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Medical Terminology Chapter 1 Flashcards

1
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What year was the stethoscope invented?

A

1816

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2
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What year was the first successful human blood transfusion?

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1818

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3
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When was the first surgical operation with anesthesia ether?

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1842

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4
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When was the first documented use of xray in medicine?

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1895

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5
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When was the first commercial bottle of aspirin sold?

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1899

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6
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When was the bandaid invented?

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1920

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7
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When was insulin first used to treat diabetes?

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1922

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8
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When was pencillin’s antibacterial quality discovered?

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1928

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9
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When was the first hemodialysis machine made?

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1945

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10
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When was the first contact lense made?

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1948

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11
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When was tylenol approved by the FDA?

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1951

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12
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When was the first polio vaccine used on children?

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1955

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13
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When was the first kidney translpant with survival of more than one year?

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1959

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14
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When was the first human heart transplant?

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1967

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15
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When was the first test tube baby?

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1978

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16
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When was HIV identified?

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1983

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17
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When was dolly the sheep cloned?

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1996

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18
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When was the first telesurgery performed?

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2001

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19
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When was the first artificial liver transplant?

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2001

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20
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When was the first vaccine to target a cause for cancer made?

A

2006

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21
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When was the first bionic eye made?

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2007

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22
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When was the first full face transplant?

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2008

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24
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What is the ancient word for cancer and its langauge of origin?

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karkinos greek (crab)

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25
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Who is known as the father of medicine and the one who standardized medical terminology?

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Hippocrates

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26
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What ancient language do most medical terms come from?

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greek and latin

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27
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-tomy

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cutting

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28
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phlebotomy meaning

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incision into the vein

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29
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Nerve in latin and spanish

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latin- nervus spansih- nervio

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30
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What language of origin are compound words?

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English

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31
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Ligamentum

lang

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Ligament

latin

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32
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Kardia

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cardi/o

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33
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tendo

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tendon

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34
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genos

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gene

greek

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35
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arteria

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artery

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36
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vena

lang

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vein

latin

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37
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Cella

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cell

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38
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Eponyms

A

terms formed from names

Eg. Parkinson’s or Parkinson

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39
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diacritical mark

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a secial accent mark placed above letters to aide in pronounciation

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40
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Long (-) diacritical mark

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long vowel

(AY) (EE)

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41
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Short (~) diacritical mark

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short vowel

(ah) (eh)

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42
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Root meaning: Cardi

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Heart

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43
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Root meaning: dent

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Tooth

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43
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Root meaning: gastr

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stomach

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43
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Root meaning: laryng

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Larynx

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43
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Root meaning: rhin

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Nose

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44
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Combining form

A

the word root with a combining vowel

combining vowel normally O

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45
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peri-colic

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around the colon

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46
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dentalgia

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tooth pain

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47
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dysmenorrhea

A

painful menses

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48
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hepatomegaly

A

enlarged liver

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49
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hypotension

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low blood pressure

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50
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epigastic

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the area above the stomach

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51
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-pathy

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condition

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52
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neur-

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nerve

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53
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en-

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inside

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54
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Root word: cephal

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head

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55
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-itis

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inflammation

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56
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root word: tonsil

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throat tissue

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57
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-ectomy

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complete removal

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58
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combining form:

aer/o

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air, gas

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59
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combining form:

ather/o

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plaque, fatty substance inside a vessel

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60
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combining form:

blast/o

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immature cells

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61
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combining form:

calc/o calci/o

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calcium

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62
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combining form:

chondro, chondrio

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cartilage, grainy, gritty

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63
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combining form:

chyl/o

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chyl, a digestive juice

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64
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combining form:

chym/o

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chyme, semifluid production of chyme in the stomach

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65
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combining form:

cyst/o

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bladder, cyst, cystic duct

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66
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combining form:

cyt/o

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cell

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67
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combining form:

ethm/o

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ethmoid bone

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68
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combining form:

gli/o

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glue

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69
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combining form:

gluc/o

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glucose

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70
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combining form:

glyc/o

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sugars

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71
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combining form:

hydr/o

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hydrogen, water

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72
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combining form:

ket/o, keton/o

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ketone, acetone

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73
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combining form:

lip/o

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fat, outside of the blood vessel

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74
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combining form:

nucle/o

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nucleus

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75
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combining form:

plasma, plasm/o

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formative, plasma

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76
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combining form:

salping/o

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tube

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77
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combining form:

sider/o

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iron

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78
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combining form:

somat/o

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body

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79
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combining form:

squam/o

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scale, squamous (scaly)

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80
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combining form:

syring/o

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tube

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81
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hydrocephaly

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fluid accumulation in the brain

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82
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chondrocyte

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cartilage cell

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83
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syringitis

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inflammation of the eustachian tube

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84
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salpingectomy

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removal of the fallopian tube

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85
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nucleotoxin

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toxin poisonous to the nucleus

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86
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atheroma

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tumor of a fatty deposit within a vessel

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87
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ethmonasal

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relating to the ethmoid bones and nasal bones

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88
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aero-gen

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gas producing microoganism

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89
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somatogenic

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originating in the body

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90
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glucogenic

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producing glucose

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91
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glycopenia

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sugar deficiency

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92
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calcipenia

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calcium deficiency

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93
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lipoblast

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embryonic fat cell outside of the vessel

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94
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glioblastoma

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growth consisting of immature neural cells

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95
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plasmapheresis

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separation of the blood into parts

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96
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cytoarchitecture

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arrangement of cells in the tissue

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97
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sideropenia

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low iron

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98
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cystoid

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bladder shaped

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99
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ketogenesis

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production of ketones

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100
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chylopoesis

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production of chyle in the intestine

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101
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chymopoesis

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production of chyme

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102
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squamofrontal

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squamous part of the frontal bone

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103
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combining form:

algesi/o, algi/o, alg/o

A

pain

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104
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combining form:

cry/o

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cold

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105
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combining form:

dips/o

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thirst

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106
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combining form:

esthesi/o

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sensation, perception

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107
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combining form:

kin/o kine/o

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movement, motion

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108
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combining form:

kinesi/o, kine

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motion

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109
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combining form:

phon/o

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sound, voice, speech

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110
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combining form

phot/o

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light

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111
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combining form:

son/o

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sound

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112
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combining form:

therm/o

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heat

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113
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crycautery

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destruction of tissue by freezing

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114
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photometer

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instrument for measuring light

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115
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sonomotor

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motor relates to movement caused by sound

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116
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thermometer

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instrument for measuring temperature

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117
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algospasm

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pain caused by a spasm

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118
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dipsomainia

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alchoholism

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119
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kinesiology

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study of movement

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120
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kinesthesia

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perception of movement

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121
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phonometer

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instrument used to measure sound

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122
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esthesiometry

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measurement of tactile sensibility

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123
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combining form

acanth/o

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spiny, thorny

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124
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combining form

andr/o

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masculine

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125
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combining form:

chlor/o

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chlorine, green

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126
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combining form:

chrom/o, chromat/o

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color

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127
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combing form:

crypt/o

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hidden, obscure

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128
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combining form:

cyan/o

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blue

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129
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combining form:

eosin/o

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red

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130
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combining form:

erythr/o

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red, redness

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131
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combining form:

granul/o

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granular

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132
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combining form:

gyn/o, gyn/e, gynec/o

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women

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133
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combining form

home/o, hom/o

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same, constant

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134
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combining form:

ichthy/o

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dry, scaly, fishy

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135
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combining form:

idi/o

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distinct, unknown

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136
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combining form:

immun/o

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safe, immune system

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137
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combining form:

leuk/o

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white

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138
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combining form:

macr/o

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large, long

139
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combining form:

mag/o, megal/o

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large, million

140
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combining form:

melan/o

A

black

141
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combining form:

micr/o

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small, tiny

142
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combining form:

mio

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smaller, less

143
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combining form

morph/o

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strucure, shape

144
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combining form:

norm/o

A

normal

145
Q

combining form

physi/o

A

physical, natural

146
Q

combining form:

peud/o

A

false

147
Q

combining form:

scler/o

A

hardness, thickening

148
Q

combining form

scoli/o

A

crooked, bent

149
Q

combining form

spher/o

A

round, spherical

150
Q

combining form

staphyl/o

A

grapelike clusters

151
Q

combining form:

sten/o

A

narrowness

152
Q

combining form:

strept/o

A

twisted chains

153
Q

combining form:

terat/o

A

monsterlike

154
Q

combining form:

xanth/o

A

yellow

155
Q

eosinophilic

A

staining readily with red dyes

156
Q

microorganism

A

tiny organism

157
Q

xanthoderma

A

yellowish skin

158
Q

stenocephaly

A

narrowness of the head

159
Q

morphology

A

structure of plants and animals

160
Q

homeoplasia

A

the formation of new similar tissue

161
Q

scoliometer

A

device to measure curves

162
Q

idiopathic

A

a disease of unknown origin

163
Q

pseudodiabetes

A

a false test for sugar in urine

164
Q

acanthoid

A

spine shaped

165
Q

chromatogenous

A

producing color

166
Q

streptococcus

A

common organism that causes various infections

167
Q

leukoblast

A

immature white blood cell

168
Q

physiotherapy

A

another name for physical therapy

169
Q

granuloma

A

a small granular lesion

170
Q

erythroclasis

A

fragmentation of red blood cells

171
Q

melanoderma

A

abnormal skin darkening

172
Q

tetarogen

A

an agent that causes a malformed fetus

173
Q

androblastoma

A

testicular tumor

174
Q

chloruresis

A

excretion of chloride in the urine

175
Q

immunodeficient

A

lacking in some essential immune function

176
Q

staphylococcus

A

a common species that causes a variety of infections

177
Q

cyanosis

A

the state of being blue

178
Q

gynopathy

A

a disease particular to women

179
Q

scleroderma

A

thickening and hardening of the skin

180
Q

cryptogenic

A

something with an obscure origin

181
Q

normocyte

A

a normal cell

182
Q

ichthyotoxism

A

poisoning by fish

183
Q

spherocyte

A

a round red blood cell

184
Q

macromelia

A

an abnormally sized limb

185
Q

megaloencephaly

A

abnormally large head or brain

186
Q

miopragia

A

lessend functional activity

187
Q

bacill/o

A

bacilli/ bacteria

188
Q

bacteri/o

A

bacteria

189
Q

carcin/o

A

cancer

190
Q

kyph/o

A

humpback

191
Q

onch/o, onc/o

A

tumor

192
Q

path/o

A

disease

193
Q

pyr/o

A

fever, heat

194
Q

schist/o

A

split

195
Q

schiz/o

A

split, division

196
Q

spasm/o

A

spasm

197
Q

pathogen

A

disease causing substance

198
Q

carcinogen

A

cancer producing substance

199
Q

spasmolytic

A

agent that relieves spasms

200
Q

bacteriogenic

A

caused by bacteria

201
Q

pyrogenic

A

causing a fever

202
Q

kyphoscoliosis

A

kyphosis combined with scoliosis

kyphosis (humpback)

203
Q

bacilliform

A

rod shaped bacterium

204
Q

schizophrenia

A

a spectrum of mental disorders with a disorder in perception

205
Q

oncolysis

A

destruction of a cancerous tumor

206
Q

schistocytosis

A

a bladder split

207
Q

anteri/o

A

front

208
Q

dextr/o

A

right, toward the right

209
Q

dors/o

A

back

210
Q

goni/o

A

angle

211
Q

later/o

A

lateral, to one side

212
Q

medi/o

A

middle, medial plane

213
Q

mes/o

A

middle, median

214
Q

orth/o

A

straight, normal

215
Q

top/o

A

place, topical

216
Q

lateroduction

A

movement to one side

217
Q

dextrocardia

A

displacement of the heart to the right

218
Q

mesocephalic

A

medium sized head

219
Q

dorsalgia

A

upper back pain

220
Q

topography

A

decription of body parts in terms of a specific surface area

221
Q

geniometer

A

device for measuring angles

222
Q

orthodontics

A

specialty concerned with straightening tooth placement

223
Q

mediolateral

A

medial plane and one side of the body

224
Q

crin/o

A

secrete

225
Q

gen/o

A

producing/ being born

226
Q

hypn/o

A

sleep

227
Q

log/o

A

speech, words, thought

228
Q

narc/o

A

sleep, numbness

229
Q

phag/o

A

eating, devouring, swallowing

230
Q

somn/o, somni

A

sleep

231
Q

spir/o

A

breathe

232
Q

hypnogenesis

A

induction of sleep

233
Q

somnambulism

A

sleepwalking

234
Q

crinogenic

A

causing secretion

235
Q

phagocyte

A

a cell that ingests bacteria and other particles

236
Q

genoblast

A

the nucleus of a fertilized ovum

237
Q

spiroscope

A

a device for measuring lung capacity

238
Q

logopathy

A

a speech disorder

239
Q

narcolepsy

A

a sleep disorder

240
Q

actin/o

A

light

241
Q

amyl/o

A

starch

242
Q

bar/o

A

weight, pressure

243
Q

bas/o, basi/o

A

base

244
Q

bio

A

life

245
Q

chem/o

A

chemicals

246
Q

chrono

A

time

247
Q

coni/o

A

dust

248
Q

cycl/o

A

circle, cycle

249
Q

dyna, dynam/o

A

force, energy

250
Q

echo

A

reflected sound

251
Q

electr/o

A

electricity

252
Q

eti/o

A

cause

253
Q

fibr/o

A

fiber

254
Q

fluor/o

A

light, luminous, flourine

255
Q

fungi

A

fungus

256
Q

galact/o

A

milk

257
Q

ger/o, geront/o

A

old age

258
Q

lact/o, lacti

A

milk

259
Q

lith/o

A

stone

260
Q

lys/o

A

destruction

261
Q

necr/o

A

death, dying

262
Q

noct/i

A

night

263
Q

nyct/o

A

night

264
Q

pharmaco

A

drugs, medicine

265
Q

phyt/o

A

plant

266
Q

py/o

A

pus

267
Q

radio

A

radiation, xray, radius

268
Q

stere/o

A

three dimensional

269
Q

tel/o, tele/o

A

distant, end, complete

270
Q

ton/o

A

tension, pressure

271
Q

toxi, toxic/o, tox/o

A

poison, toxic

272
Q

troph/o

A

food, nutrition

273
Q

etiopathology

A

the study of the cause of abnormality or disease

274
Q

lithotomy

A

an operation for removal of stones

275
Q

barostat

A

pressure regulating device

276
Q

echocardiogram

A

ultrasound recording of the heart

277
Q

trophocyte

A

a cell that provides nutrition

278
Q

nocturia

A

urination at night

279
Q

nyctalopia

A

reduced ability to see at night

280
Q

amylophagia

A

abnormal craving for starch

281
Q

lactogen

A

an agent that stimulates milk production

282
Q

electrocardiogram

A

a graphic record of the hearts electrical currents

283
Q

tonometer

A

an instrument for measuring pressure

284
Q

phytotoxin

A

a substance from plants that is similar to a bacterial toxin

285
Q

cineradiography

A

imaging of an organ in motion

286
Q

biopsy

A

a sample of tissue from a living patient

287
Q

gerontology

A

the study of problems of aging

288
Q

pyocyst

A

a cyst filled with pus

289
Q

chemolysis

A

a chemical destruction

290
Q

cyclectomy

A

removal of a part of a ciliary body

291
Q

fungicide

A

a substance that destorys fungi

292
Q

telophase

A

the final stage of mitosis or meiosis

293
Q

necrology

A

study of the cause of death

294
Q

actinotherapy

A

ultraviolet light therapy used in dermatology

295
Q

dynamometer

A

instrument for measuing muscular power

296
Q

lysemia

A

dissolution of red blood cells

297
Q

galactophoritis

A

inflammation of the milk ducts

298
Q

basophilic

A

having an affinity for basic dyes

299
Q

radiography

A

x-ray examination

300
Q

fibroplastic

A

producing fibrous tissue

301
Q

fluorochrome

A

fluorescent contrast media

302
Q

chronometry

A

measurment of time intervals

303
Q

toxipathy

A

disease due to poisoning

304
Q

pharmacology

A

science of drugs

305
Q

stereology

A

study of three dimensional aspects of the cell

306
Q

coniometer

A

instrument to measure dust

307
Q

pluralizing rules

words ending in any vowel, or consonant exceot s, x, z or y

A

add -s

308
Q

pluralizing rules

words ending in s, x or z

A

add -es

309
Q

pluralizing rules

words ending in y preceded by a consonant

A

remove the y and add -ies

310
Q

pluralizing rules

words ending in y proceced by a vowel

A

usually -s

311
Q

pluralizing rules

latin words ending in x

A

remove the x and add -ces

312
Q

pluralizing rules

latin terms ending in a

A

add -e

313
Q

pluralizing rules

latin terms ending in a

A

add -e

314
Q

pluralizing rules

latin words ending in us

A

remove the us and add -i

315
Q

pluralizing rules

greek words ending in on

A

remove on or add an -a

316
Q

pluralizing rules

latin words ending in um

A

Remove um and add -a

317
Q

pluralizing rules

Greek words ending in sis

A

change sis to -ses

318
Q

Abbreviation

a

A

before

319
Q

Abbreviation

ac

A

before meals

320
Q

abbreviation

AMI

A

Acute Myocardial Infarction

321
Q

Abbreviations

bid

A

twice a day

322
Q

Abbreviations

BP

A

Blood pressure

323
Q

Abbreviation

c/o

A

complaining of

324
Q

abbreviation

Ca

A

cancer/carcinoma

325
Q

abbreviation

CC

A

cheif complaint

326
Q

abbreviation

COPD

A

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

327
Q

Abbreviation

CXR

A

chest x-ray

328
Q

Abbreviations

DOB

A

date of birth

329
Q

Abbreviations

Dx

A

Diagnosis

330
Q

Abbreviations

ECG, EKG

A

Electrocardiogram

331
Q

Abbreviations

Fx

A

Fracture

332
Q

Abbreviations

GI

A

Gastrointestinal

333
Q

Abbreviations

h/o

A

hitsory of

334
Q

Abbreviations

IM

A

intramuscular

335
Q

Abbreviaitons

LAC

A

laceration

336
Q

Abbreviations

LOC

A

level of consciousness

337
Q

Abbreviations

mcg

A

microgram

338
Q

Abbreviations

NKDA

A

no known drug allergies

339
Q

Abbreviations

npo

A

nothing by mouth

340
Q

Abbreviatons

po

A

by mouth

341
Q

Abbreviations

PRN

A

as needed

342
Q

Abbreviations

qid

A

four times a day

343
Q

Abreviaitons

SOB

A

shortness of breath

344
Q

Abbreviaitons

tid

A

three times a day

345
Q

Abbreviaitons

Tx

A

treatment

346
Q

Abbreviations

w/o

A

without

347
Q

abbreviations

WNL

A

within normal limits

348
Q
A

Pathology (3 decks)

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