chapter 1&2 Flashcards
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inflammation of skin
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acrodermatitis
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enlarged extremity
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acromegaly
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paraalysis of the extremities
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acroparalysis
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descriptor, modifies noun
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adjective
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lack of red blood cells
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anemia/anemic
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glandular structure below the cecum
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appendix/appendices
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rod shaped bacteria
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bacillus
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brainstructures that include midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata
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brainstem
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cancerous tumor
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carcinoma
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wrist bones
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carpus, carpal
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viral infection with Varicella zoster
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chickenpox
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word root plus vowel
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combining form
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word made from two or more root words
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compound word
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round bony process
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condyle
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condition of shortening body part
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contraction
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acute
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crisis
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condidtion of blueness
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cyanosis
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instrument that measures (counts) cells
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cytometer
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inflammatoin of the skin
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dermatitis
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abnorman function or condition
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disease
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stretching
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extension
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removal of stomach
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gastrectomy
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stomach
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gastric
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inflammation of stomach
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gastritis
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examination by looking into the stomach with a scope
gastroduodenoscopy
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make a new surgical opeing between stomach and duodenum
gastroduodenostomy
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herniation or sac containing fluid
hydocele
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fear of water
hydrophobia
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therapy using water
hydrotherapy
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overactive thyroid condition
hyperthyroidism
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upper pelvic bone
ilium
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condition defined by redness, swelling, pain, warmth
inflammation
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put in using needle
inject
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able to be injected
injectable
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voice box
larynx
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disease of a lymph gland
lymphadenopathy
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very small organism
microbe
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image reduced to small size
microfilm
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one millionth of a meter
micrometer
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instrument used to look at small structures
microscope
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surgery using a microscope
microsurgery
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watery substance produced by a membrane
mucus.mucous
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nerve twitching
neurospasm
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person, place or thing
noun
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once who practices
practitioner
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placed before a root word to change its meaning
prefix
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specializes in treating mental disorders
psychiatrist
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one who makes x-ray images
radiographer
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quality of being sensitive
sensitivity
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sperm
spermatozoon
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follows a word root to change it meaning
suffix
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instrument to measure temperature
thermometer
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carry scross
transport
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action or state of being word
verb
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spinal bones
vertaba
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evacuate stomach
vomit
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base of a word
word root
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immature cell
blastocyte
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heart pain
cardialgia
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heart specialist
cardiologist
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enlarged heart
cardiomegally
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blueness of skin
cyanoderma
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condition of blueness
cyanosis
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technologist who studies cellular disease
cytologist
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science of studying cells
cytology
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instrument used to count cells
cytometer
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process of using a cytometer
cytometry
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science of studying the skin
dermatology
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instrument for cutting slices of skin tissue
dermatome
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pertaining to the duodenum
duodenal
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incision of the duodenum
duodenotomy
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first part of the small intestine
duodenum
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sonography of the heart
echocardiography
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picture representing electrical actvity of the heart
electrocardiogram
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process of using electrocardiography
electrocariography
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abnormallly red blood due to too many electrolytes
erythremia
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immature red blood cells
erythroblast
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red blood cells
erythrocytes
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low number of erythocytes
erythrocytopenia
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high number of erythrocytes
erythrocytosis
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redness of skin
erythroderma
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study of origin of cause of disease
etiology
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stomach pain
gastralgia
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removal of stomach
gastrectomy
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pertaining to the stomach
gastric
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new opening between stomach and duodenum
gastroduodenostomy
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enlarged stomach
gastromeagly
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making a new opening in stomach
gastrostomy
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immature tissue cells
histoblast
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science of studying tissues
histology
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below the dermis
hypodermic
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verb of inflammation
inflamed
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swelling, redness
inflammation
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yellow appearance due to high bilibrubin level in blood
jaundice
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blood cancer
leukemia
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white blood cell
leukocyte
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low number of white blood cells
leukocytopenia
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high number of white blood cells
leukocytosis
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abnormally white skin
leukoderma
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obstructed lymph vessels causing fluid buildup
lymphedema
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lymphatic system white blood cell
lymphocyte
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abnormally enlarged self image
megalomania
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immature melanocyte
melanoblast
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pigment cell
melanocyte
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dark patches of skin
melanoderma
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physician who studies disease
pathologist
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science of studying disease
pathology
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x-ray picture
radiogram
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instrument used to produce x-ray
radiograph
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process of producing radiograms
radiography
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physician who specializes in the interpretation of radiograms
radiologist
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image of the body produced by computerized reflected sound
sonogram
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technologist who performs sonography
sonographer
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process of using sonograph
sonography
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platelettes, blood clotting cell fragments
thrombocytes
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low number of thrombocytes
thromocytopenia
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picture made by tomograph
tomogram
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process of using tomograph
tomography
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yellow condition of the blood
xanthemia
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reddened skin
erytherma
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