Chap. 1 Diseases/Conditions and Word Parts Flashcards

1
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anter

A

front

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2
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arthr/o

A

joint

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3
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bi/o

A

life

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4
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cardi/o

A

heart

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5
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caud/o

A

tail

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6
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cephal/o

A

head

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7
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cervic/o

A

neck

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8
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col/o, colon/o

A

large intestine

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9
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cost/o

A

rib

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10
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cyt/o

A

cell

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11
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dist/o

A

away from point of origin

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12
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enter/o

A

intestines (usually small one)

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13
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gastr/o

A

stomach

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14
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glyc/o

A

sugar

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15
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hepat/o

A

liver

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16
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hist/o

A

tissue

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17
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infer/o

A

below

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18
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later/o

A

side

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19
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lip/o

A

fat

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20
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log/o

A

study

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21
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medi/o

A

middle

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22
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my/o

A

muscle

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23
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neur/o

A

nerve

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24
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path/o

A

disease

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25
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poster/o

A

back

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26
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proxim/o

A

near the point of origin

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27
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sarc/o

A

flesh/ connective tissue

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28
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super/o

A

above

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29
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thorac/o

A

chest

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30
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ventr/o

A

belly side of body

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31
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viscer/o

A

interal organs

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32
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a-, an-

A

not: without

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33
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ante-

A

before

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34
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anti-

A

against

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35
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bi-

A

two

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36
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brady-

A

slow

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37
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endo-

A

within

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38
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epi-

A

on; over; upon

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39
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hyper-

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above; above normal

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40
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hypo-

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below; below normal

41
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inter-

A

between

42
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intra-

A

within; into

43
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peri-

A

around

44
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sub-

A

below

45
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tachy-

A

fast

46
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trans-

A

across

47
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-ac

A

pertaining to

48
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-al

A

pertaining to

49
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-ar

A

pertaining to

50
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-ary

A

pertaining to

51
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-iac

A

pertaining to

52
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-ial

A

pertaining to

53
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-ic

A

pertaining to

54
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-ical

A

pertaining to

55
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-ior

A

pertaining to

56
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-algia

A

pain

57
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-cyte

A

cell

58
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-ectomy

A

surgical removal of…

59
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-emia

A

blood condition

60
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-gen

A

substance that produces

61
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-ia

A

condition

62
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-ine

A

a substance (noun) pertaining to (adjective)

63
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-itis

A

inflammation

64
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-logist

A

specialist

65
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-logy

A

study of

66
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-megaly

A

enlargement

67
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-oma

A

tumor or mass

68
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-osi

A

abnormal condition

69
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-pathy

A

disease

70
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-plasty

A

surgical repair

71
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-stomy

A

surgical opening

72
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-tomy

A

process of cutting

73
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-um

A

structure, tissue or thing

74
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illness characterized by rapid onset, short duration, cureable, no lasting effects

A

acute

75
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the patient’s own body is attacking itself

A

autoimmune

76
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tumor or growth that is not cancerous

A

benign

77
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gradual onset, not curable, symptoms may come and go

A

chronic

78
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present at birth

A

congenital

79
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time the patient is gradually recover from a illness

A

convalescence

80
Q

weakening effect, really bad, takes away patients ability to…

A

debilitating

81
Q

disease that is confirmed within a certain group or population

A

endemic

82
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injury or illness that is from inside the body

A

endogenous

83
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disease that is confined to one continent or bigger

A

epidemic

84
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exogenous

A

injury or illness that originates outside the body

85
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passed down from parents

A

genetic

86
Q

heightened response of the immune system

A

hypersensitivity

87
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disease of unknown origin

A

idiopathic

88
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antibody reaction in the body (how your body develops immunity)

A

immunological

89
Q

capable of causing infection

A

infectious

90
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causes inflammation

A

imflammatory

91
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absence of blood to a part of an area of the body

A

ischemic

92
Q

tumor that is cancerous

A

malignant

93
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disorder that interferes with metalbolism

A

metabolic

94
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neoplastic

A

new abnormal growth

95
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infection that you got from the hospital that wasn’t present before admission

A

nosocomial

96
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lack of obtaining all vitamins/minerals/nutrients

A

nutritional

97
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a pathogen that doesn’t normally cause a disease is able to because the patient has a weakened immune system

A

opportunistic

98
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disease that has treatments but no cure

A

terminal

99
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supra-

A

above