med terms ch. 3 Flashcards by Claire Carter

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axill/o

A

armpit

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amni/o

A

amnion- fluid around embryo

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arteri/o

A

artery

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ather/o

A

plaque (yellow fatty material)

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chem/o

A

drug-chemical

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cholecyst/o

A

gallbladder

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chron/o

A

time

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cry/o

A

cold

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hyster/o

A

uterus

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inguin/o

A

groin

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isch/o

A

to hold back

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mamm/o

A

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

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mast/o

A

breast (-ectomy, -itis)

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men/o

A

menses- period

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myel/o

A

spinal cord

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oophor/o

A

ovary

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ot/o

A

ear

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phleb/o

A

vein

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ren/o

A

kidney (-al, -gram)

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salping/o

A

fallopian (uterine) tube

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spetic/o

A

pertaining to infection

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ur/o

A

urine or urea

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-rrhea

A

flow/discharge

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-rrhagia

A

excessive discharge of blood

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-emia

A

blood condition

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-centisis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

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-graphy

A

process of recording

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-plasty

A

surgical repair

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-lysis

A

separation/breakdown

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-stomy

A

new opening

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anastomosis

A

removal of fluid from amniotic sac

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cholecystectomy

A

removal of the gallbladder

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colostomy

A

colon diverted outside of the body

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colocolostomy

A

putting two parts of the colon together

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erythrocytosis

A

high count of RBC’s

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hematuria

A

blood in urine

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infarction

A

obstruction of blood

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ischemia

A

low blood flow in the heart

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leukocytosis

A

abnormal WBC’s

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leukemia

A

high WBC count

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menorrhagia

A

abnormally heavy periods

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myelogram

A

x ray of spine

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myosarcoma

A

malignant muscle tumor

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nephrosis

A

abnormal kidney condition

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peritoneal

A

tissue that lines the abdomen and pelvic cavity

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phlebotomy

A

act of drawing blood

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pulmonary

A

pertaining to the lungs

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uremia

A

blood in urine