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Medical Term. Chapter 10 & 11 Flashcards

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1
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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

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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

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hyperhidrosis

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condition of profuse sweating

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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

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high blood sugar

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hypoglycemia

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low blood sugar

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immun/o, immunity

A

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

A

skin graft of tissue taken from ones own healthy skin

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mono

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single, one

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multi

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many

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par

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to bear

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multipara

A

woman who gave birth to more than one child

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nulli

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none

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nullipara

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woman who has never borne a child

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primi

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first

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primipara

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woman who is having her first child

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gravida

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pregnant

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de

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down from, from

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dehydration

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water taken from a cell

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32
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decalcification

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calcium is removed from the bones

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33
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ex

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out from

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34
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excise

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cut out

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exhale

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breathe out, expiration

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excretion

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process of expelling a waste product from the body.

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extraction

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process of pulling a substance out

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iso

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equal, the same

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aniso

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unequal

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40
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mast/o

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breast

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41
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mastitis

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inflammation of the breast

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42
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mastectomy

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excision of all or part of the breast

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anisocytosis

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condition of inequality in red blood cell size

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peri

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around

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periodontal

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pertaining to around the teeth

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periadenitis

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inflammation around a gland

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circum

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around

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circumoral

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pertaining to around the mouth

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circumscribed

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limited in space

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circumduction

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moving around in a circular motion

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dia

A

through

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diaphoresis, hyperhidrosis

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condition of profuse sweating

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diuretic

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substance that causes increase in urine output

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per

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through

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perforate

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act of making a hole through

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percutaneous

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through the skin

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necr/o

A

death

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necrosis

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condition in which dead tissue is surrounded by healthy tissue

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necropsy, autopsy, post mortem

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after death examination

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philia

A

abnormal or unusual attraction

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phobia

A

abnormal fear

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homo

A

same

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hetero

A

different

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syn, sym

A

together, joined

use sym before: b,m,p,f,ph

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symphysis

A

growing together of parts

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super/supra

A

above, beyond, excessive

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suprarenal

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pertaining to above the kidneys

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a, an

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without, lack of

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apnea

A

lack of breathing

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amenorrhea

A

lack of menstrual flow

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analgesia

A

condition of without pain

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epi

A

upon or over

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epigastric

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pertaining to the region over the stomach

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epicystitis

A

inflammation upon the bladder

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epidermal

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pertaining to the tissue upon the skin

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epidural

A

pertaining to the layer upon the dura mater

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extra

A

outside, beyond

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extrauterine

A

outside the uterus

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mamm/o

A

breast

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mammography

A

process of taking a breast x-ray

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bilateral

A

pertaining to both sides

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infra, sub

A

below

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infrapatellar

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below the patella (knee cap)

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subabdominal

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pertaining to under the stomach

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stern/o

A

sternum

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substernal/infrasternal

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pertaining to under the sternum

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meta

A

beyond

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metacarpals

A

bones of the hand beyond the wrist

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metatarsals

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bones of the foot beyond the ankle

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metastasis

A

disease that spreads beyond its origin

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ultra

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beyond, in excess

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ultrasonography

A

process of making a computer image using ultra sound waves

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sept/i, sept/o, septic/o, seps/o

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infection

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asepsis

A

without infection

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anti

A

against

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antipyretic

A

agent that works against fever

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antibiotic

A

agent that works against bacterial infection

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antiseptic

A

agent that works against infection

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contra

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against

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contraceptive

A

agent that works against fertilization

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contraindication

A

when symptoms or circumstances make a particular treatment inadvisable.

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trans

A

across, over

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transposition

A

placement of an organ on the opposite side

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cardiac transposition

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heart is on the right side of the body

105
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blood transfusion

A

blood passed across from one person to another

106
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catheter

A

flexible tube

107
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catheterization

A

using a tube inserted into the bladder or vessels to obtain specimens, to look, or to keep vessel open.

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