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Chapter 5 Flashcards

1
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ACOUS- / ACUS-

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Hear

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ANDR-

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Man

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APHRODISI-

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Sexual desire

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AUT-

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Self

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CHEIL- / CHIL-

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Lip

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CHLOR-

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Green

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DEM-

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People, population

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DROM-

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A running, a grouping

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ER- / EROT-

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Sexual desire

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GYN- / GYNAE- / GYNAEC-

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Woman, female

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ICTER-

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Jaundice

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12
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CARDI-

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Heart, cardia

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CARCIN-

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Cancer

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-CEL-

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Hernia

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CENTE-

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Pierce

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MY-(I) / MYS-

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Muscle

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NARC-

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Stupor, numbness

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NECR-

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Corpse, dead

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NEUR-

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Nerve

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ODONT-

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Tooth

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ONYCH-

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Fingernail, toenail

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ORTH-

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Straight, erect

23
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OT-

A

Ear

24
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PACHY-

A

Thick

25
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-PEX-

A

Fixing

26
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PHARMAC- / PHARMACEU-

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Medicine, drug

27
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PT-

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Fall, sag

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STEAR- / STEAT-

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Fat, sebum, sebaceous glands

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TEN- / TENON- / TENONT-

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Tendon

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TON-

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Tension, tone

31
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CARCIN- / CANCER-

A

Malignant ulcerous growths of the body

32
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CARDI- alternative meaning

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Cardia, meaning the upper orifice of the stomach linked to the oesophagus
It is named this because it’s close to the heart

33
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Can CARDI- come at the end of a word?

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Yes
Eg. Bradycardia

34
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-centesis

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A surgical puncture

35
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Cephalocentesis-

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Surgical puncture of the cranium

36
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Endemic

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A disease occuring continuously in a population

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Epidemic

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A disease affecting many people at the same time in the same area

38
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Pandemic

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A disease affecting the majority of people in a large region

39
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Syndrome

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A group of symptoms and signs of disordered functions related to one another

40
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-pexy

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A surgical procedure to rectify to rectify what was caused by -ptosis of an internal body part due to weakness of the abdominal muscles

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-CEL-

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Indicates the presence of a hernia

42
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Orthopaedics

A

The medical specialty concerned with the form and function of the musculoskeletal system
Correction of structural deformities

43
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Orthodontist

A

A dentist specializing in the correction of abnormally positioned teeth

44
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Periodontology

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The branch of dentistry dealing with treatment of diseases of tissues around the teeth

45
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Pachyderm

A

Thick skinned animals (literally)
Insensitive people (figuratively)

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