Chapter 2 Flashcards
(147 cards)
1
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brachi/o
A
arm
2
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axill/o
A
armpit
3
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bucc/o
A
cheek
4
Q
artri/o
A
atrium (chamber)
5
Q
amni/o
A
amniotic fluid
6
Q
burs/o
A
pouch
7
Q
cholecyst/o
A
gallbladder
8
Q
chol/o
A
gall, bile
9
Q
coccyg/o
A
tailbone
10
Q
cry/o
A
cold
11
Q
cutane/o
A
skin
12
Q
dactyl/o
A
finger or toee
13
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dent/i
A
tooth
14
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emphys/o
A
inflate
15
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esthesi/o
A
sensation
16
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fibr/o
A
fiber
17
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foramin/o
A
foramen or opening
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gangli/o
A
knot
19
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ger/o
A
old age
20
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gnath/o
A
jaw
21
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herni/o
A
hernia
22
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hist/o
A
tissue
22
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ile/o
A
ileum (third part of smol intestine)
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hypn/o
A
slep
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isch/o
holding back
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inguin/o
groin
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lamin/o
piece of a backbone
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jejun/o
jejunum
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kary/o
nucleus
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lymphaden/o
lymph node
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lymphangi/o
lymphatic vessels
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morph/o
form
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mening/o
meninges
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narc/o
unconsciousness
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necr/o
death
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T or F: narc means death. Like in necrosis
falsy
example is true but correct term is necr/o
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noct/i
night
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peritone/o
peritoneum
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pleur/o
pleura
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reticul/o
net/network
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salping/o
fallopian tube
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septic/o
infection
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somat/o
body
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son/o
sound
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spir/o
breathing
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splen/o
spleen
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spondyl/o
vertebra
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tonsill/o
tonsils (لوز)
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tympan/o
eadrum OR tympanic membrane
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-ian
specialist
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T or F:
pediatrics is the medical speciality of foot treatment
falsy. this is for childtren treatment
foot speciality is podiatry
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name the term for the study and treatment of childbirth
obsterics
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analgesia
absence of sense of pain
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-osmia
sense of smell
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-geusia
sense of taste
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which of the following means a sense of taste:
A) stomat/o
B) gesia
C) osmia
D) geusia
d
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hypoproteinemia
condition of a decrease of protein in the blood
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polycytemia
condition of an increase in number of erythrocytes in the blood
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which of the following means formation:
A) ptosis
B) poiesis
C) penia
D) poesis
b
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-penia
decrease in
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-ptosis
falling or drooping
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-pexy surgical fixation
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-poiesis
formation
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which of the following means decrease/lack of:
A) ptosis
B) poiesis
C) penia
D) poesis
C
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which of the following means drooping:
A) ptosis
B) poiesis
C) penia
D) poesis
A
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-centesis
surgical puncture (you make hole)
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T or F:
the suffix -plasty means surgical repair
truey
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-desis
fusion
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T or F:
the suffix -pexy means surgical repair
falsy
it's surgical fixation
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T or F:
the suffix -pexy means surgical fixation
truey
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T or F:
the suffix -plasty means surgical fixation
false
it means surgical repair
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-tome
instrument to incise
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-stomy
an opening to the outside of the body
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-tomy
incision
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the suffix meaning incision is:
A) stomy
B) tomy
C) ectomy
D) somat
tomy
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the suffix meaning excision is:
A) stomy
B) tomy
C) ectomy
D) somat
c
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the suffix meaning opening to the outside of the body is:
A) stomy
B) tomy
C) ectomy
D) somat
A
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T or F:
stomy means incision
falsy
it's an opening to the outside of the body
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T or F:
tomy means incision
truey
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-tripsy
crushing
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lithotripsy
crushing of stones
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-lytic
dissolving or reducing
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thrombolytic
an agent that dissolves a blood clot
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-mimetic
simulating
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-tropic
acting on
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sympathomimetic
mimicking (simulating) the effects of the sympathetic nervous system
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psychotropic
acting on the mind
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-phasia
speech
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anxiolytic
a drug reducing anxiety
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parasympathomimetic
mimicking the effects of the parasympathetic nervous system
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chronortopic
acting on the timing (heart rate)
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somatoropic
acting on the body
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-lalia
speech
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name two roots or suffixes meaning speech
phasia and lalia
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aphasia
lack of speech
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-lexia
reading
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-plegia
paralysis
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-paresis
partial paralysis
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which of the following mean paralyis:
A) algia
B) plegia
C) algesia
D) Phasia
b
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myoparesis
partial paralysis in the moskel
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-lepsy
seizure
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-mania
excited state or an obsession
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megalomania
exaggerated self improtance
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-pnea
breathing
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-oxia
level of oxygen
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-capnia
level of carbon dioxide
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-phonia
voice
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____ means sound whereas ____ means voice
phon, phonia
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eucapnia
normal level of CO2 in the blood
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anoxia
lack of oxygen in the tissue
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normocapnia
state of normal CO2 pressure in the arteriesa
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___ means enzyme whereas ___ means sugar
ase, ose
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-clasis or -clasia
breaking
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osteoclasis
breaking of a bone
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thoracoschitis
splitting of the chest
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-schisis
splitting
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___ means holding back whereas ___ means splitting
ischemia, -schisis
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-ectasia
distension or dilation
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cephaledema
swelling of the head
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-lysis
seperation
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-necrosis
death of tissue or cell
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cardinonecrosis
death of heart moskel
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-sclerosis
hardening
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-spasm
sudden contraction
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-stasis
stoppage, suppression
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menostasis
stoppage of menstrual flow
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nephrotoxin
substance harmful (poisonous) to the kidney
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term for excision of the gallbladder
cholecystectomy
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a form of malignant tumor derived from fibrous connective tissue
fibrosarcoma
112
-stenosis
widening
113
a synonym for dilation is:
A) lithiasis
B) necrosis
C) ectasia
D) exacberation
C
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binding of pleural membranes is called;
A) pleurometry
B) pleurodesis
C) pleurectomy
D) pleurocentesis
b
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Phlebectasia is:
A) constriction of a vein
B) dilation of a capillary
C) spasm of vein
D) dilation of vein
d
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in hepatorrhaphy, the liver is:
A) drained
B) dividing
C) stained
D) repaired
D
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What is an instrument used to visually examine the gallbladder called?
cholocystoscope
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What is a benign tumor of muscle called?
myoma
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What term describes a vague feeling of bodily discomfort?
Malaise
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What is the prediction about the outcome of treatment called?
prognosis
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Malaise
a vague feeling of bodily discomfort?
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Disease of many nerves is called:
A) Polyneuropathy
B) Neuropathy
C) Neuropolypathy
D) Polypathy
A
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An instrument to visually examine the gallbladder is called a:
A) Cystoscope
B) Cholecystoscope
C) Gastroscope
D) Arthroscope
B
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A benign tumor of muscle is a:
A) Myoma
B) Myeloma
C) Myosarcoma
D) Myocardial infarction
A
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What is an early symptom of an illness called?
prodromw
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Eating foods high in cholesterol and fats can cause a collection of fatty plaque in arteries. This condition is known as:
A) Atherosclerosis
B) Nephrosis
C) Atelectasis
D) Otosclerosis
A
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What does the suffix "-phagia" refer to?
A) Speech
B) Swallowing or eating
C) Flow or discharge
D) Paralysis
B
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Which term describes the surgical repair of a ruptured muscle?
A) Myectomy
B) Myoplasty
C) Myorrhexis
D) Myopexy
B
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What does the term "dysesthesia" refer to?
A) Impaired sense of smell
B) Impaired sense of touch
C) Excessive pain sensation
D) Loss of the sense of taste
