Final Difficult words Flashcards
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rrhexis
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rupture
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trophy
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development, nourishment
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post-
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after, behind
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retro-
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backward, behind
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super-
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upper, above
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cachectic
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appearance of weight loss and muscle wasting
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crepitus
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cracking/crunching sound
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ili/o
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illium (lateral portion of hip bone)
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inguin/o
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groin
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thorac/o
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chest
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anter/o
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anterior, front
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dist/o
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far, farthest
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dors/o
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back(of body)
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infer/o
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lower, below
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later/o
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side, to one side
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medi/o
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middle
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poster/o
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back (of body), behind, posterior
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proxim/o
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near, nearest
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super/o
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upper, above
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ventr/o
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belly, belly side
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-gen, -genesis
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forming, producing, origin
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-plasia
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formation, growth
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iliac
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pertaining to the ilium (lateral portion of hip bone)
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palmar
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palm side of hand or body
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plantar
sole side of foot
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prone
face down
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ichthy/o
dry, scaly
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melan/o
black
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scler/o
hardening, sclera (white of eye)
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seb/o
sebum, sebaceous
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squam/o
scale
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-phoresis
carrying, transmission
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cellulitis
skin infection
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dehiscence
reopening of a previously closed wound
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ecchymosis
bruising
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epidermoid
noncancerous cysts/small bumps below the skin
37
homograft
tissue graft from a donor of the same species as the recipient
38
psoriasis
chronic skin condition marked by dry scaly patches and itchy
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scleroderma
skin hardening (tightening)
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seborrhea
skin condition causing scaly patches, inflamed skin and dandruff
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sudoresis
condition of sweat (excessive sweating)
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phren/o
diaphragm
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pneum/o,
pneumon/o
air; lung
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asphyxia
extreme decrease in the amount of oxygen in the body
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asthma
chronic episodes of airway inflammation/narrowing
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pneumonia
infection of the lung
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rales
crackling noise heard with auscultation of the lung
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rhonchi
coarse rattling breath sound
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stridor
wheeze like sound heard with auscultation (from obstruction)
50
tuberculosis
infectious disease cause by bacteria
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wheezes
coarse, whistling lung sound caused by narrowed airways
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ather/o
fatty plaque
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thromb/o
blood clot
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vas/o
vessel (also vas deferens, or duct)
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-cardia
heart condition
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aneurysm
widening/ballooning of an artery from weakness of the arterial wall
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angiography
process of recording a blood vessel
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bruit
abnormal heart sound from blood rushing past arterial obstruction
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ectopy
extra heart beats seen on an ECG tracing
60
endarterectomy
removal of the lining of an artery
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ischemia
to hold back blood (inadequate blood supply due to blockage of blood flow)
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murmur
abnormal heart sounds produced by turbulent blood flow though heart
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palpitations
sensations of abnormal heart rate (skipped/extra beats, heart is “racing”)
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rub
abnormal heart sound (usually pericarditis)
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syncope
fainting
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rub
abnormal heart sound (usually pericarditis)
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vasospasm
involuntary contraction, twitching of a vessel
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macrophage
large swallowing, eating (type of white blood cell, phagocyte)
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mononucleosis
abnormal condition of one nucleus (“mono” acute viral infection)
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proct/o
anus, rectum
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ptyal/o
saliva
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pylor/o
pylorus (opening from the stomach to the duodenum – first part of small intestine)
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stomat/o
mouth
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ascites
accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity
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Crohn’s Disease
a form of inflammatory bowel disease
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cirrhosis
chronic degenerative liver disease
77
guarding
contraction of abdominal muscles/discomfort when pressure applied to abdomen
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dysentery
inflammation of the intestine (especially the colon)
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hemorrhoid
mass of enlarge varicose veins internal or external to the rectum
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laparoscopy
visual examination of the abdomen
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proctologist
specialist in the study of the anus/rectum
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ptyalism
overproduction of saliva
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meat/o
opening, meatus
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vesic/o
bladder
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pyel/o
renal pelvis
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balan/o
glans penis
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-cyesis
pregnancy
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para
to bear (offspring)
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salpinx tube
(usually uterine [fallopian], OR eustachian [auditory] tubes)
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-tocia
childbirth, behind
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dyspareunia
bad/painful/difficult sexual intercourse
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crine
to secrete
93
-ism
condition
94
goiter
enlargement of thyroid gland
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panhypopituitarism
condition of all under/below/deficient pituitary gland (total impairment)
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polydipsia
many/much thirst (increased thirst, occurs with untreated diabetes mellitus)
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clonus
series of rapid repeated muscle contractions and relaxations
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ataxia
without/no muscle coordination
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dysarthria
difficulty speaking due to loss of control of muscles controlling mouth/face
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paresthesia
altered skin sensation such as “burning”, “prickling” or “tingling”
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poliomyelitis
inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord
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hemiparesis
partial paralysis of one half
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ankyl/o
stiffness, bent/crooked
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spondyl/o
vertebra (backbone)
105
-clast
to break
106
-sarcoma
malignant tumor of connective tissue
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arthr/o
joint
108
chondr/o
cartilage
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avulsion
injury where a structure is torn off another (avulsion fracture – ligament tears bone)
110
diaphysis
shaft of a bone
111
spondylolisthesis
slipping vertebra (backbone)
112
sprain
injury to ligament (stretched beyond its capacity)
113
strain
injury to tendon and/or muscle (stretched beyond its capacity)
114
malleolus
bony structure on either side of the ankle (commonly fractured)
115
anisocoria
condition of unequal/dissimilar pupils
116
cerumen
earwax
117
esotropia
turning inward (muscular eye disorder where eye deviates towards other eye)
118
exotropia
turning outward (muscular eye disorder where eye deviates away from other eye)
119
strabismus
muscular eye disorder leading to deviation of the eyes
120
tonometry
act of measuring tension (test measuring pressure in the eye)
