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AL134 Med. Term. Flashcards

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abd

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abdomen

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ac

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before meals

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Adm, ADM, adm

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admission

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AMA

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against medical advice, American Medical Association

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Amb, amb

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ambulate, ambulatory

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ASA

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aspirin

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ASAP

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as soon as possible

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b.i.d., BID, bid

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twice a day

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bil, Bilat

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bilateral

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BP

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blood pressure

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bpm

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beats per minute

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BR

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bed rest

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bx, Bx

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biopsy

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c (add line above), w/

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with

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CA

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cancer

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CBC

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complete blood count

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cc

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cubic centimeter

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C/C, C.C., CC

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chief complaint

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CHI

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closed head injury

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cm

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centimeter

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co, C/O, c/o

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complains of

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cond

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condition

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CVA

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cerebrovascular accident (stroke)

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CXR

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chest x-ray

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DM

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diabetes mellitus

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DNR

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do not resuscitate

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DNS

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did not show

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DOB

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date of birth

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dx, DX, Dx

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diagnosis

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EGD

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esophagus-gastric dilation

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et, etio

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etiology

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F

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Fahrenheit

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Fr

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French (catheter size)

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FUO

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fever of undetermined origin

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fx, Fx

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fracture

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GI

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gastrointestinal

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GSW

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gunshot wound

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gtt

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drop

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H/A, HA

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headache

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H&P

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history & physical examination

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HOH

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hard of hearing

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HTN

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hypertension

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hx, Hx

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history

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ICU

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intensive care unit

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I&O

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intake and output

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IM

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intramuscular

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IV

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intravenous

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LLL

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left lower lobe

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LLQ

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left lower quadrant

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LP

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lumbar puncture

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lt, L, Lt

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left

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LUL

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left upper lope

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LUQ

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left upper quadrant

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MET, mets

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metastasis

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MI

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myocardial infarction

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N/C

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no complaints

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neg

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negative

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NG

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nasogastric

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NKDA

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no known drug allergies

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noc, noct

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night

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NPO

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nothing by mouth

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O2

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oxygen

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OP

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outpatient

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Peds

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pediatrics

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PI

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present illness

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PMH

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past medical history

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post-op

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after surgery

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pre-op

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before surgery

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PRN

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whenever necessary, as needed

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Pt, pt

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patient

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Px

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prognosis

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q

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every

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qd, QD

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every day

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q_h

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every (number) hour

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q.i.d., qid

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4 times a day

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RBC

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red blood cell

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RLL

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right lower lobe

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RLQ

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right lower quadrant

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RML

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right middle lobe

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RLQ

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right lower quadrant

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RML

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right middle lobe

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R/O

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rule out

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ROM

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range of motion

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rt, R, Rt

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right

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RUL

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right upper lobe

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RUQ

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right upper quadrant

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Rx, RX

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therapy, treatment, prescription

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stat

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immediately

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t.i.d., tid

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3 times a day

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TO

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telephone order

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TPR

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temperature, pulse, respiration

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Tx, TX

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traction, therapy, treatment

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UA, U/A

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urinalysis

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URI

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upper respiratory infectino

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UTI

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urinary tract infection

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VO, V/O

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verbal order

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VS, V/S

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vital signs

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WBC

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white blood cell

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W/C, w/c

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wheelchair

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WNL

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within normal limits

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101
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W/O, WO, w/o

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without

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aden/o

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gland

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103
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cyt/o

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cell

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epitheli/o

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epithelium

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fibr/o

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fiber

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hist/o

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tissue

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kary/o

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nucleus

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lip/o

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fat

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my/o

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muscle

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neur/o

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nerve

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organ/o

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organ

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sarc/o

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flesh, connective tissue

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system/o

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system

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viscer/o

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internal organs

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cancer/o, carcin/o

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cancer

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eti/o

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cause (of disease)

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gno/o

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knowledge

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118
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iatr/o

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physician, medicine

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119
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lei/o

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smooth

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onc/o

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tumor, mass

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path/o

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disease

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rhabd/o

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rod-shaped, striated

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somat/o

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body

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chlor/o

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green

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chrom/o

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color

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cyan/o

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blue

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erythr/o

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red

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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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xanth/o

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yellow

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dia-

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through, complete

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dys-

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painful, abnormal, difficult, labored

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hyper-

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above, excessive

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hypo-

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below, incomplete, deficient, under

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meta-

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after, beyond, change

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neo-

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new

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pro-

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before

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-al, -ic, -ous

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pertaining to

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-cyte

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cell

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-gen

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substance or agent that produces or causes

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-genic

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producing, originating, causing

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-logist

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one who studies and treats

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-logy

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study of

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-oid

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resembling

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-oma

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tumor, swelling

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-osis

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abnormal condition

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-pathy

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disease

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-plasia

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condition of formation, development, growth

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-plasm

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growth, substance, formation

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-sarcoma

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malignant tumor

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-sis

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state of

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-stasis

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control, stop, standing

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oncology

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study of tumors

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apoptosis

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programmed cell death

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benign

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not malignant, favorable for recovery

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biological therapy

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treatment of cancer with biological response modifiers

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carcinoma in situ

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cancer in the early stage before invading surrounding tissue

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chemotherapy

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treatment of cancer with drugs

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encapsulated

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enclosed within a capsule

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exacerbation

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increase in the severity of a disease or symptoms

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hospice

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provides supportive care for terminally ill patients and their families

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idiopathic

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pertaining to a disease of unknown origin

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inflammation

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localized protective response to injury or tissue destruction

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in vitro

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within a glass, observable within a test tube

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in vivo

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within the living body

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malignant

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tending to become progressively worse and cause death

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morbidity

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state of being diseased or unwell

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mortality

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state of being mortal (death)

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palliative

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providing relief but no cure

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radiation therapy (XRT)

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treatment of cancer with radioactive substance or radiation

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remission

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improvement or absence of signs of disease

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plural ending for -a

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-ae

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plural ending for -ax

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-aces

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plural ending for -is

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-es

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plural ending for -ix

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-ices

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plural ending for -ma

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-mata

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plural ending for -on

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-a

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plural ending for -sis

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-ses

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plural ending for -um

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-a

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plural ending for -us

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-i

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plural ending for -nx

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-nges

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plural ending for -y

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-ies

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bulla

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large blister filled with fluid

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cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

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skin

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hidr/o

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sweat

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kerat/o

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horny tissue, hard

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onych/o, ungu/o

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nail

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seb/o

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sebum (oil)

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trich/o

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hair

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aut/o

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self

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bi/o

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life

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coni/o

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dust

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crypt/o

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hidden

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heter/o

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other

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myc/o

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fungus

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necr/o

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death

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pachy/o

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thick

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rhytid/o

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wrinkles

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staphyl/o

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grapelike clusters

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strept/o

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twisted chains

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xer/o

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dry

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epi-

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on, upon, over

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intra-

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within

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para-

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beside, beyond, around, abnormal

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per-

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through

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sub-

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under, below

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trans-

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through, across, beyond

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-a

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no meaning

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-coccus, -cocci

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berry-shaped

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-ectomy

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excision or surgical removal

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-ia

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diseased or abnormal state, condition of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-malacia

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softening

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-opsy

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view of, viewing

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Q

-phagia

A

eating or swallowing

217
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

218
Q

-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

219
Q

-tome

A

instrument used to cut

220
Q

abrasion

A

scraping away of the skin

221
Q

abscess

A

localized collection of pus

222
Q

acne

A

inflammatory disease of the skin involving the sebaceous glands and hair follicles

223
Q

periosteum

A

outermost layer of bone

224
Q

compact bone

A

dense, hard layers of bone tissue underneath periosteum

225
Q

cancellous (spongy) bone

A

encased in layers of compact bone

226
Q

endosteum

A

membranous lining of hollow cavity of the bone

227
Q

diaphysis

A

shaft of long bone

228
Q

epiphysis

A

end of long bone

229
Q

bone marrow

A

material found in the cavities of the bone

230
Q

articular cartilage

A

smooth layer of firm, fibrous tissue covering the contacting surface of joints

231
Q

meniscus

A

crescent-shaped cartilage found in the knee

232
Q

intervetebral disk

A

cartilaginous pad found between the vertebrae in the spine

233
Q

pubic symphysis

A

cartilaginous joint at which two pubic bones come together anteriorly at the midline

234
Q

synovia

A

fluid in joint cavities

235
Q

bursa

A

fluid-filled sac that allows for easy movement of one part of a joint over another

236
Q

ligament

A

flexible, tough band of fibrous connective tissue that attaches one bone to another at a joint

237
Q

tendon

A

band of fibrous connective tissue that attaches muscle to bone

238
Q

aponeurosis

A

strong sheet of tissue that acts as a tendon to attach muscles to bone

239
Q

abduction

A

moving away from midline

240
Q

adduction

A

moving toward midline

241
Q

inversion

A

turning inward

242
Q

eversion

A

turning outward

243
Q

extension

A

movement in which a limb is placed in a straight position, increasing the angle between the bone and joint

244
Q

flexion

A

movement in which a limb is bent, decreasing the angle between the bone and joint

245
Q

pronation

A

movement that turns the palm down

246
Q

supination

A

movement that turns the palm up

247
Q

rotation

A

turning around its own axis

248
Q

osteotomy

A

incision of the bone

249
Q

osteoplasty

A

surgical repair of the bone

250
Q

carp/o

A

carpals

251
Q

clavic/o, clavicul/o

A

clavicle

252
Q

cost/o

A

rib

253
Q

crani/o

A

cranium

254
Q

femor/o

A

femur

255
Q

fibul/o

A

fibula

256
Q

humer/o

A

humerus

257
Q

ili/o

A

ilium

258
Q

ischi/o

A

ischium

259
Q

lumb/o

A

loin, lumber region of the spine

260
Q

mandibul/o

A

mandible

261
Q

maxill/o

A

maxilla

262
Q

patell/o

A

patella

263
Q

pelv/i, pelv/o

A

pelvis

264
Q

phalang/o

A

phalanges

265
Q

pub/o

A

pubis

266
Q

rachi/o, spondyl/o, vertebr/o

A

vertebra, spine, vertebral column

267
Q

radi/o

A

radius

268
Q

sacr/o

A

sacrum

269
Q

scapul/o

A

scapula

270
Q

stern/o

A

sternum

271
Q

tars/o

A

tarsals

272
Q

tibi/o

A

tibia

273
Q

uln/o

A

ulna

274
Q

aponeur/o

A

aponeurosis

275
Q

arthr/o

A

joint

276
Q

burs/o

A

bursa

277
Q

chondr/o

A

cartilage

278
Q

disk/o

A

intervertebral disk

279
Q

menisc/o

A

meniscus

280
Q

synovi/o

A

synovia, synovial membrane

281
Q

ten/o, tend/o, tendin/o

A

tendon

282
Q

ankyl/o

A

stiff, bent

283
Q

kinesi/o

A

movement, motion

284
Q

kyph/o

A

hump

285
Q

lamin/o

A

lamina

286
Q

lord/o

A

bent forward

287
Q

my/o, myos/o

A

muscle

288
Q

myel/o

A

bone marrow

289
Q

oste/o

A

bone

290
Q

petr/o

A

stone

291
Q

scoli/o

A

crooked, curved

292
Q

inter-

A

between

293
Q

supra-

A

above

294
Q

sym-, syn-

A

together, joined

295
Q

-asthenia

A

weakness

296
Q

-clasia, -clasis, -clat

A

break

297
Q

-desis

A

surgical fixation, fusion

298
Q

-schisis

A

split, fissure

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