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Terminology Flashcards

1
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hema-

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blood

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cardi

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heart

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-gram (suffix)

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record

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gastr

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stomach

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enter-

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intestines

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-scope

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instrument/tool

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-ac/ic

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pertaining to (the root word)

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-itis

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inflammation

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sub-

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below

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trans

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across

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retro

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behind

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aden

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gland

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-oma

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tumor or mass

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bio

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life

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15
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arth

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joint

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cephal

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head

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cerebr

A

largest part of the brain

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cyt

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cell

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derm

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skin

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electroencephalogram

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determines of pt has epilepsy

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21
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eryth

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red

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leuk

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white

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23
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sis

A

state of

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hepat

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liver

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-tomy

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cutting into

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lapar

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abdomen

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27
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nephr

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kidney

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ren

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kidney

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neur

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nerve

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onc

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tumor

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algia

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pain

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32
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rhino

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nose

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33
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sarc

A

flesh

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34
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-emia

A

blood condition

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35
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globin

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protein

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36
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ia/ism

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condition

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-opsy

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to view

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38
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-osis

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abnormal

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39
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dia-

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complete/through

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40
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pro

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before

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41
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re

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back

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42
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Organs of the Repiratory System

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bronchial tubes, larynx, lungs, trachea, pharynx

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43
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Nervous Sys Organs

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cerebrum, spinal cord

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44
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Muscoskeletal Sys Organs

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coccyx, vertebrae

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45
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Digestive Sys Organs

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colon, esophagus, pharynx

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Urinary Sys Organs

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Kidneys, Ureter, Urethra

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47
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Myo-

A

Muscle

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48
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Aural

A

sense of hearing

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49
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-cele

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relates to swelling

50
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cervical bones

A

there are 7// C1-C7

51
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Thoracic bones

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12 // T1-T12

52
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Lumbar bones

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(waist) L1-L5

53
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Sacral bones

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(lower back) 5 fused S1-S5

54
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Coccygeal region

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4 fused bones

55
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What is anatomical “front”

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what is anatomical “back”

57
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What is the term that divides the body in a horizontal plane?

A

transverse

58
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What is the term that divides the body vertically

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sagittal plane

59
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what is the term that divides the body into front and back portions

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frontal (coronal)

60
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What does MRI stand for

A

magnetic resonance imaging

61
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cervic

A

neck of the body

62
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chondro

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later

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lumb

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radi/o

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angi/o

67
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axill

68
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cholecyst

A

gallbladder

69
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cry/o

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inguin/o

71
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isch/o

A

to hold back

72
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mast/o

73
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phleb/o

74
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pneumon

75
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salping/o

A

fallopian tube

76
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adeno-

A

lymph nodes or glands

77
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rhabdomy

A

skeletal muscle

78
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leiomy/o means

A

visceral or smooth muscle

79
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rrhage

A

excessive discharge

80
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-rrhea

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flow or discharge

81
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sclerosis means

82
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-centesis

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surgical puncture to remove fluid

83
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-lysis

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separation, breakdown, destruction

84
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-stomy

85
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The joining together of two ducts or blood vessels to allow flow from one to the other is

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anastomosis

86
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-pnea

A

breath, respiration

87
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otto means

88
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abduct

A

movement away from midline

89
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the prefix for against or opposite

90
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an/o-

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anus, opening of digestive tract

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carp/o

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carpals, wrist bones

92
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cis/o

93
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cost/o

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dur/o-

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outer most meningeal membrane surrounding the brain and spinal cord

95
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gen/o

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to produce or begin

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glyc/o-

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nat/i-

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norm/o

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rule, order

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plas/o-

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formation, growth

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top/o-

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put, place, position

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troph/o

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development, nourishment

102
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-crine

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-dipsia

104
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-lapse

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fall, slide

105
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-mission

106
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-phagia

107
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-phasia

108
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-pnea

109
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-stasis

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to stand, place, stop, control

110
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-um

111
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-uria

A

urine condition

112
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ad-(renal)

A

toward, near

113
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ana-

114
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ec-(topic)

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out, outside

115
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epi-(dural)

A

above, upon

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hemi-

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inter-

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intra

119
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meta-(stasis)

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change, beyond (means change of place)

120
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ultra-(sonography)

121
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syn-

A

with, together

122
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-Drome

A

running or occurring

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