Med term 8 Flashcards
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a-
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not
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af-
A
going into
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an-
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not
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anti-
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against
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auto-
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self
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baro-
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weight pressure
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bi-
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two/double
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brady-
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slow
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con-
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together/with
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de-
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from/down/oout
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dia-
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between
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dys-
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bad
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endo-
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inside
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epi-
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on top of
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hemi-
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half
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hyper-
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too much
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hypo-
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too little
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inter-
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between
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isch-
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keep back
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iso-
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equal
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mega-
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large
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micro-
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small
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mono-
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one
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oligo-
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several; handful
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pan-
all/everything or everyone
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peri-
around
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pluir-
more than one; several
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poly-
many; too much
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pre-
in front of
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pro-
in front of; in favor of
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re-
again
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semi-
half
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sub-
an underlayer/ support
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trans-
through
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tri-
three
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abdomin
belly
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ability
capacity to do something
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adapt
change
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aden/o
gland
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albumin
protein found in egg white/ major blood protein
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amine
chemical group containing nitrogen
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aneurysm
dilation of an artery
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ang/i/o
vessel
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angina
chest pain
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aort/o
the large vessel leading from the heart
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apex
the highest point
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apheresis
hanging upon, used in the name of vermiform appendix, usually shortened
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arrest
to stop
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arter/i/o
artery
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ather/o
plaque in an artery
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atrio/artium
chamber of heart where blood first enters
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axilla
armpit
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baso
chemical which accepts hydrogen ion
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bili
bile
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body
protein molecule
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brachio
arm
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capillus
small blood vessel
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cardio
heart
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catheter
tube used to gain access to the urethra or blood vessel
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cava
cave
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cephal
head
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chol
bile
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chordea tendinea
cords (strings) + tendon
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circula
going around in circle
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circum
going around
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clav
clavicle
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clone
exact copy of cell or organsim
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coagula/o
clot
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compatible
getting along with
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competent
capable of doing something
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compromise
weaken
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concava
bent inward
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conduct
carry electricity
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congest
accumulation of material
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constrict
make an opening smaller
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continu
ongoing
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contract
make a muscle shorter
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coron
like a crown; blood vessels which encircle heart
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crit
judge; measure to analyze
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cuspid
pointed end
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cyan
blue
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cyte/o
cell
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dilate
to make an opening larger
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diuresis
diuret
excessive urine production
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duct
tube
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echo
return of sound waves
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edema
excessive fluid production
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effusion
pouring out of
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electro
pertaining to flow of electrical charges
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ellipto
shaped like oval
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embolus
arterial blockage
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enzyme
protein that speeds up chemical reactions in cell
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eosino
red stain used to uvusalize structures in cells; also referred to as acid
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erythro
red
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esophag
esophagus
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externa
outermost
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extrinsic
outside of
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farc
stuffingf
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femor
femur
thigh
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fenestra
window
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fibre
fiber
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fibrill
fluttering; rapid beating
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flex
bend
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fusion
joining together
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gest
carrying (baby)
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glob
glob
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glycer
sugar
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granule/o
particle; microscopic cell structures that resemble small grains of sand
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gurgita
flood
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hapten
molecule that fastens other molecules together
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hemato
blood
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hepato
liver
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histo
tissue
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hydro
water
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ilia
flank
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immuno
defensive system of body which protects against foreign invaders
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inflamma
literally "on fire", body's non-specific response to real or perceived invasion
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inguin
groin
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innate
someting that one knows already; not learned
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intercalate
inserted between
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interstit/i
space between
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intima
internal; built in
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jugul
referring to collarbone and neck
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karyo
nucleus of cell
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kine
movement or action
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laparo
belly; abdomen
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laps
fall forward
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leuko
white
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lith
stone
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lunar
shaped like moon
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lympho
vessels that drain fluid from around cells
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macro
large
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mandibul
jawbone
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mano
pressure
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margin
edge; border
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media
middle
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mediastinum
cavity that encloses heart, major vessels of heart and thymus
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mitra
type of hat, with crease in center worn by Roman Catholic bishops; mitral valve is named for resemblance to this hat
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murmur
rumbling sound
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myelo
marrow
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myo
muscle
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nephro
kidney
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neurtro
neither acid nor base; referring to Wright's stain for blood cells which uses hematoxylin
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nitro
chemical group containing nitrogen
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normo
normal
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nucle
cell nucleus
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opsonin
substance that makes bacteria more susceptible to immune attack
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oxygen
chemical element necessary for cell metabolism
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palpita
trembling or quivering
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pector
chest
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perforate
poke holes in
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perfu
flood throughout
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petechia
small, red sports on skin
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phage/o
eat
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phil
love
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phlebo
vein
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phoresis
movement of particles
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phylaxis
protection; safeguard
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placenta
shared organ between mother and fetus
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plasma
liquid part of blood, including clotting factors
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plast
mold or shape
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plat
flat
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flpatelet
cell fragment responsible for blood clotting, "little flat thing", same as thrombocyte
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poikilo
taking many different shapes
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popliteus
inside of knee
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potent
power to do something; in context, ablility to make a particular cell type
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pressure
force extered by liquid or gas on walls of vessel
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pulmon
lung
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receptor
protein on surface of cell that turns a chemical on outside to signal on inside of cell
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reticulo
like little net
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rhythm
rrhythm
having regular beat
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rub
red
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scler
hard
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septo
wall separating two cavities
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septic
filled with microorganisms
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serum
fluid portion of blood with clotting components removed (yellow fluid that exudes from scraped knee after clotting has occurred)
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sino
open space
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spasm
involuntary contraction
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sphero
sphere
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sphygmo
pulse
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spleen
spleno
spleen
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stasis
static
standing still
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sten
blockage
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steroid
lipid signaling molecule based on cholesterol
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stom
mouth
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striatus
having stripes
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restrict
restrict, bind, draw together, hold back
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suscita
give life to
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systole
contraction phase of heart cycle
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tamponada
plug up; smash into
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tens
stretched
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thorac
chest
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thrombo
clot
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thymo
thymus
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titer
amount of antibody needed to have desired effect
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ton
strength; tone
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tonsil
organs trap and kill germs in throat
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tope
place
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tox
poison
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troph
nourishment, growth
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tunica
tunic, coat
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umbilicus
cord connecting the placenta to baby
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vagus
nerve that inervates many thoracic and abdominal organs
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valvo
valvulo
valve
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varico
dilated vein
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vaso
vessel, tube, duct
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vascul
little vessel
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vegeta
growth
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vein
vena/o
vein
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ventriculo
diminutive of ventrum, "belly", so "little belly"
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ver
turn
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vol
volume
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zygon
yoked, pared
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-al
pertaining to
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-algia
pain
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-amine
chemical group
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-ant
word ending that indicates substance having that property
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-ar
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
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-ase
name for enzyme, protein or RNA molecule which promotes forming or breaking of chemical bonds
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-ated
having quality
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-centesis
puncture
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-dynia
pain
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-eal
pertaining to
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-eau
ending used in some words of French origin
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-ectasia
dilated condition
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ectasis
dilation
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-ectomy
cutting out of-em
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present in blood
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-emia
present in blood, indicating disease
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-esis
process
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-gen
arising from
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-genesis
process of creating
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-genic
giving rise to
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-gram
record test or procedure
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-graphy
test or procudure
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-ia
disease
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-iac
-ial
-ic
pertaining to
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-icle
diminutive suffix
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-ile
word ending meaning "able to"
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-in
chemical name ending for protein
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-ion
word ending that turns a verb into a noun
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-is
anatomical structure
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-ism
belief; process word ending
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-ist
someone who studies
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-ity
turns noun into state of being
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-ium
word ending for anatomical structure
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-ive
to go
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-ize
to make; cause to become
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-ization
the process of making or causing to become
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-lysis
breaking down; destroying
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-malacia
softening due to disease
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-megaly
enlargement due to disease
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-meter
instrument for measuring
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-oid
diminutive suffix
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-oma
tumor
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-one
chemical name ending
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-or
substance or muscle which has action
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-ose
having that quality
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-osis
process
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-osus
latin word ending
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-ous
word ending that turns noun into adjective
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-pathy
disease process
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-penia
low levels of
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-pexy
surgical fixation
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-plasia
process of molding or growing
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-plasty
surgical revision
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-poiesis
creation process
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-ptosis
drooping
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-rrhage
bursting forth
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-rrhaphy
suturing
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-scope
instrument for looking inside
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-scopy
process of looking inside
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-sion
word ending that turns verb into noun
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing of opening
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-stomy
creating an opening with surgery
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-tion
word ending turns verb into noun
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-tomy
cutting
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-us
anatomical structure word ending
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-y
disease
