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Chapter 1 Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Anatomy

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study of the structure of living organisms

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Physiology

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study of the functions of living organisms

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Metabolism

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sum total of the chemical reactions occuring in the body

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Homeostasis

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maintenance of a stable internal environment

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Negative Feedback

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output of the system shuts off the original stimulus/reduced its intensity

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Axial

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head, neck, and trunk

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Appendicular

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relating to the limbs

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Parietal

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the walls of a cavity

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Visceral

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pertaining to an internal organ of the body or the inner part of the structure

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Superior

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toward the head/upper body

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Inferior

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toward the lower/tail end

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Anterior (Ventral)

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toward the front

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Posterior (Dorsal)

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toward the back; behind

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Medial

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toward the midline of the body

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Lateral

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relating to the side

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Bilateral

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relating to BOTH the right and left sides of the body

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Ipsilateral

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situated on the same side

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Contralateral

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relating to the opposite side

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Proximal

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toward the attached end of the limb

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Distal

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away from the attached end of the limb

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Superficial

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located near the surface of the body

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Deep

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extending inward from the outer surface of the body

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Sagittal

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divides the body into right and left portions

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Transverse

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divides the body into superior and inferior portions

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Frontal

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divides the body into anterior and posterior sections

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abdominal

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abdomen

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acromial

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shoulder

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anterbrachial

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forearm

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antercubital

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front of elbow

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axillary

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armpit

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brachial

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arm

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buccal

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cheek

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carpal

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wrist

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celiac

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abdominal cavity

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cephalic

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head

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cervical

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neck

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costal

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rib

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coxal

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hip

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crural

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leg

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cubital

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elbow

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digital

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finger/toe

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dorsal

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back

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femoral

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thigh

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frontal

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forehead

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genital

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reproductive organs

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gluteal

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buttocks

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inguinal

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groin

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lumber

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lower back

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mammary

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breast

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mental

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chin

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nasal

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nose

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occipital

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back of head

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oral

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mouth

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orbital

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eye cavity

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palmar

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palm

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patellar

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front of knee

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pectoral

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chest

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pedal

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foot

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pelvic

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pelvis

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perineal

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rectum

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plantar

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sole

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popliteal

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back of knee

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sacral

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between hips

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sternal

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sternum

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sural

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calf

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tarsal

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instep

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umbilical

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naval

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vertebral

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spinal column

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append-

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attach

example: appended a diagram to the instructions

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cardi-

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heard

ex: cardiogram

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cran-

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skull

ex: cranium

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dors-

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back

ex: dorsum

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homeo-

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similar

ex: homeopathy

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-logy

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science or study of

ex: biology

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meta-

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beyond; change

ex: metabolism

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pariet-

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wall

ex: parietal membrane

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pelv-

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hip bone

ex: pelvis

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peri-

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around

ex: perineurium

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pleur-

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rib

ex: pleural cavity

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-stasis

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level; unchanged

ex: homeostasis

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-tomy

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incision

ex: laparotomy

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epidemiology

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a branch of medical science that deals with the disease in population

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geriatrics

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a branch of medicine that deals with problems and disease of old age

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gerontology

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the study of aging and the problems of the aged

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pathology

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the study of the essential nature of disease and the structural and functional changes produces by disease

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pharmacology

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the science of drugs including their origin, composition, pharmacokinetics, therapeutic use, and toxicology

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radiology

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a branch of medicine concerned with the use of radiant energy in the diagnosis and treatment of disease

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toxicology

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the scientific study of the adverse effects of chemical substance on the living organism

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