Medical Term. Flashcards Chapter 8 & 9
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Neur/o
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Nerve/ nerve tissue
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angi/o
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vessel
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my/o
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muscle
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fibr/o
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fibrous, fiber
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myospasm
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muscle spasm
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myopathy
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disease of the muscle
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neuropathy
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disease of the nerve
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neuritis
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inflammation of the nerve
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sclerosis
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hardening condition
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angiosclerosis
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hardening condition of a vessel
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neurologist
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specialist who studies the nervous system disorders.
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fibroma
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fibrous tumor
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neurolysis
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destruction of nerve tissue
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neuralgia/neurodynia
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pain along the course of a nerve
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tripsy
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surgical crushing
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lithotripsy
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surgical crushing of stones
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dysplasia
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defective development
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hyperplasia
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overgrowth or too many cells
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aplasia
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lack of organ development
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osteochondrodysplasia
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defective formation of bone and cartilage
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neuromyelitis
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inflammation of nerves and spinal cord
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psychology
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science that studies mind, mental processes, and human behavior
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psychiatry
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field of medicine that treats mental disorders
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pharmac/o
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drug or medicine
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narc/o
sleep
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narcotics
drug that relieves pain and induces sleep
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lepsy
seizure
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narcolepsy
seizure or attacks of sleep
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arteri/o
arteries
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arteriosclerosis
hardening condition of the arteries
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ather/o
fatty/ porridgelike
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atherosclerosis
hardening of arteries caused by a fatty substance
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atherectomy/ endarterectomy
excision of an atheroma
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hem/o, hemat/o
blood
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hemangioma
benign tumor of a blood vessel
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hemarthrosis
condition of blood in a joint
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hematolysis, hemolysis
destruction of blood cells
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Hematology
study of blood
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thromboangiitis
inflammation of a vessel with the formation of a blood clot
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thrombolymphangitis
inflammation of a lymph vessel with the formation of a blood clot
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phleb/o
vein
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thrombophlebitis
inflammation of a vein with the formation of a blood clot
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thrombocytopenia
lack of cells that aid in clotting
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occlusion
blockage
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infarction
tissue death due to loss of blood supply
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embolus
moving thrombus
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phlebectasia
dilation of a vein
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arteriectasia
dilation of an artery
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phlebotomy
incision into a vein
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ven/o, ven/i
vein
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rrhexis
rupture
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arteriorrhexis
rupture of an artery
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angioplasty
surgical repair of a vessel
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angiogram
xray of a vessel
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venography (phlebography)
process of xray of a vein
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hepatorrhexis
rupture of a liver
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hepatorrhaphy
suturing of a liver
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cystorrhaphy
suturing of the bladder
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esthesia
feeling or sensation
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anesthesia (anesthetic)
condition of partial or no sensation
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algesia, hyperesthesia
condition of over sensitivity of pain
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analgesia
condition without pain
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para
beside, beyond, near, abnormal
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paraplegia
paralysis in the lower body
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paranephritis
inflammation near the kidney
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cardiomyopathy, myocardiopathy
heart muscle disease
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electromyography
process of measuring muscle function using electricity
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kinesi/o
movement, motion
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kinesialgia, kinesalgia
movement pain
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kinesiology
study of muscular body movement
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bradykinesia
condition of slowness of movement
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dorsal, dors/o
near or on the back
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ventral, ventr/o
near or on the belly side of the body
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anterior, anter/o
toward the front or in front of
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posterior, poster/o
following or located behind
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cephalic
upward, toward the head
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caudal, caud/o
downward, toward the tail
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medial, medi/o
toward the midline
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lateral, later/o
toward the side, away from the midline
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superior, super
above
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inferior, sub, infra
below
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anterolateral
pertaining to front and side
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anteroposterior
front and back
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distal, dist/o
away from point of origin
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proximal, proxim/o
near the point of origin
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omphal/o, umbilicus
naval
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cephalocaudal
pertaining to head to tail
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gnosia, gnosis
knowledge
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prognosis
predicting the outcome of a disease
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dia
through, throughout
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diagnosis
identification of a disease through science and symptoms
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dialysis
breaking down a solution through a membrane
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aer/o
air
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bios, bi/o
life
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anaerobic
existing without air
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aerobic
needing air to live
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biopsy
exam of a living tissue
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chrom/o, chromat/o
color
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eupnea
easy breathing
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than/o, thanat/o
death
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men/o
menstruation
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menopause
permanent cessation of menstruation
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dysmenorrhea
painful menstrual flow
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menorrhagia, hypermenorrhea
menstrual hemorrhage
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stasis
condition of stopping or controlling
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hemostasis
control of blood flow
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hemostat
instrument used to control blood flow
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phlebostasis, venostasis
control of blood in veins
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pseudocyesis
false pregnancy
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viscer/o
internal organs
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peritoneum
membrane that lines abdominal cavity
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pleura
membrane that covers the lungs
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pariet/o
wall
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visceral pleura
serous membrane on the surface of the lungs
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parietal pleura
serous membrane on the chest cavity wall
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visceral peritoneum
serous membrance on the surface of the organs of the abdominal cavity
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parietal peritoneum
serous membrane on the abdominal cavity wall
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ecto
outer, outside
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endo
inner, inside
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meso
middle
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retro
backward, behind
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ectoderm
outer germ layer
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endoderm
inner germ layer
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mesoderm
middle germ layer
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endoscope
instrument used to look into a hollow organ or cavity
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ectopic
outside of the normal place
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mesentery
peritoneum that attached intestines to abdominal wall
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anterversion
turning forward
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retroperitoneum
space behind the peritoneum
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retroflexion
bending backward
