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Medical Terminology MCPHS -itis - answerinflammation pain (dolor) , redness (rubor), heat (calor), swelling (tumor) -osis - answerabnormal condition -ectomy - answerto cut OUT, remove -otomy - answerto cut IN to -ostomy - answerto make a "mouth", opening -a/an - answerwithout, none micro - ...

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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

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