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General Terms, Colors, Temperature Flashcards

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surgery

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work done by hand

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clinic

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pertaining to bed

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diagnosis

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complete knowledge

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doctor

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teacher

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noso-

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disease–nosolgy

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patho-, pathy-

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sickness

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dose

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giving

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etio-

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cause, etiology

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hospital

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institution for guest

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iatro-

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physicion, doctor

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iatrogenic

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doctor caused

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pharmaco-

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medicine

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physio-

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nature

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apothecary

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drug storehouse

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prognosis

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foreknowledge

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symptom

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perception of disease

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therap-

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to heal

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veterinary

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of beasts of burden

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bio-

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living

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-atrics

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to treat

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-ist, -logist

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a doer, a specialist

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-ize

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treatment

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morbus

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disease

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-ology

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study of

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-itis

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inflammation

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-osis, -iasis

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status, condition

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sanitas

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health

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physic-

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natural

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nosicomical

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disease originating in hospital ex. urinary infections

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pathology

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study of sickness

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etiology

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study of causes of a disease

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pharmacist

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one who prescribes and sells drugs

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pediatrics

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treatment of children

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internist

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specialist in internal medicine

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cauterize

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treat by burning tissue

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morbidity

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instance of disease

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pharmocolgy

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study of medicines

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dermatitis

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skin inflammation

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dermatosis

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disease process of the skin

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sanitary

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conductive to health

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physiology

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study of natural functions of body

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psychro-

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cold

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trig-

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cold

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cryo-

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frost

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eczema

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to boil

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febris

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fever

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cauterium

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branding iron

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causticus

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pyros-, pyretic

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calor

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therme

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albus

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amauros

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argentem

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aureus

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golden, staphylcoccus aureus

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chlor-

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chroma

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cirros

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orange yellow

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cyano-

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eos

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dawn, roselike color

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erythro-

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flavo-

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fuscin

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dark brown

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glaucos

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grayish green

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ictero-

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jaundice (yellow)

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jaundice

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yellow- baby treated with ultraviolet light , can enter brain in babies ONLY and can be damaging

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leuko, leuco-

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luteus

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melano-

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neutro-

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neutral, neither

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nigra

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pheo-

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polios

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prophyra

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purpurus

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rhodo-

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rubor

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xantho

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albino

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white skin, deficiency of enzyme to produce color (no pigment)

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eosinophil

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cell that can be stained red

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cyanosis

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blueish color of skin caused by unoxygenated blood

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cirrhosis

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scarring of liver orange yellow color

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chromatin

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most easily stained portion of nucleus

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chlorine

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yellow green gaseous element

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thermometer

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measure heat

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amaurosis

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central blindness, problem in nerve not eye

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glaucoma

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greying of eye caused by pressure, red-inflammation, normal fluid (vitreous humor) is filtrated and goes through channels around the eye, problem with draining, we can test pressure

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cryostat

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freezing chamber for tissue samples

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febrile

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having above normal temperature

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cautery

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application of heat to burn tissue

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causalgia

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skin sensation of burning

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pyrexia

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raised body temp, fever, and anti-drug can inhibit fever production

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calorie

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amount of energy needed to make heat

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argentaffin

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having an affinity for silver

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polioencephalomyelitis

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inflammation of grey matter in nervous system

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psychrophile

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organism that likes to grow and low temps

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neutrophil

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white blood cells, do not stain well

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icterus

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yellow staining of tissue caused by retention of bile pigments, liver problems-bilirubin breakdown yellow product, if retained tissues stained

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fuscin

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brown pigment in retina, absorbs light

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frigidity

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coldness, lack of sexual desire

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xanthochromia

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patches of yellow color in skin

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bilirubin

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breakdown of rbc eliminated in bile

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erythrocyte

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porphyrin

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structure of the blood carrying pigment (hemoglobin) in rbc

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riboflavin

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yellow colored B vitamin

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phenochromocytoma

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dusky colored tumor of adrenal gland

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substantia nigra

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dense packed black brain cells in midbrain- associated with motion and attention

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melanoma

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tumor of skin, black

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corpus luteum

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yellow body- after egg released

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leukocyte

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white blood cell

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leukoderma

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whitening of skin

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rhodopsin

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red purple, light sensitive in rods in retina that perceive light

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purpura

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small purple hemorrhage in skin

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Anaemia

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Anemia

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deficiency of blood

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