Chapter 1 Flashcards
(42 cards)
1
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-itis
A
Inflammation
2
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the time and events occurring before birth
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Prenatal
3
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Angi/o
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Blood vessel
4
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-graphy
A
The process of recording
5
Q
Gastr/o
A
Stomach
6
Q
Enter
A
Small intestine
7
Q
Nat
A
Birth
8
Q
Peri
A
Surrounding
9
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pertaining to the time and events surrounding birth
A
Perinatal
10
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-osis
A
Abnormal condition or disease
11
Q
blue discoloration of the skin caused by lack of adequate oxygen in the blood
A
Cyanosis
12
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-plasty
A
Surgical repair
13
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the surgical repair of a nerve
A
Neuroplasty
14
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the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time
A
Hemorrhage
15
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abnormal enlargement of the liver
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Hepatomegaly
16
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Hepat/o
A
Liver
17
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-megaly
A
Enlargement
18
Q
the medical term for a white blood cell
A
Leukocyte
19
Q
-ECTOMY
A
Surgical removal
20
Q
stomachache
A
Gastralgia
21
Q
-NECROSIS
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Tissue death
22
Q
INTER-
A
Between or among
23
Q
Ab-
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Away from
24
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-rrhaphy
A
Surgical suturing
25
-algia
Pain
26
swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid.
Edema
27
Myc/o
Fungus
28
Arteri/o
Artery
29
Myel/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
30
Arthr/o
Joint
31
Arther/o
Plaque or fatty substance
32
-ostomy
surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
33
Py/o
Pus
34
Pyr/o
Fever or fire
35
My/o
Muscle
36
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
37
-pathy
Disease
38
pain in a joint or joints
Arthralgia
39
pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery
Endarterial
40
a surgical procedure that creates an opening between the colon and the body surface
Colostomy
41
any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection
Pyoderma
42
the medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment.
Triage
