chapter 4 Flashcards
1
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mortality
A
death rates of a particular disease in a specific population
2
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albin/o
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white
3
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caud/o
A
tail
4
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cephal/o
A
head
5
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chrom/o
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color
6
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cirrh/o
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liver
7
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cyan/o
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blue
8
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cyt/o
A
cell
9
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Erythr/o
A
red
10
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hist/o
A
tissue
11
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jaund/o
A
yellow
12
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leuk/o
A
white
13
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melan/o
A
black
14
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nucle/o
A
nucleus
15
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path/o
A
disease
16
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poli/o
A
gray or gray matter(of brain of spinal cord)
17
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somat/o
A
body
18
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ventr/o
A
belly, belly side
19
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viscer/o
A
internal organs
20
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coronal
A
frontal
21
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diagnosis
A
cause and nature of a disease
22
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etiology
A
cause of
23
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febrile
A
fever
24
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homeostasis
A
stable internal environment
25
idiopathic
disease whose cause is unknown
26
inflammation
body defense against injury, infection or allergy
27
midsagittal
plane through center of body ; dividing into left and right
28
morbid
diseased
29
morbidity
amount of certain disease in a population
30
perforation
hole that completely penetrates a structure
31
plantar
pertaining to the sole of the foot
32
prognosis
prediction of the course of a disease
33
prone
lying on abdomen , face down
34
sepsis
severe blood infection
35
sign
objective , observable finds
36
supine
lying horizontally on back , face up
37
symptom
subjective indicator of disease
38
transverse plane
horizontal , dividing the body into top and bottom
