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Virginia Ragan Flashcards

Anatomy

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Singular of villi

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Villus

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Pertaining to against living organisms (such as bacteria)

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Antibiotic

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Stud of word origins

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Etymology

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The abbreviation for DX

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Diagnosis

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The suffix of -oma means

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Tumor

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Condition of a fast heart

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Tachycardia

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Within the nasal cavity

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Paranasal

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Pertaining to veins

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Venous

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The suffix -metry means

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Measuring

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Health Care Professionals that respond to emergency medical situations

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Paramedics

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Plural for testis

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Testes

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Of the practice of medicine

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Medical

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Pertaining to urine

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urinary

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Pertaining to the muscle

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Muscular

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The combining form nutrit/0- means

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Nourishment

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Plural form for nucleus

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Nuclei

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Plural of gyrus

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Gyri

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Plural for apex

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Apices

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Plural for carcinoma

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Carcinomata

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Always at the beginning of a medical word

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Prefix

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The combining form enter/o- means

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Intestine

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In any langage , this consists of 5 separate laguage skills

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Communication

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Plural for scapula

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Scapulae

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The suffix -graphy means process of

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Recording

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The combining form ven/o means

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Vein

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Singular form for bacteria

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Bacterium

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Pertaining to underneath the skin

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Subcutaneous

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The prefix a- means

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Without

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The prefix for brady means

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Slow

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Condition of being w/o sensation

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Anesthesia

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Pertaining to around the heart

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Pericardial

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The combining form nas/o- means

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Nose

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The combining fom cholecyst/o- means

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Gallbladder

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Plural form for phalanx

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Phalanges

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A type of communication

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Language

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Medication that treats a condition

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Drug

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Pertaining to two sides

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Bilateral

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Pertaining to a nerve

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Neural

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Heathcare facilities are coverting paper medical records to this kind of patient record

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Computerized

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Pertaining to behind the nose

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Postnasal

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Toward the head of the body

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Cephalad

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Pertaining to the posterior of the body, particular the back

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Dorsal

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Cavity that is surrounded by the breast bone (sternum), ribs, and bones of the spine. the diaphragm is the inferior border of the cavity.

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Thoracic

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Using a stethoscope to listen to the heart,lungs, or intestine.

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Auscultation

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Pertaining to the back of the body or back part of the organ

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Posterior

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Allied health professionals who has technical skill in a particular field of medicine.

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Technician

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The side of the body

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Lateral

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Temporary improvement in the symptoms and signs of a disease w/o the underlying disease being cured.

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Remission

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Body system that produces and secretes hormone into the blood that direct the activities of the body.

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Endocrine

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Caused by the exposure to a disease-causing agent while in the hospital environment.

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Nosocomial

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Pertaining to the upper half of the body above an organ

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Superior

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Tapping one finger on another finger of a hand that is spread across the chest or abdomen to listen for differences in sound in a body cavity.

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Percussion

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The large internal organs in the body cavity w/in the chest

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viscera

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Position of lying on the posterior part of the body. Also known as the dorsal supine position

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Supine

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On or near the surface of the body or the surface of an organ or structure.

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Superficial

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Supportive medical and nursing care that keeps the patient comfortable but doe not cure the disease.

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Palliative

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Having no identifiable or confirmed cause.

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Idiopathic

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a sudden worsening in the severity of the symptoms or signs

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Exacerbation

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Using the fingers to press on a body part to detect a mass, an enlarged organ, tenderness, or pain.

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Palpation

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Toward the tail bone, feet, or lower part of the body.

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Caudad

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