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Intro to Medical Terminology - Exam 1 study guide

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Medical words are derived from Spanish and German
True
False
-itis
inflammation
surgical removal
vision
skin
cardi/o
lungs
liver
heart
ears
PO
post office
by mouth
water
cold
HBP-
hypoxic barrier protection
history blood physical
high blood pressure
heightened blood pulse
a-/an-
through
no, not, without
painful
around
brady-
fast
hyper
slow
complete
dys-
slow
painful
fast
without
poly-
few
many
small
large
-oma
liver
heart
tumor
brain
All medical terms have a root
True
False
All medical terms have a prefix
True
False
All medical terms have a suffix
True
False
-algia
freedom
kidney
pain
beginning
-megaly
pain
blood
softening
enlargement
D/C
disconnect
discontinue
F/U
follow up
first up
What does the prefix 'cardio-' refer to in medical terminology?
Stomach
Lung
Heart
Brain
The root word 'ortho' in medical terminology refers to what?
Eyes
straight
Muscles
Skin
In medical abbreviations, what does 'b.i.d.' stand for?
Three times a day
Twice a day
Every week
Once a day
What does the suffix '-algia' indicate in medical terminology?
Inflammation
Pain
Swelling
Infection
The medical abbreviation 'qhs' stands for what?
Once a week
Every night at bedtime
Twice a day
Every hour
The opposite of tachy- is ante-
True
False
Across
nulli-
auto-
trans-
pseudo-