Chapter 1 Flashcards
(56 cards)
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Algia
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Pain, suffering
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Dys-
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Bad, difficult, or painful
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-ectomy
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Surgical removal, cutting out
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-itis
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Inflammation
5
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-osis
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Abnormal condition, disease
6
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-ostomy
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Surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
7
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-plasty
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Surgical repair
8
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-rrhage
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Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
9
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-rrhaphy
A
Surgical suturing
10
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-rrhea
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Flow, discharge
11
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-rrhexis
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Rupture
12
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-sclerosis
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Abnormal hardening
13
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-cyte
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Cell
14
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Erythr
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Red
15
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Leuk
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White
16
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Melan
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Black
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Polio
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Grey
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Pathology
A
Study of all aspects of disease
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-algia
A
Pain
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-dynia
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Same as algia, pain
21
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-megaly
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Enlargement
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-malacia
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Abnormal softening
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Stenosis
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Abnormal narrowing
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Centesis
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Surgical puncture to remove fluid or diagnose
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-graphy
Process of producing a picture or record
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-gram
Picture or record
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-scopy
Visual examination
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Phalanx/phalanges
Toe or finger bone
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Arteri/o
Artery
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Ather/o
Fatty substance
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Arthr/o
Joint
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Otomy
Cutting or surgical incision
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Fissure
Groove or crack like sore on skin
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Fistula
Abnormal passage
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Ileum
Last and longest portion of the small intestine
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Ilium
Part of the hip bone
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Malaise
Feeling of general discomfort
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Exudate
Fluid that leaks out of an infected wound
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Laceration
Torn or jagged wound or accidental cut
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Lesion
Pathological change of the tissue due to disease or injury
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Mucous
Specialized membranes that line the body cavities
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Mucus
Fluid secreted by mucous membranes
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Myc/o
Fungus
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Myel/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
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My/o
Muscle
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Palpation
Elimination technique using hands
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Palpitation
Pounding or racing heart
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Pyel/o
Renal pelvis, part of the kidney
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Py/o
Pus
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Pyr/o
Fever or fire
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Supination
Act of rotating the arm so the palm of the hand is forward or upward
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Suppuration
Formation or discharge of pus
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Triage
Medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and proper place of treatment
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Trauma
Wound or injury
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Viral
Means pertaining to a virus
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Virile
Having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male
