Exam 1 Flashcards
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Dermat
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Skin
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Arthr-
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Joint
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Respir-
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To breathe
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-logy
A
Study of
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-logist
A
One who studies
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-Tory
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Related to
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Gastr/o-
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Stomach
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-Enter/o-
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Intestine
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Patient
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To suffer, to undergo. A person who is under medical or surgical treatment
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Medical
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To heal; Latin; pertaining to the practice of medicine
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Breath
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A single cycle of inhaling and exhaling
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Mucus
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Clear, sticky secretion
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Knee
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An angular shape, a joint between the upper and lower leg
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Quadrant
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A quarter
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Umbilicus
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Navel or belly button
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Record
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To remember, a written account of a patients medical history
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Care
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To worry. Care for your patients, look after them and take
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Specialist
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A given species. Devotes professional attention to a particular subject area
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Apex
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Tip or summit, apex of the heart is a downward pointing tip of the cone shaped heart
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Patent
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Open or exposed. A patent blood vessel is open to the circulation of freely flowing blood
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Toxin
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Poison. A poisonous substance formed by a cell such as a bacterium.
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Lymph
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Clear spring water. A clear shimmering fluid collected from body tissues
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Breech
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Buttocks. A fetus is a breech presentation when the buttocks, rather than the head are the presenting part at delivery.
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Ilium
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A bone in the pelvis
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Ileum
A segment of the small intestine
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Ureter
A tube from the kidney to the bladder
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Urethra
The tube from the bladder to the outside
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Trapezius
A muscle in the back
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Trapezium
A bone in the wrist
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Malleus
A small bone in the middle ear
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Malleolus
A bony protuberance at the ankle
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Neurology
A study of diseases of the nervous system
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Urology
The study of diseases of the kidney and bladder
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Gynec
Female
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-itis
Inflammation
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-logist
One who studies
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-logy
Study of
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-scopy
Visual examination
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-desis
Fixation
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-oma
Tumor, mass
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-uria
Urine
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-dialysis
To separate
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-chezia
Pass a stool
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Hem/o
Blood
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Hemat/o
Blood
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-crit
To separate
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-gram
Record
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-graph
Instrument for recording
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-lysis
Destruction
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-philia
Attraction
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-ptysis
Spit
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-rrhage
To flow profusely
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-rrhoid
To flow
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-centesis
Surgical puncture
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-desis
Fixation
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-ectomy
Surgical removal
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-plasty
Surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
Surgical suture
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-stomy
Surgical incision
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-tripsy
Crushing
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-algia
PAIN
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-ectasis
Dilation
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-edema
Accumulation of fluid in tissues
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-emesis
Vomiting
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-genesis
Form, produce
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-itis
Inflammation
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-oma
Tumor, mass
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-osis
Abnormal condition
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-pathy
Disease
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-penia
Deficiency, lack of
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-phobia
Fear of
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-stenosis
Narrowing
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-ac
Pertaining to
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-ary
Pertaining to
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-ior
Pertaining to
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-al
Pertaining to
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-ale
Pertaining to
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-alis
Pertaining to
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-Ar
Pertaining to
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-aris
Pertaining to
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-atic
Pertaining to
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-ative
Pertaining to
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-eal
Pertaining to
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-ent
Pertaining to
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-Etic
Pertaining to
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-ial
Pertaining to
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-ic
Pertaining to
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-ica
Pertaining to
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-ical
Pertaining to
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-ine
Pertaining to
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-iosum
Pertaining to
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-ious
Pertaining to
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-istic
Pertaining to
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-ius
Pertaining to
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-nic
Pertaining to
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-ous
Pertaining to
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-tic
Pertaining to
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-tiz
Pertaining to
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-tous
Pertaining to
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-us
Pertaining to
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-iatry
Treatment, medical specialty
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-ician
Expert, specialist
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-icle
Small, minute
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-ist
Specialist, expert
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-istry
Medical specialty
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-ole
Small minute
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-ule
Small, minute
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Peri-
Around
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Endo-
Inside
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Epi-
Above
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Hypo-
Below
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Endo-
Inside
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Ante-
Before, forward
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Anti-
Against
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Circum-
Around
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Endo-
Inside, inner
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Epi-
Above, over, upon
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Hypo-
Below
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Endo-
Inside
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Ante-
Before forward
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Anti-
Against
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Circum-
Around
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Endo-
Inside inner
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Epi-
Above, over, upon
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Exo-
Outside, outward
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Hyper-
Above, excessive
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Hypo-
Below
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Inter-
Between
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Intra-
Inside, within
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Para-
Adjacent, alongside
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Peri-
Around
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Post-
After
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Pre-
Before
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Retro-
Backward
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Supra-
Above, excessive
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Trans-
Across, through
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Ultra-
Higher, beyond
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Bi-
Two, twice, double
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Brady-
Slow
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Di-
Two
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Eu-
Normal
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Hemi-
Half
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Macro-
Large
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Micro-
Small
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Mono-
Single, one
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Multi-
Many
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Pan-
All
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Poly-
Excessive
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Primi-
First
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Quadri-
Four
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Tachy-
Rapid
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Tri-
Three
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Uni-
Single, one
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Ab-
Away from
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Ad-
Toward
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Ante-
Coming before, in front of
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Post-
Coming after, behind
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Sub-
Under
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Syn-
Coming together
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-um
Structure, tissue
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Plural of -a
-ae
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Plural of -ax
-aces
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Plural of -en
-ina
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Plural of -ex
-ices
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Plural of -is
-es
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Plural of -is
-ides
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Plural of -ix
-ices
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Plural of -ma
-mata
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Plural of -on
-a
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Plural of -um
-a
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Plural of -us
-era
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Plural of -us
-ora
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Plural of -x
-ges
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Plural of -y
-ies
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Plural of -yx
-ices
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Col-
Colon
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Cost/o-
Rib
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-tens-
Pressure
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-vertebr-
Spine
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Radi/o-
Radiation
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-paque
Shady
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Body composition order
Organ systems- organs- tissue- cells- organelles- molecules- atoms
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Abdomen
Part of the trunk that lies between the thorax and pelvis
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Abdominal
Pertaining to the abdomen
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Colic
Pertaining to the colon
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Colicky
Pain in the colon
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Costovertebral
Pertaining to the rib and the spine
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Hypertension
Persistent high arterial blood pressure
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Hypotension
Persistent low arterial blood pressure
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Radiopaque
Impenetrable by X-rays or other forms of radiation
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Dental
Pertaining to the teeth
193
Dentist
Legally qualified specialist in dentistry
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Dentistry
Evaluation, treatment, and diagnosis, and prevention of conditions of the oral cavity and associated structures
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Diagnosis
The determination of the cause of a disease
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Diagnostic
Pertaining to establishing a diagnosis
197
Diagnose
To make a diagnosis
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Endocarditis
Inflammation of the lining of the heart
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Endocardium
The inside lining of the heart
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Hemorrhage
To bleed profusely
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Murmur
Abnormal sound heard on auscultation of the heart or blood vessels
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Pyrexia
An abnormally high blood temperature or fever
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Atom
A small unit of matter
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Blastocyst
First two weeks of the developing embryo
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Cell
The smallest unit capable of independent existence
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Cellular
Pertaining to a cell
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Cytology
Study of the cell
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Fertilization
Union of male sperm and female egg
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Holistic
Pertaining to the care a the whole person in physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual dimensions
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Molecule
Very small particle consisting of two or more atoms held tightly together
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Oocyte
Female egg cell
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Organ
Structure with specific functions in a body system
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Organelle
Part of a cell having a specialized function
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Tissue
Collection of similar cells
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In vitro fertilization IVF
Process of combining a sperm and egg in. Laboratory dish and placing resulting embryos inside a uterus
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Zygote
Cell resulting in union of sperm and egg
