Chapter 1 Terms Flashcards
(14 cards)
1
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Greek terms
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Describe diseases and treatments
2
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Latin terms
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Describe anatomical structures
3
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-er, -ist
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One who
4
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-iatrician
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Practitioner
5
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-logist
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One who studies, specialist
6
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Pertaining to
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-ac, -Al, -ic, -logic, -logical
7
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Medical profession or treatment
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-iatrics, -iatry
8
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-logy
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Study or science if
9
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Eponyms
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Derived from the name of a person
10
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Pharmacology
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Science of drugs including origin, nature, mechanism, chemistry
11
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Pharmacokinetics
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Study of how drug moves through body, absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion
12
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Local anesthetics
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Numbing effect at site of administration
13
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General anesthetics
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Loss of all body sensation and loss of consciousness
14
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Opioid antagonists
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Type of anesthetic, includes naloxone and naltrexone
