Week 3 Flashcards by Victor Lao

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adip(o)-

A

of or relating to fat or fatty tissue

adipocyte

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angi(o)-

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blood vessel

angiogram, angioplasty

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arteri(o)-

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of or pertaining to an artery

arteriole, artery

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ather(o)-

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pasty, fatty

atherosclerosis

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brady-

A

slow

bradycardia

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calc(i)

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calcium

calciuria

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cardi(o)-

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of or pertaining to the heart

cardiology

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chron(o)-

A

time

chronotropic

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dipl(o)-

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double, two

diploid

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hypn(o)

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sleep, hypnosis

hypnotic

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idio-

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self, one’s own

idiopathic, idiosyncratic

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infra-

A

below, beneath

infrared

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isch(i)-

A

restriction

ischemia

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-itis

A

inflammation

tonsillitis

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-ium

A

structure, tissue

pericardium

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leio-

A

smooth

leiomyoma

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-mania

A

excited state, obsession, abnormal love for

phagomania

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meg(a)-, megal(o)-, -megaly

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large, oversized, enlargement

splenomegaly

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-meter

A

instrument used to measure or count

sphygmomanometer

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-metry

A

process of measuring

optometry

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nas(o)-

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of or pertaining to the nose

nasal

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odyn(o)-

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pain

stomatodynia

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oxy-

A

sharp, acid, acute; oxygen

oxytocin, oxygenated

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path(o)-

A

disease

pathology

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-pathy

A

a disease or disorder

neuropathy

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phas-

A

speech

aphasia

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phleb(o)-

A

of or pertaining to the (blood) veins, a vein

phlebography, phlebotomy

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phon(o)-

A

sound, speech

phonograph

Q

plasm(a)-, plasm(o)-

A

plasma

plasmolytic

Q

psych-, psych(e,o)

A

mind

psychology, psychiatry

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pykn(o)-

A

dense, compact

pyknotic

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-rrhage, -rrhagia

A

discharge, usually blood

hemorrhage, menorrhagia

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-rrhea

A

flow, discharge

galactorrhea, diarrhea

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sangui-, sanguine-

A

of or pertaining to blood

consanguineous

Q

-sclerosis

A

hardening

atherosclerosis

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scoto-

A

darkness

scotoma

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somn(o)-

A

Sleep

insomniac

Q

sphygm(o)-

A

pulse

sphygmomanometer

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sten(o)-

A

narrowness, constriction

stenography

Q

-stenosis

A

narrowing, constriction

arteriostenosis

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steth(o)-

A

chest

stethoscope

Q

tachy-

A

rapid

tachyphylaxis

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tel(e)-

A

distant

telemetry

Q

-tension, -tensive

A

pressure

hypertension

Q

tetan-

A

rigid, tense

tetanus

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thromb(o)-

A

blood clot

thrombus, thrombocyte

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thym-

A

emotion, mind

dysthymia

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tri-, tris-

A

three

triangle, triceps

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-trophy, -trophic, tropho-

A

nourishment, development

hypertrophy, trophoblast

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-tropia, -tropic

A

turning, affinity, changing

dromotropic

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varic(o)-

A

swollen or twisted vein

varicose

Q

vas(o)-

A

duct, blood vessel

vasoconstriction

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vascul(o)-

A

blood vessel

vasculitis

Q

-version

A

turning

cardioversion