CHAPTER 2: BODY STRUCTURE (COMBINING FORM (O)) Flashcards
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gland
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aden
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vessel
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angi
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appendix
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append, appendic
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eyelid
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blephar
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brain
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cerebr, encephal
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hand
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chir
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colon or large intestine
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col
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skin
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cutane, derm, dermat
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face
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faci
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liver
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hepat
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breast
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mamm, mast
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muscle
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muscl, my
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bone marrow or spinal cord
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myel
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bone
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oste
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lungs
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pulm, pulmon, pneum, pneumon
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tonsil
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tonsil
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trachea (windpipe)
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trache
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vessel
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vas
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were so named because they resembled or were thought to be glands
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adenoids
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is an x-ray film of blood vessels filled with a contrast medium
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angiogram
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is excision of the appendix
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appendectomy
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is the science of life and living things
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biology
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is the drooping of the upper eyelid
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blepharoptosis
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is paralysis caused by a brain defect
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cerebral palsy
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is inflammation of the brain
encephalitis
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writer's cramp is type of?
chirospasm
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is a visual examination of the colon
coloscopy; colonoscopy is commonly used
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means pertaining to the skin
cutaneous
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specialist who treats diseases of the skin
dermatologists
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removes small scars, tattoos or fine wrinkles from the skin
dermabrasion
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pertains to the face
facial
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is an inflammotory condition of the liver
hepatitis
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is the use of x-rays to diagnose breast diseases
mammography
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is surgical removal of the breast
mastectomy
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a person with well-developed muscles
muscular
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is muscle pain
myalgia
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has two meaning: any disease of the spinal cord or any disease of the bone marrow
myelopathy
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is a common type of arthritis of older persons, in which one or more joints undergo degenerative changes, and is named to include both bones and joints
osteoarthritis
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means pertaining to the lungs
pulmonary
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means pertaining to air or gas
pneumatic
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is a lung condition
pneumonia
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is an inflammation of the tonsils
tonsilitis
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is an operation that forms a new opening into the trachea
tracheostomy
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is the removal of all or a segment of the vas deferens and is a form of male contraception
vasectomy
