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Medical Terminology 2 Flashcards

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Anatomy

A

study of the structure or internal workings of something

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biology

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study of life

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cytology

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study of cells

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embryology

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study of origin and development

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histology

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study of tissue= microscope structure

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pathology

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study of disease

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physiology

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study of function

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autopsy

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postmortem examination

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adipocytes

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fat cells

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chondrocytes

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cartilage cells

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keratinocytes

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skin cells

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melanocytes

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skin cells

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myocytes

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muscle cells

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erythrocytes

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red blood cells

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integument system

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skin

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coronal plane

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frontal plane (anterior/posterior)

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sagittal plane

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lateral plane right and left

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transverse plane

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axial or horizontal plane upper and lower

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body cavities

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cranial, thoracic, abdominal, pelvic, spinal

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smaller body cavities

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nasal/oral, pharangeal, pleural, mediastinal, peritoneal

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abduction

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movement away from median plane of body or one of its parts

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adduction

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movement toward the median plane of the body

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ventral

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anterior - front of body

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dorsal

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posterior - back of body

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cephalad

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superior- toward the head or upper portion of structure

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caudad

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inferior- away from the head or toward lower portion of a structure

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distal

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further from center

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proximal

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closer to center

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parietal

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pertaining to the outer wall of the cavity

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visceral

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pertaining to the viscera (abdominal organs)

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prone

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lying face down

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supine

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lying face up

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lateral

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pertaining to a side

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medial

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pertaining to the midline of the body

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ipsilateral

A

same

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unilateral

A

one

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bilateral

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both

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contralateral

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opposite form

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inversion

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turning inward

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eversion

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turning outward

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palmar

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pertaining to the palm of the hand

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plantar

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pertaining to the sole of the foot

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flexion

A

bending at joint

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extension

A

stretching out joint

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dorsiflexion

A

flex of foot upward

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plantar flexion

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flex of the foot downward

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supination

A

palm up

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pronation

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palm down

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-otomy

A

opening of a cavity

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-oscopy

A

use of endoscopic instrument to examine a hollow or tubular organ or space

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-plasty

A

plastic repair of a tissue or organ and may or may not involve tissue removal

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Da Vinci

A

postatectomies and hysterectomies robotic procedures can be done completely remote

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Whipple procedure

A

pancreaticoduodenectomy for tumor or chronic pancreatitis or pseudocyst

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Soave procedure

A

Hirschprung’s disease treatment -rectum

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Puestow

A

pancreatic psuedocyst

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Moh’s

A

dermatologic surgery procedure resecting skin tumors with intraoperative frozen sections and reconstruction

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Billroth (I and II)

A

partial gastrectomy with anastomosis 2 types for weight loss

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Ivor

A

Lewis esophagogastrectomy- cancer

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Nissen fundoplication

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Gerd

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Roux-en-Y anastomosis

A

upper GI surgery

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Hartman procedure

A

rectosigmoid resection with formation of colostomy

Intro to Anatomical Pathology (13 decks)

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