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Unit 1 - Chapter 3 - Suffixes Flashcards

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abdomin/o

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abdomin

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acr/o

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extremitiesa

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acu/o

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sharp, severe, sudden

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aden/o

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gland

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adip/o

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fat

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amin/o

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amnion

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angi/o

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vessel

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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axill/o

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armpit

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bi/o

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life

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blephar/o

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eyelid

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bronch/o

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bronchial tubes

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carcin/o

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cancerous

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cardi/o

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heart

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chem/o

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drug, chemical

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chondr/o

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cartillage

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chron/o

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time

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col/o

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colon

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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encephal/o

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brain

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erythr/o

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red

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hem/o

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blood

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hepat/o

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liver

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hydr/o

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water, fluid

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inguin/o

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groin

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isch/o

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to hold back

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lapar/o

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abdomen, abdominal wall

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laryng/o

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laryngx

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leuk/o

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white

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lymph/o

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lymph

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mamm/o

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breast

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mast/o

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breast

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morph/o

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shape, form

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muc/o

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muscus

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my/o

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muscle

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myel/o

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spinal cord, bone marrow

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necr/o

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death

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nephr/o

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kidney

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neur/o

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nerve

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neutr/o

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neutrophil (white blood cell)

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nucle/o

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nucleus

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opthalm/o

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eye

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opi/o

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opium

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oste/o

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bone

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ot/o

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ear

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path/o

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disease

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peritone/o

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peritonium

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phag/o

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to eat, swallow

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phleb/o

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vein

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plas/o

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formation, development

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pleur/o

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pleura (membrane surrounding lungs)

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pneumon/o

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lungs

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pulmon/o

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lungs

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radi/o

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x-rays

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rect/o

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rectum

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ren/o

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kidney

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rhin/o

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nose

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sarc/o

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flresh

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splen/o

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spleen

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staphyl/o

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clusters

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strept/o

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twistes chains

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thorac/o

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chest

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thromb/o

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clot

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tonsil/o

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tonsils

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trache/o

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trachea

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ven/o

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vein

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algia

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pain

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cele

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hernia

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centesis

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puncture to remove fluis

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cyte

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cell

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dynia

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pain

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ectomy

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excision, removal, resection

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emia

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blood condition

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genesis

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condition of producing, forming

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gram

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record

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graph

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instrument for recording

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graphy

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process of recording

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itis

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inflammation

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logy

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study of

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lysis

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breakdown, destruction, seperation

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malacia

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softening

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magaly

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enlargement

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oma

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tumor, mass

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opsy

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to view

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osis,

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condition, abnormal

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pathy

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diseas condition

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penia

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deficiency

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phobia

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fear

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plasia

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development, formation, growth

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plasty

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surgical repair

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ptosis

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dropping, falling, prolapse

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rrhea

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flow, discharge

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sclerosis

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hardening

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scope

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instrument for visual examination

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scopy

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process of visually examining

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stasis

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controlling, stopping

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stomy

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opening to form a mouth

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therapy

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treatment

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tomy

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incision, cutting into

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trophy

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development

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ac, al, ar, ary, genic, ic, ial, ical, ose, ous, tic

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pertaining to

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er

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one who

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ia

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condition

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ist

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specialist

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oid

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resembling, derived from

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ole or ule

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little, small

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um or ium

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structure, tissue

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us

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structure, substance

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y

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conditon, process

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what is a hernia?

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a protruston of an organ or muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it

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what is a hiatal hernia?

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when the stomach protrudes up into the medistinum through the esophageal opening in the diaphragm

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what is a inguinal hernia?

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when the intestines protrudes down into the groin (or into the scrotal sac in males)

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what is a cystocele

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when the blasser protrudes through the vaginal wall becuase of weak pelvic muscles

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what is a rectocele

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when a portion of the rectum protrudes towards the vagina

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what is an omphacele

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herniation of intestines through the navel
- occurs in infants because of abdominal wall weakness

116
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what are the 4 main kinds of bacteria

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streptococcus
staphylococcus
diploccous
c. difficile

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what is the shape/growth pattern of streptococcus and what does it cause

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  • berry shapes
  • grows in twisted chains
  • one group causes strep throat, tonsilitis, rheumatic fever, kidney ailments
  • another group causes infections in the teeth, nose, face and heart
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what is the shape/growth pattern of staphyloccus and what does it cause?

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  • berry shapes
  • grows in clusters likes grapes
  • causes lesions, skin absceses, boils
  • causes MRSA (antibiotic-resistant infection)
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what is the shape/growth pattern of diplococcus, what 2 bacterias do they create, what do those 2 bacterias cause, and what do they cause when they come together

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  • berry shapped
  • grow in pairs
  • creates pneumococci and gonococci
  • pneumococci caused bacterial pneumonia
  • gonococci caused invasion of repro. organs
  • together they cause gonorrhea
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what shape does c. difficile grow in, what does it cause, what people is it common in, and what may it require?

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  • shape of rods
  • causes inflammation of the colon and diarrheal disease and resistant to antibiotics
  • common in peopel who take antibiotics for a long time
  • may require a fecal transplant
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where are red blood cells made, what do they do and what do they contain

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  • made in bone marrow
  • carry oxygen and to the body so body cells can burn food and release energy (catabolism)
  • contain hemoglobin
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what are the 2 different kind of white blood cells and how many of each are there

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granulocytes - 3
mononuclear cells - 2

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what do granulocytes contain and where are they formed

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  • contain dark staining granules and a multilobes nucleus
  • formed in bone marrow
124
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what are the 3 types of granulocytes

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eosinophils
basophils
neutrophils

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what color do eosinophils stain, what percentage are they and when are they increased

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  • stain red in acidic stain
  • are 3% of white blood cells
  • increased in allergic reactions
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what color do basophils stain, what percentage are they and when are they increased

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  • stain blue in basic stain
  • less then 1% of white blood cells
  • increase in the healing phase of inflammation
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what color do neutrophils stain, what percentage are they and what are they known as

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  • stain purple with neutral stain
  • 50 - 60% of white blood cells
  • they are phagocytes
128
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what are the 2 features of mononuclear cells and where are they produced

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  • one large nucleus
  • few granules in cytoplasm
  • produced in bone marrow, lymph nodes, spleen
129
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what are the 2 types of mononuclear cells

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lymphocytes
monocytes

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what do lymphocytes do, what cells do they contain and what percentage are they

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  • fight disease by producing antibodies
  • attach to foreign cells and destroy them
  • t cells and b cells
  • 32% of white blood cells
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what do monocytes do and what percentage are they

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  • engult and destroy cellular debris after neutrophils have attacked foreign cells
  • leave the bloodstream and enter tissue to become macrophages
  • 4% of white blood cells
132
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what is acromegaly, what does it result from and what does it cause

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  • endocrine disorder where the pituitary gland produces an excess of growth hormones after puberty
  • often results from a benign tumor
  • causes large hands, feet and face
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what is gigantism

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  • overproduction of pituitary growth hormones beginning in childhood, before puberty
134
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what is a tracheotomy and why may it be done

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  • incision into the trachea to open it below a blockage
  • may be done to remove a foreign object or to obtain a biopsy sample
135
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what is a tracheostomy and why may it be done

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  • opening into the trachea where a tube is inserted
  • may be done to allow air flow into the lungs or to help remove mucus from the bronchial tubes
136
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what are adenoids, what are they neither of, what does enlargement of them mean

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  • small masses of lymphatic tissue in the pharynx near the nose/nasal passages
  • neither endocrine or exocrine glands
  • enlargements means blockage of the airway

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