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1
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arthro

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joint

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dermato

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skin

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gastro

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stomach

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nephro

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kidney

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stomato

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mouth

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cyte

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cell

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itis

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inflammation

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oma

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tumor

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megaly

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enlarged

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an

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without

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intra

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within

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poly

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many, much

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osteo

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bone

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entero

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intestine

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spleno

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spleen

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pre

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before

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rrhapy

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to suture

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malacia

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softening

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cele

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hernia

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algia

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pain

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uni/mono

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one

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supra

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above

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tachy

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rapid

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brady

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slow

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where is the prefix in a word?

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at the beginning

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where is the suffix in the word?

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at the end of the word

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when do you use a combining form?

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is needed when the words that your are combining do not have a vowel

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what do prefixes do to a word?

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changes its meaning and indicates size, quantity, position and location

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what do suffixes do to a word?

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changes the meaning of a medical word; surgical, diagnostic, pathological, and related, grammatical, and diminutive, singular and plural

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jaundice

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yellow

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cyanosis

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blue

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erythema

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red

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melano

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black

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leuko

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white

35
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what does a basal carcinoma look like?

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pearly white or waxy bump often with visible blood vessels

36
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what is the treatment for a basal cell carcinoma?

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surgical excision/ cryotherapy (freeze It off)

37
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what is an abscess (furuncle or carbuncle (many furuncles))?

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localized collection of pus at the infection site

38
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what does an abscess feel like?

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tender, painful, swollen

39
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what does an abscess look like?

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enlarged, discharging pus, necrotic material

40
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how is an abscess treated?

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I&D

41
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what is psoriasis (noninfectious)?

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chronic, inflammatory skin disease

42
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what does psoriasis feel like?

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thick, dry, silvery, red patches and scaly

43
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what does psoriasis look like ?

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dry, cracked, encrusted

44
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how is psoriasis treated?

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medication, light therapy, biologic drug

45
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what is acne?

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Common inflammatory skin disease of the sebaceous glands and their hair follicles

46
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what does acne look like?

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blackheads/whiteheads, enlargement and rupture, chronic irritation

47
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how is acne treated?

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tropical agents, antibacterial solution, skin kept clean and dry

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what is scabies?

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Contagious skin disease that is the result of infestation by the itch mite

49
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what does scabies feel like?

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itchy, and rash

50
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what does scabies look like?

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short, wavy, brownish black lines

51
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how is scabies treated?

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tropical scabicide; antipuritics

52
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allograft:

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is a transplant from human to human

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xenograft:

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healthy transplant from pig to animal

54
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what is the difference of allograft and xenograft?

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allograft is skin transplant from a human while xenograft is a transplant from a pig

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punch biopsy:

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circular blade where u punch it into the skin

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shave biopsy:

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uses a tool similar to a razor to scrape the surface of the skin. The result is a slightly indented area of your skin

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needle biopsy:

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is a procedure to obtain a sample of cells from your body for laboratory testing

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cryosurgery:

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freezes and destroys the lesion with nitrogen

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debridement:

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removal of necrotized tissue from a traumatic or infected area by surgical excision,

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biopsy:

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Tissue sample removed from the body for microscopic examination

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incision and drainage (I&D):

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cutting and draining

62
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intradermal allergen test:

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injection of small amounts of extracts of the suspected allergens and observation of the skin for subsequent reaction via subcutaneous

63
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what is gout?

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systemic connective tissue disorder

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what are the symptoms of gout?

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happens in great toe, inflamed joints, swollen joints due to build up of uric acid

65
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what are the causes of gout?

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diet, alcohol, meat and beer

66
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what is a herniated disc (prolapsed disk)?

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protrusion or herniation at the center of two vertebrae

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what are the symptoms of herniated disc?

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worsens w motion, dull ache to severe pain

68
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what is the CF of veins:

A

phlebo

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what is the CF of ater:

A

arterio

Medical Terminology Chapter 1 & 2 (8 decks)

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