Chapter 1 Flashcards
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-ologist
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Specialist
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-ose
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Pertaining to
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-al
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Pertaining to
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-rrhage
Sounds like: RAGE
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Bleeding
Abnormal, excessive fluid discharge
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-ism
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Abnormal condition
Disease
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-ac
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Pertaining to
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-stenosis
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Abnormal narrowing
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-rrhagia
Sounds like: Rage-e-ah
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Bleeding
Abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-eal
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Pertaining to
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-sclerosis
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Abnormal hardening
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-rrhexis
Sounds like: Rex-is
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Rupture
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-megaly
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Enlarged
Abnormal
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-scopy
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Visual examination
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-otomy
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Surgical incision
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-rrhaphy
Sounds like: raffy
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Stitches
Suture
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-gram
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Picture of record
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-osis
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Abnormal condition
Disease
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-algia
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Pain
Suffering
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-graph
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Picture of record
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-necrosis
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Tissue death
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-malacia
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Abnormal softening
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-ology
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Study of
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-plasty
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Surgical repair
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-ectomy
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Surgical removal
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-itis
Inflammation
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-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
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-cyte
Sounds like: site
Cell
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-dynia
Pain
| Suffering
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-rrhea
Sounds like: reah
Flow
| Discharge
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-ostomy
Creation of an artificial surgical opening
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-graphy
Procedure of making a picture or record
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Endo-
Within
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Hypo-
Below normal
Decreased
Deficient
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Hyper-
Above normal
Increased
Excessive
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Post-
After
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Pre-
Before
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Peri-
Surrounding
| Around
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Dys-
Bad
Difficult
Painful
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Super-
Above
| Excessive
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Supra-
Above
| Excessive
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Sub-
Below
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Ad-
Towards
| In the direction of
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Ab-
Away from
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Neo-
New
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Cyan/o
Blue
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Append/o
Appendix
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Colon/o
Large intestine
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Phleb/o
Vein
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Path/o
Disease
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Lapar/o
Abdomen
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Hemat/o
Blood
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Dia
Through
Between
Complete
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Melan/o
Black
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Myc/o
Fungus
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Ather/o
Fatty plaque
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Arteri/o
Artery
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Laryng/o
Throat
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Ot/o
Ear
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Rhin/o
Nose
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Pyr/o
Fire
| Fever
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Py/o
Pus
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Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
| Bowl of the kidney
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Nat/o
Birth
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Poli/o
Gray
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Myel/o
Spinal cord
| Bone marrow
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Albin/o
White
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Abdomin/o
Abdomen
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Leuk/o
White
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Erythr/o
Red
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Col/o
Large intestine
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Hem/o
Blood
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Dermat/o
Skin
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Enter/o
Small intestine
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Gastr/o
Stomach
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Myos
Muscle
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Arthr/o
Joint
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Neur/o
Nerve
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My/o
Muscle
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Appendic
Appendix
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Tonsill/o
Tonsils
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Cardi/o
Heart
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Hepat/o
Liver
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Lith/o
Stone
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Neo
New
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Ven/o
Vein
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Pyr/osis
"Heart burn"
| Abnormal condition of fire
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Prostrate
Collapsed and lying on the ground
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Prostate
Male gland
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Diagnosis
Identifying nature and cause with patient
"What's wrong?"
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Prognosis
Predicting the outcome of a disease
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Ilium
Hip
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Ileum
Small intestine
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Eponym
Disease, structure or device named after the person who named it.
(E. G. Alzheimer's disease or foley's catheter)
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Acronym
Word form from the initial letters of major words.
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Triage
Screening of patients to decide relative priority of who needs to be seen first.
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Syndrome
Combination of signs and symptoms as part of a disease
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Signs
Objective evidence of disease
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Symptoms
Subjective evidence of disease.
