (X-ray)
-ology/-ologist - answer✔✔study, specialize in
stomato- - answer✔✔mouth
dento- - answer✔✔teeth
gloss/linguo - answer✔✔tongue
gingivo - answer✔✔gum
gastro - answer✔✔stomach
entero - answer✔✔intestine
colo - answer✔✔large colon
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procto - answer✔✔anus
hepato - answer✔✔liver
nephro/rene - answer✔✔kidney
orchido - answer✔✔testis
oophoro - answer✔✔ovary
hystero/metro - answer✔✔uterus
salpingo/ -salpinx - answer✔✔uterine tubes
dermo - answer✔✔skin
masto/mammo - answer✔✔breast
osteo - answer✔✔bone
cardio - answer✔✔heart
cysto - answer✔✔bladder
rhino - answer✔✔nose
veno/phlebo - answer✔✔veins
pulmo/pneumo - answer✔✔lungs
heme/emia - answer✔✔blood
leuko - answer✔✔white
melan/o - answer✔✔black
cyan/o - answer✔✔blue
xanth/o - answer✔✔yellow
aden/o - answer✔✔gland
lip/o - answer✔✔fat
my/o - answer✔✔muscle
lymph/o - answer✔✔lymph tissue
carcin/o - answer✔✔malignant
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endo - answer✔✔within/inside of
peri, circum - answer✔✔around
retro - answer✔✔behind
epi - answer✔✔upon, on top
trans - answer✔✔through
intra - answer✔✔within
sub - answer✔✔below
sign - answer✔✔complaint that can be measured or observed by a provider
symptom - answer✔✔complaint that is observed by the patient
brady - answer✔✔slow
tachy - answer✔✔fast
-stasis - answer✔✔to stop
-cyte - answer✔✔cell
atherosclerosis - answer✔✔"hardening of fat"
calcification of fats decrease stretchability of vessels, increase blood pressure, increase risk of
stroke and kidney failure
arteriosclerosis - answer✔✔hardening of arteries
myocardial infarction (MI) - answer✔✔"heart attack"
blockage of blood flow causing MUSCLE TISSUE DEATH
infarction can be caused by ischemia
mitral valve prolapse - answer✔✔mitral valve = atrioventricular valve
prolapse = falling forward
when flaps of mitral valve tear away and projects into left atrium
regurgitation - answer✔✔leakage and backward flow of blood into the left atrium
stenosis - answer✔✔"narrowing"
valve is narrow enough to cause partial obstruction, constricting blood flow
