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Internal Root Words Flashcards

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acanth/ acantho

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spinous/ with spikes

acanthocyte - red blood cell with a spinous cell membrane

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aer/ aero

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gas

aerosinusitis - inflamed nasal sinuses

  • deep sea divers
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alge/ algo/ algio

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pain analgesics - drugs to relieve pain

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andro

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masculine

androblastoma - tumour in the testicle

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bronch/

bronchi/

bronchol

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bronchus part of respiratory system that directs air into the lungs bronchoconstrictor - element or drug which causes the airways of the lungs to constrict and narrow

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bronchiol/

bronchio

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bronchiole/s

smaller airways which branch off bronchi

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carcin/ carcino

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cancer

carcinogen - any substance usually a chemical which is capable of causing cancer

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cardi/ cardio

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heart

cardiomyopathy - any clinical condition which affects the muscles of the heart

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cellul/ cellulo

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cell

cellulitis - infection in the skin due to underlying tissues caused by bacteria

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cerebell/

cerebello

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cerebellum

cerebullar ataxia - irregular, spasmodic, involuntary movements brought about by diseases of the cerebellum or an injury to the cerebellum

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cerebr/

cereberi/

cerebero

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cerebrum

cerebrovascular disease - any medical condition which affects the arteries within the brain or the arteries supplying blood to the brain.

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chol/ chole

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bile

cholangiography - diagnostic procedure using contrast medium to see bile ducts on an x-ray

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cholecyst/ cholecysto

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gall bladder

cholecystectomy - the removal of the gall bladder through surgical mean

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chrom/ chromo

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colour

chromatogenous - producing colour

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col/ colo

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colon

colostomy - surgical procedure wherein part of the colon is taken out via incision made in the wall of the abdomen

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colp/ colpo

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vagina

colposcopy - diagnostic procedure where the cervix and the vagina are visually inspected through a magnifying device

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cost/ costo

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rib

costalgia - pain in the chest area caused by injury to one of the ribs

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cry/ cryo

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cold

cryosurgery - therapeutic procedure where extremely low temperatures are utilized for the destruction of tissues

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crypt/ crypto

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hidden

cryptoarchidism - developmental disorder in newborn boys, characterized by failure of the testes to drop into the scrotum

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cutane/ cutaneo

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skin

subcutaneous - the area underneath the skin

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cyan/ cyano

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blue

cyanosis - skin discoloration where the extremities of the face, turn bluish as a result of excessive amounts of deoxygenated hemoglobin in the blood

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cysti/ cyst/ cysto

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cyst

cysticercosis - a severe albeit rare condition, where there is an infestation of parasitic cysts within the muscles and even in the brain

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dipl/ diplo

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double

diplopia - clinical term for double vision

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duoden/ duodeno

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duodenum

duodenitis - inflamed duodenum, which creates ambiguous gastrointestinal symptoms

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encephal/ encephalo

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brain

electroencephalogram - diagnostic procedure to check for abnormalities in the brain’s electrical activity

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enter/ entero

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intenstine

gastroenteritis - infection of the stomach and the intestines usually due to a viral or bacterial causative agent

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episi/ episio

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vulva

episiorrhaghy - surgical repair of a laceration of the vulva episiotomy - perineum and posterior vaginal wall are cut during labour

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eryth/ erytho

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red

erythrocytes - red blood cells

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esophag/ esophago

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esophagus

esophagagitis - inflammation of the esophageal lining

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fibr/ fibro

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fibers

fibrosis - scar tissue overgrowth caused by the body’s exaggerated healing mechanism as a response to an infection, a wound, or inflammation

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galact/ galacto

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milk

galactorrhea - excessive production of milk or milk-like discharge from the nipples

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gastr/ gastro

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stomach

gastrostomy - a surgical procedure where an opening is created in the stomach, so that a feeding tube may be attached

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glyc/ glyco

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sugar

glycopenia - sugar deficiency

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gynec/ gyneco

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female

gynecology - a medical practice which specifically deals with female reproductive health

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hemat/ hemato

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blood

hematoma - localized pooling of blood

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hepat/ hepato/ hepatic

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liver

hepatomegaly - enlargement of the liver

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heter/ hetero

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dissimilar

heterochromia - congenital condition where there is a difference in the colour of the skin, hair, iris

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hidr/ hidro

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sweat

hyperhidrosis - excessive sweating

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hist/ histo/ histio

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tissue

histology - study of tissues

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hom/ homo/ homeo/ home

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similar

homeoplasia - the development of new similar tissue

41
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hydr/ hydro

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water

hydrocele - condition where the space around the testes is filled with fluid

42
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hyster/ hystero

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uterus

hysterectomy - removal of the uterus

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latr/ latro

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treatment

latrogenic - a link to treatment latrogenic anemic is due to large removal of blood

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jejun/ jejuno

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jejunum

mid part of the small intestine

jejunostomy - surgical procedure where an opening is created through the wall of the jejunum for a feeding tube

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kerat/ kerato

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eye’s cornea

keratomalacia - disease of the eye brought about by vitamin A deficiency

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laryng/ laryngo

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larynx

laryngitis - inflamed larynx

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leuk/ leuko

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white

leukemia - increase in immature white blood cells leading to incompetence of body organs

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lip/ lipo/ lipid/ lipido

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fat

liposarcoma - connective tissue cancer where abnormal cells look like fat cells

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lith/ litho

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stone

lithotomy - surgical removal of stones from areas in the urinary tract

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lymph/ lympho

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lymph vessels

lymphangiography - diagnostic test conducted through injection of contrast agent into lymph vessels to see on an x-ray

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melan/ melano

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black

melanocytes - cells that form melanin

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men/ meno

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menstruation

menorrhagia - abnormal menstrual bleeding

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mening/ meningo

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meninges

meningitis - inflamed and infected meninges with a bacterial or viral as the causative agent

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metr/ metral/ metro

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uterus

metrorrhagia - irregular bleeding from the uterus

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my/ myo

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muscle

myalgia - clinical term for muscle pain

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myel/ myelo

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spine or bone marrow

myelosclerosis - proliferation of fibrous tissue in the bone marrow

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myring/ myringo

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ear drum

myringotomy

myringoplasty - corrective operative procedure where a hole in the eardrum is closed

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nat/ nato

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birth

neonate - a newborn baby, less than 4 months old

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necr/ necro

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death

necrosis- death of tissues cells

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nephr/ nephro

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kidneys

nephrocalcinosis - presence of calcium deposits in one or both kidneys

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oophor/ oophoro

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ovaries

oophorectomy - surgical removal of the ovaries

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orchi/ orchid/ orchido/ orchio/

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testes

orchitis - inflamed testes

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oss/ osseo/ ossi/ ost/ osteo

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bones

osteomyelitis - infection of the bone and in bone marrow

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palat/ palato

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palate

  • roof of mouth

palatoplasty - surgical reconstruction of a cleft palate

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path/ patho

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disease

pathogen - agent of disease

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periton/ peritone

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peritoneum

peritonitis - inflamed peritoneum

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pharmac/ pharmaco

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drugs

pharmacodynamics - pertains to the way body reacts to, synthesizes, and benefits from pharmaceutical substance

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pharyng/ pharyngo

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pharynx

pharyngitis - inflamed pharynx

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phleb/ phlebo

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vein

phlebitis - inflammation of the vein

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phren/ phreno

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diaphram

phrenic nerve - nerve which supplies the diaphram

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pleur/ pleuro

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pleura

membranes which envelop the lungs

pleurisy - inflamed pleura

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pneum/ pneuma/ pneumo/ pneumato

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lungs

pneumothorax - air leaking into pleural cavity (the gaps between the 2 pleura surrounding the lungs)

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poli/ polio

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grey

poliomyelitis - infectious condition caused by viral agent (affects gray matter)

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procto/ procto

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anus or rectum

proctitis - inflamed rectum (ie Crohn’s)

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pulmon/ pulmono

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lungs

pulmonary hypertension - abnormally elevated BP in the arteries which provide blood to the lungs

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pyel/ pyelo

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pelvis or kidneys

pyelonephritis - inflamed kidneys

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rect/ recto

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rectum

rectocele - tissues of vaginal wall and bulges inward and downward to the rectum

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sacr/ sacro

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sacrum

sacralgia - pain in the sacrum

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salping/ salpingo

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fallopian tube

salpingitis - inflamed fallopian tube (PID)

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sarc/ sarco

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flesh

sarcoidosis - inflammatory disease affecting tissues around the body

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sept/ septo

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contamination

septicemia - fast propagation of bacteria which releases toxins in the blood stream

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splen/ spleno

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spleen

hypersplenism - overly active spleen

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spondyl/ spondylo

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vertebra

spondylosis - spinal disorder

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ten/ tend/ tendo/ teno

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tendon

tendonitis - inflamed tendon

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testicul/ testiculo

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testis

testicular feminization syndrome - infants with sex hormone issues

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therm/ thermo

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heat

thermography - a method where the temperature patterns of the skin surface are documented as images

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thyr/ thyro

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thyroid gland

hyperthyroidism - thyroid produces is less than normal

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tonsill/ tonsillo

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tonsil

tonsillectomy - surgical removal of the tonsils

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trache/ tracheo

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trachea

tracheotomy - opening in the windpipe

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tympan/ tympano

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ear drum

tympanostomy tube - tube introduced in the eardrum to avoid fluid buildup in the ear

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ur/ ure/ ureo/ urin/ urino/ uro

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urine

urinalysis - measure urine’s characteristics

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urethr/ urethero

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urethra

urethrocele - vaginal walls are weak and urethra bulges back

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vesic/vesico

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bladder

vesicoureteral reflex - retrograde flow of urine from the bladder back to the kidneys

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viscer/ viscero

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internal organs

visceroptosis - prolapse or downward displacement of the internal organs within the abdomin

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xanth/ xantho

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yellow

xanthochromia - yellow discoloration indicative of bilirubin in cerebrospinal fluid

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xer/ xero

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dry

xerophthalmia - dryness of the eyes

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