Chapter 1 Flashcards
(134 cards)
1
Q
pneunm-
root 🟥
A
lung or air
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pulmon-
root 🟥
A
lung
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respir-
root 🟥
A
to breathe
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bronch-
root 🟥
A
bronchus
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hem-
root 🟥
A
blood
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Q
-o-
combining form 🟪
A
combining vowel
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Q
-thorax
suffix 🟦
A
chest
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-ary
suffix 🟦
A
pertaining to
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Q
-logy
suffix 🟦
A
study of
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Q
-ia
suffix 🟦
A
condition of
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-ation
suffix 🟦
A
a process
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-itis
suffix 🟦
A
inflammation
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-logist
suffix 🟦
A
one who studies
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-atory
suffix 🟦
A
pertaining to
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epi-
prefix 🟩
A
above
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hypo-
prefix 🟩
A
below/below normal
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Q
-al
suffix 🟦
A
pertaining to
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Q
bi-
prefix 🟩
A
two
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Q
uni-
prefix 🟩
A
one
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Q
macro-
prefix 🟩
A
large
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Q
gastr-
root 🟥
A
stomach
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Q
-ic
suffix 🟦
A
pertaining to
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Q
-cyte
root 🟥
A
cell
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Q
post-
prefix 🟩
A
after
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-mature
## Footnote
root 🟥
fully developed
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pre-
## Footnote
prefix 🟩
before
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micro-
## Footnote
prefix 🟩
small
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nat-
## Footnote
root 🟥
birth/born
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peri-
## Footnote
prefix 🟩
around
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cardi-
## Footnote
root 🟥
heart
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-pathy
## Footnote
suffix 🟦
disease
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-my/o-
## Footnote
root 🟥 (-o- makes it a combining form 🟪)
muscle
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dia-
## Footnote
prefix 🟩
complete
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-gnosis
## Footnote
root 🟥
knowledge of an abnormal condition
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-tic
## Footnote
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-gnose
## Footnote
root 🟥
recognize an abnormal condition
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-gram
## Footnote
suffix 🟦
record
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electr/o-
## Footnote
root 🟥 (-o- makes it a combining form 🟪)
electricity
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-ive
## Footnote
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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hyper-
## Footnote
prefix 🟩
excessive/above normal
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-tens-
## Footnote
root 🟥
pressure
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in-
## Footnote
prefix 🟩
in
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-farct
## Footnote
root 🟥
area of dead tissue
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-ion
## Footnote
suffix 🟦
action, condition
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-emia
## Footnote
suffix 🟦
a blood condition
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isch-
## Footnote
root 🟥
to block
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-emic
## Footnote
suffix 🟦
pertaining to a condition of the blood
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-um
## Footnote
suffix 🟦
structure
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pro-
## Footnote
prefix 🟩
before, project forward
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axill-
## Footnote
root 🟥
armpit
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de-
## Footnote
prefix 🟩
without
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-ment-
## Footnote
root 🟥
mind
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-ous
## Footnote
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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muc-
## Footnote
root 🟥
mucus
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-osa
## Footnote
suffix 🟦
full of; like
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cervic-
## Footnote
root 🟥
neck
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-ive
## Footnote
suffix 🟦
pertaining to
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-fusion
## Footnote
root 🟥
to pour
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trans-
## Footnote
prefix 🟩
across, through
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intra-
## Footnote
prefix 🟩
within, inside
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-ven-
## Footnote
root 🟥
vein
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neur/o-
## Footnote
root 🟥 (-o- makes it a combining form 🟪)
nerve
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ur/o-
## Footnote
root 🟥 (-o- makes it a combining form 🟪)
urine
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bronchitis
## Footnote
full word 🟫
inflammation of the bronchi
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pneumonia (pneumonitis)
## Footnote
full word 🟫
inflammation of the lung parenchyma (tissue)
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pulmonary
## Footnote
full word 🟫
pertaining to the lungs
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pulmonology
## Footnote
full word 🟫
study of the lungs
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pulmonologist
## Footnote
full word 🟫
specialist in treating disorders of the lung
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respiration
## Footnote
full word 🟫
process of breathing
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respiratory
## Footnote
full word 🟫
pertaining to respiration
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gastric
## Footnote
full word 🟫
pertaining to the stomach
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epigastric
## Footnote
full word 🟫
abdominal region above the stomach
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hypogastric
## Footnote
full word 🟫
abdominal region below the stomach
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lateral
## Footnote
full word 🟫
pertaining to one side of the body
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bilateral
## Footnote
full word 🟫
pertaining to both sides of the body
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unilateral
## Footnote
full word 🟫
pertaining to only one side of the body
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macrocyte
## Footnote
full word 🟫
large cell
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macrocytic
## Footnote
full word 🟫
pertaining to a large cell
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mature
## Footnote
full word 🟫
fully developed
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postmature
## Footnote
full word 🟫
infant born after 42 weeks of gestation
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premature
## Footnote
full word 🟫
occuring before the expected time (infant born before 37 weeks of gestation)
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mircocyte
## Footnote
full word 🟫
small cell
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microcytic
## Footnote
full word 🟫
pertaining to a small cell
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natal
## Footnote
full word 🟫
pertaining to birth
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perinatal
## Footnote
full word 🟫
around the time of birth
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postnatal
## Footnote
full word 🟫
after the birth
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prenatal
## Footnote
full word 🟫
before the birth
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pneumothorax
## Footnote
full word 🟫
air in the pleural (chest) cavity
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cardiologist
## Footnote
full word 🟫
a medical specialist in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders of the heart
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cardiology
## Footnote
full word 🟫
medical speacialty of diseases of the heart
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cardiomyopathy
## Footnote
full word 🟫
disease of the heart muscle
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diagnosis
## Footnote
full word 🟫
the determination of the cause of a disease
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diagnoses
## Footnote
full word 🟫
plural, determining a cause of a disease
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diagnostic
## Footnote
full word 🟫
pertaining to or establishing a diagnosis
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diagnose
## Footnote
full word 🟫
to make a dianosis
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electrocardiogram
## Footnote
full word 🟫
record of the heart's electrical signals
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hypertensive
## Footnote
full word 🟫
pertaining to or suffering from high blood pressure
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infarct
## Footnote
full word 🟫
an area of cell death resulting from blockage of its blood supply
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infarction
## Footnote
full word 🟫
sudden blockage of an artery
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ischemia
## Footnote
full word 🟫
lack of blood supply to tissue
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ischemic
## Footnote
full word 🟫
pertaining to the lack of blood supply to tissue
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myocardial
## Footnote
full word 🟫
pertaining to heart muscle
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myocardium
## Footnote
full word 🟫
all the heart muscle
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prognosis
## Footnote
full word 🟫
a forecast of the probable course and outcome of a disease
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axilla (axillae, pl)
## Footnote
full word 🟫
medical term for the armpit
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axillary
## Footnote
full word 🟫
pertaining to the armpit
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dementia
## Footnote
full word 🟫
chronic, progressive, irreversible loss of intellectual and mental functions
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ganglion (ganglia, pl)
## Footnote
full word 🟫
a fluid-filled cyst or a collection of nerve cells outside the brain and spinal cord
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ileum
## Footnote
full word 🟫
third portion of the small intestine
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ilium (ilia, pl)
## Footnote
full word 🟫
large wing-shaped bone at the upper and posterior part of the pelvis
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mucus
## Footnote
full word 🟫
sticky secretion of cells in mucous membranes
112
mucous
## Footnote
full word 🟫
pertaining to mucus or the mucosa
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mucosa
## Footnote
full word 🟫
lining of a tubular structure that secretes mucus
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prostate
## Footnote
full word 🟫
organ surrounding the urethra at the base of the male urinary bladder
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prostrate/prostration
## Footnote
full word 🟫
to lay flat or be overcome by physical weakness and exhaustion
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reflex
## Footnote
full word 🟫
an involuntary response to a stimulus
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reflux
## Footnote
full word 🟫
backward flow
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septum (septa, pl)
## Footnote
full word 🟫
a thin wall separating two cavities or two tissue masses
119
cervical
## Footnote
full word 🟫
pertaining to the cervix or neck region
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cervix
## Footnote
full word 🟫
lower part of the uterus
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hypertension
## Footnote
full word 🟫
persistent high arterial blood pressure
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hypotension
## Footnote
full word 🟫
persistent low arterial blood pressure
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hypotensive
## Footnote
full word 🟫
pertaining to or suffering from low blood pressure
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infusion
## Footnote
full word 🟫
introduction of a substance other than blood intravenously
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transfusion
## Footnote
full word 🟫
transfer of blood or blood component from a donor to a recipient
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intravenous
## Footnote
full word 🟫
inside a vein
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neurology
## Footnote
full word 🟫
medical specialty of disorders of the nervous system
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neurologist
## Footnote
full word 🟫
medical specialist in disorders of the nervous system
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protocol
## Footnote
full word 🟫
detailed plan
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ureter
## Footnote
full word 🟫
tube that connects a kidney to the urinary bladder
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urethra
## Footnote
full word 🟫
canal leading from the bladdar to outside
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urology
## Footnote
full word 🟫
medical specialty of disorders of the urinary system
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uterus
## Footnote
full word 🟫
organ in which an egg develops into a fetus
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vertebra (vertebrae, pl)
## Footnote
full word 🟫
one of the bones of the spinal column
