Med Term Flashcards by Bryan Zearfoss | Brainscape

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a, an-

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No, not, absence

A-pnea = not Breathing

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ad-

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towards

ad-duct=towards the middle of the body

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anti-

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against

anti-viral=medicine that works against virius

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brady-

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Slow

Brady-cardia=slow heart beat

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contra-

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opposite, against

contra-indicated= advised against

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dia-

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through

dia-phoresis=profuse sweating (through the pores)

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dys-

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Painful, difficult

dys-menorrhea=painful menstruation

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Inter-

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Between

inter-cellular-between cells

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Intra-

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Within

Intra-cerebral=within the brain

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Mal-

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Bad

Mal-ady=disease or disorder

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meta-

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change, beyond

meta-stasis=change in the location of disease

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neo-

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new

neo-nate=newborn up to 1 month of age

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peri-

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surrounding

peri-orbital=surrounding the orbits

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re-

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back, again

re-absorb=to absorb again

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sub-

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under, below

sub-arachnoid=below the arachnoid

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trans-

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across

Trans-thoracic=across the chest`

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acu/o

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Sharp, severe, sudden

Acu-te=severe, sudden, onset

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arter/o

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artery

arter-ionecrosis=death of an artery

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colon/o

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large intestine

colon-o-scopy=visualization of the colon with a scope inserted into the anus

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cutane/o

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sub-cutane-ous

under the skin

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cyan/o

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blue
cyan-o-sis
blueish skin

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gastr/o

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stomach

gastr-itis

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hem/o

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blood

hem-at-ology-study of blood

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jaund/o

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yellow

jaund-ice=yellow staining of the skin

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leuk/o

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white

leuk-o-cytoma=tumor composed of cells similar in appearance to white blood cells

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necr/o

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death

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neur/o

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Neur-o-toxin

Toxin that damages nerves

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proxim/o

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near

proxim-al=nearest to the point of attachment

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therm/o

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heat

therm-o-meter

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toxic/o

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poison

toxic-o-sis=disease resulting from poison

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-al

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pertaining to

norm-al=pertaining to the norm

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-algesia

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sensitivity to pain

an-algesia=without pain

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-centesis

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puncture to remove fluid

thora-centesis=puncture in chest to remove fluid

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-ectomy

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removal

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-edema

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swelling due to excess fluid

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-emesis

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vomiting

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-ic

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pertaining to

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-itis

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inflammation

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-oma

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tumor, fluid collection

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-osis

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condition, usually abnormal

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-phagia

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eating or swallowing

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-phasia

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speech

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-pnea

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breathing

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-rrhea

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Flo or discharge

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-scopy

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visual examination

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-sclerosis

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Hardening

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-logy

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study of

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-uria

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urination

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chol/e

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bile/gall