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Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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pneunm-

root 🟥

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lung or air

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pulmon-

root 🟥

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lung

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respir-

root 🟥

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to breathe

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bronch-

root 🟥

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bronchus

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hem-

root 🟥

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blood

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-o-

combining form 🟪

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combining vowel

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-thorax

suffix 🟦

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chest

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-ary

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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-logy

suffix 🟦

A

study of

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-ia

suffix 🟦

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condition of

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-ation

suffix 🟦

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a process

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-itis

suffix 🟦

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inflammation

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-logist

suffix 🟦

A

one who studies

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-atory

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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epi-

prefix 🟩

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above

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hypo-

prefix 🟩

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below/below normal

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-al

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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bi-

prefix 🟩

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two

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uni-

prefix 🟩

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one

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macro-

prefix 🟩

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large

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gastr-

root 🟥

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stomach

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-ic

suffix 🟦

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pertaining to

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-cyte

root 🟥

A

cell

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post-

prefix 🟩

A

after

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-mature

root 🟥

A

fully developed

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pre-

prefix 🟩

A

before

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micro-

prefix 🟩

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small

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nat-

root 🟥

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birth/born

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peri-

prefix 🟩

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around

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cardi-

root 🟥

A

heart

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31
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-pathy

suffix 🟦

A

disease

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-my/o-

root 🟥 (-o- makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

muscle

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dia-

prefix 🟩

A

complete

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34
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-gnosis

root 🟥

A

knowledge of an abnormal condition

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35
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-tic

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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-gnose

root 🟥

A

recognize an abnormal condition

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37
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-gram

suffix 🟦

A

record

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electr/o-

root 🟥 (-o- makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

electricity

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-ive

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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40
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hyper-

prefix 🟩

A

excessive/above normal

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41
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-tens-

root 🟥

A

pressure

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in-

prefix 🟩

A

in

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43
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-farct

root 🟥

A

area of dead tissue

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44
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-ion

suffix 🟦

A

action, condition

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45
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-emia

suffix 🟦

A

a blood condition

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46
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isch-

root 🟥

A

to block

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47
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-emic

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to a condition of the blood

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48
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-um

suffix 🟦

A

structure

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49
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pro-

prefix 🟩

A

before, project forward

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50
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axill-

root 🟥

A

armpit

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51
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de-

prefix 🟩

A

without

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52
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-ment-

root 🟥

A

mind

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53
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-ous

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

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muc-

root 🟥

A

mucus

55
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-osa

suffix 🟦

A

full of; like

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cervic-

root 🟥

A

neck

57
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-ive

suffix 🟦

A

pertaining to

58
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-fusion

root 🟥

A

to pour

59
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trans-

prefix 🟩

A

across, through

60
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intra-

prefix 🟩

A

within, inside

61
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-ven-

root 🟥

A

vein

62
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neur/o-

root 🟥 (-o- makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

nerve

63
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ur/o-

root 🟥 (-o- makes it a combining form 🟪)

A

urine

64
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bronchitis

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the bronchi

65
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pneumonia (pneumonitis)

full word 🟫

A

inflammation of the lung parenchyma (tissue)

66
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pulmonary

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the lungs

67
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pulmonology

full word 🟫

A

study of the lungs

68
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pulmonologist

full word 🟫

A

specialist in treating disorders of the lung

69
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respiration

full word 🟫

A

process of breathing

70
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respiratory

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to respiration

71
Q

gastric

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the stomach

72
Q

epigastric

full word 🟫

A

abdominal region above the stomach

73
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hypogastric

full word 🟫

A

abdominal region below the stomach

74
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lateral

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to one side of the body

75
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bilateral

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to both sides of the body

76
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unilateral

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to only one side of the body

77
Q

macrocyte

full word 🟫

A

large cell

78
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macrocytic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to a large cell

79
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mature

full word 🟫

A

fully developed

80
Q

postmature

full word 🟫

A

infant born after 42 weeks of gestation

81
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premature

full word 🟫

A

occuring before the expected time (infant born before 37 weeks of gestation)

82
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mircocyte

full word 🟫

A

small cell

83
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microcytic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to a small cell

84
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natal

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to birth

85
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perinatal

full word 🟫

A

around the time of birth

86
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postnatal

full word 🟫

A

after the birth

87
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prenatal

full word 🟫

A

before the birth

88
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pneumothorax

full word 🟫

A

air in the pleural (chest) cavity

89
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cardiologist

full word 🟫

A

a medical specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart

90
Q

cardiology

full word 🟫

A

medical speacialty of diseases of the heart

91
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cardiomyopathy

full word 🟫

A

disease of the heart muscle

92
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diagnosis

full word 🟫

A

the determination of the cause of a disease

93
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diagnoses

full word 🟫

A

plural, determining a cause of a disease

94
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diagnostic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or establishing a diagnosis

95
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diagnose

full word 🟫

A

to make a dianosis

96
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electrocardiogram

full word 🟫

A

record of the heart’s electrical signals

97
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hypertensive

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or suffering from high blood pressure

98
Q

infarct

full word 🟫

A

an area of cell death resulting from blockage of its blood supply

99
Q

infarction

full word 🟫

A

sudden blockage of an artery

100
Q

ischemia

full word 🟫

A

lack of blood supply to tissue

101
Q

ischemic

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the lack of blood supply to tissue

102
Q

myocardial

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to heart muscle

103
Q

myocardium

full word 🟫

A

all the heart muscle

104
Q

prognosis

full word 🟫

A

a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease

105
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axilla (axillae, pl)

full word 🟫

A

medical term for the armpit

106
Q

axillary

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the armpit

107
Q

dementia

full word 🟫

A

chronic, progressive, irreversible loss of intellectual and mental functions

108
Q

ganglion (ganglia, pl)

full word 🟫

A

a fluid-filled cyst or a collection of nerve cells outside the brain and spinal cord

109
Q

ileum

full word 🟫

A

third portion of the small intestine

110
Q

ilium (ilia, pl)

full word 🟫

A

large wing-shaped bone at the upper and posterior part of the pelvis

111
Q

mucus

full word 🟫

A

sticky secretion of cells in mucous membranes

112
Q

mucous

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to mucus or the mucosa

113
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mucosa

full word 🟫

A

lining of a tubular structure that secretes mucus

114
Q

prostate

full word 🟫

A

organ surrounding the urethra at the base of the male urinary bladder

115
Q

prostrate/prostration

full word 🟫

A

to lay flat or be overcome by physical weakness and exhaustion

116
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reflex

full word 🟫

A

an involuntary response to a stimulus

117
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reflux

full word 🟫

A

backward flow

118
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septum (septa, pl)

full word 🟫

A

a thin wall separating two cavities or two tissue masses

119
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cervical

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to the cervix or neck region

120
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cervix

full word 🟫

A

lower part of the uterus

121
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hypertension

full word 🟫

A

persistent high arterial blood pressure

122
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hypotension

full word 🟫

A

persistent low arterial blood pressure

123
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hypotensive

full word 🟫

A

pertaining to or suffering from low blood pressure

124
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infusion

full word 🟫

A

introduction of a substance other than blood intravenously

125
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transfusion

full word 🟫

A

transfer of blood or blood component from a donor to a recipient

126
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intravenous

full word 🟫

A

inside a vein

127
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neurology

full word 🟫

A

medical specialty of disorders of the nervous system

128
Q

neurologist

full word 🟫

A

medical specialist in disorders of the nervous system

129
Q

protocol

full word 🟫

A

detailed plan

130
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ureter

full word 🟫

A

tube that connects a kidney to the urinary bladder

131
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urethra

full word 🟫

A

canal leading from the bladdar to outside

132
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urology

full word 🟫

A

medical specialty of disorders of the urinary system

133
Q

uterus

full word 🟫

A

organ in which an egg develops into a fetus

134
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vertebra (vertebrae, pl)

full word 🟫

A

one of the bones of the spinal column

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