Ch. 8 Greek and Latin Roots for Physiological and Pathological Terms Flashcards
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sphygm/o
A
pulse
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rhythm/o
A
rhythm
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systol/o
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contraction
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diastol/o
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expansion
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tachy-
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quick, rapid
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tach/o
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quick, rapid
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brady-
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slow
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steth/o
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chest
ex. stethoscope (a medical instrument placed against the chest to listen to pulse)
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tens/o
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stretch
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dilat/o
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expand
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-ectasia
A
dilated, expanded
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-ectasis
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dilated, expanded
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strict/o
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to narrow, bind, compress
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string/o
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to narrow, bind, compress
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spasm/o
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convulsion, spasm
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spasmod/o
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convulsion, spasm
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fibrill/o
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fibril, fiber
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palpit/o
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sensation of rapid beating of the heart
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angin/o
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angina pectoris (oppressive pressure in the chest), choking
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ather/o
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fatty plaque
ex. atherosclerosis (process of plaque buildup)
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scler/o
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hard
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isch/o
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hold back
ex. ischemia (holding back of blood causing decreased oxygenation of tissue)
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coarct/o
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to confine
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coarctat/o
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to confine
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varic/o
swollen, tortuous, twisted vein
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aneurysm/o
abnormal widening of a vessel because the walls are weak
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eury-
wide
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clus/o
shut, closed off
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clud/o
shut, closed off
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claudic/o
limping
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phor/o
to bear, convey
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-phor
to bear, carry
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-phore
bearer
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-phoresis
to bear, carry
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lat/o
to bear, convey
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anisosphygmia
unequal pulse, one side is faster than the other
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idioventricular tachycardia
individual (only one) ventricle is beating rapidly
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sublation
carrying under
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collate
bringing together
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chronon
time
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para physin
abnormal, unnatural
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duc-
to bear, carry
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fer-
to bear, carry
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ger-
to bear, carry
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port-
to bear, carry
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palpation
to stroke or touch
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phonostethograph
device that records chest sounds
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auscultation
diagnosing through listening to sounds of the body
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saccus
bag, sack, saccular aneurysm
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fusus
spindle, fusiform aneurysm
homomorph for spill
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occlusion
shut off
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ob-
against, in the way, facing
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o-
against, in the way, facing
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oc-
against, in the way, facing
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op-
against, in the way, facing
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tamponade
the closure or blockage
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embolism
moving blood clot
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thrombosis
stationary blood clot
59
percutaneous
through the skin
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phrenodynia
pain in the diaphragm
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phrenoptosis
downward displacement of the diaphragm
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thoracocentesis
puncture for respiration in the thorax
