Terminology Flashcards by Hayley Lewis

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Anti

A

Working against (e.g antihistamine)

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Ante

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Before (e.g antenatal)

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Brady

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Slow (e.g bradycardia)

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Cysto

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A Cell

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Cystotoxic

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Something that has a damaging effect on cells

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart rate

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Bradypnea

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Slow breathing

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Endo

A

Within

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Endometrium

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Inner lining of the uterus

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Epi

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Upon, outside

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Epidermis

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the outermost layer of the skin

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Erythr (o)

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Red

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Erythrocyte

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red blood cell

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Hyper

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Excessive, increased

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Hypertensive

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High blood pressure

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Hypo

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Decreased

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Hypothermia

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Low Body temperature

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Peri

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Around

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Periosteum

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tissue surrounding the bone

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Poly

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Many

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Polyoestrous

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having many oestrous cycles

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Post

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After

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postmorten

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after death surgical operation

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Pyo

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Pus

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Pyometra

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pus of the uterus

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Tachy

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Rapid

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Tachycardia

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elevated heart rate

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-aemia

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relates to the blood

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-cyte

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a cell

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-ectomy

A

surgical removal

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-genic

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giving rise to; causing

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-ia / -iasis

A

condition or state

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-itis

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inflammation

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-oma

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tumor; neoplasm

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-osis

A

disease order or state

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-ostomy

A

surgical opening

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Arthr(o)

A

Joint; articulation

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Cardi(o)

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Heart

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Chondro

A

cartilage

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Cyst(o)

A

Bladder

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Dermat(o)

A

Skin

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Gloss(o)

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Tongue

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Lingual

A

tongue

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Haemat(o) / Haem(o)

A

Blood

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Hepat(o)

A

Liver

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Hist(io/o)

A

tissue

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Mamm(o)

A

Breast; mammary gland

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Masto

A

Breast; mammary gland

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Metra-/metro

A

uterus

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Myo-

A

Muscle

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Neur(o)

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Nerve

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Ophthalm(o)

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eye

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orchi

A

testis

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oste(o)

A

bone

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pneum(o)

A

air or gas; lung

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-pnoea

A

respiration; breathing

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ren-

A

kidney

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rhin(o)

A

nose

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trich(o)

A

hair

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vas(o)

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vessel; duct

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Lipid

A

an organic compound consisting of fatty acids and glycerol (also known as fat)

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Glycerol

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a component of fat. produced when fats are broken down by enzymes along with fatty acids

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DNA

A

deoxyribonucleic acid

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RNA

A

ribonucleic acid