ch5 medical terminology Flashcards

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cardi

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heart
(ex: tachycardia=fast heart rate)

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hepat

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liver
(ex: hepatomegaly: enlargement of the liver)

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nephr

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kidney
(ex: nephropathy: disease of the kidney)

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neur

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nerves
(ex: neurologist)

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psych

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mind
(ex: psychology)

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thorac

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chest
(thoracic: pertaining to the chest or thorax)

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hyper-

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over-excessive, high
(ex: hyperventilation)

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hypo-

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under, below normal
(ex: hypoperfusion: below normal blood flow to vital organs)

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tachy-

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rapid/fast
(ex: tachycardia: fast heart rate)

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brady-

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slow
(ex: bradypnea: slow breathing)

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pre-

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before
(ex: prenatal: occurring before birth)

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post-

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after, behind
(ex: post surgical: occurring after surgery)

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-al

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pertaining to
(ex: syncopal: pertaining to syncope)

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-algia

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pertaining to pain
(ex: arthralgia: joint pain)

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-ectomy

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surgical removal of
(appendectomy: surgical removal of the appendix)

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-ic

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pertaining to
(ex: diaphoretic: pertaining to diaphoresis)

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-ic

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pertaining to
(ex: diaphoretic: pertaining to diaphoresis)

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-ic

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pertaining to
(ex: diaphoretic: pertaining to diaphoresis)

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-itis

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inflammation
(ex: epiglottitis: inflammation of epiglottis)

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-logy

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study of
(cardiology: study of the heart)

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-logist

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specialist
(ex: pulmonologist: specialist in diseases of the lung)

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-megaly

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enlargement
(ex: cardiomegaly: enlargement of the heart)

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-megaly

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enlargement
(ex: cardiomegaly: enlargement of the heart)

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-meter

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measuring instrument
(ex: Sphygmomanometer: instrument to measure blood pressure)

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-oma

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tumor (usually referring to cancer)
(ex: lymphoma: cancer of lymphatic system)

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-pathy

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disease
(ex: nephropathy: diseases of the kidneys)

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words that end in “a” change to ….. when plural

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ae
(ex: vertebra—>vertebrae)

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words that end in “is” change to….. when plural

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es
(ex: diagnosis—>diagnoses)

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27
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words that end in “is” change to….. when plural

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es
(ex: diagnosis—>diagnoses)

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27
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words that end in “is” change to….. when plural

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es
(ex: diagnosis—>diagnoses)

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28
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words that end in “is” change to….. when plural

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es
(ex: diagnosis—>diagnoses)

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words that end in “ex/ix” change to…..when plural

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ices
(ex: apex—>apices)

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words that end in “on/um” change to….when plural

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a
(ex: ovum—>ova)

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words that end in “us” change to….when plural

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i
(ex: bronchus—>bronchi)

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uni-

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one

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dipl-

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two; double

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null-

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none

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primi-

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first

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multi-

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many

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bi-

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two

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tri-

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three

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quad-

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four

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tetra-

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four

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quint-

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five

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sext-

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six

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sept-

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seven

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oct-

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eight

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45
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nona-

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nine

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deca-

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ten

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47
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semi-

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half; partial

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hemi-

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half; one-sided

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ambi-

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both

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pan-

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all; entire

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51
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cyan/o

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blue
(ex: cyanosis)

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52
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leuk/o

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white
(ex: leukocyte)

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erythr/o

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red
(ex: erythrocytes)

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cirrh/o

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yellow-orange
(ex: cirrhosis)

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melan/o

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black
(ex: melana)

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poli/o

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gray
(ex: poliomyelitis)

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alb

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white
(ex: albino)

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chlor/o

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green
(ex: chlorophyll)

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59
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ab-

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away from
(ex: abduction)

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ad-

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to; toward
(ex: adduction)

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de-

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down from, away

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circum-

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around, about

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peri-

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around

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trans-

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across, through, beyond

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epi-

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above, upon, on

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supra-

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above, over

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67
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retro-

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behind

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sub-

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beneath, under

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infra-

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below, under

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para-

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near, beside, beyond, apart from

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contra-

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against, opposite

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72
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ecto-

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out outside

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endo-

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within

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extra-

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outside, in addition

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intra-

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inside, within

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ipsi-

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same

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anterior (ventral)

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front
-front surface of the body/belly side

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posterior (dorsal)

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back
-the back surface of the body/spinal side

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superior

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top
(closest to the head)

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inferior

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bottom
(closest to the feet)

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proximal

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closest
-closest to the point of attachment

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distal

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farthest
-farthest from the point of attachment

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medial

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middle
-closest to the midline

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lateral

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side
-farthest from the midline

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85
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deep

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in
-farthest from the surface of the skin

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superficial

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out
-closest to the surface of the skin

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superficial

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out
-closest to the surface of the skin

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palmar

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front region of the hand
(palm of hand)

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plantar

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bottom of the foot

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apex

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the tip of a structure

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90
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flexion

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decreasing the angle of the joint

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extension

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increasing the angle of the joint

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adduction

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motion toward the midline

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abduction

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motion away from the midline

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bilateral

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a body part that appears on both sides of the midline
(ex: eyes, ears, hands)

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quadrants

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a way to describe the sections of the abdominal cavity

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prone position

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body is lying face down

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supine position

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body is lying faceup

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Fowler position

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body is placed in a semi-reclining position with the head elevated to help them breathe easier and to control the airway (patient sitting upright)

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acou/o

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hear

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101
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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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alb/o

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white

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alges/o

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pain

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andr/o

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man, male

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angi/o

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vessel

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angin/o

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blood vessel

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ankyl/o

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fused, stiff

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anter/o

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front

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aort/o

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aorta

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append/o

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appendix

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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asthen/o

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weak

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atel/o

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incomplete

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ather/o

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fat

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atri/o

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atrium

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audi/o

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to hear

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aur/o

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ear

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aut/o

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self

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bacteri/o

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bacteria

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bi

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life; also two

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bil/i

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bile

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blast/o

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germ, bud, developing cell

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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brachi/o

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arm

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bronch/i

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airway, bronchus

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bucc/o

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cheek

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burs/o

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pouch or sac

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calc/i

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calcium

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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carp/o

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wrist

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cartil/o

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cartilage, gristle

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caud/o

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tail

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137
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cec/o

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blind intestine, cecum

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cel/o

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hernia, protrusion

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139
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cent/e

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to puncture (a body cavity)

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140
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cent/i

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one-hundredth or 100

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141
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cephal/o

A

head

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142
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cerebr/o

A

brain, cerebrum

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143
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cervic/o

A

neck

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144
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chol/e

A

bile

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145
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chondr/o

A

cartilage

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146
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chrom/o

A

color

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chron/o

A

time

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148
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cirrh/o

A

yellow-orange

149
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cleid/o

A

clavicle

150
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col/o

A

colon

151
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colp/o

A

vagina

152
Q

condyl/o

A

knuckle of a joint

153
Q

cor/o

A

pupil

154
Q

corne/o

A

cornea

155
Q

cost/o

A

rib

156
Q

crani/o

A

cranium, skull

157
Q

crin/o

A

to secrete

158
Q

cubitus

A

elbow

159
Q

cutane/o

A

skin

160
Q

cycl/o

A

circle or cycle

161
Q

cyst/o

A

bladder

162
Q

cyt/o

A

cell

163
Q

derm(at)/o

A

skin

164
Q

digit

A

finger or toe

165
Q

dipl/o

A

two, double

166
Q

dips/o

A

thirst

167
Q

disk/o

A

flat shape, intervertebral disk

168
Q

dist/o

A

distant

169
Q

diverticul/o

A

diverticulum, a small blind pouch

170
Q

dors/o

A

back

171
Q

duct/o

A

lead, move

172
Q

duoden/o

A

duodenum
(part of small intestine)

173
Q

duoden/o

A

duodenum

174
Q

ech/o

A

to bounce, sound

175
Q

ede

A

swelling

176
Q

elast/o

A

change shape

177
Q

electr/o

A

electricity

178
Q

embol/o

A

a plug

179
Q

embry/o

A

embryo

180
Q

emesis

A

vomit

181
Q

emmetr/o

A

according to measure

182
Q

encephal/o

A

brain

183
Q

enter/o

A

small intestine

184
Q

episi/o

A

vulva

185
Q

erythr/o

A

red

186
Q

esthesi

A

sensation or perception

187
Q

febr

A

fever

188
Q

flex

A

bend

189
Q

foramen

A

opening

190
Q

fract

A

break

191
Q

gastr/o

A

stomach

192
Q

gest

A

carry, produce, congestion

193
Q

glyc/o

A

sugar, sweet

194
Q

gno

A

know

195
Q

gyn/o

A

woman, female

196
Q

hem(at)/o

A

blood

197
Q

hepat/o

A

liver

198
Q

heter/o

A

other, different

199
Q

hom/o

A

the same

200
Q

hydr/o

A

water

201
Q

idi/o

A

person, self

202
Q

lact/o

A

milk

203
Q

leuk/o

A

white

204
Q

lingu/o

A

tongue

205
Q

mal/o

A

abnormal, bad

206
Q

medi/o

A

middle

207
Q

melan/o

A

black, dark

208
Q

men/o

A

month, menstruation

209
Q

myel/o

A

marrow or spinal cord

210
Q

mening/o

A

usually refers to the meninges

211
Q

my/o

A

muscle

212
Q

nephr/o

A

kidney

213
Q

neur/o

A

nerve

214
Q

ocul/o

A

eye

215
Q

opthalm/o

A

eye

216
Q

oste/o

A

bone

217
Q

ot/o

A

ear

218
Q

ov/o

A

egg

219
Q

palpate

A

to examine by touch

220
Q

path/o

A

disease

221
Q

ped/o

A

child or foot

222
Q

percuss

A

to examine by shaking

223
Q

phag/o

A

eat

224
Q

pharyng/o

A

throat

225
Q

phot/o

A

light

226
Q

pleur/o

A

rib, side

227
Q

pneum(at)/o

A

lungs, air

228
Q

pneum(n)/o

A

lungs, air

229
Q

pod(i)

A

foot

230
Q

pseud/o

A

false

231
Q

psych/o

A

mind

232
Q

pto

A

fall

233
Q

ptyal/o

A

saliva

234
Q

pulmon/o

A

lungs

235
Q

pur, py

A

pus

236
Q

pyr/o

A

fire, heat

237
Q

quadr/o; quar

A

four

238
Q

ren/o

A

kidney

239
Q

rhin/o

A

nose

240
Q

sangui(n)o

A

blood

241
Q

scler/o

A

hard

242
Q

sebum

A

fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands

243
Q

sect/o

A

cut

244
Q

sept/o

A

wall, divider; also seven

245
Q

serum

A

clear portion of blood

246
Q

sinus

A

cavity, channel or hollow space

247
Q

som(at)

A

body

248
Q

spir/o

A

coil, to breathe

249
Q

stern/o

A

sternum (breastbone)

250
Q

stomat/o

A

mouth

251
Q

thorac/o

A

chest

252
Q

tom/o

A

cut

253
Q

toxic/o

A

poisonous

254
Q

toxic/o

A

poisonous

255
Q

trich/o

A

hair

256
Q

ur/o

A

urine

257
Q

uter/o

A

uterus, womb

258
Q

varic/o

A

dilated vein

259
Q

vas/o

A

blood vessel

260
Q

viscer/o

A

internal organs

261
Q

xen/o

A

foreign (material)

262
Q

xer/o

A

dry

263
Q

xer/o

A

dry

264
Q

a-

A

without, lack of

265
Q

ab-

A

away from

266
Q

ad-

A

to, toward

267
Q

an-

A

without, lack of

268
Q

ana-

A

up, back, again

269
Q

ante-

A

before, forward

270
Q

anti-

A

against, opposed to

271
Q

auto-

A

self

272
Q

bi-

A

two

273
Q

brady-

A

slow

274
Q

circum-

A

around, about

275
Q

contra-

A

against, opposite

276
Q

de-

A

down from, away

277
Q

di-

A

twice, double

278
Q

dia-

A

through, completely

279
Q

dys-

A

difficult, painful, abnormal

280
Q

ect(o)-

A

out, outside

281
Q

end(o)-

A

within

282
Q

epi-

A

upon, over, above

283
Q

eu-

A

easy, good, normal

284
Q

ex(o)-

A

outside, away from

285
Q

extra-

A

outside, in addition

286
Q

hemi-

A

half

287
Q

hyper-

A

over-excessive, high

288
Q

hypo-

A

under, below normal

289
Q

in-

A

in, into, not, without

290
Q

infra-

A

below, under

291
Q

inter-

A

between

292
Q

intra-

A

inside, within

293
Q

ipsi-

A

same

294
Q

iso-

A

equal

295
Q

macro-

A

large

296
Q

mal-

A

bad or abnormal

297
Q

mega-

A

large

298
Q

meta-

A

after, change

299
Q

micro-

A

small

300
Q

mono-

A

one, single

301
Q

multi-

A

many

302
Q

neo-

A

new

303
Q

noct-

A

night

304
Q

nulli-

A

none

305
Q

olig(o)-

A

little, deficient

306
Q

ortho-

A

straight or normal

307
Q

pan-

A

all, entire

308
Q

para-

A

near, beside, beyond, apart from

309
Q

per-

A

through

310
Q

peri-

A

around

311
Q

poly-

A

many

312
Q

post-

A

after, behind

313
Q

pre-

A

before

314
Q

primi-

A

first

315
Q

pro-

A

before, in front of

316
Q

quadr(i)-

A

four

317
Q

re-

A

back

318
Q

retro-

A

backward, behind

319
Q

semi-

A

half, partial

320
Q

sub-

A

under, below

321
Q

super-

A

above, excess, or more than normal

322
Q

supra-

A

above, upper

323
Q

sym-

A

together, joined

324
Q

syn-

A

together, joined

325
Q

tachy-

A

rapid, fast

326
Q

tetra-

A

four

327
Q

trans-

A

across, through, beyond

328
Q

tri-

A

three

329
Q

uni-

A

one

330
Q

-al

A

pertaining to

331
Q

-algia

A

pertaining to pain

332
Q

-asthenia

A

weakness

333
Q

-blast

A

immature cell

334
Q

-cele

A

pertaining to tumor or swelling

335
Q

-centesis

A

pertaining to puncturing an organ or body cavity, often to drain excess fluid or obtain a sample for analysis

336
Q

-cyte

A

cell

337
Q

-ectomy

A

surgical removal of

338
Q

-emesis

A

vomiting

339
Q

-emia

A

pertaining to the presence of a substance in the blood

340
Q

-esthesia

A

pertaining to sensation or perception

341
Q

-genic

A

causing

342
Q

-gram

A

record

343
Q

-graph

A

a record or the instrument used to create the record

344
Q

-ia

A

condition of

345
Q

-ic

A

pertaining to

346
Q

-itis

A

inflammation

347
Q

-lysis

A

decline, disintegration, or destruction

348
Q

-megaly

A

enlargement of

349
Q

-meter

A

measuring instrument

350
Q

-ology

A

science or study of

351
Q

-oma

A

tumor

352
Q

-osis

A

pertaining to a disease process (see also -sis)

353
Q

-ostomy

A

surgical creation of an opening

354
Q

-pathy

A

disease or system for treating disease

355
Q

-phagia

A

pertaining to eating or swallowing

356
Q

-phasia

A

pertaining to speech

357
Q

-phobia

A

pertaining to an irrational fear

358
Q

-plasty

A

plastic surgery

359
Q

-plegia

A

paralysis

360
Q

-pnea

A

pertaining to breathing

361
Q

-ptosis

A

drooping

362
Q

-rrhage

A

abnormal or excessive flow or discharge

363
Q

-rrhagia

A

abnormal or excessive flow or discharge

364
Q

-scope

A

instrument for examination

365
Q

-scopy

A

examination with an instrument

366
Q

-sis

A

a process, action, or condition (see also -osis)

367
Q

-stasis

A

showing or stopping the normal flow of a fluid, such as bloo

368
Q

-taxis

A

order, arrangement of

369
Q

-trophic

A

pertaining to nutrition

370
Q

semi-fowler

A

patient sits at a 45 degree angle

371
Q

high-fowler

A

patient sits at a 90 degree angle

372
Q

nephropathy

A

disease of the kidney

373
Q

dysuria

A

painful urination

374
Q

hyperemesis

A

excessive vomitting

375
Q

analgesic

A

pertaining to no pain