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Unit 10 Flashcards

1
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abduction

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movement away from the midline

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aberrant

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wandering away from the norm

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ablactation

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weaning a baby from the breast

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ablation

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takes away a layer or destroys a tissue layer

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abnormal

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unusual (not normal)

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aboral

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away from the mouth

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abortion

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termination of pregnancy

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abrasion

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scraping

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9
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adduction

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movement toward the midline

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aerophilia

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attraction to air

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anhidrosis

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absence of sweating

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anisocytosis

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cells of unequal sizes

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anisomastia

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breasts of unequal size

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autodermic

A

plastic surgery using one’s own skin

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15
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autodiagnosis

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diagnosing one’s self

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autogenous

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made by one’s own tissue

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autograft

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graft of tissue from one’s own body

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18
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autohemotherapy

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transfusion with one’s own blood

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autoimmunity

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reaction of immune response to one’s own tissues

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autologous

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originating from one’s self

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21
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autonomic

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self-controlling part of the nervous system

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autophagia

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biting one’s self

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23
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autophilia

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attraction to one’s self

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autophobia

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abnormal fear of one’s self, being alone

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autopsy

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necropsy, postmorten examination, exam to confirm cause of death

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centigram

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one hundredth of a gram

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centimeter

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one hundredth of a meter

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28
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cholangiopancreatography

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xray of bile ducts and pancreatic ducts

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circumduction

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moving as to describe a circle with a body part

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circumocular

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encircling the eye

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circumscribed

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encircling or the shape of a circle

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cytoplasm

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substance within the cell

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33
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decagram

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ten grams

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decalcification

A

calcium loss

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35
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decaliter

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ten liters

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deciduous

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falls down (primary teeth come out)

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decigram

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one tenth of a gram

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deciliter

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one tenth of a liter

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39
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dehydration

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water loss

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40
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descending

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moving downward

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diaphoresis

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excessive sweating

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42
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deathermy

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heat through tissue

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43
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diuresis

A

increase in urine output

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44
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epilepsy

A

disorder characterized by seizures

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45
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excision

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removing a body part

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excretion

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removal of waste

47
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exhale

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breathe out

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extension

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to straighten or lengthen a body part

49
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extraction

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removal or pulling out of a body part

50
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flexion

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to shorten or bend a body part

51
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glycogenesis

A

formation of glycogen or sugar

52
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glycohemoglobin

A

hemoglobin with attached glucose

53
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hematophilia

A

attraction to blood

54
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hidrosis

A

condition of sweating

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hydrophilia

A

attraction to water

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hydrophobia

A

fear of water

57
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hyperpyrexia

A

high fever

58
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hyperglycemia

A

high blood glucose level

59
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hypoglycemia

A

low blood glucose level

60
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immunodeficiency

A

poor immune system

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isocellular

A

equal size cells

62
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isodactylism

A

digits the same length

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isometric

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measure the same on all sides

64
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isotonic

A

equal osmotic pressure equal to the inside of a cell

65
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laparoscopy

A

examination of the abdomen with a scope

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laparotomy

A

incision into the abdomen

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mastectomy

A

excision of breast tissue

68
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mastocarcinoma

A

breast cancer

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milligram

A

one thousandth of a gram

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millimeter

A

one thousandth of a meter

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monocyte

72
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monocytosis

A

increase in the number of one cell

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monoma

A

a single tumor

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monomyoplegia

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paralysis of one muscle

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mononeural

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involving one nerve

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mononuclear

A

having one nucleus

77
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mononucleosis

A

viral infection causing monocytosis

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multicapsular

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having more than one capsule

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multicellular

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having or involving many cells

80
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multiglandular

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having or involving many glands

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multinuclear

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a cell having more than one nucleus

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multipara

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having many live births

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necrectomy

A

excision of dead tissue

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necrocytosis

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condition of cell death or decomposition

85
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necroparasite

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organism that lives off dead tissue

86
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necrophobia

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abnormal fear of dead bodies

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necrotic

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pertaining to necrosis (condition of dead tissue)

88
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necrotomy

A

incision into dead tissue

89
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nocturnal enuresis

A

bedwetting

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nullipara

A

having no pregnancies carried to the third trimester

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omphalotomy

A

incision into the navel

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percussion

A

striking or tapping

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percutaneous

A

through the skin

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perforation

A

puncturing

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perfusion

A

supplying blood to tissues

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periarticular

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area surrounding a joint

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pericardiectomy

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excision of the membrane around the heart

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pericolic

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area surrounding the large intestine

99
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perihepatitis

A

inflammation around the liver

100
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peritonsillar

A

area surround the tonsils

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postmortem

A

after death

102
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primigravida

A

first pregnancy

103
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primipara

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first live birth

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pyrexia

105
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pyrolysis

A

destruction of tissue caused by fever

106
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pyromania

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complusion/madness caused by fever

107
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pyrometer

A

thermometer

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pyrophilia

A

attraction to fire

109
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pyrophobia

A

abnormal fear of fire

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pyrosis

111
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pyrotoxin

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poisonous by-product of metabolism created during fever

112
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transluminal

A

across the lumen

113
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vaccination

A

immunization

114
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vaccine

A

substance used to stimulate an immune response for immunization

Medical Terminology (44 decks)

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