Chapter 15 Diagnostic Procedures, Nuclear Medicine, and Pharmacology Elements Flashcards
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anti-
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against
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cine-
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relationship to movement
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endo-
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in, within, inside
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hyper-
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excessive, increased
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hypo-
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deficient, decreased
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intra-
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within, inside
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peri-
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surrounding, around
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sub-
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under, less, below
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trans-
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across, through
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ultra-
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beyond, excess
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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albumin/o
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albumin, protein
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arthr/o
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joint
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auscult/a
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listen
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bacteri/o
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bacteria
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calc/i
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calcium
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cardi/o
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heart
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crani/o
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skull
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creatin/o
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creatinine
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cutane/o
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skin
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derm/o
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skin
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ech/o
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sound
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fluor/o
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glowing, luminous
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glycos/o
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glucose, sugar
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hem/o
blood, relating to blood
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hemat/o
blood, relating to blood
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keton/o
ketones, acetones
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lapar/o
abdomen, abdominal wall
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lingu/o
tongue
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muscul/o
muscle
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ophthalm/o
eye, vision
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pharmac/o
drug
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phleb/o
vein
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pyret/o
fever, fire
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radi/o
radiation, x-ray, radius (lateral lower arm bone)
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son/o
sound
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steth/o
chest
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therm/o
heat
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tom/o
cut, section, slice
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ven/o
vein
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-ac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-centesis
surgical puncture
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-crit
separate
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-globulin
protein
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-gram
a picture or record
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-graphy
the process of producing a picture
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ologist
specialist
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-ology
the science or study of
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-otomy
cutting, surgical incision
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-scope
instrument for visual examination
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-scopy
visual examination
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-surgery
operative procedure
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-uria
urination, urine
