Systems Chapter 2 Flashcards
(93 cards)
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-tome
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instrument used to cut slices of skin
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-tomy
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incision
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-ectomy
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excision
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-ostomy
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surgical artificial opening
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duoden/o
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duodenum
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gastr/o
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stomach
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-algia
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pain
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-gram
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record or picture
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-graph
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instrument used to make a recording or pictorial device
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-graphy
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process of making or recording an image
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ech/o
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sound make by reflected sound waves
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cardi/o
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heart
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radi/o
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radiation
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-pathy
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disease
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path/o
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disease
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jaundice
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yellow appearance due to high bilirubin level in the blood
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leuk/o
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white
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melan/o
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black (dark pigment)
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erythr/o
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red
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cyan/o
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blue
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chlor/o
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green
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xanth/o
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yellow
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-blast
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embryonic or immature cell
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-emia
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blood condition
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cyt/o
cells
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-logy
study of
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-penia
poverty
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-ia
condition
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-em
blood
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lymph/o
water or liquid associated with lymphatic system structures
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thromb/o
blood clot
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-osis (used with blood cells)
increase in number of
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-cyte
cell
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hist/o
tissues
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mania
madness
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megalomania
enlarged opinions of themselves
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blastocyte
immature cell
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cardialgia
heart pain
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cardiologist
physician specialist in heart disease
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cardiomegaly
enlarged heart
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cyanoderma
blueness of the skin
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cyanosis
condition of blueness
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cytologist
technologist who studies cellular disease
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cytology
science of studying cells
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cytometer
instrument to count cells
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cytometry
process of using a cytometer
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dermatology
the science of studying the skin
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dermatome
instrument to cut slices of skin tissue
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duodenal
pertaining to the duodenum
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duodenotomy
incision into the duodenum
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echocardiography
sonography of the heart
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electrocardiogram
picture representing the electric activity of the heart during the cardiac cycle
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erythremia
abnormally red blood due to too many erythrocytes
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erythroblast
immature red blood cell
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erythrocytes
red blood cells
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erythrocytopenia
low numbers of erythrocytes
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erythrocytosis
high numbers of erythrocytes
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erythroderma
redness of the skin
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etiology
study of the origin of disease
60
gastralgia
stomach pain
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gastrectomy
excision of the stomach
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gastric
pertaining to the stomach
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gastroduodenostomy
making a new opening between the stomach and the duodenum
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gastromegally
enlarged stomach
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gastrostomy
making a new opening in the stomach
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histoblast
immature tissue cells
67
histology
the science of studying tissues
68
leukemia
blood cancer involving leukocytes
69
leukocytopenia
low numbers of leukocytes
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leukocytosis
high numbers of leukocytes
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leukoderma
abnormally white skin (vitiligo)
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lymphatic
pertaining to the lymph system
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lymphocyte
lymphatic system white blood cell
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melanoblast
immature melanocyte
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melanocyte
pigment cell
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melanoderma
dark patches of skin
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pathologist
physician specialist in the study of disease
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pathology
the science of studying disease
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radiogram
x-ray picture
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radiograph
instrument used to produce the radiogram or the x-ray film
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radiography
process of producing radiograms
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radiologist
physician specialist in the interpretation of radiograms and other diagnostic imaging modalities
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sonogram
image of the body produced by computerized reflected sound
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sonograph
instrument that reflects sound waves through the body, picks them up with a transducer, and uses a computer to create an image of body structures
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sonographer
technologist who performs sonography
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sonography
process of using a sonographer
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thrombocytes
platelets, blood clotting cell fragments
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thrombocytopenia
low numbers of thrombocytes
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thrombocytosis
high numbers of thrombocytes
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tomogram
picture made by a tomograph
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tomograph
instrument that uses x-ray to produce images through planes (slices) of the body
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tomography
the process of using a tomograph
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xanthemia
yellow condition of the blood (carotenemia)
