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chapter 3: terms Flashcards

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abdomin/o

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abdomen

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acr/o

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extremities, top, extreme point

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acu/o

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sharp, severe, sudden

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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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amni/o

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amnion (sac surrounding the embryo in the uterus)

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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axill/o

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armpit

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bi/o

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life

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bronch/o

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bronchial tubes

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carcin/o

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cancer

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cardi/o

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heart

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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chron/o

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time

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col/o

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colon (large intestine)

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cyst/o

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urniary bladder

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encephal/o

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brain

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erythr/o

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red

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hem/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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inguin/o

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groin

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isch/o

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to hold back

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lapar/o

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abdomen, abdominal wall

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cerebr/o

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cerebrum (largest part of brain)

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cephal/o

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head

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crani/o

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skull

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psych/o

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mind

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laryng/o

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larynx

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leuk/o

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white

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mamm/o

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breast

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mast/o

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breast

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morph/o

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shape, form

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muc/o

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mucus

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord; bone marrow

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necr/o

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death (of cells or whole body)

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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neutr/o

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neutrophil (a white blood cell)

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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ophthalm/o

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eye

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opi/o

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opium

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oste/o

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bone

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ot/o

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ear

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path/o

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disease

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peritone/o

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peritoneum

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phag/o

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to eat, swallow

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phleb/o

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vein

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plas/o

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formation, development

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pleur/o

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pleura (membrane surrounding lungs and adjacent to chest wall)

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pneumon/o

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lungs

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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radi/o

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x-rays

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rect/o

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rectum

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ren/o

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kidney

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rhin/o

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nose

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sarc/o

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flesh

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splen/o

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spleen

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staphyl/o

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clusters

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strept/o

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twisted chains

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thorac/o

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chest

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thromb/o

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clot

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tonsill/o

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tonsils

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ven/o

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vein

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coccyg/o

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coccyx=tailbone

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laryng/o

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larynx=voice box

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pharyng/o

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pharynx= throat

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phalanx= finger or toe

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phalang/o

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Suffix:

-algia

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pain

  • > arthralgia
  • > fibromyalgia is a common chronic disorder that involves widespread pain in muscles and fibrous tissues around joints
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-cele

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hernia

-> rectocele

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-centesis

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puncture to remove fluid

  • > thoracentesis
  • > amniocentesis
  • > abdominal paracentesis (para- means beside or near). A tube is placed through an incision in the abdomen and fluid is removed from the peritoneal cavity (beside the abdominal organs)
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Suffix:

  • coccus (singular)
  • cocci (plural)
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berry-shaped bacteria

  • > streptococcus
  • > staphylococci
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-cyte

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cell

-> erythrocyte

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-dynia

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pain

-> pleurodynia: pain in the chest wall muscles that is aggravated with breathing

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-ectomy

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removal, excision, resection

-> laryngectomy

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-emia

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blood condition

  • > anemia
  • > ischemia: literally, to hold back (isch/o) blood (-emia) from a part of the body or tissue. B/c of a decrease in blood supply (blood clot in a vessel or narrowing and closing off of a vessel), tissue becomes ischemic and can even die if it is deprived of oxygen long enough
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Anemia

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condition marked by reduction in the number of erythrocytes or in the amount of hemoglobin in blood

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iron deficiency anemia

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iron is needed to make hemoglobin

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sickle cell anemia

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erythrocytes assume an abnormal sickle shape and clog blood vessels

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aplastic anemia

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erythrocytes, leukocytes, and thrombocytes are not formed in bone marrow

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-genesis

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condition of , producing, forming

-> carcinogenesis

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-gram

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record

-> mammogram

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-graph

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instrument for recording

-> electroencephalograph

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-graphy

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process of recording

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-itis

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inflammation

->bronchitis

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-logy

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study of

-> ophthamology

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-lysis

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breakdown, destruction, seperation

->hemolysis: normal breakdown of red blood cells. excessive destruction of red blood cells can lead to a type of anemia called hemolytic anemia

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-malacia

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softening

->osteomalacia

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-megaly

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enlargement

-> acromegaly

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-oma

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tumor, mass, collection of fluid

  • > myoma: benign tumor
  • > myosarcoma: malignant tumor. Muscle is a type of flesh (sarc/o) tissue
  • > multiple myeloma: myel/o means bone marrow in this term. this malignant tumor occurs in bone marrow tissue throughout the body
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-opsy

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to view

-> biopsy

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

  • > necrosis
  • > leukocytosis
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-pathy

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disease condition

-> cardiomyopathy: primary disease of the heart muscle in the absence of a known underlying etiology (cause)

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-penia

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deficiency, lack off

-> erythropenia

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Suffix:

-phobia

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fear

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splenomegaly

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  • > spleen is in left upper quadrant (LUQ)
  • > composed of lymph tissue and blood vessels, disposes of dying red blood cells and contains white blood cells to fight disease
  • > splenomegaly occurs with development of high blood pressure in hepatic veins and hemolytic blood diseases (anemias involving excessive destruction or lysis of red blood cells).
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Suffix:

-plasia

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development, formation, growth

-> achondroplasia: This is an inherited disorder or can be the result of a mutation (change) in a specific gene. Bones of the arms and legs do not grow to normal size because of a defect in cartilage and bone formation. Dwarfism results, marked by short limbs but normalsized head and trunk and normal intelligence.

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-plasty

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surgical repair
-> angioplasty: An interventional cardiologist opens a narrowed blood vessel (artery) using a balloon that is inflated after insertion into the vessel. Stents, or slotted tubes, are then put in place to keep the artery open.

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Suffix:

-ptosis

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drooping, falling, prolapse

  • > blepharoptosis
  • > physicians use -ptosis alone to indicate drooping of the upper eyelids or the breasts
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Suffix:

-rrhea

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flow, discharge

-> rhinorrhea

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Suffix:

-sclerosis

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hardening

  • > arteriosclerosis
  • > in atherosclerosis (a form of arteriosclerosis), deposits of fat (ather/o means fatty material) collect in an artery.
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-scope

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instrument for visual examination

-> laparoscope

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blepharoplasty

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surgical repair procedure for eyelid

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-scopy

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process of visual examination(with an endoscope)

->laparoscopy

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-stasis

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controlling, stopping
-> metastasis: Meta- means beyond. A metastasis is the spread of a malignant tumor beyond its original site to a secondary organ or location.

->hemostasis: Blood flow is stopped naturally by clotting or artificially by compression or suturing of a wound. A hemostat is a surgical clamp used in operating rooms to stop blood flow.

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-stomy

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opening to form a mouth (stoma)

-> colostomy

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Suffix:

-therapy

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treatment

  • > hydrotherapy
  • > chemotherapy
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Suffix:

-tomy

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incision, cutting into

-> laparotomy

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Suffix:

-trophy

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development, nourishment
-> hypertrophy: cells increase in size, not number. muscles of weight lifters often hypertrophy.

-> atrophy: cells decrease in size. muscles atrophy when immobilized in a cast and not in use

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Suffix:

-er

A

one who

-> radiographer

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Suffix:

-ia

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condition

-> leukemia

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Suffix:

-ist

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specialist

-> nephrologist

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Suffix:

-oid

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resembling, derived from

-> opioid

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-ole

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little, small

-> arteriole

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-ule

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little, small

-> venule

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-um, ium

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structure, tissue

-> pericardium: this membrane surrounds the heart

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Suffix:

-us

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structure, substance

  • > mucus
  • > esophagus
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-y

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condition, process

->nephropathy

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buprenorphine

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treats opioid addiction

125
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narcan (naloxone)

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medication to counter the effects of life-threatening opoid overdose

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Suffix:

-ac, iac

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pertaining to

->cardiac

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Suffix:

-al

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pertaining to

  • > peritoneal
  • > myocardial: A myocardial infarction (MI) is a heart attack. An infarction is an area of dead tissue (necrosis) resulting from ischemia (lack of blood supply to that tissue).
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-ar

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pertaining to

-> tonsillar

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Suffix:

-ary

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pertaining to

-> pulmonary

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Suffix:

-eal

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pertaining to

-> laryngeal

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Suffix:

-genic

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pertaining to producing, produced by or in

-> osteogenic: an osteogenic sarcoma is malignant tumor produced in bone

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Suffix:

-ic, ical

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pertaining to
-> chronic: Acute is the opposite of chronic. It describes a disease that is of rapid onset and has severe symptoms and brief duration.

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Suffix:

-ose

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pertaining to, full of

-> adipose

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-ous

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pertaining to

-> mucous membrane

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Suffix:

-tic

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pertaining to

-> necrotic

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breast cancer cells often spread to axillary lymph nodes. the first lymph node to which cancer is most likely spread to is called the sentinel axillary lymph node. it is removed during mastectomy or lumpectomy

A

true

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