final study guide Flashcards

1
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An enzyme found chiefly in saliva and pancreatic fluid, that converts starch and glycogen into simple sugars

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AMYLASE

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A disorder of pregnancy where the placenta prematurely separates from the wall of the uterus

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ABRUPTIO PLACENTAE

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3
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A deadening or absence of the sense of pain without loss of consciousness

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ANALGESIA

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4
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A medication that reduces or eliminates pain

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ANALGESIC

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5
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A male sex hormone

A

ANDROGEN

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6
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Induced by the administration of gases or the injection of drugs before surgical operations

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ANESTHESIA

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7
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An excessive localized enlargement of an artery caused by a weakening of the artery

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ANEURYSM

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8
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Abnormal stiffening and immobility of a joint due to fusion of the bones

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ANKYLOSIS

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9
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Absences of one or both testes

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ANORCHISM

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10
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Loss of ability to understand or express speech, caused by brain damage

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APHASIA

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11
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(chiefly of a drug) Used to prevent or reduce the severity of epileptic fits or other convulsions

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ANTICONVULSANT

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12
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Surgical reconstruction or replacement of a malformed or degenerated joint

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ARTHROPLASTY

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13
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(of body tissue or an organ) Waste away, typically due to the degeneration of cells, or become vestigial during evolution

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ATROPHY

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14
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Uremia. Accumulation in the blood of nitrogenous waste products (urea) that are usually excreted in the urine

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AZOTEMIA

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15
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Enlarged prostate, appears to be part of the natural aging process

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BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA

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16
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Surgery to remove both ovaries and both fallopian tubes

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BILATERAL SALPINGO-OOPHORECTOMY

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17
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Any of the major air passages of the lungs that diverge from the windpipe

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BRONCHI

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18
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A procedure in which a hollow, flexible tube called a bronchoscope is inserted into the airways through the nose or mouth to view the tracheobronchial tree

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BRONCHOSCOPY

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19
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The abbreviation for (blood urea nitorgen)

Nitrogen in the form of urea in the blood or serum, used as a indicator of kidney function

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BUN

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20
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A chronic disease of the heart muscle in which the muscle is abnormally enlarged, thickened, and/or thickened

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CARDIOMYOPATHY

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21
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Severe burning pain in a limb caused by injury to a peripheral nerve

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CAUSALGIA

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22
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Stroke: A sudden loss of consciousness resulting when the rupture or occlusion of a blood vessel leads to oxygen lack in the brain

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CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT

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23
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The part of the brain at the back of the skull. Its function is to coordinate and regulate muscular activity

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CEREBELLUM

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24
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Incision of the vagina with entry into the

cul-de-sac

A

COLPOTOMY

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25
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A duct formed by the hepatic and cystic ducts; opens into the duodenum

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COMMON BILE DUCT

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26
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An artery supplying blood to the heart

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CORONARY ARTERIES

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27
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A procedure that carefully destroys certain cells by freezing them

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CRYOGENIC SURGERY

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28
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A blind pouch or cavity that is closed at one end.
(It refers to the pouch of Douglas, an extension of the peritoneal cavity between the rectum and back wall of the uterus)

A

CUL-DE-SAC

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29
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A bluish discoloration of the skin

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CYANOSIS

30
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Painful menstruation

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DYSMENORRHEA

31
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Difficulty or pain when swallowing

A

DYSPHAGIA

32
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Dilation or distension of a hollow organ

A

ECTASIS

33
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In an abnormal place or position

A

ECTOPIC

34
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Surgical removal of part of the inner lining of an artery

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ENDARTERECTOMY

35
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Inflammation of the endocardium

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ENDOCARDITIS

36
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The branch of physiology and medicine concerned with endocrine glands and hormones

A

ENDOCRINOLOGY

37
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A condition resulting from the appearance of endometrial tissue outside the uterus and causing pelvic pain

A

ENDOMETRIOSIS

38
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A highly convoluted duct behind the testis, along which sperm passed to the vas deferens

A

EPIDIDYMIS

39
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A surgical cut made at the opening of the vagina during childbirth, to aid delivery and prevent rupture of tissues

A

EPISIOTOMY

40
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What is the female gamete

gamete is a cell that fuses with another gamet during fertilization

A

THE EGG

41
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What is the female gonad

A

THE OVARY OR EGG SAC

42
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A finger-like part or structure, as at the opening of the fallopian tubes

A

FIMBRAE

43
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Visual examination of the stomach by means of a gastroscope inserted through the esophagus

A

GASTROSCOPY

44
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The process of carrying or being carried in the womb between conception and birth

A

GESTATION

45
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A painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints

A

GOUTY ARTHRITIS

46
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Presence of blood in the urine

A

HEMATURIA

47
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Type of portable heart monitor that is a small electrocardiogram (EKG) device worn in a pouch around the neck or waist. It keeps a record of the heart rhythm

A

HOLTER MONITOR

48
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Of or relating to the humerus of a human or other vertebrate

A

HUMERAL

49
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A condition in a newborn babies in which the lungs are deficient in surfactant, preventing their proper expansion and causing the formation of hyaline material in the lung spaces

A

HYALINE MEMBRANE DISEASE

50
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A region of the forebrain below the thalamus that coordinates both the autonomic nervous system and the activity of the pituitary
(responsible for sleep cycles, body temperature)

A

HYPOTHALAMUS

51
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A painful obstruction of the ileum or other part of the intestine

A

ILEUS

52
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An inadequate blood supply to an organ or part of the body especially the heart muscles

A

ISCHEMIA

53
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An x-ray of the kidneys, ureter, and bladder

A

KUB

54
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Excessive outward curvature of the spine, causing hunching of the back

A

KYPHOSIS

55
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A surgical procedure in which a fiber-optic instrument is inserted through the abdominal wall to view the organs in the abdomen or to permit a surgical procedure

A

LAPAROSCOPY

56
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Surgical removal of part or all of the larynx (usually to treat cancer of the larynx)

A

LARYNGECTOMY

57
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What is the male gamete

A

THE SPERM

58
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What is the male gonad

A

THE TESTIS

59
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The lowermost portion of the vertebrate brain, continuous with the spinal cord, responsible for the control of respiration, circulation, and other body functions

A

MEDULLA OBLONGATA

60
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The 1st menstrual period

A

MENARCHE

61
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A hernial protrusion of the meninges and spinal cord through a defect in the vertebral column, often Spina Bifida

A

MENINGOMYELOCELE

62
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Heavy bleeding at menstruation

A

NEMORRHAGIA

63
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A fold of the peritoneum that attaches the stomach and other organs to the posterior wall of the abdomen

A

MESENTERY

64
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Abnormal bleeding from the uterus

A

METRORRHAGIA

65
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The valve between the left atrium and the left ventricle of the heart

A

MITRAL VALVE

66
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Pain in a muscle or a group of muscles

A

MYALGIA

67
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A condition causing abnormal weakness of certain muscles

A

MYASTHENIA

68
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X-ray film of the spinal cord and spinal nerve roots and subarachnoid space

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MYELOGRAM

69
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Of or relatin to both muscles and nerves, especially to nerve endings in muscle tissue

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MYONEURAL

70
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The branch of pediatrics concerned with the newborn

diagnosis and treatment of newborns

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NEONATOLOGY