Final Written Flashcards
(120 cards)
1
Q
hematolysis
A
destruction of blood
2
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paraosteoarthropathy
A
disease near a bone and joint
3
Q
bradykinesia
A
slow movement
4
Q
retroflexion
A
bend backward
5
Q
psychotropic
A
drug that alters the mental state
6
Q
anesthesia
A
without sensation
7
Q
prognosis
A
before knowledge
8
Q
hepatorrhexis
A
rupture of the liver
9
Q
MI
A
myocardial infarction
10
Q
STI
A
sexually transmitted infection
11
Q
toward the tailbone
A
caudad
12
Q
turning forward
A
anteversion
13
Q
crushing of a stone
A
lithotripsy
14
Q
physician specialist who studies human behavior
A
psychologist
15
Q
good death
A
euthanasia
16
Q
anisomastia
A
unequal breast size
17
Q
primigravida
A
first pregnancy
18
Q
anhidrosis
A
absence of sweating
19
Q
necrophilia
A
abnormal attraction to death
20
Q
laparorrhaphy
A
suture of the abdominal wall
21
Q
pericolpitis
A
inflammation surrounding the vagina
22
Q
glycosuria
A
sugar in the urine
23
Q
monomyoplegia
A
paralysis of one muscle
24
Q
grav 4 para 3
A
4 pregnancies, 3 live births
25
NIDDM
non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
26
no live births
nullipara
27
flow through
diarrhea
28
low blood sugar
hypoglycemia
29
pyrexia
fever
30
treatment with one's own blood
autohemotherapy
31
antibiotic
against bacteria
32
homogeneous
the same throughout
33
anencephaly
without a brain
34
consanguinity
with a blood relationship
35
disease
free of ease
36
asepsis
without infection
37
malaise
to feel bad
38
septicopyemia
infection with pus in the blood
39
pc
after meals
40
TURP
transurethral resection of the prostate
41
agent that works against pregnancy
contraceptive
42
to move beyond point of origin
metastasis
43
after death
postmortem
44
bad air
malaria
45
born with
congenital
46
pneumohemothorax
air and blood in the chest
47
dextrocardia
heart shifts to the right
48
tracheorrhagia
bursting forth of the windpipe
49
laryngocele
herniation of the voicebox
50
pharyngomycosis
fungus in the throat
51
rachischisis
split spine
52
nyctalopia
night blindness
53
schizonychia
split nails
54
URI
upper respiratory infection
55
CPR
cardiopulmonary resuscitation
56
nighttime excessive urination
nocturia
57
cut a new opening in the windpipe
tracheostomy
58
control the flow of pus
pyostasis
59
moving blood clot
embolus/embolism
60
black lung disease
pneumonomelanosis
61
exotropia
eyes turn outward
62
optometrist
one who measures vision
63
hyperopia
farsightedness
64
corelysis
destruction of the pupil
65
onychophagia
nail biting
66
uremia
urine in the blood
67
dacryorrhea
flow of tears
68
keratorrhexis
rupture of the cornea
69
ENT
ear nose throat
70
TIA
transient ischemic attack
71
softening of the iris
iridomalacia
72
double vision
diplopia
73
doctor who studies eye disease
ophthalmologist
74
herniation of the eye
ophthalmocele
75
feeling of well being
euphoria
76
radiographer
one who takes x-ray images
77
orthodontist
specialist in straight teeth
78
orchidoplasty
surgical repair of the testicles
79
bradyphagia
slow eating/swallowing
80
hyperemesis
excessive vomiting
81
gingivoglossitis
inflammation of the gums and tongue
82
oophorectomy
excision of the ovaries
83
craniomalacia
softening of the skull
84
myelodysplasia
painful development of the spinal cord
85
echocardiogram
picture of the heart using reflected sound
86
leukocytopenia
low count of white blood cells
87
otorrhea
discharge/flow from the ear
88
adenocarcinoma
cancerous tumor of a gland
89
tomography
procedure of taking a picture of a slice of the body
90
anemia
lack of red blood cells
91
instrument to cut skin
dermatome
92
disease of bone and joint
osteoarthropathy
93
excessive thirst
polydipsia
94
inflammation of the bladder
cystitis
95
specialist of diseases of anus and rectum
proctologist
96
gallstones
cholelithiasis
97
drawn toward a habit
addiction
98
one who takes pictures using sound
sonographer
99
tooth pain
dentalgia
100
painful menstrual flow
dysmenorrhea
101
irrigation or washing of the colon
coloclysis
102
agent that kills sperm
spermicide
103
hidden testicles
cryptorchidism
104
move beyond point of origin
metastasis
105
surgical repair of the uvula
staphyloplasty
106
osteochondritis
inflammation of bone and cartilage
107
gastrorrhagia
bursting forth of the stomach
108
cephalgia
head pain
109
hepatocele
herniation of the liver
110
prostatorrhea
discharge of the prostate
111
pyothorax
pus in the chest
112
gastroduodenostomy
to cut a new opening between the stomach and the first part of the small intestine
113
radiologist
specialist in interpreting x-ray images and diagnostic imaging
114
hysteroptosis
prolapse of the uterus
115
tachypepsia
fast digestion
116
OM
otitis media
117
EEG
electroencephalogram
118
NPO
nothing by mouoth
119
CT
computed tomography
120
UTI
urinary tract infection
