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Chapter 2 Flashcards

1
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Chondr/o

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Cartilage

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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Nucle/o

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Nucleus

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Anter/o

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Anterior, front

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Caud/o

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Tail

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Dist/o

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Far, farthest

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Dors/o

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Back (of body)

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Infer/o

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Lower, below

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Later/o

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Side, to one side

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Medi/o

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Middle

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Poster/o

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Back (of body), behind, posterior

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Proxim/o

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Near, nearest

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Super/o

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Upper, above

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Ventr/o

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Belly, belly side

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-ad

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Toward

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-logist

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Specialist in the study of

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-logy

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-study of

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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-al

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Pertaining to

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-toxic

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Pertaining to poison

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-ac

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Pertaining to

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-iac

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Pertaining to

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-ic

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Pertaining to

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-tic

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Pertaining to

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Cephal/

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Head

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Caud/o

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Tail

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-duction

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Act of leading, bringing, conducting

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Ab-

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Away from, from

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Ad-

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Toward

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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

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Cervic/o

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Neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

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Crani/o

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Cranium (skull)

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Gastr/o

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Stomach

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ili/o

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Ilium ( lateral, glaring portion of hip bone)

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Inguin/o

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Groin

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Lumb/o

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Loins (lower back)

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Pelv/i

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Pelvis

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Spin/o

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Spine

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Thorac/o

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Chest

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Umbilic/o

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Umbilicus, navel

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Peri-

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Around

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Trans-

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Through, across

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-verse

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Turning

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Dorsal cavity

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Contains cranial and spinal cavities

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Ventral cavity

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Contains abdomino-pelvic cavity, thoracic, and diaphragm

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Caud/o

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Tail

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Dist/o

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Far, farthest

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Dors/o

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Back (of body)

54
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Infer/o

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Lower, below

55
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Later/o

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Side, to one side

56
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Medi/o

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Middle

57
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Poster/o

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Back (of body), behind, posterior

58
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Proxim/o

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Near, nearest

59
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Super/o

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Upper, above

60
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Ventr/o

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Belly, belly side

61
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-ad

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Toward

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-logist

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Specialist in the study of

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-logy

A

-study of

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-ior

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Pertaining to

65
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-al

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Pertaining to

66
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-toxic

A

Pertaining to poison

67
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-ac

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Pertaining to

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-ar

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Pertaining to

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-iac

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Pertaining to

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-ic

A

Pertaining to

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-ary

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Pertaining to

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-eal

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Pertaining to

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-ous

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Pertaining to

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-tic

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Pertaining to

75
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Cephal/

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Head

76
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Caud/o

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Tail

77
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-duction

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Act of leading, bringing, conducting

78
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Ab-

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Away from, from

79
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Ad-

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Toward

80
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Abdomin/o

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Abdomen

81
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Cervic/o

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Neck; cervix uteri (neck of uterus)

82
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Crani/o

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Cranium (skull)

83
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Gastr/o

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Stomach

84
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ili/o

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Ilium ( lateral, glaring portion of hip bone)

85
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Inguin/o

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Groin

86
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Lumb/o

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Loins (lower back)

87
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Pelv/i

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Pelvis

88
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Spin/o

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Spine

89
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Thorac/o

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Chest

90
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Umbilic/o

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Umbilicus, navel

91
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Peri-

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Around

92
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Trans-

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Through, across

93
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-verse

A

Turning

94
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Dorsal cavity

A

Contains cranial and spinal cavities

95
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Ventral cavity

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Contains abdomino-pelvic cavity, thoracic, and diaphragm

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LUQ

A

Left upper quadrant ( stomach )

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RLQ

A

Right lower quadrant (appendicitis)

98
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Heartburn, indigestion, heart attack

Region

A

Epigastric

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AP

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Anteroposterior

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Bx, bx

A

Biopsy

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LAT, lat

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Lateral

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PA

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Posterioanterior; pernicious anemia; pulmonary artery; Physician assistant

103
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CT

A

Computed tomography

Uses a narrow beam of x-rays, which rotates in a full arc around the patient to image the body in cross sectional slices

104
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CXR

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Chest X-ray, chest radiograph

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MRI

A

Magnetic resonance imaging

Employees magnetic energy ( with out ionizing x-rays) to produce cross-sectional images

106
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PET

A

Positron emission tomography

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US

A

Ultrasound; ultrasonography

Employs high-frequency sound waves to produce images of internal structures of the body

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SPECT

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Single-photon emission computed tomography

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Septic

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Infection

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-emia

A

Blood

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C&S

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Culture and sensitivity

Identify bacteria and what antibiotic to treat the infection

112
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Endo-

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Within, in

113
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-scopy

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Visual exam

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Fluor/o

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Luminous, fluorescence

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Tom/o

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To cut, slice

116
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Ultra-

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Excess, beyond

117
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Anastomosis

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Connection between two vessels, such as a surgical joining of two ducks, blood vessels, or bow segments to allow flow from one to the other

118
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Cauterization

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Process of burning abnormal tissue with electricity, freezing, heat, or chemicals

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Septicemia

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A severe bacterial infection in the blood and which toxins circulating in the blood cause severe systemic symptoms

120
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Radiography

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The production of shadow images on a photographic film

121
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Adhesion

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A band of scar tissue that binds anatomical surfaces that normally are separate from each other

122
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Endoscopy

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Is a procedure to enable visualization of the interior of organs and cavities with a lighted instrument

123
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Radiopharmaceutical

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A drug that contains a radioactive substance that travels to an area or a specific Organ to be scanned

124
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Tomography

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Any of several radiographic techniques such as CT, PET, SPECT, that produces a film representing a detailed cross-section of tissue structures

125
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Inflammation

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A protective response of body tissue then includes symptoms of redness. swelling, heat, and pain

126
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Fluoroscopy

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Direct x-rays through the body to a florescence green to view the motion of organs, such as the digestive track and heart

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