Chapter 1: Introduction Flashcards
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Pre-
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Before
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Peri-
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Around
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Post-
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After
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Gastr/o
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Stomach
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Enter/o
A
Small intestine
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Traumatic
A
Pertaining to injury
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Uria
A
Urination
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Ab-
A
Away from
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Abduction
A
To take away from the midline
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Emetic
A
Pertaining to vomiting
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Dys-
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Difficult, painful, or bad
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Dysphagia
A
Difficulty eating or swallowing
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Endo-
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Within or inside
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Endocrine
A
To secrete internally
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Endoparasite
A
Organism that lives within the body of the host
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Hyper-
A
Elevated, higher, or more than normal
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Hyperglycemia
A
Elevated amounts of blood glucose
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Inter-
A
Between
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Intercostal
A
Between the ribs
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Poly-
A
Many or excessive
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Polyuria
A
Excessive amount or frequency of urination
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Preanesthetic
A
Pertaining to before anesthetic
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Sub-
A
Below, under, or less
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Sublingual
A
Under the tongue
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A-
Without or no
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Atraumatic
Without injury
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An-
Without or no
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Anuria
Absence of urine
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Ad-
Toward
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Adduction
To move toward the midline
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Anti-
Against
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Eu-
Good, easy, or normal
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Euthyroid
Having a normally functioning thyroid gland
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Ex-
| Exo-
Without, out of, outside, away from
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Exocrene
To secrete externally (via a duct)
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Ecto-
Outside
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Ectoparasite
An organism that lives on the outer surface of the host
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Hypo-
Depressed, lower, less than normal
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Hypoglycemia
Depressed amounts of blood glucose
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Intra-
Within
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Intramuscular
Within the muscle
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Oligo-
Scant or little
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Oliguria
Scant amount or frequency of urination
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Postanesthetic
Pertaining to after anesthesia
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Super-
| Supra-
Above, beyond, excessive
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Supernumary
More than the regular number
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Suprascapular
Above the shoulder blade
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Pan-
All
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Leuk/o
White
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-penia
Deficiency or reduction in number
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Panleukopenia
Deficiency of all types of white blood cells
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-tomy
Cutting into or incision
53
Gastrotomy
Incision into the stomach
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Epi-
Upper
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Extra-
Outside
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Infra-
Below or beneath
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Meta-
Beyond
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Per-
Throughout
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Trans-
Across
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Ultra-
Above, increased, or more than normal
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-ac
Pertaining to
62
Cardiac
Pertaining to the heart
63
-al
Pertaining to
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Renal
Pertaining to the kidney
65
-an
Pertaining to
66
Ovarian
Pertaining to the ovary
67
-ar
Pertaining to
68
Lumbar
Pertaining to the loin, lower back
69
-ary
Pertaining to
70
Alimentary
Pertaining to the gastrointestinal tract
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-eal
Pertaining to
72
Laryngeal
Pertaining to the larynx
73
-in
Pertaining to
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Enteric
Pertaining to the small intestine
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-ine
Pertaining to
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Uterine
Pertaining to the uterus
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-ous
Pertaining to
78
Cutaneous
Pertaining to the skin
79
-tic
Pertaining to
80
Nephrotic
Pertaining to the kidneys
81
-ectomy
Surgical removal
82
Mastectomy
Surgical removal of the breast or mammary glands
83
-pexy
Suture to stabilize
84
Gastropexy
Surgically stabilizing the stomach to the abdominal wall
85
-plasty
Surgical repair
86
Rhinoplasty
Surgical repair of the nose
87
-stomy
Surgically created opening
88
Colostomy
Surgically created opening between the colon and the body surface
89
-tomy
Cutting into
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Laparotomy
Incision into the abdomen
91
-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid or gas
92
Cystocentesis
Surgical puncture of the urinary bladder
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-gram
Record of
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-graph
Instrument that records
95
Electrocardiograph
Instrument that records the electrical activity of the heart
96
-graphy
Procedure that records
97
-lysis
Separation or breakdown
98
Urinalysis
Separation of urine into its constituents
99
-scope
Instrument to visually examine
100
Endoscope
Instrument to visually examine inside the body
101
-scopy
Procedure to visually examine
102
Endoscopy
Procedure of visually examining inside the body
103
-therapy
Treatment
104
- rrhagia
| - rrhage
bursting forth
105
Hemorrhage
Bursting forth of blood from the vessels
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-rrhaphy
To suture
107
Enterorrhaphy
Suturing of the small intestine
108
-rrhea
Flow, discharge
109
-rrhexis
Rupture
110
Myorrhexis
Rupture of the muscle
111
-algia
Pain
112
-dynia
Pain
113
Arthralgia
| Arthrodynia
Joint pain
114
-ia
State or condition
115
-ion
Action, process, state, or condition
116
Infarction
Condition of blood flow obstruction
117
-itis
Inflammation
118
Hepatitis
Inflammation of the liver
119
-ive
Performs or tends toward
120
Congestive
Tends toward accumulation of fluid
121
-malacia
Abnormal softening
122
Osteomalacia
Abnormal softening of bone
123
-megaly
Enlargement
124
Cardiomegaly
Enlargement of the heart
125
-osis
Abnormal condition
126
Cardiosis
Abnormal condition of the heart
127
-pathy
Disease
128
Enteropathy
Disease of the small intestine
129
-sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
130
Arteriosclerosis
Abnormal hardening of the arteries
131
-um
Structure
132
Pericardium
Structure surrounding the heart
133
-us
Thing
