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Chapter 9 Flashcards

1
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achromophilic

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resisting color

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aerobic

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requiring oxygen to live

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aerocele

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herniation containing air

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aerophobia

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fear of air

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aerotherapy

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therapy using air

respiratory therapy

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amenorrhea

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cessation of menstruation

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anaerobic

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able to live without air

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anterolateral

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front and side

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anteromedial

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front and middle

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anteroposterior

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from front to back

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anterosuperior

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front and top

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12
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arteriostasis

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control of flow through arteries

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axillary

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armpit

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bioethics

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study of what is good and bad for living things

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biology

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science of study of living things

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blastoderm

A

embryonic disk that gives rise to the endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm

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caudad

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toward the tail

sacrum

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cephalad

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toward the head

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cephalocaudal

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from head to tail

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chondrodysplasia

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defective development of cartilage

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chromogenesis

A

formation of color

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chromolysis

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destruction of color

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chromometer

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instrument used to measure color

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chromophilic

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attracting color

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coronal

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pertaining to the crown or encircling

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coronary

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pertaining to the crown or encircling reference around the heart

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diagnosis

A

identifying a disease

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dialysis

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separating of substances in a solution

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diarrhea

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abnormally loose watery bowel movement

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distal

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away from a point of origin

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dorsal

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back

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dorsocephalad

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toward the back of the head

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33
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dysentery

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inflammatoin of the intestine

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34
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dysmenorrhea

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difficult or painful menstruation

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35
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dyspepsia

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poor digestion

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36
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dystocia

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difficulty in labor

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dysapnea

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difficulty breathing

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ectocytic

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outside the cell

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ectoderm

A

outer embryonic layer

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40
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ectogenous

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formed outside the body

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ectopic

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outside the normal location

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ectoplasm

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outer membrane of the cell

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endocardium

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inner membrane layer of the heart

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44
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endochondral

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within the cartilage

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45
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endocolitis

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inflammation of the lining of the colon

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46
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endocystic

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inside the urinary bladder or inside a cyst

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endoderm

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inner embryonic layer

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endoenteritis

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inflammation of the lining of the small intestine

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endogenous

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made by ones own body

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endoscopy

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process of using a scope to look into the body

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eugenics

A

choosing good genetic traits to propagate

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eupepsia

A

good digestion

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eupnea

A

easy breathing

54
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euthanasia

A

easy death

55
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eutocia

A

easy labor

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hemostasis

A

control blood flow

57
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hyperplasia

A

over development

58
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hypoplasia

A

under development

59
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inferior

A

below

60
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lateral

A

side

61
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lithotripsy

A

surgical crushing of a stone

62
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lymphostasis

A

control or stoppage of lymph flow

63
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medial

A

middle

64
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menapause

A

cessation of menstruation

65
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menorrhagia

A

hemmorrhage during menstruation

66
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menses

A

menstruation

mesoderm

67
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middle germ layer

A

mesoderm

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midaxillary

A

middle of armpit

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midsagittal

A

plane dividing body into equal left and right halves

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neurotripsy

A

surgical crushing of a nerve

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omphalectomy

A

excision of the umbilicus

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omphalic

A

pertaining to the umbilicus

73
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omphalitis

A

inflammation of the umbilicus

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omphalalcele

A

umbilical hernia

75
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omphalorrhagia

A

hemmorrhagia of the umbilicus

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omphalorrhea

A

discharge from the umbilicus

77
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omphalorrhexis

A

rupture of the umbilicus

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osteochondrodysplasia

A

defective development of bone and cartilage

79
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para appendicitis

A

inflammation near the appendix

80
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paracentral

A

pertaining to near the center

81
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paracolpitis

A

inflammation near the vagina

82
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paracystitis

A

inflammation near the urinary bladder

83
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parahepatitis

A

inflammation near the liver

84
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paranephritis

A

inflammation near the kidney

85
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parietal

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pertaining to the wall

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peritoneum

A

membrane of the abdomen

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phlebostasis

A

control of blood flow through a vein

88
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pleura

A

membrane of the lungs

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posteroexternal

A

back and outside

90
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posteroanterior

A

from front to back

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posterointernal

A

back and inside

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posterolateral

A

back and side

93
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procephalic

A

in front of head

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prognosis

A

predicting the outcome of a disease

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prognostic

A

pertaining to a prognosis

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proximal

A

near the point of origin

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pseudocyesis

A

false pregnancy

98
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pseudocyst

A

false cyst

99
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pseudoedema

A

false swelling

100
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pseudoesthesia

A

false sensation

phantom limb

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retrocolic

A

behind the colon

102
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retroflexion

A

bending backward

103
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retroperitoneum

A

behind the peritoneum

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retrosternal

A

behind the sternum

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retroversion

A

turning backward

106
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saggital

A

vertical plane or slice divides left and right

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signs

A

objective observable information

108
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superior

A

above

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symptoms

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subjective self reported information

110
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syphilophobia

A

fear of syphilis

111
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syphilopsychosis

A

severe mental condition cause by untreated syphilis

112
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syphilotherapy

A

treatment for syphilis

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ventral

A

front

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viscera

A

organs

115
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visceropleura

A

membrane surrounding and attached to the lung

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Viscerosensory

A

Sensory function of organs

117
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Viscerogenic

A

Pertaining to the development of organs

118
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Omphalic

A

Pertaining to the navel

119
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Omphalo

A

Navel

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Umbilicus

A

Navel

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Chromolysis

A

Destruction of color

122
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Chromogenesis

A

Development of color

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Peritoneum

A

Membrane that lines the abdominal cavity

Medical Terminology (14 decks)

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