Medical Terminology in Emergency Care

These flashcards cover key terminology related to medical terminology, anatomy, and physiology as discussed in the lecture.

Eponyms

Names of diseases, devices, procedures, or drugs based on the person who invented, discovered, or first described them.

Medical Terminology

The language of health care composed of roots, prefixes, and suffixes that convey specific meanings.

Combining Vowels

Letters, often 'o', that are used to connect word roots to a suffix or another word root.

Roots

Main part or stem of a word that conveys the essential meaning and often indicates a body part.

Prefixes

Elements placed at the beginning of a word, usually describing location or intensity.

Suffixes

Elements added at the end of words that usually indicate a procedure, condition, disease, or part of speech.

Homonyms

Pairs of words that are pronounced almost the same way; examples include ileum and ilium.

Synonyms

Pairs of word roots, prefixes, or suffixes that have the same or almost the same meaning.

Antonyms

Pairs of word roots, prefixes, or suffixes that have opposite meanings.

Dysphagia

Medical term meaning difficulty eating or swallowing.

Dysphasia

Medical term meaning difficulty speaking.

Bilateral

Term meaning 'both sides'.

Unilateral

Term meaning 'one side'.

Anatomy

Study of body structure.

Physiology

Study of body function.

Inferior

Term used to describe a position lower than another structure.

Superior

Term used to describe a position higher than another structure.

Proximal

Term indicating a location closer to the torso.

Distal

Term indicating a location farther from the torso.

Palmar

Referring to the palm of the hand.

Plantar

Referring to the sole of the foot.

Flexion

Movement that decreases the angle between body parts at a joint.

Extension

Movement that increases the angle between body parts at a joint.