Med. Terminology-MATC contract course-Ch. 2
Terms
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- calc(o); calci(o)
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calcium
ex. calci/penia = calcium deficiency
hyper/calci/uria = excessive level
of calcium in the urine - carcin(o)
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cancer
ex. carcino/gen = cancer producing
substance - chem(o)
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chemical
ex. chemo/therapy = treatment/therapy
using chemicals - chondrio, chondro
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cartilage, grainy, gritty
ex. chondro/cyte = cartilage cell
chondro/malacia = softening of the
cartilage - chore(o) [think choreography]
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dance
ex. choreo/athetosis = abnormal body
movements
(athetosis approximates involuntary) -
chrom, chromat, chromo
[think kodachrome] -
color
ex. chromato/genous = producing color - chrono [think chronological]
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time
ex. chrono/metry = measurement of
time intervals
chron/ic = long-standing; over a
long period of time -
chlor(o) [think chlorophyll and photo-
synthesis in plants] -
chlorine; green
ex. chlor/oma = green colored tumor
chlor/opsia = objects of vision
appear green-tinged - bas(o), basi(o)
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base, foundation, chemical base
ex. baso/phil/ic = having an affinity
or is readily stained by basic dyes
literally, "basic (or chemical)dye
-loving" - bio
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life (from Greek 'bios')
ex. biopsy = visual examination of
living tissue;bio=life,opsis=vision
bio/logy = study of life/living
organisms -
blast(o) [think germ cell, germination,
plant shoots, shooting upward,
'blasting off'] -
immature
ex. blasto/cyte = immature cell
or embryonic cell - aer(o)
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air; gas
ex. aero/gen = gas-producing
microorganism - acanth(o)
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spiny; thorny
ex. acanth/oid = spine-shaped - actin(o)
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light
ex. actino/therapy = ultraviolet light
therapy used in dermatology - alge, algesi, algio, algo
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pain
ex's. algo/spasm = pain by spasm
an/algesi/c = without pain,
relieving pain - amyl(o) [think phyllo dough]
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starch
ex. amylo/phagia = starch eating;
abnormal craving for starch - andro [think android, usually male)
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masculine
ex. andro/blastoma = testicular tumor
literally means 'male tumor' - athero [think fat hero]
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plaque; fatty substance
ex. ather/oma = 'tumor' or swelling on
the surface of an artery from a
fatty deposit - bacill(i)
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bacilli; bacteria
ex. bacilli/form = rod-shaped
(bacilli are rod-shaped bacteria) - bacteri(o)
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bacteria (pretty straight forward)
ex. bacterio/genic = caused by bacteria
ex. bacteri/oid = resembling bacteria - bar(o) [think weight lifting bar]
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weight; pressure
ex. baro/stat = pressure regulating
device
ex. baro/meter = pressure measuring
device - cac(o)
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bad; ill
ex. cac/hex/ia = general ill health
caco/trophy = malnutrition