Roots & Combining Forms
Med term ROOT for the stomach
What is GASTR?
Plural form of Prognosis
(Prognosis = the likely outcome of a situation)
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What is PROGNOSES?
a prefix that means "to move away from"
What is ab- ?
Suffix that means "the study of"
What is -logy?
an abbreviation for the word drug or prescription
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What is Rx?
Med Term ROOT for the lungs
What is PULM?
the singular form of thrombi (more than one blood clot)
What is a THROMBUS ?
starts with a prefix that means increased and signifies too much glucose in the blood
What is hyperglycemia ?
One who specializes in the heart & one who specializes in the care of children
Who is a CARDIOLOGIST & a PEDIATRICIAN ?
an abbreviation for the vital sign temperature
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What is T ?
The combining form and suffix that team up to mean the branch of medicine that deals with the study of the nerves or nervous system
What is neur/o & logy ?
Singular form of lumina (more than one central opening)
What is a LUMEN ?
prodromal symptoms
What are symptoms that happen before a condition or illness OR the period of time before a condition or illness ?
a medical term that means "pertaining to" the abdomen
What is ABDOMINAL ?
abbreviations for "by mouth" & "as needed"
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What are PO & prn ?
In the correct order
colors that represent Cyan, leuk, & erythr
What are blue, white, & red ?
med terms for more than one bone in the spinal column & the singular form of matrices
What are vertebrae & matrix ?
a- , un- , contra- , anti- , in- , & non- are all examples
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What are Negative Prefixes ?
a med term that means "a bursting forth of blood"
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What is HEMORRHAGE ?
an acronym for transient ischemic attack and the condition it is commonly called
What is a TIA (mini stroke) ?
compound words for pertaining to the heart & blood vessels AND pertaining to the urinary & reproductive systems
What are CARDIOVASCULAR & UROGENITAL ?
the singular form of phalanges (more than one bone in a finger or toe)
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What is a phalanx ?
partial or total loss of the use of all extremities
What is TETRAPLEGIA or QUADRIPLEGIA ?
the adjective (describing) form of the med term coccyx (tail bone)
What is coccygeal ?
Speak this in it's non abbreviated form
Take one 15mg tablet PO tid prn for pain or T > 100
What is Take one 15 milligram tablet by mouth three times a day as needed for pain or temperature greater than 100 ?