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MEDT 211 Medical Term > Words (Exam 1) > Flashcards

Words (Exam 1) Flashcards

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Dactyl

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Finger or toe

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Adiposuria

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Presence of fats in urine

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Sinistro

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Opposite of dextro

Dextro=dextrorotatory = relating to an optically active chemical that rotates the plane of polarized light to the right, or clockwise

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Azotemia

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Presence of nitrogen in blood

Azo- = nitrogen

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Rhinitis

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An inflamed nose

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Blast

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Immature cell

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Tracheostenosis

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Narrowing the trachea

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Hydrophilic

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Substances attach water

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Cervico

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Neck

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Dysentery

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Disease of intestine

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Equi

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Same as iso

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Cyanosis

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Blue coloration

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Pseudo

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False

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Atrophy

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Wasting or decease in size

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Eu

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Normal

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NPO

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May not eat or drink

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Bid

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Twice a day

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Symbiosis

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Organism living together

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Cytopenia

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Deficiency of cells

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Phrenic

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Nerve that activates the diaphragm

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HCV

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Hepatitis C virus

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Hypercapnia

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abnormally high level of carbon dioxide in the circulating blood

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Podiatrist

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Specilist of foot

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Tetralogy

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Indicates four components

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Mycology

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Study of fungi

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AIDS

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Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

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Intravenous

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Into a vein

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Stomatosis

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Any disease of the mouth

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Gnathic

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Jaw

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Tripsy

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Crushing

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Intrathoracic

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Within chest

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Chromophilic

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Substances that attract color

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Blepharoptosis

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Dropping eyelids

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Brachial

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Relating to an arm

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Laparoscopy

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A visual examination of the abdomen through its wall

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Bronchiectasis

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Dilation of the bronchi

Ecto- = ekto- = ect-  : out
ta- = to stretch 
ectosis = extension
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Steatorrhea

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Discharge of fat in stool

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Jejunostomy

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Surgical opening through the abdomen into jejunum

-stomy: A surgical operation in which an artificial opening is made into a specified organ or part

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Arterosclerosis

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Hardening of an artery

Athero- = gruel
Sclirosis = hardening
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Juxtaposed

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Objects that are near each other

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Gingivectomy

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Excision of the gum tissue

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Supra-renal

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Above the kidney

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Palatin

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Roof of the mouth

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Phalanx

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Singular of phalanges

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Arthroplasty

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Reconstruction of a joint

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Vertebrae

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Plural of vertebra

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Macrosomia

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Having a large body

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Choledochal

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Common bike duct

-dochus: pertaining to the common bile duct.

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Celiocentesis

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Surgical puncture of the abdomen

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Ortho-

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Straight, upright, correct

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Poikilo-

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Varied, irregular

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Oligo-

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Pan-

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Karyo-

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Myx/o-

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Mucus

Myxadenitis: inflammation of the mucus secreting gland

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Plas

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Formation

Hyperplasia

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Trop

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Troph/o

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Feeding,growth

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Auto-

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Self

Autophage

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Amylo-

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Starch

Amyloid

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Centesis

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Surgical puncture

Celiocentesis: surgical puncture of the abdomen

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Acro-

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Extremity

Acrocyanosis: bluish discolouration of the extremity

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Alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o

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Brady-

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-Pnea

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Breathing

Bradypnea: slow breathing rate

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Dys

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Abnormal, difficult

Dysplasia

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Pachy

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Tachy-

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Xero-

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-cele

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-Clasis, -clasia

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Breaking

Karyoclasis: breaking of nucleus

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-Odynia

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Pain

Urodynia

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-rhexis

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Rupture

Amniorrhexis: rupture of the amniotic sac

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-schisis

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Fissure

Retinoschisis

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Lysis

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Loosening, destruction

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Malacia

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Softening

Craniomalacia
onychomalacia = nail softening

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Staphyl/o

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Graphs like cluster

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Ptosis

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Dropping

Blepharoptosis

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Strept/o

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Twisted chain

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Myc/o

MEDT 211 Medical Term (4 decks)

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