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Med Terms- Final Flashcards

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arthritis

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Inflammation of a joint

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cardiac

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pertaining to the heart

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esophageal

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pertaining to the esophagus

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hepatic

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pertaining to the liver

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hepatitis

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inflammation of the liver

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venopathy

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disease of a vein

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hepatectomy

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surgical removal of the liver

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atherectomy

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surgical removal of a joint

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cardiomegaly

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enlargement of the heart

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esophagectomy

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surgical removal of the esophagus

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cephalic

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pertaining to the head

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oncogenic

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causing tumors

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benign

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non-malignant

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histology

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study of tissue

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leiomyoma

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tumor of smooth muscle

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iatrology

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study of medicine

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lipocyte

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fat cell

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histoid

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resembling a tissue in the body

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hyperplasia

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excessive formation

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myocyte

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muscle cell

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myoma

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tumor of muscle

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adenoma

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tumor of gland

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cyanosis

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Abnormal condition of blue

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fissure

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Slit or crack in the skin

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erythrocyte

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Red cell

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leiodermia

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Condition of smooth skin

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trichopathy

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Disease of the hair

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melanoma

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Black tumor

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pruritus

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Severe itching

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cutaneous

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Pertaining to the skin

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cyanotic

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Pertaining to blue

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32
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intradermal

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Within the skin

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33
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gangrene

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Death of tissue caused by loss of blood supply

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dermatome

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Instrument used to cut a thin slice of skin

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effusion

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fluid buildup

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costal

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pertaining to the rib

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tibial

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pertaining to the lower leg bone

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ambulate

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walking around

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gout

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arthritis by redness of joints

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ulnar

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pertaing to the lower arm bone

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ischial

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pertaing to the lower pelvic bone

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plantar fasciitis

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inflammation of the tissue at the bottom of the foot

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scoliosis

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abnormal curve of the spine

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crepitus

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cracking sound when 2 bones rub together

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craniotomy

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incision in the skull

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chondrectomy

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removal of joint cartilage

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lithotripsy

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Surgical crushing of a stone

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cystitis

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Inflammation of the bladder

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catheter

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Flexible tube-like device for withdrawing fluid

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nephralgia

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Kidney pain

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cystectomy

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Excision of the bladder

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urology

A

Study of the male and female urinary system

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mentoplasty

A

Surgical repair of the meatus

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hematuria

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Blood in the urine

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urologist

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A physician specializing in the male and female urinary system

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andropathy

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A disease of the male

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prostatolith

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Stone in the prostate gland

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prostatocystitis

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Inflammation of the prostate gland and the bladder

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aspermia

A

Absence or no sperm

60
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spermatogenesis

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Formation or production of sperm

61
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acquired immune deficiency syndrome

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AIDS, caused by HIV, interference with an immune system

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testicular carcinoma

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Cancer of the testicle

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orchiopathy

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A disease of a testicle

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mammogram

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X-ray film of the breast

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gynecopathy

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A disease of a woman

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ablation

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Destruction of abnormal tissue, melt it, vaporize it

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uterine

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Pertaining to the uterus

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oophorectomy

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Excision of an ovary

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hysterectomy

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Excision of the uterus

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postpartum

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Occurring after childbirth

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prenatal

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Pertaining to before birth

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apgar score

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Assessment for a newborn 1 and 5 minutes after birth

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cesarean section

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Giving birth through an incision in the mother’s abdomen and uterus

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eutocia

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Normal labor

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dystocia

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Difficult labor

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microcephalus

A

Small head

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aortic stenosis

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Narrowing of the aorta

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angiogram

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Record of a vessel

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ventricular

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The lower chamber of the heart

80
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electrocardiography

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Process of recording the electric activity of the heart

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thrombolytic

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Destruction of a clot

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phlebology

A

Study of veins

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occlude

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To close tightly

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hypothermia

A

Body temperature that is below normal

85
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palpitations

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Irregular heartbeat

86
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atrial

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Pertaining to the artery

87
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diastole

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Phase in the cardiac cycle when ventricles relax

88
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defibrillation

A

Giving electric shock to restore someone’s heartbeat

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