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Med Term Quiz 3 > Med Term Difficult Ones Definition First > Flashcards

Med Term Difficult Ones Definition First Flashcards

1
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below the ribs

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infracostal

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2
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between the ribs

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intercostal

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3
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bacteria linked together in pairs

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diplobacteria

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4
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woman who has been pregnant more than once

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multigravida

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5
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women during her first pregnancy

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primigravida

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6
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pertaining to around the kidney

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circumrenal

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7
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forming outside the body or structure

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ectogenous

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8
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turning outward (of one or both eyes)

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exotropia

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9
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outside the skull

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extracranial

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10
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pertaining to above the kidney

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suprarenal

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11
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slow hear rate

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bradycardia

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12
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difficult childbirth

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dystocia

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13
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normal breathing

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eupnea

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14
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different transplant

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heterograft

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15
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same transplant

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homograft

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16
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formatin of new tissue similar to that already existing in a part

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homeoplasia

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17
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inflammation of all o rmany joints

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panarthritis

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18
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false pregnancy

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pseudocyesis

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19
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condition of joined fingers or toes

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syndactylism

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20
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rapid breathing

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tachypnea

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21
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much thirst

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polydipsia

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22
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difficult digestion

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dyspepsia

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23
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against conception

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contraception

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24
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houses the brain and spinal cord

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dorsal cavity

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25
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houses the thoracic and abdominoplevic parts

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ventral cavity

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26
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upper region beneath the ribs

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hypochondriac

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27
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region above the stomach

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epigastric

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28
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middle lateral region

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lumbar

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29
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reion of the navel

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umbilical

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30
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lower lateral region

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inguinal (iliac)

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31
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lower middle region beneath the navel

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hypogastric

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32
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pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity

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parietal

33
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pertaining to the viscera

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visceral

34
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study of tissues

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histology

35
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specialist in study of cells

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cytologist

36
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destruction of the nucleus

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karyolysis

37
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pertaining to the nucleus

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nuclear

38
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nuclear toward the tail

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caudad

39
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toward the middle

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mediad

40
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pertaining to the belly side

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ventral

41
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pertaining to the groin

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inguinal

42
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pertaining to the navel

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umbilical

43
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green vision

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chloropia

44
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pertaining to different colors

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heterochromic

45
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abnormal yellowing

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cirrhosis

46
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yellowing

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jaundice

47
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yellow cell

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xanthocyte

48
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pertaining to blueness

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cyanotic

49
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black tumor

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melanoma

50
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inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord

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poliomyelitis

51
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abnormal condition in which the extremities are blue

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acrocyanosis

52
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abnormal condition of dryness

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xerosis

53
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origin of a disease

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pathogenesis

54
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record of an artery

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arteriogram

55
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process of recording a joint

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arthrography

56
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abnormal fibrou band that holds or bind together tissues that are normally separated

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adhesion

57
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substance analyzed or tested, generally by means of laboratory methods

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analyte

58
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bursting open of a wound, especially surgical abdominal wound

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dehiscence

59
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diseased; pertaining to a disease

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morbid

60
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branch of medicine concerned with the use of radioactive substances for diagnosis, treatment, research

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nuclear medicine

61
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substances that emit radiation spontaneously “tracers”

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radionuclides

62
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radionuclide attached to a protein, sugar, or other substance used to visualize an organ or area of the body that will be scanned

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radiopharmaceutical

63
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pathological state, usually febrile, resuling from the presence of microorganisms or their products in the bloodstream

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sepsis

64
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producing or associated with generation of pus

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suppurative

65
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visual examination of the organs of the pelvis and abdomen through very small incision in the abdominal wall

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laparoscopy

66
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Rotating an x-ray emitter around area

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Computer tomography

67
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detect and measure blood flow

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Doppler

68
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x-ray are directed through the body to a fluorescent screen

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fluoroscopy

69
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uses radiowaves and strong magnetic field

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MRI (magnetic resonance imaging)

70
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uses a radioactive material and specialized camera to get images

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nuclear scan

71
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uses computed tomography to record positrons emitted from a radiopharmaceutical

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Positron emission tomography (PET)

72
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uses x-rays passed through a body area

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radiography

73
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integrates CT and radioactive material to visual blood flow

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SPECT (single photon emission computed tomography)

74
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producing an image representing a detailed cross section

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tomography

75
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removal of a part, parhty, or function by surgery, chemical destruction, etc

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ablation

76
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surgical joining of two ducts, vessels or bowel segments

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anastomosis

77
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destroy by electricity, freezing, heat, or corrosive chemicals

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cauterize

78
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scraping of a body cavity with a spoon-shaped instrument

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curettage

79
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partial excision of a bone, organ or other structure

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resection

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