Medical Terminology 8/9 Flashcards
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Liposuction removes
A
fat
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WBC
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leukocyte
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ab
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away, from
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as desired
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ad lib
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brady
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slow
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hydr/o
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water
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neur
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brain
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melanoma
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black tumor
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sphygm
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pulse; pulsation
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dys
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painful; difficult
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arthro
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joint
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cyt/o & cyte
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cell
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quadriplegia
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paralysis in four limbs
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seb/o
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oil
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-opsy
A
view of
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oxia
A
condition of oxygen
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sarc/o
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flesh
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twice a day
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BID
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-phagia
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swallow
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septic/o
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infection
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platelet
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thrombocyte
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hypo
A
under, decrease
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-pathy
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disease
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study of skin
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dermatology
25
melan/o
black
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dermatology
study of the skin
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meter
measure
28
hematology
study of blood
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necr/o
death
30
a; an
without, lack of, absent
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inter
between
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bi
two, life
33
ex
out; away
34
hyperhidrosis
excessive sweating
35
cytology is the study of the
cell
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-ectomy
surgical removal
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cauterize
to burn
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leukocyte
WBC
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-lytic
destruction
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necrotic wound
dead tissue
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lip/o & adip/o
fat
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cardi
heart
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-megaly
enlarged
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-plegia
paralysis
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destruction of RBCs
hemolysis
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splenomegaly
enlarged spleen
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hidr/o
sweat
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dysphagia
dysfunctional swallowing
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"lytes" is short for
electrolytes
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subcutaneous
below the skin
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hyper
over, above, increase
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ad
near, toward
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epidermis
over the skin
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hepatomegaly
enlarged liver
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-derma
skin condition
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plea
breath; respiration
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RBC
erythrocyte
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pathology
study of disease
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tachy
fast
61
contra
against; opposite
62
cyan
blue
63
quadriplegia
paralysis in four limbs
64
twice a day
BID
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