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Test #2: Medical Term. Flashcards

1
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Root words origins are mainly from…

A

Greek and Latin

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——— is an element common to all the words of a group of a similar meaning

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A root word

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———— is the foundation of a word.

gives the word its major meaning

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A root word

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Ending that follow a word root

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Suffix

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Word part that goes before root word

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Prefix

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When a vowl is added to a word root, word part that results is

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Combining form

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DIRECTIONAL TERMS-

Pertaining to the middle

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Medial

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Pertaining to the side

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Lateral

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Away from center of the body

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Distal

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Closest to the origin

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Proximal

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Toward head

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Cephalic or cephalad

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Toward feet

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Caudal or caudad

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Inside of the body/ toward medial plane

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Internal

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Outside of the body / away from medial plane

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External

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TERMS OF POSITIONING-

Head lower than the feet

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Trendelenburg

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Lying down

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Recumbent

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Pertaining to the back of the body (posterior)

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Dorsal

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Pertaining to the front of the body (anterior)

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Ventral

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19
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Turn hand upward

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Supinate

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20
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Turn hand downward

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Pronate

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21
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Movement away from body

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Abduction

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Movement toward the body

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Adduction

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  • Lying down

* Shooting the beam horizontally across the body

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Decubitus

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SPINAL CURVATURES-

Outward curve

  • Thoracic & sacrum
  • Primary curve (born with it)
A

Kyphotic

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25
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Back is humped outward abnormally

Hunchback

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Kyphosis

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Inward curve

  • cervical & lumbar
  • secondary curve (as u develop, curve develops more)
A

Lordodic

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Spine curved inward TOO MUCH

Swayback

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Lordosis

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28
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Lateral curvature of spine

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Scoliotic-scoliosis

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BODY PLANES-

Divided the body into right and left portions

*front to back

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Sagittal

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30
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Vertical at midline

*equal right & left halves

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Midsagittal

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Vertical, right angles to sagittal plane

  • divide body anterior & posterior portions
  • passes from side to side
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Coronal (frontal)

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Vertical, divided equal anterior & posterior portions

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Mid-coronal

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Right angles, sagittal & frontal sections

  • divided into upper & lower portions
  • cut across body
A

Transverse (horizontal)

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34
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SPECIAL CARE UNITS-

ICU

  • CRITICAL patients who need monitoring
A

Intensive care unit

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CCU

*patients who have heart conditions here

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Coronary Care Unit

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HCU or OHU

*send open heart patients who came from surgery

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Heart Care Unit
Or
Open Heart Unit

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RCU

  • where u send chronic respiratory patients
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Respiratory Care Unit

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IMCU

*send patients who still need extra care but are improving after leaving the ICU

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Immediate Care Unit

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ER / ED

  • emergency department
A

Emergency Room / Emergency Department

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40
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X-ray that shows motion

A

Fluoroscopy

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41
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Examination of urinary system

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Urogram

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42
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Examination of kidneys

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Pyelogram

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43
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Examination of ureters

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Ureterogram

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44
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Examination of urethra

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Urethragram

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45
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Medical specialist who used radiation for diagnosis & treatment

A

Radiologist

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46
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Physician skilled in roentgen diagnosis, therapy or both

A

Roentgenologist

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47
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MEDICAL ABBREVIATIONS-

ASAP

A

As Soon As Possible

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48
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BE, BaE

A

Barium enema

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49
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BID

A

Twice daily

Usually meds

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50
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Ć

A c with a line above it

A

With

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51
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CCU

A

Coronary Care Unit

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52
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cm

A

Centimeter

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53
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COPD

A

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

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54
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CVA

A

Cerebrovascular Accident

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55
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CXR

A

Chest X-Ray

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56
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DX

A

Diagnosis

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57
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ER

A

Emergency Room

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GI

A

Gastrointestinal

59
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Hx

A

History

60
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ICU

A

Intensive Care Unit

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IVP

*typically for fluoroscopy

A

Intravenous Pyelogram

62
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KUB

A

Kidneys, Ureters & Bladder

63
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LMP

A

Last Menstrual Period

64
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MRI, MR

A

Magnetic Resonance Imaging

65
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NOP

  • important for fluoroscopy exams
  • typically eat/drink after midnight
A

Nothing By Mouth

66
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PAR

A

Post Anesthesia Recovery

67
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Post-Op

A

After surgery

68
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Pre-Op

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Before surgery

69
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PT

A

Physical Therapy

70
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pt

Lower case

A

Patient

71
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QID

A

Four times daily

72
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R/O

A

Rule out

Must clinically “suspect”

73
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SOB

A

Shortness Of Breath

74
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S/P

A

Status post

75
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STAT

A

Immediately

*must drop what your doing and go!!
(Under certain circumstances is it ok to finish why ur doing
Ex) bein w/ patient )

76
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TIA

A

Transient Ischemic Attack

Mini heart attack

77
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UGI

A

Upper gastrointestinal series

78
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BUN

A

Blood, urea, nitrogen

  • lab results (blood work)
  • for contrast agents usually
79
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Fx

A

Fracture

80
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SBFT

A

Small Bowel Follow Through

81
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RADIOGRAPHIC NOMENCLATURE:

The positive electrode in X-ray tube is..

A

Anode

82
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The negative electrode in the X-ray tube is…

A

Cathode

83
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Diff in densities on a radiographic image; allows details to be seen

A

Contrast

84
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The opaqueness; overall blackness in image

A

Density

85
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Area of the anode in X-ray tube from which x-rays emerge

A

Focal spot

86
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Device prevents scatter radiation exiting body from reaching the image receptor; placed btw patient and image receptor

A

Grid

87
Q

Peak kilovoltage that is applied to the
X-ray tube; determines the wavelength of x-ray beam, it’s ability to penetrate body & number of shades of grey in image

A

KVP

88
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The milliamperage seconds, is product of milliaperage and time. Current is passed through X-ray tube. X-ray produced consequently overall darkness

A

mAs

89
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Distance from the part being radiographed (patient), to the image receptor

A

Object-image distance (OID)

90
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Distance from the source of radiation to the device that is detecting the radiation

A

Source to image distance (SID)

91
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Distance from the source of radiation to part being examined (patient)

A

Source to object distance (SOD)

92
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SINGULAR ENDINGS TO PLURAL ENDINGS:

-a

A

ae

93
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-us

A

i

94
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-um

A

a

95
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-ma

A

mata

Like circoma = circomata

96
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-on

A

a

97
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-is

A

es

Like diagnosis= diagnoses

98
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-ix, ex

A

ices

Like Apex =appendices

99
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PREFIXES:

ante

A

Front

Like anterior

100
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contra

A

Against

101
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decub

A

Lying down

102
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dors

A

Back

Like dorsal

103
Q

ect

A

Outside

104
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hemi

A

Half

105
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poly

A

Many

106
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sub

A

Below

Think like submarine…. goes under water; below the water level

107
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trans

A

Across

Think “transgender”…. male “trans”itions to a women

108
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vent

A

Front

Like ventral

109
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SUFFIXES:
(Found after the food word)

-algia

A

Pain

110
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-centesis

A

Puncture

111
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-ectomy

A

Excision

112
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-genic

A

Origin

113
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-gram, -graphy

A

Recording of

114
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-itis

A

Inflammation

115
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-megaly

A

Enlargement

Think of mega = big

116
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-oma

A

Tumor

117
Q

-scopy

A

Inspection

Like endoscopy

118
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OPERATIVE SUFFIXES:

Lithotomy

A

Removal of stones

119
Q

Tripsey

A

Crushing or friction

120
Q

ROOT WORDS:

aden

A

Gland

Like Adenoid

121
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angio

A

Vessel

Like angiogram

122
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arth

A

Joint

Like arthritis

123
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chiro

A

Hand

124
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cysto

A

Bladder, sac

125
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encephal

A

Brain

(Like encephalitis)

itis=condition

126
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enter

A

Intestine

Remember the “in” I’m intestine!!!

127
Q

gaster

A

Stomach

128
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hem

A

Blood

129
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hepat

A

Liver

130
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myel

A

Spinal cord

131
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nephr

A

Kidney

(Like nephritis)

-itis = condition

132
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osteo

A

Bone

Like osteoarthritis

133
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pneum

A

Air

Pneumonia

134
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radi

A

Ray

135
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Osteomegely

A

Enlargement of the bone

136
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Bronchiectasis

A

Expansion of bronchi

137
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Nephrolithotomy

A

Removal of kidney stones

138
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Pericardium

A

Around the heart

139
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Hemangioma

A

Tumor of blood vessel

140
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Tracheoscopy

A

Inspection/exam of trachea

141
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Arthrocentesis

A

Puncture of a joint

142
Q

Hemigastrectomy

A

Removal of half stomach

143
Q

Pyloromyotomy

A

Incision of pylorussphincter muscle

144
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Mastectomy

A

Removal of breast

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