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CHAPTER 1 VOCAB LIST FROM KATHLEEN Flashcards

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gland

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aden/o

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surgical removal of a gland

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Adenectomy

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Condition marked by reduction in the number of erythrocytes or in the amount of hemoglobin in blood

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Anemia (ah-NE-me-ah)

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Arthr/o

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joint

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Joint pain

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Arthralgia (ar-THRAL-jah)

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Process of removing a small piece of living tissue for microscopic examination.

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Biopsy (BI-op-se)

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carcin/o

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cancerous, cancer

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Cancerous (malignant) tumor.

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Carcinoma

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Pertaining to the cerebrum (largest part of the brain)

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Cerebral (seh-RE-bral)

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cyst/o

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urinary bladder

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Visual examination of the urinary bladder.

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Cystoscopy (sis-TOS-ko-pe)

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cyt/o

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cell

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Any abnormal condition affecting the skin

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Dermatosis

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Dia-

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complete, through

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Complete knowledge of a patient’s condition.

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Diagnosis (di-ag-NO-sis)

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Record of the electricity in the brain

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Electroencephalogram (eh-lek-tro-en-SEF-ah-lo-gram)

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Encephal/o

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brain

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Disease of the brain

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Encephalopathy (en-seh-fah-LOP-ath-e)

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Instrument to visually examine the interior of the body

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Endoscope - endo/scope (EN-do-skope)

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Epi-

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above, upon

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Removal or excision of the stomach.

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Gastrectomy (gas-TREK-to-me)

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-gram

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record

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Collection or mass of blood.

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Hematoma (he-mah-TO-mah)

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Collection or mass of blood

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Hematoma (he-mah-TO-mah)

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Hyper-
excessive, above, more than normal
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High levels of sugar in the bloodstream; associated with diabetes mellitus.
Hyperglycemia (hi-per-gli-SE-me-ah)
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Hypo-
deficient, below, under, less than normal
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Pertaining to produced by a treatment or a procedure
Iatrogenic (i-ah-tro-JEN-ik)
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-itis
inflammation
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Blood condition of high numbers of malignant (cancerous) white blood cells.
Leukemia (lu-KE-me-ah)
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-logy
process of study
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Abnormal condition of the kidney.
Nephrosis (nef-RO-sis)
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Nerve pain
Neuralgia (nu-RAL-jah)
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-oma
tumor, mass, swelling
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onc/o
tumor (cancerous)
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Specialist in the study of tumors; particularly malignant (cancerous) tumors
Oncologist (on-KOL-o-gist)
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Ophthalm/o
eye
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instrument to visually examine the eye
Ophthalmoscope
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-opsy
process of viewing
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Oste/o
bone
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inflammation of bone
Osteitis
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Incision of a bone
Osteotomy (os-te-OT-o-me)
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Path/o
disease
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Specialist in the study of disease; evaluates biopsies, and performs autopsies
Pathologist (path-OL-o-jist)
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Study of disease
Pathology (path-OL-o-je)
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Peri-
surrounding, around
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Psych/o
mind
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Loss of contact with reality; often with delusions and hallucinations
Psychosis (si-KO-sis)
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ren/o
kidney
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rhin/o
nose
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Inflammation of the nose.
Rhinitis (ri-NI-tis)
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sarc/o
flesh
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-scopy
process of visually examining
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thromb/o
clot, clotting
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clotting cell (platelet)
Thrombocyte (THROM-bo-site)
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trans-
across, through
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Pertaining to through or across the liver.
Transhepatic (tranz-heh-PAT-ik)
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ur/o
urinary tract, urine
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Examination of a body after death (postmortem) to determine the cause of death
Autopsy (AW-top-se)
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bi/o
life
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cephal/o
head
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Study of cells.
Cytology (si-TOL-o-je)
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endo-
within
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Process of visual examination within the body.
Endoscopy (en-DOS-ko-pe)
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erythr/o
red
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Pertaining to the stomach.
Gastric (GAS-trik)
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pertaining to producing, produced by, or produced in
-genic
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iatr/o
treatment, physician
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-ic, -al
pertaining to
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-ion
process
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-ist
specialist
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leuk/o
white
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nephr/o
kidney
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inflammation of a kidney
Nephritis (nef-RI-tis)
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-pathy
disease condition
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ped/o
Child
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Removal (excision) of an organ or part of the body.
Resection (re-SEK-shun)
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retro-
behind, backward
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-tomy
process of cutting into, incision

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