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Ch. 3 Flashcards

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1
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Suffix -osis means:

A

Abnormal condition

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2
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Blood infection is called:

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Septicemia

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3
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-emia

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Blood condition

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4
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Ear pain is called:

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Otalgia

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5
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Condition in which blood is held back from an organ:

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ischemia

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6
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A benign tumor of muscle is a:

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Myosarcoma

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7
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-oma

A

Tumor/ mass

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8
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Renal failure leads to an abnormal blood condition called:

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uremia

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9
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Enlargement of the liver is called:

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hepatomegaly

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10
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hepat-

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Liver

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11
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Inflammation of the membranes around the brain and spinal cord:

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Meningitis

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12
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Windpipe is called

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Trachea

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13
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Disease of heart muscle is called

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Cardiomyopathy

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14
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Cardi-

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Heart

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15
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Cancerous tumor of glandular cells is called

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Adenocarcinoma

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16
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Normal discharge of blood during menstrual period:

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menorrhea

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17
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word part meaning a “hardening”

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-sclerosis

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18
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term meaning pertaining to the groin:

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inguinal

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19
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Abnormal condition of blood in the urine:

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hematuria

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20
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uria-

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urine condition

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21
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A myocardial infarction is a

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Heart attack

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22
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A condition that last for a long time:

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Chronic

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23
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Suffix meaning “removal or resection”

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-ectomy

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24
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Surgical puncture to remove fluid from the sac surrounding the developing fetus is called:

A

amniocentesis

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25
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-centesis

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puncture to remove fluid

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26
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removal of a fallopian tube is called:

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salpingectomy

27
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An x ray record of the spinal cord

A

myelogram

28
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removal of lymph tissue in the pharynx (throat)

A

tonsillectomy

29
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surgical repair of breast tissue

A

mammoplasty

30
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removal of blood and filtration through a machine to eliminate waste

A

hemodialysis

31
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combining form meaning “blood vessel”

A

angi/o

32
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Creation of a new opening from the windpipe to the outside of the body

A

tracheostomy

33
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Treatment using drugs

A

Chemotherapy

34
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Incision of the abdomen

A

laparotomy

35
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-megaly means:

A

enlargement

36
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-sclerosis

A

hardening

37
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

38
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-stomy

A

opening

39
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-uria

A

condition of urine

40
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-rrhagia

A

excessive discharge of blood

41
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-pathy

A

disease

42
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-lysis

A

separation, breakdown, destruction

43
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-therapy

A

treatment

44
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

45
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-tomy

A

incision, cutting into

46
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-ary

A

pertaining to

47
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-osis

A

abnormal condition

48
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  • eal
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pertaining to

49
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Combining form angi/o means:

A

blood vessel

50
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Combining form aden/o

A

gland

51
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Combining form arteri/o

A

artery

52
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Combining form ren/o

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Kidney

53
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Combining form sarc/o

A

flesh

54
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Combining form my/o

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muscle

55
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Combining form chron/o

A

time

56
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Combining form inguin/o

A

groin

57
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Combining form mamm/o

A

breast

58
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Combining form meaning kidney

A

ren/o

59
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Combining form meaning uterus

A

hyster/o

60
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Combining form meaning armpit

A

axill/o

61
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Combining form meaning ovary

A

oophor/o

62
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myos/o

A

muscle

63
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isch/o

A

hold back

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