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Chapter 6 Useful Vocab Flashcards

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ab-

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pertaining to: away from

ex: abduction
def: away from the body

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ad-

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pertaining to: toward

ex: adduction
def: toward the body

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aden-

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pertaining to: gland

ex: adenopathy
def: glandular disease

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an-

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pertaining to: without

ex: anosmia
def: without the sense of smell

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aniso-

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pertaining to: unequal

ex: anisocoria
def: unequal pupils

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asthen-

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pertaining to: weak

ex: asthenopia
def: eye fatigue

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contra-

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pertaining to: against; opposite

ex: contralateral
def: pertaining to the opposite side

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diplo-

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pertaining to: double

ex: diplopia
def: double vision

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duc-

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pertaining to: lead

ex: abduction
def: turning outward

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dys-

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pertaining to: bad; ill

ex: dysuria
def: painful urination

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eso-

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pertaining to: in

ex: esotropia
def: eye deviated inward

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eu-

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pertaining to: good; advantageous

ex: eupnea
def: easy breathing

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exo-

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pertaining to: out

ex: exotropia
def: eye deviated outward

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hemi-

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pertaining to: half

ex: hemiplegia
def: paralysis of one side of the body

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hydro-

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pertaining to: water

ex: hydrophilic
def: readily absorbing water

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hyper-

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pertaining to: beyond; greater than normal

ex: hyperemia
def: excess of blood

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hypno-

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pertaining to: sleep

ex: hypnotic
def: inducing sleep

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hypo-

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pertaining to: below

ex: hypodermic
def: below the skin

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idio-

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pertaining to: separate; distinct

ex: idiopathic
def: of unknown cause

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infra-

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pertaining to: below

ex: infrahyoid
def: below the hyoid gland

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intra-

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pertaining to: within

ex: intracranial
def: within the skull

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ipsi-

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pertaining to: self

ex: ipsilateral
def: situated on the same side

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iso-

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pertaining to: equal

ex: isotonic
def: equal tension

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leuko-

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pertaining to: white

ex: leukocyte
def: white blood cell

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lith-

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pertaining to: stone

ex: lithotomy
def: incision of an organ to remove a stone

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macro-

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pertaining to: larger than normal

ex: macrocephaly
def: head size larger than normal

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micro-

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pertaining to: smaller than normal

ex: microcephaly
def: head size smaller than normal

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neo-

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pertaining to: new

ex: neoplasm
def: abnormal new growth

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pedia-

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pertaining to: child

ex: pediatrics
def: branch of medicine treating diseases of children

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peri-

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pertaining to: around

ex: pericardium
def: sac around heart

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poly-

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pertaining to: many

ex: polycystic
def: many cysts

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presby-

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pertaining to: old

ex: presbyopia
def: impairment of vision as a result of advancing age

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retro-

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pertaining to: situated behind

ex: retrobulbar
def: behind the eye

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soma-

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pertaining to: body

ex: somatic
def: pertaining to the body

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sten-

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pertaining to: narrowed

ex: stenosis
def: narrowed

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trans-

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pertaining to: through

ex: transurethral
def: through the urethra

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-dynia

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pertaining to: pain

ex: cephalodynia
def: headache

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-ectomy

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pertaining to: removal of

ex: appendectomy
def: removal of the appendix

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-gnosis

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pertaining to: recognition

ex: stereognosis
def: recognizing an object by touch

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-gram

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pertaining to: something written

ex: myelogram
def: x-ray film of the spinal cord

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-ism

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pertaining to: state; condition

ex: gigantism
def: state of abnormal overgrowth

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-itis

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pertaining to: inflammation of

ex: colitis
def: inflammation of the colon

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-kinesia

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pertaining to: movement

ex: bradykinesia
def: abnormal slow movement

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-lysis

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pertaining to: dissolution

ex: hemolysis
def: liberation of hemoglobin into solution

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-malacia

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pertaining to: softening

ex: osteomalacia
def: softening of bones

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-megal-

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pertaining to: enlargement

ex: cardiomegaly
def: cardiac enlargement

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-mycosis

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pertaining to: fungus

ex: blastomycosis
def: a specific fungal infection

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-oid

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pertaining to: resembling

ex: humanoid
def: resembling a human

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-ologist

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pertaining to: specialist in study of

ex: cardiologist
def: a specialist in heart disease

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-oma

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pertaining to: tumor; growth

ex: fibroma
def: a tumor of fibrous tissue

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-osis

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pertaining to: diseased state

ex: endometriosis
def: disease state of abnormally located uterine tissue

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-otomy

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pertaining to: cutting; incision

ex: gastrotomy
def: incision of the stomach

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-pathy

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pertaining to: disease

ex: uropathy
def: disease of the urinary tract

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-phobia

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pertaining to: fear; pain; intolerance

ex: photophobia
def: abnormal intolerance of light

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-plasty

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pertaining to: repair

ex: valvuloplasty
def: surgical repair of a valve

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-plegia

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pertaining to: paralysis

ex: hemiplegia
def: paralysis of one half of the body

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-ptosis

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pertaining to: drooping

ex: blepharoptosis
def: drooping eyelids

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-rrhagia

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pertaining to: hemorrhage

ex: otorrhagia
def: hemorrhage from the ear

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-rrhaphy

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pertaining to: suture; repair

ex: herniorrhaphy
def: repair of a hernia

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-rrhexis

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pertaining to: rupture

ex: gastrorrhexis
def: rupture of stomach

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-scope

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pertaining to: instrument for

ex: ophthalmoscope
def: instrument for examination of the eye

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-spasmos

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pertaining to: spasm

ex: blepharospasm
def: twitching of the eyelids

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-stom-

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pertaining to: opening

ex: ileostomy
def: surgical creation of an opening into the ileum

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-tome

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pertaining to: cut

ex: microtome
def: an instrument for cutting thin slices

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