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Scribe Training: Intro to Medical Terminology (Vituity Module) Exam Questions and Answers
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Scribe Training: Intro to MedicalTerminology (Vituity Module) Exam
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A/an- - -without, none
-Micro - -small
-Macro - -large (congenital)
-Mega/-megaly - -enlarged (new, reversible)
--itis - -inflammation
--osis - -abnormal condition
--ectomy - -to cut out, remove
--ostomy - -to make a "mouth"
--scopy/-scopic - -to look
--graphy/-graph - -process of recording an image
--gram - -the image produced
-Leuk/o - -white
-Melan/o - -black
-cyan/o - -blue
-xanth - -yellow
-endo- - -within, inside of
-peri- - -around
-circum- - -around
-retro- - -behind
-epi- - -upon, on top
, -trans- - -through
-intra- - -within
-sub- - -below
-cardi/o - -heart
-phleblo/veno - -vein
-hem/o - -blood
-cardiologist - -specializes in disease of circulatory system
-hematologist - -specializes in diseases of the blood
-brady- - -slow
-tachy- - -rapid
-myocardial infarction (MI) - -blockage of blood flow to the heart muscle,
heart attack
-mitral prolapse - -improper closure of mitral valve, btwn upper and lower
left chambers
-stenosis - -narrowing of artery, vein, opening of valve
-regurgitation - -leakage or backward flow of blood, usually through valve
-angina pectoris - -chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart
-arrhythmia/dysrhythmia - -improper beating of heart (irregular, fast, slow)
-ischemia - -damage to an organ due to insufficient blood flow/oxygenation
-electrocardiograph (EKG) - -test that checks for problems with electrical
activity of heart
-echocardiogram - -uses ultra high frequency sound waves, similar to
"sonar" to form an image of the inside of the heart
-cardiac catheterization - -long thin tube (catheter) inserted in artery or
vein, threaded thru blood vessels to heart
-rhino - -nose
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