Mosby's Medical Terminology Memory NoteCards

1. Intro to Basic Terminology 2. The Root of the Word 3. Combining Vowels to Make Combining Forms 4. Suffix - It's at the End of the Word 5. Suffixes and The Knights of Interventions 6. Medical Equipment Suffixes 7. Suffixes and Surgical Issues 8. Suffixes for Pathology 9. Double "R" Suffixes 10. Prefixes 11. Rules for Using Singular and Plural Forms 12. Anatomical Terms and Positions and Directional Terms 13. Planes of the Body 14. Vertical Plane 15. Horizontal Plane 16. Anterior and Ventral 17. Superior and Inferior 18. Cephalic and Caudal 19. Medial 20. Ipsilateral and Contralateral 21. Unilateral and Bilateral 22. Proximal and Distal 23. Supine and Prone 24. Supinate and Pronate 25. Palmar and Plantar 26. Afferent and Efferent 27. Body Cavities and their Divisions 28. Dorsal Cavity 29. Cranial and Spinal Cavity 30. Ventral Cavity 31. Thoracic Cavity 32. Abdominal and Pelvic Cavity 33. Cells: Human Building Blocks 34. Cytology 35. Stem Cells 36. Source of Stem Cells 37. Cell Membrane 38. Cytoplasm 39. Nucleus 40. Chromosomes 41. Gene 42. Somatic Cell 43. Gametes 44. Genetics 45. DNA 46. Genome 47. Clone 48. Tissue 49. Histology and Histologist 50. Tissue Types 51. Epithelial Tissue 52. Connective Tissue 53. Muscle Tissue 54. Nerve Tissue 55. Tissue Pathology 56. Anaplasia 57. Aplasia 58. Dysplasia 59. Hyperplasia 60. Hypertrophy 61. Hypoplasia 62. Congenital Disorders 63. Genetic Mutation 64. Anomaly 65. Dominant and Recessive Gene 66. Genetic Disorders 67. Cystic Fibrosis 68. Down Syndrome 69. Hemophilia 70. Huntington's Disease 71. Muscular Dystropy 72. Phenylketonuria 73. Sickle Cell Anemia 74. Tay-Sachs Disease Common Basic Medical Terms 75. Arteri/o, Ather/o, Arthr/o 76. -ectomy, -ostomy, -otomy 77. Fissure and Fistula 78. Ileum and Ilium 79. Infection and Inflammation 80. Laceration and Lesion 81. Mucous and Mucus 82. Myc/o,Myel/o, My/o 83. -ologist and -ology 84. Palpation and Palpitation 85. Prostate and Prostrate 86. Pyel/o, Py/o, Pyr/o 87. Supination and Suppuration 88. Triage and Trauma 89. Viral and Virile 90. Sign,Symptom, Syndrome 91. Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis 92. Acute, Chronic, Remission Disciplines 93. Anesthesiology 94. Cardiology 95. Dermatology 96. Geriatrics 97. Gynecology 98. Hematology 99. Immunology 100. Neonatology 101. Neurology 102. Obstetrics 103. Oncology 104. Ophthalmology 105. Orthopedics 106. Otorhinolaryngology 107. Pathology 108. Pediatrics 109. Psychiatry 110. Pulmonology 111. Rheumatology 112. Urology Body Systems and Main Structures 113. Skeletal 114. Bones and Joints 115. Cartilages 116. Issues and Diagnostics 117. Muscles 118. Muscle Fibers and Fascia 119. Ligaments and Tendons 120. Issues and Diagnostics 121. Cardiovascular 122. Heart 123. Arteries 124. Veins 125. Hematology 126. Blood Cell Types and Components 127. Issues and Diagnostics 128. Lymphatic and Immune 129. Lymph, Lymph Vessels, and Lymph Nodes 130. Tonsils, Spleen, and Thymus 131. Lymph Related Blood Cells 132. Respiratory 133. Nose, Pharynx, Trachea, and Larynx 134. Lungs 135. Gastrointestinal 136. Mouth, Esophagus, and Stomach 137. Small Intestines and Large Intestines 138. Liver, Pancreas, and Gall Bladder 139. Urinary 140. Kidneys, Ureters, Urinary Blandder, and Urethra 141. Nervous 142. Nerves and Spinal Cord 143. Brain 144. Sensory 145. Eyes 146. Ears 147. Integumentary 148. Skin, Sebaceous Glands, and Sweat Glands 149. Endocrine 150. Adrenals 151. Gonads 152. Pancreas 153. Parathyroids 154. Thymus 155. Pineal 156. Pituitary 157. Thyroid 158. Reproductive 159. Penis and Testicles 160. Vagina, Ovaries, and Uterus Types of Diseases 161. Infectious disease 162. Organic disorders 163. Iatrogenic illness 164. Idiopathic disorder 165. Functional disorder 166. Nosocomial infection Diagnostic Procedures 167. Basic Diagnostic Procedures 168. Vital Signs 169. Auscultation 170. Palpation and Percussion 171. Basic Examination Instruments 172. Basic Examination Positions 173. Laboratory Tests 174. Blood Test 175. Urinalysis 176. Endoscopy 177. Visual Examination 178. Endoscopic Surgery 179. Imaging Techniques 180. Radiography 181. Computerized tomography 182. Magnetic Resonance Imaging 183. Fluoroscopy 184. Diagnostic Ultrasound 185. Nuclear Medicine 186. Radiographic Projections and Positioning 187. Projections 188. Positioning 189. Basic Radiographic Projections Pharmacology 190. Pharmacist 191. Prescription 192. Generic 193. Addiction 194. Adverse Reaction 195. Side Effect 196. Compliance and Regimen 197. Contraindication 198. Drug Interaction 199. Idiosyncratic Reaction 200. Palliative 201. Placebo 202. Potentiation 203. Synergism 204. Routes of Drug Administration 205. Parenteral Administration