Chapter 4 Flashcards
(67 cards)
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Cyt/o
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Cell
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Kary/o,nucle/o
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Nucleus
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Hist/o
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Tissue
4
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Anter/o
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Anterior
5
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Medi/o
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Middle
6
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Infer/o
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Lower,below
7
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Later/o
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Side
8
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Dors/o
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Back, posterior
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Gastr/o
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Stomach
10
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Thorac/o
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Chest
11
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Crani/o
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Cranium
12
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Pelv/i
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Pelvis
13
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Abdomin/o
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Abdomen
14
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Lumb/o
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Loins
15
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Erythr/o
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Red
16
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Albin/o
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White
17
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Melan/o
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Black
18
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Cyan/o
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Blue
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Juand/o
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Yellow
20
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Xer/o
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Dry
21
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Acr/o
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Extremity
22
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Viscer/o
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Internal organs
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Path/o
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Disease
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Idi/o
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Unknown
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Leuk/o/cyt/o/lysis
Destruction of white cells
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Coccyg/eal
Pertaining to the coccyx
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Erythr/oid
Resembling red
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Melan/oma
Tumor of black cells
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Cirrh/osis
Abnormal condition of yellowness
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Cyan/osis
Abnormal condition of blueness
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Lumb/ar
Pertaining to loins or lower back
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Idi/o/path/ic
Pertaining to a disease of unknown orgin
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Somat/ic
Pertaining to the body
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Path/o/logist
Specialist in the study of diseases
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Viscer/al
Pertaining to the internal organs
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Leuk/o/cyte
White cell
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Gastr/o/dynia
Pain in the stomach
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Crani/o/meter
Instrument to measure the cranium
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Viscer/o/megaly
Enlargement of internal organs
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Thorac/o/tomy
Incision of the chest
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Hist/o/logy
Study of tissues
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Radi/o/gram
Record of an x-ray
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Hypo/chrom/ic
Pertaining to a deficient color
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Adhesion
Abnormal fibrous band binding tissues that are normally separated
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Febrile
Feverish
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Morbid
Diseased
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Sepsis
Presence of pathogens in blood or other tissues
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Suppurative
Producing or pertaining to the generation of pus
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Electrocardiography
Recording of electrical impulses in the heart
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Spirometry
Pulmonary function test that measures volume and flow of air into and out of lungs
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Antasmosis
Surgical joint of two ducts, vessels , or bowel segments to allow flow from one to another
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Biopsy
Removal of a representative sample for evaluation
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Endoscopy
Visual examination of an organ or cavity with an endoscope
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Radiography
Use of an electromagnetic beam passed thorough the body to produce images
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Ultrasound
Ultra high frequency sound waves emitted by a transducer or probe to produce an image of a body structure on a computer screen
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Position emission tomography
Use of radioactive chemical called a tracer that is introduced into the body
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Magnetic resonance imaging
Use of radio waves and strong magnets to produce multiplanar , crops sectional images
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Computed tomography
Narrow beams of X-rays that rotates in a full arc around the patient
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Son/o/gram
Record of sound
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Ultra/son/o/graphy
Process of recording beyond sound
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Derm/a/tone
Instrument to cut skin
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Bronchi/o/scope
Instrument for examining the bronchi
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Crani/o/meter
Instrument to measure the cranium
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Endo/scopy
Visual examination within the body
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Trans/abdomin/al
Pertaining to through the abdomen
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Hemat/o/logy
Study of blood
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Radi/o/logist
Specialist in the study of X-rays
