Medical Terminology part 4 Flashcards by Graeson Leigh Tobolka | Brainscape

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penia

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deficiency

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pexy

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surgical fixation

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plasty

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surgical repair

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scope

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instrument for viewing

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stomy

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creation of an artificial opening

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tomy

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cutting into the organ area

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uria

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urination, urine

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a, an

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without, not

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anti

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against

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bi

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two, double

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brady

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slow

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dys

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bad, difficult, painful

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endo

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within, inside

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epi

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above

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eu

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good, normal

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hemat/o

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blood

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hemi

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one half

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hyper

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above normal, excessive, high

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hypo

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below, beneath, low

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intra

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inside, within

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mal

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bad

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neo

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new

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peri

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around, surrounding

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poly

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excessive, many

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post

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after

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pre

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before

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sub

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less than normal, below, underneath

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supra

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above

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tachy

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rapid

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dyspnea

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difficult breathing

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nevus

A

birthmark or mole on the skin

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peritoneum

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membrane lining the abdominal cavity

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examples of exocrine glands

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sweat, salivary, mammary, ceruminous, lacrimal, sebaceous, prostate and mucous.

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lumbar region

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lower back

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bursa

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a small serous sac between a tendon and a bone.

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substance use disorder

A

replaces drug abuse

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person with substance use disorder

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replaces addict

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Adiposity-based chronic disease

A

obesity

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ectomy

A

surgical removal

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hypotension

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lower than normal blood pressure