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Chapter 1 Secondary Terms Flashcards

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1
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word root

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basic meaning of the term

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combining form

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word root with a combining vowel added at the end

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suffix

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indicates procedure, condition, disorder, or diesease

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prefix

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indicates location, time, number, or status

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cyan/o

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blue

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erythr/o

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red

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leuk/o

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white

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melan/o

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black

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poli/o

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gray

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neurplasty

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surgical repair of a nerve

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neurorrhaphy

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surgical suturing together the ends of a severed nerve

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tonsillitis

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inflammation of the tonsils

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tonsillectomy

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surgical removal of the tonsils

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-algia

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pain and suffering

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-dynia

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pain

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-itis

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inflammation

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-megaly

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enlargement

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-malacia

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abnormal softening

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-necrosis

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tissue death

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-sclerosis

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abnormal hardening

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-stenosis

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abnormal narrowing

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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or remove excess

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-graphy

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process of producing a picture or record

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-gram

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picture or record

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-plasty

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surgical repair

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

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sudden, severe bleeding

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-rrhaphy

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surgical suturing to close a wound

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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-rrhexis

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rupture

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ab-

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away from, negative, absent

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ad-

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toward, to, in the direction of

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dextr/o

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right side

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sinistr/o

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left side

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ex-

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out of, outside, away from

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in-

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in, into, not, without

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macro-

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large, abnormal size, or long

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micr/o, micro-

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small

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mega-, megal/o

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large, great

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olig/o

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scanty, few

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pre-

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before

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post-

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after, behind

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prenatal

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the time and events before birth

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perinatal

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time and events surrounding birth

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postnatal

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time and events after birth

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sign

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objective evidence of disease, such as a fever

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symptom

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subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or headache

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syndrom

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set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a disease process

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diagnosis

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identification of a disease

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differential diagnosis

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rule out; attempt to determine which of several diseases is causing the signs and symptoms present

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prognosis

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prediction of the probably course and outcome of a disease

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acute

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condition with rapid onset, severe course, relatively short duration

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chronic

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condition of long duration

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remission

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temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of disease without a cure

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disease

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condition in which body parts are not functioning normally

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eponym

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disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for who discovered or described it first

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acronym

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form wormed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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plaque or fatty substance

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arthr/o

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joint

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-ectomy

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surgical removal

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-ostomy

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surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

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-otomy

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cutting, surgical incision

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fissure

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groove or crack-like sore of the skin

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fistula

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abnormal passage between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the body surface

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ileum

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last and longest portion of the small intestine

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ilium

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part of the hip bone

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infection

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invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism

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malaise

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feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness

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exudate

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fluid, such as pus, that leaks from an infected wound

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inflammation

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localized response to an injury or the destruction of tissue

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laceration

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torn of jagged wound, accidental cut

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lesion

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pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury

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mucous

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specialized membranes that line the body cavities

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mucus

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fluid secreted by the mucous membranes

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myc/o

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fungus

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myel/o

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bone marrow or spinal cord

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my/o

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muscle

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-ologist

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specialist

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-ology

A

study of

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palpation

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examination technique in which the hands are used to determine texture, size, consistency, and location

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palpitation

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pounding or racing heart

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis, part of the kidney

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py/o

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pus

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pyr/o

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fever or fire

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supination

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rotating the arm so the palm is forward or upward

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suppuration

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formation or discharge of pus

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triage

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medical screening to determine priority or proper place of treatment

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trauma

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wound or injury

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viral

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pertaining to a virus

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virile

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having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male

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