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Chapter 12 Set 14-18 Flashcards

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/is

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no meaning, just functions to make the word a noun.

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/ence

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the property of

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/ive

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characterized by

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/reflexive

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having reflexes

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/rrheic

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relating to flow

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apo/

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separation or derivation from

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bull/o

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bulla, large vesicle

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cellul/o

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cellula; at a cell level, within the cells

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chlor/o

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green

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cyan/o

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blue

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decubit/o

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decubitus; lying down

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ecchym/o

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ecchymoma; bruise, pour out

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eczemat/o

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eczema lesions; thick, scaly, weeping, crusty sores

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eschar/o

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eschar, sloughed dead tissue

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fasci/o

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fascia, connective tissue

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pher/o

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to bear or carry

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hidr/o

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sweat

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hygien/o

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hygiene, health

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indurat/o

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induration; abnormally hardened

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ischi/o

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ischium, a pelvic bone

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kerat/o, keratin/o

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horny, hardening, becoming horny

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macul/o

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macula, spot

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melan/o

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black

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membran/o

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membrane, thin layer of tissue

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myc/o

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fungus

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onych/o

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nail

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or/o

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mouth

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pemphig/o

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pemphigus; blister

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phot/o

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light

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phylax/o, phylact/o

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phylaxis, phylactic; guard

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prostat/o

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prostate; gland in the male

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seb/o

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sebum; oil, wax

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sud/o, sudor/i

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sweat, perspiration

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synovi/o, synov/o

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synovium, synovia; with egg, like egg white

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syphil/o

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syphilis; infectious venereal disease

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system/o

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systema; the body as a whole

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tegument/o

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tegument; a covering

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trigin/o

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between skin folds

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tympan/o

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drum, eardrum

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fluoresc/o

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emitting light when exposed to light, flow

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operat/o

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operation or surgery

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/olone

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steroid drug

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/one

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steroid drug

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cocc/o

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coccus, cocci; family of bacteria that are ball-shaped

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adenopathy

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enlargement of the glands

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apocrine

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to be secreted

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bullae

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blisters beneath the epidermis

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bullous

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relating to a large blister or vesicle

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cellulitis

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inflammation of cellular tissue

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cyanosis

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bluish discoloration

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decubitus

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lying down

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dermatitis

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inflammation of the skin

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ecchymosis

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small hemorrhagic spot in the skin

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eczema

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chronic inflammatory condition of the skin

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edematous

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relating to edema; swelling

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epidermal

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relating to the outer layer of skin

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erythematous

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relating to inflammatory redness of the skin

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eschar

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thick crust or slough produced by a thermal burn

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fascia

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fibrous tissue that lies deep to the skin

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fluorescence

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to emit light while exposed to light

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induration

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the process of becoming extremely firm or hard

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inguinal

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relating to the groin

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integumentary

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relating to the skin or covering

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ischium

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a bone in the pelvis

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keratodermatitis

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inflammation of the horny layer of the skin

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laceration

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torn or jagged wound

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maculopapular

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relating to both a macula (stain) and a papule (pimple)

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maxillary

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relating to the jawbone

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melanotic

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relating to black

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mycosis

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any disease caused by fungi

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neoplastic

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relating to abnormal tissue growth

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nephritis

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inflammation of the kidneys

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normoreflexive

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normal reflexes

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onychodysplasia

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abnormal nail development

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organomegaly

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enlargement of the organs or viscera

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pemphigus

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chronic bullous diseases

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periorbital

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around the orbit

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pneumococcal

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relating to pneumococci; strptococcuspneumoniae

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posteromedial

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behind and to the inner side

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presternal

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anterior to the sternum

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pretibial

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anterior to the tibia

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prohylactic

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preventing disease

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superficial

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nearer to the surface

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supraorbital

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situated above the orbit

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symptomatic

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relating to the nature of a symptom

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tympanic

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relating to the tympanic cavity or membrane

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vesicles

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small bladder or sac containing liquid

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vesicular

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relating to a small bladder or sac

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