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Exam 1 Flashcards

1
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Cyt/o

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Cell

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Epitheli/o

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Epithelium

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Hist/o

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Tissue

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Lip/o

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Fat

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Kary/o

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Nucleus

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Neur/o

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Nerve

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Organ/o

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Organ

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System/o

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System

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Viscer/o

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Viscera (Internal Organs)

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Vir/o

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Virus

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Aden/o

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Gland

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Eti/o

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Cause (of disease)

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Lei/o

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Smooth

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Rhabd/o

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Rod shaped, Striated

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Somat/o

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Body

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Necr/o

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Death

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Cancer/o

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Cancer

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18
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Carcin/o

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Cancer

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19
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Onc/o

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Tumor (Swelling)

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20
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Crypt/o

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Hidden

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21
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My/o

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Muscle

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Gn/o

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Knowledge

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Path/o

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Disease

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24
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Iatr/o

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Physician/Medicine

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Chrom/o

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Color

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Cyan/o

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Blue

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Erythr/o

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Red

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Rubr/o

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Red

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Rub/e

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Red

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Leuk/o

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White

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Melan/o

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Black

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Xanth/o

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Yellow

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Chlor/o

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Green

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Rose/o

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Pink (Sometimes Red)

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Alb/o

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White

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Purpur/o

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Purple

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Poli/o

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Gray

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38
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Brady-

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Slow

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39
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Tachy-

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Fast

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40
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Sub-

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Under/Below

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Trans-

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Through/Across

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42
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Intra-

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Within

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43
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Dia-

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Through, Complete

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44
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Dys-

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Difficult, Labored, Painful

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Hyper-

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Excessive, Above

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Hypo-

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Deficient, Below

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Meta-

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After, Beyond, Change

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48
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Meta-

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After, Beyond, Change

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49
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MIcro-

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Small

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50
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Neo-

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New

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51
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Pro-

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Before

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52
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-al

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Pertaining to

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53
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-ic

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Pertaining to

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54
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-ous

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Pertaining to

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55
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-gen

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Substance that produces or causes (THE THING)

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56
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-genic

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Producing, Originating, Causing (THE ABILITY)

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57
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-logy

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Study of

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58
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-logist

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One who studies/treats

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59
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-oma

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Tumor/Swelling

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60
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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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61
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-plasia

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Formation, Development, Growth

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62
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-pathy

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Disease

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63
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-itis

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Inflammation

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-cyte

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Cell

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65
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-oid

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Resembling

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66
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-sarcoma

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Malignant tumor

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67
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-sarcoma

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Malignant tumor

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-sis

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State of

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69
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-sis

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State of

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70
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-sis

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State of

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71
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-osis

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Abnormal condition

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72
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-stasis

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Control, Stop

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73
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-plasm

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Growth, Substance, Formation

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74
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Benign

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Not harmful, good prognosis

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75
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Malignant

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Harmful, get progressively worse

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76
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in situ

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On site

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in vitro

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In glass

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78
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In vivo

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In the body

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79
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Dx

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Diagnosis

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80
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Rx

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Prescription

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81
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Bx

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Biopsy

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82
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Tx

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Treatment, Therapy, Transplant

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83
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Px

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Prognosis

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Fx

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Fracture

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85
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Palliative

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Not curing, only treating symptoms

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86
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Remission

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Improvement/Absence of signs of a disease

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87
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Carinogen

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THING that causes cancer

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88
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Carcinogenic

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ABILITY for something to cause cancer

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89
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Afebrile

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Without a fever

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90
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Etiology

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Study of the cause of a disease

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Epidemiology

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Study of conditions that affect man

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92
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Incidence

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of new cases of a disease over a period of time

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Prevalance

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of all cases of a disease at a specified time

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Mortality

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Death rate

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95
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Morbidity

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Complications/Adverse effects after a surgical procedure or treatment

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Anter/o

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Front

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Caud/o

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Tail, Downward

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Cephal/o

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Head

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99
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Dist/o

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Away from point of reference

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100
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Dors/o

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Back

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101
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Infer/o

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Below

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102
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Later/o

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Side

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103
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Medi/o

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Middle

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Poster/o

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Behind

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Proxim/o

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Closest

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Frontal (Coronal) Plane

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Divides body into Anterior and Posterior sections

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Sagittal Plane

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Divides body into Right and Left

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108
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Transverse Plane

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Divides body into Superior and Inferior sections

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-ad

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Toward

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-ior

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Pertaining to

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111
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Craniocaudal

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From the head down

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112
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Supine Position

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Face up

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113
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Prone Position

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Face down

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114
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Lateral Position

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On your side

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115
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Recumbent

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Lying down in any position

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Fowler’s Position

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Semi-sitting with slight elevation of the knees to a sitting position

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Lithotomy Position

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Lying on back with legs raised, feet in stirrups, hips and knees flexed

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Orthopnea Position

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Sitting erect in a chair or bed (used for better breathing)

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119
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Sim’s Position

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Lying on Left side with Right knee drawn up

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120
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Trendelenburg Position

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Lying on back with feet tilted up above the head

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121
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Reverse Trendelenburg Position

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Lying on back with feet tilted down below the head

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Staging (Cancer Stages)

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Describing the extent of the disease or the spread of cancer from the site of origin

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Cutane/o

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Skin

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Derm/o

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Skin

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Dermat/o

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Skin

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Hidr/o

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Sweat

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127
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Kerat/o

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Hard tissue (Keratin)

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128
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Onych/o

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Nail

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129
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Ungu/o

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Nail

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Seb/o

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Sebum (Oil)

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Trich/o

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Hair

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132
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Aden/o

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Gland

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Aut/o

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Self

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134
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Bi/o

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Life

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135
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Coni/o

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Dust

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Crypt/o

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Hidden

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Fibr/o

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Fiber

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Heter/o

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Other

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139
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Myc/o

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Fungus

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140
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Necr/o

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Death

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141
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Pachy/o

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Thick

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142
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Rhytid/o

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Wrinkles

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143
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Staphyl/o

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Grapelike cluster

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144
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Strept/o

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Twisted chains

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145
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Xer/o

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Dry

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146
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Per-

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Through

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147
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Sub-

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Under, Bellow

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148
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Trans-

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Across, Beyond, Through

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149
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Trans-

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Across, Beyond, Through

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150
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Trans-

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Across, Beyond, Through

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151
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Epi-

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On, Upon, Over

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152
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Hyper-

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Excessive, Above

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Hypo-

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Deficient, Below

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Intra-

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Within

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-coccus

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Berry shaped

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal

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-ia

A

Diseased state

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-malacia

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Softening of tissue

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-opsy

A

To view

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-orrhea

A

Flow, Excessive discharge

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-orrhea

A

Flow, Excessive discharge

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-phagia

A

Eat, Swallow

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-plasty

A

Surgical repair

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-ology

A

Study of

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-ologist

A

One who studies/practices

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-tome

A

Instrument used to cut

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-cide

A

Agent that kills

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-stat

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Agent that inhibits growth

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-osis

A

Abnormal condition of

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-osis

A

Abnormal condition of

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Pruritis

A

Itchy skin

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Purpura

A

Purple colored spot

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Hematoma

A

Accumulation of blood in tissue

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Pallor

A

Pale skin

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Nevus

A

Single mole

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Cicatrix

A

Scar after healing of wound

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Edema

A

Puffy swelling due to fluid

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Diaphoresis

A

Profuse sweating without exertion or temperature

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Cauterization

A

Destruction of tissue with hot/cold instruments

181
Q

Excision

A

Removal by cutting

182
Q

-otomy

A

Surgical incision

183
Q

Suturing

A

Stitching edges of a wound

184
Q

Mohs Surgery

A

Microscopic excision of skin cancer

185
Q

Abrasion

A

Scraping away skin by injury

186
Q

Acne

A

Inflammatory disease of skin

187
Q

Pressure Injury

A

Damage to skin or subcutaneous tissue from pressure

188
Q

Debridement

A

Removal of debris from wound

189
Q

Abscess

A

Accumulation of pus

190
Q

Cellulitis

A

Inflammation of skin or subcutaneous tissue due to infection

191
Q

CXR

A

Chest X-Ray

192
Q

RUL

A

Right Upper Lobe

193
Q

RML

A

Right Middle Lobe

194
Q

RLL

A

Right Lower Lobe

195
Q

LUL

A

Left Upper Lobe

196
Q

LLL

A

Left Lower Lobe

197
Q

Adenoid/o

A

Adenoids

198
Q

Alveol/o

A

Alveolus

199
Q

Bronchi/o

A

Bronchus

200
Q

Bronch/o

A

Bronchus

201
Q

Bronchiol/o

A

Bronchiole

202
Q

Diaphragmat/o

A

Diaphragm

203
Q

Epiglott/o

A

Epiglottis

204
Q

Laryng/o

A

Larynx

205
Q

Endoscope

A

Instrument used to view the inside of the body

206
Q

Pleur/o

A

Pleura

207
Q

Lob/o

A

Lobe

208
Q

Nas/o

A

Nose

209
Q

Rhin/o

A

Nose

210
Q

Pneum/o

A

Lung, Air

211
Q

Pneumat/o

A

Lung, Air

212
Q

Atel/o

A

Imperfect, Incomplete

213
Q

Capn/o

A

Carbon Dioxide

214
Q

Hem/o

A

Blood

215
Q

Hemat/o

A

Blood

216
Q

Muc/o

A

Mucus

217
Q

Orth/o

A

Straight

218
Q

Ox/o

A

Oxygen

219
Q

Ox/i

A

Oxygen

220
Q

Py/o

A

Pus

221
Q

Spir/o

A

Breathe

222
Q

Somn/o

A

Sleep

223
Q

Son/o

A

Sound

224
Q

Radi/o

A

X-Ray

225
Q

A-

A

Without, Absence of

226
Q

An-

A

Without, Absence of

227
Q

Endo-

A

Within

228
Q

Eu-

A

Normal, Good

229
Q

Poly-

A

Many

230
Q

Tachy-

A

Fast

231
Q

-algia

A

Pain

232
Q

-ar

A

Pertaining to

233
Q

-ary

A

Pertaining to

234
Q

-eal

A

Pertaining to

235
Q

-capnia

A

Carbon Dioxide in the blood

236
Q

-cele

A

Hernia, Protrusion

237
Q

-cele

A

Hernia, Protrusion

238
Q

-centesis

A

Surgical puncture

239
Q

-ectasis

A

Stretching-out, Dilation

240
Q

Atelectasis

A

Incomplete expansion

241
Q

-gram

A

Record, Radiographic image

242
Q

-graphy

A

Process of recording

243
Q

-meter

A

Instrument

244
Q

-metry

A

Measurement

245
Q

-emia

A

Blood condition

246
Q

-rrhagia

A

Rapid flow of blood

247
Q

-stomy

A

Surgical creation of artificial opening

248
Q

-tomy

A

Cut into, Incision

249
Q

-pexy

A

Surgical fixation, attach to a certain position

250
Q

-pexy

A

Surgical fixation, attach to a certain position

251
Q

-phonia

A

Sound, Voice

252
Q

-pnea

A

Breathing

253
Q

-scope

A

Instrument used

254
Q

-scope

A

Instrument used

255
Q

-scopy

A

Physical exam/procedure

256
Q

-scopy

A

Physical exam/procedure

257
Q

-scopic

A

Pertaining to the exam, Describing the procedure

258
Q

-scopic

A

Pertaining to the exam, Describing the procedure

259
Q

URI

A

Upper Respiratory Infection

260
Q

LRI

A

Lower Respiratory Infection

261
Q

COPD

A

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

262
Q

Paroxysm

A

Sudden attack, Sudden worsening of symptoms

263
Q

Patent

A

Open

264
Q

ABGs

A

Arterial Blood Gases

265
Q

CHF

A

Congestive Heart Failure

266
Q

C (with line above)

A

With

267
Q

S (with line above)

A

Without

268
Q

CKD

A

Chronic Kidney Disease

269
Q

ESRD

A

End Stage Renal Disease

270
Q

HLA

A

Human Leukocyte Antigens

271
Q

BPH

A

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia/Hypertrophy

272
Q

Cyst/o

A

Bladder, Sac

273
Q

Vesic/o

A

Bladder, Sac

274
Q

Glomerul/o

A

Glomerulus

275
Q

Meat/o

A

Meatus (Opening)

276
Q

Nephr/o

A

Kidney

277
Q

Ren/o

A

Kidney

278
Q

Pyel/o

A

Renal pelvis

279
Q

Ureter/o

A

Ureter

280
Q

Urethr/o

A

Urethra

281
Q

Albumin/o

A

Albumin

282
Q

Azot/o

A

Urea, Nitrogen

283
Q

Glyc/o

A

Sugar

284
Q

Glycos/o

A

Sugar

285
Q

Lith/o

A

Stone, Calculus

286
Q

Noct/i

A

Night

287
Q

Olig/o

A

Scanty, Few

288
Q

-uria

A

Urine

289
Q

-emia

A

Blood

290
Q

Trachel/o

A

Neck, Neckline

291
Q

Son/o

A

Sound

292
Q

Urin/o

A

Urine

293
Q

-lysis

A

Loosening, dissolution, separating

294
Q

-lysis

A

Loosening, dissolution, separating

295
Q

-iasis

A

Condition

296
Q

-iasis

A

Condition of

297
Q

-esis

A

Condition of

298
Q

-esis

A

Condition of

299
Q

-megaly

A

Enlargement

300
Q

-rrhaphy

A

Suturing, Repairing

301
Q

-rrhaphy

A

Suturing, Reparing

302
Q

-ptosis

A

Drooping, Sagging

303
Q

-tripsy

A

Surgical crushing

304
Q

-tripsy

A

Surgical crushing

305
Q

-trophy

A

Nourishment, Development

306
Q

Enuresis

A

Bed wetting

307
Q

Percutaneous

A

Through the skin

308
Q

Fulguration

A

High frequency electric current to destroy tissue

309
Q

Micturate

A

Urination

310
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Void

A

Urination

311
Q

Andr/o

A

Male

312
Q

Balan/o

A

Glans Penis

313
Q

Epididym/o

A

Epididymis

314
Q

Orchid/o

A

Testes/Testicle

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Q

Orchi/o

A

Testes/Testicle

316
Q

Orch/o

A

Testes/Testicle

317
Q

Test/o

A

Testes/Testicle

318
Q

Sperm/o

A

Sperm

319
Q

Spermat/o

A

Sperm

320
Q

Prostat/o

A

Prostate

321
Q

Vas/o

A

Vessel, Duct

322
Q

Vesicul/o

A

Seminal Vesicles

323
Q

Vesicul/o

A

Seminal Vesicles

324
Q

Vesicul/o

A

Seminal Vesicles

325
Q

-ism

A

State of

326
Q

-ism

A

State of

327
Q

BPH

A

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia/Hypertrophy

328
Q

PSA

A

Prostate-specific Antigen (Blood test)

329
Q

DRE

A

Digital Rectal Exam

330
Q

TRUS

A

Transrectal Ultrasound

331
Q

Watchful Waiting

A

Active Surveillance

332
Q

Prostatectomy

A

Surgical removal of the prostate

333
Q

IMRT

A

Intensity Modulate Radiation Therapy

334
Q

Andropathy

A

Any disease that affects men

335
Q

Anorchism

A

State of no testicle (undescended testicle)

336
Q

Aspermia

A

Absence of sperm

337
Q

Transurethral Resection

A

Most common type of prostatectomy

338
Q

Vasectomy

A

Excision of part of the vas deferens

339
Q

Vasovasostomy

A

Vasectomy reversal

340
Q

TULIP

A

Transurethral Ultrasound-guided Laser-Induced Prostatectomy

341
Q

TURP

A

Transurethral Resection of the Prostate

342
Q

AIDS

A

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

343
Q

HIV

A

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

344
Q

Puberty

A

Age when secondary sex characteristics develop

345
Q

Gon-

A

Reproductive, “Seed”

346
Q

Goni-

A

Reproductive, “Seed”

347
Q

Gono-

A

Reproductive, “Seed”

348
Q

Chlamydia

A

To cloak (most prevalent STI)

349
Q

Herpes

A

To creep

350
Q

Circumsion

A

Surgical removal of the foreskin

351
Q

Etymology

A

True meaning of a word based on its origin

352
Q

Where do most medical terms originate from?

A

Greek and Latin

353
Q

Eponym

A

A name derived from a person’s name (real or fake)

354
Q

Word Roots

A

Fundamental meaning of the word

355
Q

Suffixes

A

End of word; Modify meaning of the word

356
Q

Prefixes

A

Beginning of word; Modify meaning of the word

357
Q

Combining Vowels

A

Help pronounce the word

358
Q

Combining Form

A

Word root + Combining Vowel

359
Q

Vesicul/o

A

Seminal Vesicles

360
Q

-algia

A

Pain

361
Q

-ism

A

State of

362
Q

-ism

A

State of

363
Q

-stenosis

A

Constriction, Narrowing

364
Q

-stenosis

A

Constriction, Narrowing

365
Q

-stomy

A

Creation of artificial opening

366
Q

-thorax

A

Chest, Chest cavity

367
Q

Blast/o

A

Developing cell, Germ cell

368
Q

-metry

A

Measurement

369
Q

-pnea

A

Breathing

370
Q

-ptysis

A

Spitting, Coughing

371
Q

-spasm

A

Sudden, involuntary muscle contraction

372
Q

-cele

A

Hernia, Protrusion

373
Q

-centesis

A

Surgical puncture to aspirate fluid

374
Q

-desis

A

Surgical fixation/fusion

375
Q

-eal

A

Pertaining to

376
Q

Py/o

A

Pus

377
Q

Sept/o

A

Septum

378
Q

Spir/o

A

Breathe, Breathing

379
Q

Sinus/o

A

Sinuses

380
Q

Orth/o

A

Straight

381
Q

Orth/o

A

Straight

382
Q

Pneumon/o

A

Lung, Air

383
Q

Pulmon/o

A

Lung

384
Q

Mediastin/o

A

Mediastinum

385
Q

Atel/o

A

Imperfect, Incomplete

386
Q

-rrhea

A

Flow, Discharge

387
Q

Coni/o

A

Dust

388
Q

Coni/o

A

Dust

389
Q

-coccus

A

Berry shaped

390
Q

-ia

A

Abnormal condition

391
Q

-malacia

A

Softening of tissue

392
Q

-malacia

A

Softening of tissue

393
Q

-plasty

A

Surgical repair

394
Q

-phagia

A

Eating/Swallowing

395
Q

Ungu/o

A

Nail

396
Q

Ungu/o

A

Nail

397
Q

Xer/o

A

Dry

398
Q

Xer/o

A

Dry

399
Q

Para-

A

Beside, Beyond, Around, Abnormal

400
Q

Onych/o

A

Nail

401
Q

Pachy/o

A

Thick

402
Q

Scler/o

A

Hard

403
Q

Rhytid/o

A

Wrinkles

404
Q

Rhytid/o

A

Wrinkles

405
Q

Staphyl/o

A

Grape-like clusters

406
Q

Strept/o

A

Twisted chains

407
Q

Trich/o

A

Hair

408
Q

-ior

A

Pertaining to

409
Q

Myc/o

A

Fungus

410
Q

Hidr/o

A

Sweat

411
Q

Hydr/o

A

Water

412
Q

Super/o

A

Above

413
Q

Ventr/o

A

Belly (front)

414
Q

-ad

A

Toward

415
Q

Bi-

A

Two

416
Q

Uni-

A

One

417
Q

-gram

A

The record

418
Q

-graph

A

Instrument used to record

419
Q

-graphy

A

The process of recording

420
Q

-tomo

A

To cut

421
Q

-sarcoma

A

Malignant tumor

422
Q

-sis

A

State of

423
Q

Caud/o

A

Tail, Downward

424
Q

Cephal/o

A

Head, Upward

425
Q

Dist/o

A

Away (from attachment point)

426
Q

-oid

A

Resembling

427
Q

-oma

A

Tumor, Swelling

428
Q

-opsy

A

View of

429
Q

-osis

A

Abnormal condition of (means Increase when used with blood cell word roots)

430
Q

-ous

A

Pertaining to

431
Q

-pathy

A

Disease

432
Q

-plasia

A

Development, Growth

433
Q

-plasm

A

Growth, Substance, Formation

434
Q

-al

A

Pertaining to

435
Q

Dia-

A

Through, Complete

436
Q

Dys-

A

Painful, Labored

437
Q

Meta-

A

After, Beyond, Change

438
Q

Pro-

A

Before

439
Q

Path/o

A

Disease

440
Q

Rhabd/o

A

Rod-shaped, Striated

441
Q

Sarc/o

A

Flesh, Connective tissue

442
Q

Somat/o

A

Body

443
Q

Onc/o

A

Tumor, Mass

444
Q

Eti/o

A

Cause (of disease)

445
Q

Fibr/o

A

Fibrous tissue

446
Q

Gno/o

A

Knowledge

447
Q

Hist/o

A

Tissue

448
Q

Lei/o

A

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Medical Terminology (5 decks)

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