Med Term 10 Flashcards

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laparo

A

abdominal wall

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pyro

A

heat/fire

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emia

A

condition of the blood

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dia

A

thourgh/complete

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5
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per

A

though

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circum

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around

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ABDUCTION

A

movement away from the middle

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aberrant

A

wandering away from the norm

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ABLACTION

A

weaning a baby from the breast

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ablation

A

takes away a layer or destroys a tissue layer

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aboral

A

takes away from the mouth

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abnormal

A

unusual

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13
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abortion

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termination

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abrasion

A

scraping

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15
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adduction

A

MOVEMENT TOWARD THE MIDDLE

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16
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aerophilla

A

attraction to air

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17
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anhidrosis

A

absence of sweating

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18
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anisocytosis

A

cells of unequal sizes

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19
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anisomastia

A

breasts of unequal size

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20
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autodermic

A

plastic surgery and grafting using ones own skin

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21
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autodiagnosis

A

diagnosising ones self

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22
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autogenous

A

made from ones own tissues

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autograft

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graft of tissue from ones own body

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autophilia

A

attraction to ones self

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25
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autohemotherapy

A

transfusion with ones own blood

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26
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autoimmunity

A

reaction of immune response to ones own tissues

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27
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autoanagous

A

originating from ones self

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28
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autophagia

A

biting ones self

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29
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autophobia

A

abnormal fear of ones self, being alone

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30
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autopsy

A

postmortem examination

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31
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centigram

A

one hundredth of a gram

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32
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centimeter

A

one hundreth of a meter

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33
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choleangiopancretography

A

x ray of bile ducts and pancreatic ducts using contrast medium

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34
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circumduction

A

moving as to describe a circle with a body part

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35
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circumocular

A

encircling the eye

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36
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cytoplasm

A

substance within the cell

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37
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decagram

A

ten grams

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38
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circumscribed

A

encircling or in the shape of a cell

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39
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decalcification

A

calcium loss from bone

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40
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decaliter

A

ten liters

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41
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deciduous

A

falls down (primary teeth that come out)

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42
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decigram

A

one tenth of a gram

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43
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deciliter

A

one tenth of a liter

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44
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dehydration

A

water loss

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45
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descending

A

moving downward

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46
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diaphoresis

A

profuse sweating

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47
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diathermy

A

heat through tissue

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48
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diuretic

A

agent that causes diuresis

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49
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epilepsy

A

disorder characterized by seizures

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50
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excision

A

removing a body part

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51
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excretion

A

removal of waste

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52
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exhale

A

breathe out

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53
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extension

A

removal of water

54
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exhale

A

breathe out

55
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extension

A

to straighten or lengthen a body part

56
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extraction

A

removal or pulling out of a body part

57
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flexion

A

to shorten or bend a body part

58
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glycogenesis

A

formation of glycogen or sugar

59
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glycohemoglobin

A

hemoglobin with attached glucose

60
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hematophilia

A

attraction to blood

61
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hidrosis

A

condition of sweating

62
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hydrophilia

A

attraction to water

63
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hydrophobia

A

fear of water

64
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hyperpyrexia

A

high fever

65
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hyperglycemia

A

high blood glucose level

66
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hypoglycemia

A

low blood glucose level

67
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immuno-deficiency

A

poor immune system

68
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immunotherapy

A

vaccination, immunization

69
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isocellular

A

equal size cells

70
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isodactylism

A

digits the same length

71
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isometric

A

measures the same on all sides

72
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isotonic

A

osmotic pressure equal to the inside of a cell

73
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laparoscopy

A

examination of the abdomen with a scope

74
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laparotomy

A

incision into the abdomen

75
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mastectomy

A

excision of breast tissue

76
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mastocarcinoma

A

breast cancer

77
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milligram

A

one thousandth of a gram

78
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millimeter

A

one thousandth of a meter

79
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monocyte

A

one cell

80
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monocytosis

A

increase in the number of monocytes

81
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monoma

A

a single tumor

82
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monomyoplegia

A

paralysis of one muscle

83
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mononeural

A

involving one nerve

84
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mononuclear

A

having one nucleus

85
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mononucleosis

A

viral infection causing monocytosis

86
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multicapsular

A

having more than one capsule

87
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multicellular

A

having or involving many cells

88
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multiglandular

A

having or involving many glands

89
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multinuclear

A

a cell having more than one nucleus

90
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multipara

A

having many live births

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necrectomy

A

excision of dead tissue

92
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necrocytosis

A

condition of cell death or decomposition

93
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necroparasite

A

organism that lives off dead tissue

94
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necrophobia

A

abnormal fear of dead bodies

95
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necrotic

A

pertaining to necrosis

96
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necrotomy

A

incision into dead tissue

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nocturnal enuresis

A

bedwetting

98
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nullipara

A

having no pregnancies carried to the third trimester

99
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omphalotomy

A

incision into the navel

100
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percussion

A

striking or tapping

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percutaneous

A

through the skin

102
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perforation

A

puncturing

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perfusion

A

supplying blood to tissues

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periarticular

A

area surrounding a joint

105
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pericardiectomy

A

excision of the membrane around the heart

106
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pericolic

A

area surrounding the colon

107
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perihepatitis

A

inflammation around the liver

108
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peritonsillar

A

area surrounding the tonsils

109
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postmortem

A

after death

110
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primigravida

A

first pregnancy

111
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primipara

A

first live birth

112
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pyrexia

A

fever

113
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pyrolysis

A

destruction of tissue caused by fever

114
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pyromania

A

compulsion for setting fires

115
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pyrometer

A

thermometer

116
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pyrophilia

A

attraction to fire

117
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pyrophobia

A

fear of fire

118
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pyrosis

A

heartburn

119
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pyrotoxin

A

poisonous by product of metabolism created during feverq

120
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transluminal

A

across the lumen

121
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vaccination

A

immunization

122
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vaccine

A

substance used to stimulate an immune response for immunization

123
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aids

A

autoimmunodefiecency virus

124
Q

dpt

A

diptheria, pertussis,tetanus

125
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ghb

A

glycosylated hemoglobin

126
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gtt

A

glucose tolerance test

127
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ipv

A

inactivated poliovirus vaccine

128
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pcv

A

pneumococcal vaccine

129
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var

A

chicken pox vaccine

130
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hs

A

hours of sleep

131
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tid

A

times a day