Med Term 10 Flashcards
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ablation
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taking away tissue by cutting or cautery
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ablactation
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weaning a nursing baby, away from the breast milk
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aboral
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away from the mouth
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abortion
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termination of pregnancy
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auto
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combining form for self
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autograft
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tissue grafting with one’s own tissues
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autogenous
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one’s own generated substance or tissue
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autoimmunity
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immune response (sensitivity) to one’s own tissues
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laparo
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abdominal wall
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laparoscopic
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an operation in which a laparoscope is used
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cholecystectomy
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excision of the gallbladder
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introduced
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to put inside or into; insert or inject
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trocars
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hollow tubes with a sharp point, used to puncture the wall of a body cavity
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incision
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a cut into a body tissue or organ
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omphalotomy
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incision into the naval
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postoperative
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after an operation
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colectomy
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excision of the colon
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ligation
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binding
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pyro
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heat, fever, or fire
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hydro
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water
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hidro
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sweat
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glyco
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sweet/sugar. glycogen
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gluco
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sweet/sugar, glucose
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type 1 diabetes
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insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, IDDM
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type 2 diabetes
noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus, NIDDM
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gestational diabetes mellitus
GDM, hyperglycemia during pregnancy
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-emia
condition of the blood
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immuno
immune
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auto
self
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mono
one or single
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hemi-, semi-
half
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mono-, uni-
one
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prot-, prim-
first
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di(plo)-, bi-
two
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tri-
three
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tetra-, quadr-
four
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penta-, quint-
five
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hexa-, sex/ta-
six
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hepta-, sept/a-
seven
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octa-, oct-
eight
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enne(a)-, non(i)-
nine
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deca-
ten
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dec(i)-
thenth, 0.1
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hecto-
100
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cent(i)
100th, 0.01
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kilo-
1,000
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mill(i)
1000th, 0.001
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multi-
multiple or many
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para, -para
pertaining to a woman who has given birth one or more times.
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nulli-
none
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primi-
first
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gravida
pregnancy
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para
refers to live births
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deca-
10
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deci
0.1, one tenth
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kilo
1000
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milli
0.001
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ab-
from, away from
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de-
from, down from or from- resulting in less than
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ex-
from, out from
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ad-
toward
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iso-
equal or the same
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dia-
through, complete
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per-
through
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peri-
around
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circum-
around
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odonto
teeth
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-esis
action or process
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necro
death
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autopsy
postmortem exam
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postmortem
after death
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lividity
tissue being red or blue caused by congestion in the veins
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rigidity
inflexibility or stiffness
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normocephalic
a head of normal size and shape for ones age
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petechiae
small purple spot
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periorbital
pertaining to the area surrounding the eye socket
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circumcised
to remove the foreskin of a penis
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descended
move from higher to a lower place
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-philia
abnormal or unusual attraction to
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-phobia
abnormal fear of
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philo
attraction to, liking, loving
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centigram
one hundredth of a gram
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centimeter
one hundredth of a meter
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circumduction
moving as to describe a circle
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circumscribed
encircling or in a circular shape
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circumocular
encircling the eye
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dehydration
resulting in less than normal amount of water
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descending
in a downward direction or moving downward
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excretion
removal of waste
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exhale
breath out
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extraction
pull out, remove
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iso
prefix, meaning same or equal
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isometric
measuring equal or the same on both sides
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isodactylism
fingers or toes all an even length
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isotonic
osmotic pressure the same as a cell
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masto
breast
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mastectomy
excision of the breast
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mastocarcinoma
cancer of the breast tissue
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mono
prefix for one
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monomyoplegia
paralysis of one muscle
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mononuclear
having one nucleus
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mononucleosis
condition of increase in monocytes (viral infection)
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glycogenesis
formation of sugar or glycogen
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glycohemoglobin
glucose attached to hemoglobin
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hyperglycemia
high blood glucose level
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hypoglycemia
low blood glucose level
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multi
prefix, many
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multiglandular
pertaining to many glands
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multinuclear
having many nuclei in one cell
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multipara
having many (more than one) births
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necro
death
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necrotic
pertaining to dead tissue
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necrotomy
incision into dead tissue
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necropsy
inspection of dead tissue (autopsy)
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peri
prefix, around, surrounding
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periarticular
around a joint
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pericardiectomy
excision of the pericardial membrane
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peritonsillar
around the tonsil
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primi
prefix, first
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primigravida
first pregnancy
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primipara
first birth
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per
through
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percussion
striking through (tapping)
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percutaneous
through the skin
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perfusion
supplying blood through tissues
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perforation
puncturing, making a hole through
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pyro
fever, fire
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pyrexia
condition of high temperature, fever
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pyrolysis
destruction of tissue caused by fever
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pyrotoxin
poisons created by metabolism during fever
