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Systems Chapter 5 Flashcards

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cocc/i

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spherically shaped family of bacteria

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strept/o

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twisted chains or strips

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staphyl/o

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bunch of grapes or uvula

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bacill/i

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rod shaped bacteria

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dipl/o

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double

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uvul/o

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uvula

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py/o

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pus

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onc/o

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tumors

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-genic

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producing or forming

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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

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ot/o

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ear

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cholecystography

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process of obtaining an x-ray of the gall bladder

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-ites

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distended with gas

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a-

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not, lack of

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an-

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not, lack of

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brady-

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abnormally slow

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dys-

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difficult, abnormal, poor, painful

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tachy-

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abnormally fast

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audi/o

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hearing

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phon/o

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voice, vocal sounds

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phasia

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speech

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rhin/o

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nose

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lith/o

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calculus or stone

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-genesis

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generating, producing or forming

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chol/e

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gall or bile

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-iasis

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pathological condition or infestation

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27
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phagia

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Swallowing

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pne/o

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respiration or breathing

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-pnea

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breathing

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men/o

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menstruation

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peps/o

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digestion

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therm/o

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heat

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dia-

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through

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dactyl/o

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fingers or toes

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syn-

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with or together

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drom/o

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dips/i

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poly-

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too much or too many

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agenesis

A

lack of development

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alcoholism

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chronic physical and psychological addiction to alcohol

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amenorrhea

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absence of menstruation

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apepsia

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cessation of digestion

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aphasia

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unable to speak

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aphonia

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no voice, unable to make sounds

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apnea

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absence of breathing

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audiogram

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graphic record of hearing function

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audiologist

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hearing specialist

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audiology

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science that studies hearing

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audiometer

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instrument to test hearing

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audiometry

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process of testing hearing

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bacillus

A

rod shaped bacterium

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bradycardia

A

slow heart rate

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bradypepsia

A

slow digestion

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bradyphagia

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slow eating (swallowing)

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bradypnea

A

slow breathing

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calculi

A

small stones

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carcinogenesis

A

formation of cancer

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cholangiogram

A

x-ray of the bile ducts

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cholecyst

A

gall bladder

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cholecystitis

A

inflammation of the gallbladder

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cholecystogram

A

x-ray of the gall bladder

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cholecystography

A

process of obtaining an x-ray of the gall bladder

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Coccus

A

Sphere shaped bacterium

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Dactylitis

A

Inflammation of the fingers and/or toes

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Dactylogram

A

Fingerprint

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Dactylospasm

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Spasm of a digit

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Diplobacillus

A

Double bacillus

67
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Diplococci

A

Cocci growing in pairs

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Dipsomania

A

Abnormal compulsion to drink

69
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Dysmenorrhea

A

Painful menstruation

70
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Dipsomania

A

Abnormal compulsion to drink

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Dysmenorrhea

A

Painful menstruation

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Dyspepsia

A

Painful digestion

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Dysphagia

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Difficulty swallowing

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Dysphasia

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Difficulty speaking, garbled speech

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Dysphonia

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Difficulty making sounds with your voice

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Dyspnea

A

Difficulty breathing

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Hydrocephalus

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Enlarged head due to fluid accumulation (congenital)

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Hyperthermia

A

Abnormally high body temperature

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Hypothermia

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Abnormally low body temperature

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Lithometer

A

Instrument to measure stones

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Lithotomy

A

Incision for the removal of stones

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Macroblast

A

Abnormally large immature cell

83
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Macrocephalus

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Large head size

84
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cholecystotomy

A

incision into the gallbladder

85
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cholelith

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cholelithiasis

A

infestation with gallstones

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