Ch.1 Part 2 Flashcards
(46 cards)
1
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-dynia
A
pain
2
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-megaly
A
enlargement
3
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-malacia
A
abnormal Softening
4
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-necrosis
A
tissue death
5
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-sclerosis
A
abnormal hardening
6
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture to remove fluid
7
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-graphy
A
process of producing a picture or record
8
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-gram
A
picture or record
9
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
10
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-scopy
A
visual examination
11
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-natal
A
pertaining to birth
12
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ab-
A
away from, absent
13
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ad-
A
toward, in direction of
14
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ex-
A
out of, away from
15
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in-
A
in, without
16
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dextr-
A
right side
17
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sinistr-
A
left side
18
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dys-
A
bad, difficult, painful
19
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eu-
A
good, normal, easy
20
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Sign
A
Objective evidence of disease
21
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Syndrome
A
Set of signs and symptoms that occur together as a part of a disease
22
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Prognosis
A
prediction of outcome of disease
23
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Lesion
A
pathologic change of tissue due to disease or injury
24
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myc-
A
Fungus
25
myel-
bone marrow or spinal cord
26
my-
muscle
27
Palpation
Examining technique where hands are used to feel features of body parts
28
Palpitation
Pounding or racing heart
29
Pyel-
Renal pelvis
30
Py-
pus
31
Pyr-
Fever or fire
32
Supination
Rotating arm so that palm of hand is forward or upward
33
Suppuration
Formation or discharge of pus
34
arteri/o
interior lining of artery
35
ather/o
plaque or fatty substance
36
Fistula
abnormal passage between two things (typically organs)
37
Ileum
last and longest portion of the small intestine
38
ilium
part of the hip bone
39
Infection
Invasion of the body by a pathogen
40
Malaise
General discomfort or uneasiness
41
exudate
fluid that leaks out of wound (typically pus)
42
Inflammation
response to injury or destruction of tissue, presented through erythema (redness) hyperthermia (heat) edema (swelling) and pain
43
Mucous
specialized membranes that line the body cavities
44
Triage
Medical screening where patients are separated in order of medically priority
45
Trauma
wound or injury
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Virile
Having properties of an adult male
