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Med Term by Chris > Worksheet 10 > Flashcards

Worksheet 10 Flashcards

1
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laparo

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abdominal wall

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hydro

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water

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gluco

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sugar

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necro

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dead

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pyro

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heat / fever / fire

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hidro

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sweat

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glyco

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sugar

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immuno

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immune

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auto

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self

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masto

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breast

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-emia

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blood condition

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-philia

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abnormal attraction to

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-phobia

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abnormal fear of

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hem-

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half

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mono-

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one

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proto-

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first

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diplo-

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two

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ab-

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away from

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ex-

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from, as in “out from”

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semi-

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half

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uni-

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one

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primi-

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first

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bi-

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two

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de-

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from, as in “down from”, resulting in less than

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iso-

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equal, of the same

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tri-

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three

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quadr-

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four

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multi-

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many

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nulli-

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none

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deca

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ten

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deci

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tenth

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kilo

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one thousand

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milli-

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one thousandth

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aniso-

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unequal

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para-

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live births

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dia-

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through

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peri-

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around

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circum-

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around

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per-

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through

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40
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DPT

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Diphtheria / Pertussis / Tetanus

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FBS

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Fasting Blood Sugar

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GRAVE (I, II, III)

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Pregnancy numbers (1, 2, 3)

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PARA (I, II, III)

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Live birth numbers (1, 2, 3)

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laparoscopy

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process of examining the abdominal wall with an endoscope

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laparotomy

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Incision in the abdominal wall

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pyromaniac

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Person with a madness for starting fires

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pyrexia

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fever

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hyperpyrexia

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high fever, over 102 F

49
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pyrolysis

A

destruction by fever

50
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hidradentitis

A

inflammation of the sweat glands

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anhidrosis

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absence of sweat

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hidrorrhea

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discharge of sweat

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hydrophilia

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abnormal attraction to water

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hydrophobia

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abnormal fear of water

55
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glycogenesis

A

formation of glycogen from carbohydrates

56
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glycosuria

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sugar in the urine

57
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glycemia

A

sugar in the blood

58
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hyperglycemia

A

high blood sugar

59
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hypoglycemia

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low blood sugar

60
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glycolysis

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breakdown of glycogen to glucose

61
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immunology

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study of the immune system

62
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immunizations

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injections to stimulate an immune response to infections

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autolysis

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self-destruction

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autophobia

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fear of being alone

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monomyoplegia

A

paralysis of one muscles

66
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gravida

A

pregnancy

67
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para

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refers to a woman who has given birth one or more times

68
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primi gravada

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refers to a woman who is having her first child

69
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multipara / multiparous

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a woman who has had many children, possibly multiples

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primipara

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refers to a first live birth

71
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nullipara / nulliparous

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no live births

72
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decagram

A

ten grams

73
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deciliter

A

ten liters

74
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kilogram

A

one thousand grams

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milligram

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one thousandth of a gram

76
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abrasian

A

a scrape type of injury

77
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dehydration

A

loss of water

78
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decalcification

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the process of removing calcium from the bones

79
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excreation

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the process of expelling something from the body

80
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excision

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removing a body part

81
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extraction

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procedure where something is PULLED out

82
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isodactylism

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condition of having fingers and toes of equal length

83
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anisocytosis

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condition of having unequal red blood cells

84
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anisomastia

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a woman’s breast being of unequal sizes

85
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mastitis

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inflammation of a breast

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mastocarcinoma

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cancerous tumor of the breasts

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mastectomy

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surgical excision of part or all of a breast(s)

88
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pariadentitis

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inflammation around a gland

89
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perihepatitis

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inflammation around the liver

90
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circumduction

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moving around in a circular motion

91
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circumcision

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a surgical procedure to remove the foreskin of the penis

92
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diaphoresis

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an action of profuse sweating

93
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diuresis

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the process of causing the urine to flow more rapidly

94
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perforated

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past tense, made a hole through something

95
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percussion

A

striking through

96
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necrectomy

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surgical removal of dead tissue

97
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necrosis / necrotic

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condition where dead tissue is surrounded by healthy tissue

98
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necrophobia

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abnormal fear of dead bodies

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necrophilia

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abnormal attraction to dead bodies

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hematophilia

A

abnormal attraction to blood

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