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Anatomy > Medical Terminology List #3 > Flashcards

Medical Terminology List #3 Flashcards

1
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Epigastric

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Upper middle region of the abdomen

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Hypodermic

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Pertaining to beneath the skin

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Infracostal

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Below the ribs

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Subnasal

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Below the nose

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Intercostal

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Between the ribs

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Postnatal

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After birth

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Prenatal

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Before birth

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Prognosis

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Predicted outcome of a disease

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Retroversion

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Abnormal backward or tilting position

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Bilateral

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Affecting both sides

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Diplopia

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Double vision

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Diplobacterial

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Bacterial cells appearing in pairs

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Hemiplegia

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Paralysis of one side of the body

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Hypercalcemia

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Elevated levels of calcium in the blood

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Macrocyte

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Larger than normal red blood cell

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Microscope

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Instrument used for viewing small objects

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Monotherapy

A

Treatment using a single drug

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Uninuclear

A

Having a single nucleus

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Multigravida

A

Woman who has been pregnant multiple times

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Polyphobia

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Fear of many things or situations

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Primigravida

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Woman pregnant for the first time

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Quadriplegia

A

Paralysis of all four limbs

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Triceps

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Muscle in the back of the upper arm; three heads

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Abduction

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Movement away from the midline of the body

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Adduction

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Movement toward the midline of the body

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Circumrenal

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Surrounding the kidney

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Peridontal

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Pertaining to the area around the teeth

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Diarrhea

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Loose or watery stool

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Transverse (colon)

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The part of the colon that runs horizontally

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Ectogenous

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Originating outside the body

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Expiration

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Breathing out or exhaling

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Extracranial

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Outside the skull

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Endocrine

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Glands that secrete hormones into the bloodstream

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Intramuscular

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Into the muscle

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Paranasal

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Next to the nose

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Superior

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Above or higher in position

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Suprerenal

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Above the kidney

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Ultrasonic

A

Sonic waves beyond the upper limit of human hearing

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Ataxia

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Lack of muscle control or coordination

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Anesthesia

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Loss of sensation, often induced for medical procedure

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Antibacterial

A

Substance that destroys or inhibits bacteria

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Contraception

A

Methods used to prevent pregnancy

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Bradycardia

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Abnormally slow heart rate

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Dsytocia

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Difficult labor or childbirth

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Heterograft

A

Tissue or organ transplanted from a different species

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Homograft

A

Tissue or organ transplanted from the same species

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Homeostasis

A

Internal stability and balance within the body

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Malnutrition

A

Lack of proper nutrition, leading to health problems

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Panarthritis

A

Inflammation of multiple joints

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Pseudopod

A

Temporary projection of the cytoplasm in certain cells

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Syndactylism

A

Fusion of digits (fingers or toes)

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Tachypnea

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Abnormally rapid breathing rate

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epi-

A

above, upon

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hypo-

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under, below, deficient

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infra-

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under, below

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sub-

A

under, below

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inter-

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between

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post-

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after, behind

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pre-

A

before, in front of

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pro-

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before, in front of

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retro-

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backward, behind

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bi-

A

two

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dipl(o)-

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double

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hemi-

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half

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hyper-

A

excessive, above normal

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macro-

A

large

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micro-

A

small

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mono-

A

one

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uni-

A

one

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multi-

A

many, much

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poly-

A

many, much

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primi-

A

first

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qaudri-

A

four

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tri-

A

three

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ab-

A

from, away from

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ad-

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toward

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circum-

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around

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peri-

A

around

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dia-

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through, across

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trans-

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through, across

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ecto-

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outside, outward

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extra-

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outside, outward

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endo-

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in, within

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intra-

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in, within

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para-

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near, beside, beyond

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super-

A

upper, above

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supra-

A

above, excessive, superior

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ultra-

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excess, beyond

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a-

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without, not

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an-

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without, not

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anti-

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against

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contra-

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against

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brady-

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slow

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dys-

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bad, painful, difficult

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hetero-

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different

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homo-

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same

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homeo-

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same

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mal-

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bad

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pan-

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all

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pseudo-

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false

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syn- (sym-)

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union, together, joinedt

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tachy-

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rapid, fast

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