Chapter 5 Flashcards
(45 cards)
1
Q
ACOUS- / ACUS-
A
Hear
2
Q
ANDR-
A
Man
3
Q
APHRODISI-
A
Sexual desire
4
Q
AUT-
A
Self
5
Q
CHEIL- / CHIL-
A
Lip
6
Q
CHLOR-
A
Green
7
Q
DEM-
A
People, population
8
Q
DROM-
A
A running, a grouping
9
Q
ER- / EROT-
A
Sexual desire
10
Q
GYN- / GYNAE- / GYNAEC-
A
Woman, female
11
Q
ICTER-
A
Jaundice
12
Q
CARDI-
A
Heart, cardia
13
Q
CARCIN-
A
Cancer
14
Q
-CEL-
A
Hernia
15
Q
CENTE-
A
Pierce
16
Q
MY-(I) / MYS-
A
Muscle
17
Q
NARC-
A
Stupor, numbness
18
Q
NECR-
A
Corpse, dead
19
Q
NEUR-
A
Nerve
20
Q
ODONT-
A
Tooth
21
Q
ONYCH-
A
Fingernail, toenail
22
Q
ORTH-
A
Straight, erect
23
Q
OT-
A
Ear
24
Q
PACHY-
A
Thick
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-PEX-
Fixing
26
PHARMAC- / PHARMACEU-
Medicine, drug
27
PT-
Fall, sag
28
STEAR- / STEAT-
Fat, sebum, sebaceous glands
29
TEN- / TENON- / TENONT-
Tendon
30
TON-
Tension, tone
31
CARCIN- / CANCER-
Malignant ulcerous growths of the body
32
CARDI- alternative meaning
Cardia, meaning the upper orifice of the stomach linked to the oesophagus
It is named this because it's close to the heart
33
Can CARDI- come at the end of a word?
Yes
Eg. Bradycardia
34
-centesis
A surgical puncture
35
Cephalocentesis-
Surgical puncture of the cranium
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Endemic
A disease occuring continuously in a population
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Epidemic
A disease affecting many people at the same time in the same area
38
Pandemic
A disease affecting the majority of people in a large region
39
Syndrome
A group of symptoms and signs of disordered functions related to one another
40
-pexy
A surgical procedure to rectify to rectify what was caused by -ptosis of an internal body part due to weakness of the abdominal muscles
41
-CEL-
Indicates the presence of a hernia
42
Orthopaedics
The medical specialty concerned with the form and function of the musculoskeletal system
Correction of structural deformities
43
Orthodontist
A dentist specializing in the correction of abnormally positioned teeth
44
Periodontology
The branch of dentistry dealing with treatment of diseases of tissues around the teeth
45
Pachyderm
Thick skinned animals (literally)
Insensitive people (figuratively)
