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Cardiovascular or cardiovascular system

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Heart and blood vessels

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Digestive or gastrointestinal system

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Mouth, tongue, pharynx, pancreas, esophagus, stomach, gallbladder, liver, small and large intestine, rectum, anus

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Endocrine system

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Glands ex: hypothalamus, pancreas, testes, ovaries, pituitary, thyroid, adrenal, pineal, thymus gland

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Immune system

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Lymph vessels, lymph nodes, thymus, spleen, adenoids, appendix, blood vessels, bone marrow, tonsils

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Integumentary system

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Skin

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Muscular system

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Voluntary muscles, organs with muscle tissue for contraction and expansion (heart, bladder, lungs)

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Neurological system

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Brain and spinal cord

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Reproductive system

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Female: ovaries, uterus, vagina, fallopian tubes
Male: penis, testes, seminal vesicles, (prostate gland sometimes included)

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Respiratory system

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Nose, trachea, lungs

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Urinary system

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Kidneys, bladder, ureters, urethra

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Tissue

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Hist/o/io

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Tissue that forms skin or protective surface

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Epitheli/o

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Internal organs

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Viscer/o

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Gland

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Glan/s

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Muscles

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Myo/mylo

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Nerve

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Neur/o

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Striped or furrowed

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Stria

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Ribs; region of the ribs

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Pleur (o,a)

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Heart

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Cardi (o,a)

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Peritoneum or the lining of the abdominal cavity

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Periton

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Breadth or width

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Ampl-

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More than

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Ample

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Abundance, fullness, breadth, width

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Amplitude

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Short, small, brief

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Brach-, Brevis-

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Abnormal shortness of fingers and toes
Brachydactylia
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Short neck
Brevicollis
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Large, long, inclusive
Macr/o-
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Abnormally large or long arm
Macrobrachia
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Large
Mega/a/alo-
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Enlarged or dilated colon
Megacolon
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Small or very small
Micr/o
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Very small erythrocyte
Microcyte
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Small or lesser
Min-
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The smallest size or amount possible
Minimal
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Many
Multi-, Poly-
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Referring to a woman who has been pregnant more than once
Miltiparity
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Prescribing or use of multiple medications
Polypharmacy
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All
Pan-
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A cure for all illnesses or troubles
Panacea
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One or single
Uni-
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Only one base
Unibasal
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Only, sole, singular
Mon/a/er/o-
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Affecting one eye
Monocular
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Two, twice, double
Bi-, di-
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Involving both sides of the
Bilateral
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Contains two oxygen molecules
Dioxide
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Ten
Deca-
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10 grams
Decagram
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One tenth
Deci-
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1/10 of a gram
Decigram
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One thousand
Kilo
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1000 grams
Kilogram
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One thousandth
Mill/e/i/o-
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1/1000 of a gram
Milligram
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One half
Hemi-, semi-
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Half a sphere
Hemisphere
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Half a circle
Semicircle
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Equal or same
Equi-
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A state of balance which contending forces are equal
Equilibrium
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Whole, complete, holistic, entire
Hol-
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Muscle spasm of the entire body
Holotonia
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Few, scant, not many
Oligo-
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Condition of very low output of urine per day
Oliguria
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Black
Melan/o-, mal/o-
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Darkly pigmented tumor
Melanoma
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Blue
Cyano-, liv-
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Bluing of the lips 7 tissue from lack of )2
Cyanosis
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Bluish skin discoloration from bruising
Lividity
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Gray; ash color
Polio-
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Destruction to brain gray matter
Polioclastic
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Orange-yellow; red-yellow
Cirrho-, icter-
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A disease of the liver that leads to yellow skin color and sclera of eyes
Cirrhosis
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Jaundice (yellowing of skin and sclera)
Icterus
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Red
Erythr/o-, Rub/e/o-, Rubr-, Sang/ui
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Mature RBC
Erythrocyte
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Measles that produce reddish rash
Rubella
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Bloody
Sanguineous
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Pale, sallow, ashen
Pall-
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Pale or lacking color
Pallid
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Purple
Porphyry-, purpr/purpureo-
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Disorders of porphyrin metabolism causes purple rash
Porphyrias
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Rash caused by leakage from blood cells into skin or mucous membrane causing purple bruise color
Purpura
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White
Leuco/leuko-, Albu-
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WBC
Leukocyte
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Dz that depletes RBC and causes increase in WBC
Leukemia
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Person affected by albinism dz (absence of skin pigment)
Albino
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Yellow
Xantho-, flav-
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Yellowing of skin excessive intake of yellow or orange food
Xanthosis
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Viruses that include yellow fever, which can lead to jaundice
Flavivirus
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Movement away from base or core
Ab-/ abduction
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Movement back in toward the base or core
Ad-/ adduction
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Opening or straightening of a limb or muscle
Ex-/extension
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Bending or contraction of a limb or muscle
Flexion
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A turning movement away from the center
E-/eversion
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A turning movement inward toward the center
In-/ inversion
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A circular movement of joint
Circumduction
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A turning around an axis
Rotation
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Lying flat on back arms at sides or above head
Supine or horizontal recumbent
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Lying on the back with knees bent and feet flat on the bed
Dorsal recumbent
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Lying on the stomach, head turned to side, arms at sides
Prone
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Vertical or straight
Erect
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Head and mid leg are elevated, allowing patient to partially sit up; knees elevated by bed or pillow
Fowler's
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Only head of bed is elevated
Semi-fowler's
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Lying on left side with right knee drawn up; left arm behind the body, right arm comfortably positioned
Sims'
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Lying flat on the back with knees bent, legs separated, heels in stirrups at end of bed
Dorsal lithotomy
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Rolled to one side with superior knee moderately flexed and superior elbow alongside front of the body; mouth faces slightly downward, chin slightly up
Lateral recumbent or recovery
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Cover and protect internal organs and the external surface of the body. Form glands (structures that secrete chemicals to promote body processes)
Epithelial tissues
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Variety of cell types. Connect organs and other tissues. Examples include bone marrow, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, blood vessels, nerves, and organs
Connective tissues
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Aggregates of 3 types of neurons- motor, sensory, and interneurons. Each transmit and receive nerve impulses for a specific purpose
Nerve tissues
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Designed to flex, contract, or move. Three categories: visceral, cardiac, and striated
Muscle tissue

NTN 480 Medical Terminology (19 decks)

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