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Word Building And Homework Chapter 3 And 4 Flashcards

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1
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Process of recording using radiant energy

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Radiography

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Pertaining to (ic) therapy

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Therapeutic

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3
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Pertaining to non (IC) living organisms

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Antibiotic

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Process of recording sound

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Ultrasonography

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An instrument used to view

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Scope

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Pain reliving agent

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Analgesic

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A headache is a?

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Symptom

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process of recording using sound

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sonography, echography

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process of recording, using radiant

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radiography

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pertaining to (-ic) against living organisms

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antibiotic

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form of treatment or therapy using extreme cold

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cryotherapy

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a pain-relieving agent

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analgesic

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Combing form for

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14
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pertaining to (ic) therapy

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therapeutic

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15
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Toxic

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Tox/o

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process of recording using sound

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sonography, echography

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an instrument used to view (examine) the eyes

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ophthalmoscope

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a record that shows cross sections (cutting) of tissue

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tomogram

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red cells

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erythrocyte

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pertaining (related) to (-al) through or across skin

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transdermal

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study of tissue

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histology

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capable of destroying blood

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hemolytic, hematolytic

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tumor composed of fat

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lipoma

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fast heart rate

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tachycardia

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surgical crushing of calculus/stone

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lithotripsy

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record of electrical impulses of the heart

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electrocardiogram

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excessive thirst

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polydipsia

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28
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study of cells

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cytology

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within the muscle

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intramuscular

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instrument used to measure the head

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cephalometer

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31
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What uses cold therapy to reduce pain

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Cryotherapy

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tumor composed of fat

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lipoma

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capable of destroying blood

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hemolytic, hematolytic

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_______gastric means pertaining to below the stomach

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Hypo

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Algesi/0

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Sensitive to pain

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hypo-

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below

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epi-

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above or on

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peri-

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around

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meso-

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middle

40
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Combining form for chemical

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Chem/o

41
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Which of the following does NOT mean excessive?
hyper-, super-, ultra-, mono-

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mono- (means uno)

42
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hyper-, super-, ultra-

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can all mean excessive

43
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Observation made by an examiner

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Symptom

44
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In the term megalomania, the combining form means ______.

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large

45
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Megal(o)

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large, enlarged

46
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A instrument used to visually examine the ear

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Otoscopy

47
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High blood is a
Sign
Symptom

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Sign

48
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The middle portion of the breastbone is the _____ sternum.

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meso

49
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The prefix in the term epidermis means above. T/F

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True

50
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Suffix for radiotherapy

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Electricity

51
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A carcinogen is a substance or agent that produces cancer. The beginning or origin of cancer is called carcino____

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genesis

52
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-genic

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produced by or in

53
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The suffix that means the process of recording or making a diagnostic image is ____.

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-graphy

54
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Esthesi/o
Algesi/0
Therapeutic/o

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Feeling or pain

Sensitivity to pain

Therapy

55
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-gram

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a record

56
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-graph

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instrument used to record

57
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Histology is the study ______.

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tissue

58
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Narc/o

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Stupor

59
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The combining form that means eating, ingestion is ______.

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phag/o

60
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phago/o and -phagia

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eating ingestion

61
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Process of recording using sound

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Phonography

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phagocyte

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a cell that can ingest and destroy particulate substances like bacteria

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pleg/o

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paralysis

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plast/o

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repair

65
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Form of treatment or therapy using extreme cold

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Cryotherapy

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plas/o

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formation or development

67
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Pharmacotherapy is the use of ____ to treat disease.

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drugs

68
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Skin rash
Sign
Symptom

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Sign

69
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therm/o

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heat

70
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Subjective, experiences evidence that only the patient can perceive is a _______.

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symptom

71
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Itching is a
Sign
Symptom

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Symptom

72
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diagnosis

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identification of a disease or condition by scientific evaluation

73
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prognosis

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the predicted outcome of a disease

74
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symptom

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is experienced subjectively by the patient

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sign

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can be seen or objectively measured by the examiner

76
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The imaging of internal structures by measuring and recording sound wave is

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Ultrasonography

77
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The instrument used to visually examine the ear is called a/n_______

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otoscope

78
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The process of visually examining the ear is _____

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otoscopy

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