Chapters 1-4 Flashcards
(158 cards)
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dermat
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skin
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cutane
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skin
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nephr/o
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kidney
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ren
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kidney
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stomat
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mouth
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erythr/o
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red
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gastr/o
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stomach
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hepat/o
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liver
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immun/o
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immune, immunity
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oste/o
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bone
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-emesis
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vomiting
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-itis
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inflammation
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-oma
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tumor
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-logy
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the study of
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-centesis
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surgical puncture
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-dynia
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pain
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-pathy
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disease
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-clasis
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to break; surgical fracture
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-desis
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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
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-ectomy
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excision, removal
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-lysis
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separation; destruction; loosening
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-pexy
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fixation (of an organ)
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-plasty
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surgical repair
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-rrhaphy
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suture
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-stomy
forming an opening (mouth)
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-tome
instrument to cut
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-tomy
incision
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-tripsy
crushing
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-gram
record, writing
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-graph
instrument for recording
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-graphy
process of recording
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-scope
instrument for examining
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-scopy
visual examination
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-algia
pain
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-cele
hernia, swelling
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-ectasis
dilation, expansion
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-emia
blood condition
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-gen
forming, producing, origin
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-genesis
forming, producing, origin
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-malacia
softening
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-megaly
enlargement
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-osis
abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells)
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-penia
decrease, deficiency
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-phobia
fear
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-plegia
parlysis
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-ptosis
prolapse, downward displacement
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-rrhea
discharge, flow
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-sclerosis
abnormal condition of hardening
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-spasm
involuntary contraction, twitching
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-stenosis
narrowing, stricture
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-toxic
poison
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-ia, -ism
condition
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-icle, -ole, -ule
small, minute
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pre-
before
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peri-
around
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post-
after
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endo-
in, within
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intra-
in, within
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epi-
above, upon
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hypo-
under, below; deficient
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infra-
under, below
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sub-
under, below
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inter-
between
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retro-
backward, behind
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bi-
two
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dipl-, diplo-
double
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hemi-
one-half
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hyper-
excessive, above normal
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macro-
large
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micro-
small
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mono-, uni-
one
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multi-, poly-
many, much
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quadri-
four
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tri-
three
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ab-
from, away from
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ad-
toward
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circum-, peri-
around
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dia-, trans-
through, across
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ecto-, exo-, extra-
outside, outward
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para-
near; beside; beyond
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super-
upper; above
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supra-
above; excessive; superior
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ultra-
excess, beyond
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a-, an-
without, not
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anti-, contra-
against
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auto-
self, own
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brady-
slow
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dys-
bad; painful; difficult
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eu-
good, normal
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hetero-
different
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homo-, homeo-
same
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tachy-
rapid
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coronal (frontal) plane
divides the body into an anterior and posterior section
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transverse (horizontal) plane
divides the body into top and bottom sections
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midsagittal (median) plane
divides the body into right and left halves
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abduction
movement away from the midsagittal (median) plane of the body or one of its parts
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adduction
movement toward the midsagittal (median) plane of the body
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medial
pertaining to the midline of the body or structure
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lateral
pertaining to a side
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superior
toward the head or upper portion of a structure
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inferior
away from the head, or toward the tail or lower part of a structure
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proximal
nearer to the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body
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distal
further from the center (trunk of the body) or from the point of attachment to the body
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anterior (ventral)
front of the body
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posterior (dorsal)
back of the body
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parietal
pertaining to the outer wall of the body cavity
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visceral
pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs, especially the abdominal organs
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prone
lying on the abdomen, face down
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supine
lying horizontally on the back, face up
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inversion
turning inward or inside out
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eversion
turning outward
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palmar
pertaining to the palm of the hand
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plantar
pertaining to the sole of the foot
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superficial
toward the surface of the body (external)
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deep
away from the surface of the body (internal)
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cyt/o
cell
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hist/o
tissue
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kary/o, nucle/o
nucleus
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anter/o
anterior, front
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caud/o
tail
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cephal/o
head
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dist/o
far, farthest
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dors/o
back (of the body)
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infer/o
lower, below
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later/o
side, to one side
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medi/o
middle
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poster/o
back (of the body), behind, posterior
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proxim/o
near, nearest
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ventr/o
belly, belly side
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albin/o, leuk/o
white
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chrom/o
color
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cirrh/o, jaund/o, xanth/o
yellow
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cyan/o
blue
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erythr/o
red
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melan/o
black
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poli/o
gray; gray matter of the brain or spinal cord
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radi/o
radiation, x-ray; radius (lower arm bone on thumb side)
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tom/o
to cut
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viscer/o
internal organs
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Sx
symptom, subjective indicator of disease
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Dx
diagnosis, cause and nature of a disease
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Tx
treatment
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Prognosis
prediction of the course of a disease and its probable outcome
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homeostasis
stable internal environment
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signs
objective indicators that are observable
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adhesion
abnormal fibrous band that holds or binds together tissues that are normally separated
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edema
abnormal accumulation of fluid within tissue spaces as a result of systemic disease or failure of the lymphatic system to drain tissue fluid from the site
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febrile
having or showing symptoms of a fever
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gangrene
death and decay of soft tissue, usually caused by circulatory obstruction or infection
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hernia
protrusion of any organ through the structure that normally contains it
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inflammation
body defense marked by redness, swelling, heat, and pain
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mycosis
fungal infection in or on the body
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perforation
hole that completely penetrates a structure
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peritonitis
inflammation of the peritoneum, the membrane that surrounds that abdominal cavity and covers its organs,, usually caused by bacteria or fungi
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rupture
sudden breaking or bursting of a structure or organ
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septicemia
severe bacterial infection of the tissues that spreads to the blood; also called sepsis or blood poisoning
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suppuration
process of forming pus
