med terms ch. 3 Flashcards

1
Q

axill/o

A

armpit

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2
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amni/o

A

amnion- fluid around embryo

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3
Q

arteri/o

A

artery

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4
Q

ather/o

A

plaque (yellow fatty material)

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5
Q

chem/o

A

drug-chemical

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6
Q

cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

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7
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chron/o

A

time

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8
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cry/o

A

cold

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9
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hyster/o

A

uterus

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10
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inguin/o

A

groin

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11
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isch/o

A

to hold back

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12
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mamm/o

A

breast (-ary, -graphy, -gram, -plasty)

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13
Q

mast/o

A

breast (-ectomy, -itis)

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14
Q

men/o

A

menses- period

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15
Q

myel/o

A

spinal cord

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16
Q

oophor/o

A

ovary

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17
Q

ot/o

A

ear

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18
Q

phleb/o

A

vein

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19
Q

ren/o

A

kidney (-al, -gram)

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20
Q

salping/o

A

fallopian (uterine) tube

21
Q

spetic/o

A

pertaining to infection

22
Q

ur/o

A

urine or urea

23
Q

-rrhea

A

flow/discharge

24
Q

-rrhagia

A

excessive discharge of blood

25
Q

-emia

A

blood condition

26
Q

-centisis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

27
Q

-graphy

A

process of recording

28
Q

-plasty

A

surgical repair

29
Q

-lysis

A

separation/breakdown

30
Q

-stomy

A

new opening

31
Q

anastomosis

A

removal of fluid from amniotic sac

32
Q

cholecystectomy

A

removal of the gallbladder

33
Q

colostomy

A

colon diverted outside of the body

34
Q

colocolostomy

A

putting two parts of the colon together

35
Q

erythrocytosis

A

high count of RBC’s

36
Q

hematuria

A

blood in urine

37
Q

infarction

A

obstruction of blood

38
Q

ischemia

A

low blood flow in the heart

39
Q

leukocytosis

A

abnormal WBC’s

40
Q

leukemia

A

high WBC count

41
Q

menorrhagia

A

abnormally heavy periods

42
Q

myelogram

A

x ray of spine

43
Q

myosarcoma

A

malignant muscle tumor

44
Q

nephrosis

A

abnormal kidney condition

45
Q

peritoneal

A

tissue that lines the abdomen and pelvic cavity

46
Q

phlebotomy

A

act of drawing blood

47
Q

pulmonary

A

pertaining to the lungs

48
Q

uremia

A

blood in urine