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Unit 1 - Terms on the Test Flashcards

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gland

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aden/o

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vessel

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angi/o

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joint

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arthr/o

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heart

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cardi/o

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bile

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chol/e

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bladder or fluid filled space

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cyst/o

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cell

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cyt/o

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skin

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derm/at/o

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stomach

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gastr/o

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sweet or sugar

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glyc/o

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blood

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hem/at/o

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stone

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lith/o

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breast or nipple

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mast/o

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muscle

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myo

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kidney

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nephr/o

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nervous system

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neur/o

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testicles

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orch/i/o

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bone

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oste/o

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ear

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ot/o

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hard

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scler/o

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spleen

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splen/o

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tendon

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ten/o, tend/o

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thyroid gland

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thyroid/o

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urine

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ur/o

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vessel

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vas/o

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Plural of plexus?

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plexi

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Plural of necropsy?

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necropsies

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Plural of plica?

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plicae

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Plural of vertebra?

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vertebrae

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Plural of diagnosis?

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diagnoses

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Plural of appendix?

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appendices

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Plural of bacterium?

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bacteria

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Plural of ganglion?

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ganglia

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Plural of spermatozoon?

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spermatozoa

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Plural of carcinoma?

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carcinomata

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a– or an–

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not

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olig– or oligo–

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several; a handful

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micro-

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small

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di– or dia– or trans–

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through

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hyper-

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too much

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pan-

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all; everything or everyone

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dys-

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bad

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tachy-

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fast

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meso-

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in the middle

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endo- or intra-

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inside

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–rrhea

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abnormal flow

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–desis

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binding together by a disease process

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–lysis

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breaking down; destroying

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–poiesis

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creation process

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–ectomy

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cutting out of

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–pathy

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disease process

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–ptosis

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drooping

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–megaly

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enlargement due to disease

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–itis

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inflammation

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–algia or –dynia

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pain

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–penia

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low levels of

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–trophy

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nourishment; growth

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–logist

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someone who studies

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–rrhexis

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rupture

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–malacia

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softening due to disease

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–plasty

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surgical revision

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–oma

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tumor

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person who studies the heart

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cardio-logist

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disease of the heart muscle

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cardio-myo-pathy

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cutting into a joint

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arthro-tomy

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condition of slow heartbeat

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brady-cardia

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disease of a joint

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arthro-pathy

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condition of no spleen

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a-splen-ia

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enlargement of the heart

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cardio-megaly

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pertaining to the heart and blood vessels

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cardio-vascular

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inflammation of the heart

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card-itis

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pain in the gall bladder

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chole-cyst-algia

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surgical removal of the gall bladder

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chole-cyst-ectomy

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inflammation of the gall bladder

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chole-cyst-itis

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bursting of the urinary bladder

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cysto-rrhexis

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pain in the urinary bladder

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cysto-dynia

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inflammation of the urinary bladder and the tubes leading from the kidney

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cysto-ureter-itis

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surgical removal of a stone in the urinary bladder

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cysto-lith-ectomy

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pain in the skin

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demat-algia

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inflammation of the skin

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dermat-itis

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study of the skin

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dermat-ology

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breakdown of the skin

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dermato-lysis

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separation of urine from the body

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di-uresis

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drug promoting the separation of urine from the body

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di-uretic

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the inner lining of the heart

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endo-card-ium

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inflammation of the inner lining of the heart

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endo-card-itis

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an outside layer of the heart

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epi-card-ium

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condition of abnormal or painful urination

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dys-uria

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pertaining to an outside layer of the skin

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epi-dermal

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an outside layer of the skin

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epi-dermis

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inflammation of the stomach

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gastr-itis

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pertaining to the stomach

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gastr-ic

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surgical fixation of the stomach

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gastro-pexy

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condition of sugar in the blood

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glyc-emia

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condition of sugar in the urine

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glycos-uria

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condition of enlarged breasts

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macro-mastia

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abnormal change in cells of the blood

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macro-cytosis

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cutting into the kidney to remove a stone

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litho-nephro

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pertaining to a layer within the skin

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intra-dermal

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condition of low thyroid function

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hypo-thyroid-ism

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condition of small breasts

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hypo-mastia

Medical Terminology Auelua (22 decks)

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