1 Flashcards
1
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hist
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tissue
2
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hepat
A
liver
3
Q
abdomin
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abdomen
4
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alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o
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pain
5
Q
condition of having pain
A
algesia
6
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resembling a carcinoma
A
carcinoid
7
Q
onc/o
A
tumor
8
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path/o
A
disease
9
Q
py/o
A
pus
10
Q
pyr/o, pyret/o
A
fever, fire
11
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pertaining to having cysts
A
cystic
12
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stone formation
A
lithiasis
13
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oncogenic
A
causing a tumor
14
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organism that produces disease
A
pathogen
15
Q
cyst filled with pus
A
pyocyst
16
Q
fever
A
pyrexia
17
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hardening of tissue
A
sclerosis
18
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toxin within bacterial cells
A
endotoxin
19
Q
-in
A
biological compound
20
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a biological compound that is poisonous inside the body
A
endotoxin
21
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-pnea
A
breathing
22
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slow breathing
A
bradypnea
23
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condition of having fast heart rate
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tachycardia
24
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-algia, -algesia
A
pain
25
-schisis
fissure or splitting
26
pain in a nerve
neuralgia
27
hernia of the stomach
gastrocele
28
breaking of a nucleus
karyoclasis
29
inflammation of urinary bladder
cystitis
30
enlargement of the liver
hepatomegaly
31
pain on urination
urodynia
32
tumor of fat cells
lipoma
33
any disease of the kidney
nephropathy
34
profuse flow of blood
hemorrhage
35
discharge of pus
pyorrhea
36
rupture of the amniotic sac
amniorrhexis
37
splitting of the retina of the eye
retinoschisis
38
splitting of the retina
retinoschisis
39
rupture of the amniotic sac
amniorrhexis
40
amni/o
amniotic sac
41
retina combining form
retin/o
42
ur
urine
43
expansion,widening
dilation, dilatation
44
dilation, dilatation, distension
ectasia, ectasis
45
accumulation of fluid, swelling
edema
46
separation, loosening, dissolving, destruction
lysis
47
sudden contraction, cramp
spasm
48
stasis
suppression, stoppage
49
death of tissue
necrosis
50
widening of blood vessel
vasodilation
51
dilation of the stomach
gastrectasia
52
swelling of the head
cephaledema
53
separation of substances by passage through a membrane
dialysis
54
softening of the skull
craniomalacia
55
death of bone tissue
osteonecrosis
56
dropping or drooping of the eyelid
blepharoptosis
57
hardening of the veins
phlebosclerosis
58
spasm of an artery
arteriospasm
59
suppressiom of menstrual flow
menostasis
60
narrowing of bronchus
bronchostenosis
61
substance poisonous or harmful for the kidneys
nephrotoxin
62
softening of the skull
craniomalacia
63
air, gas
aer/o
64
time
chron/o
65
work
erg/o
66
pertaining to or requiring air (oxygen)
aerobic
67
instrument used to measure pressure
barometer
68
having color
chromatic
69
arranged according to the time of occurrence
chronologic
70
instrument used to apply extreme cold
cryoprobe
71
decomposition of a substance by means of electric current
electrolysis
72
working together with increased effect, such as certain drugs in combination
synergistic
73
instrument used to reproduce sound
phonograph
74
response to light
photoreaction
75
study and use of radiation
radiology
76
record obtained by use of ultrasound
sonogram
77
abnormally low body temperature
hypothermia
78
instrument used to record many physiologic responses simultaneously; lie detector
polygraph
79
recording data obtained by ultrasound
echography
80
record of the heart's electrical activity
electrocardiogram
81
instrument for measuring the caloric energy of food
calorimeter
82
measurement of hearing (audio); root metr/o means "measure"
audiometry
83
instrument for examining the bronchi (breathing passages)
bronchoscope
84
examination of the abdominal cavity
celioscopy
85
puncture of the chest (thorac/o)
thoracentesis
86
binding of the pleura (membranes around the lungs)
pleurodesis
87
excision of liver tissue
hepatectomy
88
surgical fixation of the uterus
hysteropexy
89
plastic surgery of the nose
rhinoplasty
90
surgical repair of a hernia
herniorrhaphy
91
creation of an opening into the trachea
tracheostomy
92
instrument for cutting thin sections of tissue for microscopic study
microtome
93
surgical incision of the abdomen
laparotomy
94
crushing of a nerve (neur/o)
neurotripsy
