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Module 3 Flashcards

1
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Diagnostic Suffix

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describes disease conditions or their symptoms

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2
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-algia

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condition of pain

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3
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-emia

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blood condition

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4
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Septicemia

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blood infections; result when pathogens enter blood from a wound; more serious form of bacteremia that moves rapidly and may be life-threatening

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5
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Bacteremia

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bacterial invasion of blood w/o or w/ symptoms

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6
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-ia

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condition

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7
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-itis

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inflammation

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8
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cellulitis

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inflammation of soft tissue under the skin

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9
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Myos/o

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muscle

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10
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thrombophlebitis

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inflammation of a vein with formation of clot

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11
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-megaly

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enlargement

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12
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-oma

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mass, tumour

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13
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adenoma

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tumour of the glad; benign (noncancerous) tumour

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14
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adenocarcinoma

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tumour of the gland, malignant (cancerous) tumour

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15
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Sarcomas

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cancerous tumors of the flesh (connective tissue); muscle, bones, cartilage and fibrous tissue and fat

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16
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Myel/o

A

bone marrow

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17
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myeloma

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malignant (cancerous) tumour of cells in the bone marrow

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18
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Carcin/o or sarc/o

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anything combined with these roots is a malignant (cancerous) tumour. If it ends in -oma but these roots aren’t present then the tumour is benign (non-cancerous); except for some special cases

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19
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chondr/o

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cartilage

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20
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Fibr/o

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fibrous tissue

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21
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Leiomy/o

A

visceral/smooth muscle

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22
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Rhabdomy/o

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skeletal muscle

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23
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-osis

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condition, abnormal condition BUT when used with blood cell words, means a slight increase in number of cells

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24
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-pathy

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disease condition

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25
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Leukocytosis vs. Leukemia

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Leukocytosis: slight increase in normal WBCs; bodies response to bacterial infection
Leukemia: malignant condition marked by dramatic increase in cancerous WBCs

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26
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Cardiomyopathy

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chronic (ongoing) disease of heart muscle with inflammation and weakness

27
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Myocardial Infarction (MI)

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an acute (sudden) condition involving an area of heart muscle that has died as a result of ischemia; this is a heart attack

28
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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

29
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-rrhage or -rrhagia

A

excessive discharge of blood

30
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-sclerosis

A

hardening

31
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Atherosclerosis

A

most common type of arteriosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). A fatty plaque (atheroma) collects on the lining of arteries

32
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-uria

A

condition of urine

33
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Adjective Suffixes

A

mean pertaining to and describe part of the body, process or condition

34
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-al or -eal

A

pertaining to

35
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Infarction

A

area of dead tissue caused by ischemia

36
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ischemia

A

condition in which blood supply is held back from a part of the body

37
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Menorrhea vs. Menorrhagia

A

Menorrhea: normal discharge of blood and tissue from lining of uterus
Menorrhagia: abnormally heavy/long menstrual periods; chronic can result in anemia; a common complication of fibroids (uterine muscle tumours)

38
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Hematuria

A

blood in the urine

39
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Uremia

A

high levels of urea in the blood

40
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-ar

A

pertaining to

41
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-ary

A

pertaining to

42
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-ic

A

pertaining to

43
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-centesis

A

surgical puncture to remove fluid

44
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-ectomy

A

removal, resection, excision

45
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pharynx

A

throat

46
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larynx

A

voice box

47
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hyster/o

A

uterus; hysterectomy = removal of the uturus (total/subtotal)

48
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-gram

A

record

49
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lamin/o

A

backbone

50
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pneum/o or pulmon/o

A

lungs

51
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-graphy

A

process of recording

52
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angi/o

A

vessel

53
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-lysis

A

separation, breakdown, destruction

54
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Hemodialysis

A

removal of blood for passage through (DIA) a kidney machine to filter out waste materials (urea)

55
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-plasty

A

surgical repair, or surgical correction

56
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-scopy

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process of visual examination

57
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-stomy

A

opening; creation of permanent/semipermanent opening from an organ to the outside of body

58
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anastomosis

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when tubelike structures are surgically connected within the body; this is the new connection; ie. colocolostomy is an anastomosis; a new connection btw two previously unconnected portions of the colon

59
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-therapy

A

treatment

60
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Radiotherapy (radiation therapy)

A

treatment for cancer by using radiation to kill tumour cells; done by radiation oncologist

61
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Radiology

A

done by a radiologist; diagnose conditions using x-ray, magnetic wave, and ultrasound techniques

62
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-tomy

A

incision, cutting into

63
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Phlebotomy

A

incision of the vein

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