Medical Term. Chapter 10 & 11 Flashcards
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lapar/o
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abdominal wall
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laparoscopy
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process of examining the abdominal cavity with an endoscope
3
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laparotomy
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incision into the abdominal wall
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laparorrhaphy
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suturing of the abdominal wall
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pyr/o
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heat, fever, fire
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pyrexia
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condition of fever
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pyrosis
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condition of heartburn
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hidr/o
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sweat
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hidradenitis
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inflammation of sweat glands
10
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hyperhidrosis
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condition of profuse sweating
11
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glyc/o, gluc/o
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sugar
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glycogen
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animal starch, stored energy
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glucose
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usable sugar
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hyperglycemia
A
high blood sugar
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hypoglycemia
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low blood sugar
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immun/o, immunity
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resistence to disease or infection due to the development of antibodies.
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aut/o
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self
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autoimmunity
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one owns body produces antibodies to ones own body
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autologous blood transfusion
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saving ones own blood for use in surgery
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autograft
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skin graft of tissue taken from ones own healthy skin
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mono
A
single, one
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multi
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many
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par
A
to bear
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multipara
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woman who gave birth to more than one child
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nulli
none
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nullipara
woman who has never borne a child
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primi
first
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primipara
woman who is having her first child
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gravida
pregnant
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de
down from, from
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dehydration
water taken from a cell
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decalcification
calcium is removed from the bones
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ex
out from
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excise
cut out
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exhale
breathe out, expiration
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excretion
process of expelling a waste product from the body.
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extraction
process of pulling a substance out
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iso
equal, the same
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aniso
unequal
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mast/o
breast
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mastitis
inflammation of the breast
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mastectomy
excision of all or part of the breast
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anisocytosis
condition of inequality in red blood cell size
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peri
around
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periodontal
pertaining to around the teeth
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periadenitis
inflammation around a gland
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circum
around
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circumoral
pertaining to around the mouth
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circumscribed
limited in space
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circumduction
moving around in a circular motion
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dia
through
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diaphoresis, hyperhidrosis
condition of profuse sweating
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diuretic
substance that causes increase in urine output
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per
through
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perforate
act of making a hole through
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percutaneous
through the skin
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necr/o
death
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necrosis
condition in which dead tissue is surrounded by healthy tissue
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necropsy, autopsy, post mortem
after death examination
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philia
abnormal or unusual attraction
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phobia
abnormal fear
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homo
same
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hetero
different
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syn, sym
together, joined
| use sym before: b,m,p,f,ph
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symphysis
growing together of parts
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super/supra
above, beyond, excessive
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suprarenal
pertaining to above the kidneys
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a, an
without, lack of
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apnea
lack of breathing
70
amenorrhea
lack of menstrual flow
71
analgesia
condition of without pain
72
epi
upon or over
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epigastric
pertaining to the region over the stomach
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epicystitis
inflammation upon the bladder
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epidermal
pertaining to the tissue upon the skin
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epidural
pertaining to the layer upon the dura mater
77
extra
outside, beyond
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extrauterine
outside the uterus
79
mamm/o
breast
80
mammography
process of taking a breast x-ray
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bilateral
pertaining to both sides
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infra, sub
below
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infrapatellar
below the patella (knee cap)
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subabdominal
pertaining to under the stomach
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stern/o
sternum
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substernal/infrasternal
pertaining to under the sternum
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meta
beyond
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metacarpals
bones of the hand beyond the wrist
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metatarsals
bones of the foot beyond the ankle
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metastasis
disease that spreads beyond its origin
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ultra
beyond, in excess
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ultrasonography
process of making a computer image using ultra sound waves
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sept/i, sept/o, septic/o, seps/o
infection
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asepsis
without infection
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anti
against
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antipyretic
agent that works against fever
97
antibiotic
agent that works against bacterial infection
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antiseptic
agent that works against infection
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contra
against
100
contraceptive
agent that works against fertilization
101
contraindication
when symptoms or circumstances make a particular treatment inadvisable.
102
trans
across, over
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transposition
placement of an organ on the opposite side
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cardiac transposition
heart is on the right side of the body
105
blood transfusion
blood passed across from one person to another
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catheter
flexible tube
107
catheterization
using a tube inserted into the bladder or vessels to obtain specimens, to look, or to keep vessel open.
