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Scribe Training: Intro to Medical
Terminology (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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