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Medical Term. Chapter 12 & 13 Flashcards

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1
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inspire/ inspiration

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breathing in

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expire/ expiration

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breathing out

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in

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in, into, within, not

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incompetent/ incompetence

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organ or part can not perform it’s function

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incontinent/ incontinence

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lack of bowel or bladder control

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inject/ injection

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introduce a substance into the body usually through a needle

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infuse/ infusion

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slow therapeutic introduction of a fluid other than blood into a vein

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instill/ instillation

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dropping a liquid into a cavity or onto a surface

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mal

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bad

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malaise

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feeling of illness or feeling poorly

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malnutrition

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poor nutrition

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malabsorption

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poor absorption

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anorexia

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lack of appetite

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bulimia

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condition of purging after eating

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bi

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two

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bifurcate/ bifurcation

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divide into two branches

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uni

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one

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unilateral

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pertaining to one side

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semi/ hemi

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half

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hemigastrectomy

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excision of half the stomach

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hemiparalysis/ hemiplegia

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paralysis of one side of the body

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con

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with

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congenital

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born with

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congenital anomaly

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born with a defect

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sanguin/o

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bloody

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consanguinity

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with blood relationship

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dis

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free of, to seperate, undo

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dissect

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to cut apart for purpose of study

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post

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after, behind

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ante

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before, forward

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pre

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before, in front of

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postpradial/ postcibal

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after meals

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preanesthetic

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before anesthesia

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natal

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birth

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postnatal

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pertaining to after birth (refers to baby)

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prenatal

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pertaining to before birth (refers to baby)

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febrile

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fever

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postoperative

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after surgery

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postpartum

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after delivery (refers to mother)

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prescribe/ prescription

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write an order for before it can be done

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intra

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within

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intrauterine

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within the uterus

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intravenous

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within the vein

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intradermal

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pertaining to within the dermal layer

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pneumon/o

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lungs

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pneumonectomy

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excision of part of all of the lung

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pneumonotomy

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incision into the lung

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pneumonopathy

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disease of the lung

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pneumonia/ pneumonitis

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inflammation of the lung

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ectasia/ ectasis

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dilation or expansion

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atelectasis

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collapsed lung

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pneumonopexy

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surgical fixation of the lung

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pneumonomelanosis

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condition of black lung

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myc/o

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fungus

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pneumonomycosis

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condition of lung fungus

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dermatomycosis

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fungal condition of the skin

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pneum/o

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air (lung)

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pneumothorax

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collection of air in the chest cavity

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pneumopyothorax

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collection of air and pus in the thoracic cavity

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pneumohemothorax

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collection of air and blood in the same cavity

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pulmonary

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pertaining to the lungs

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cardiopulmonary

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pertaining to heart and lungs

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orthopnea

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able to breathe only when sitting up or standing

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ptyal/o (p is silent at the beginning)

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saliva

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ptyalism/ ptyalorrhea

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flow of saliva

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ptysis

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condition of spitting

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hemoptysis

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spitting up of blood

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nas/o

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nasal cavity

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ment/o

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chin

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epistaxis

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nose bleed

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pharyng/o

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throat (pharynx)

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nasopharyngeal

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pertaining to nasal cavity & pharynx

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pharyngomycosis

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fungal disease of the pharynx

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laryng/o

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larynx

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laryngitis

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inflammation of the larynx

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otorhinolaryngologist

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physician specializes in diseases of the ear, nose, and throat

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laryngalgia

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larynx pain

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laryngoscope

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instrument used to examine the larynx

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trache/o

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trachea

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tracheotomy

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incision into the trachea

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tracheostomy

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surgical creation of a new opening in the trachea

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endotracheal

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pertaining to within the trachea

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bronchitis

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inflammation of the bronchi

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bronchoscopy

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process of examination of the bronchi

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pleural

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pertaining to the pleura

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pleuritis/ pleurisy

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inflammation of the pleura

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pleurocentesis

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surgical puncture of the pleura

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pleuralgia/ pleurodynia

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pain in the pleura

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sinistr/o

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pertaining to the left

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dextr/o

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pertaining to the right

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pod/o, ped/i

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foot

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podiatrist

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specialist in care of foot conditions

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chir/o

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hands

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chiropractor

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health professional who uses the hands to manipulate the body for therapy.

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chiroplasty

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surgical repair of the hand

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pedi/a

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child

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pediatrician

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specialist who treats children

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pediatrics

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medical specialty that treats diseases of children

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ger/i

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old age

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geriatrics

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medical specialty that treats diseases related to old age

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gerontology

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study of treatment of aging and the elderly

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