med term 4 Flashcards
(76 cards)
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cyt/o
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cell
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hist/o
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tissuse
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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kary/o
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nucleus
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anter/o
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anterior, front
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card/o
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tail
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cephal/o
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head (skull)
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dist/o
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far, farthest
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dors/o
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back (of the body)
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infer/o
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lower, below
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later/o
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side
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medi/o
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middle
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poster/o
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back of body, behind, posterior
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proxim/o
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near, nearest
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ventr/o
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belly, belly side
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chrom/o
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color
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cirrh/o
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yellow
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jaund/o
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yellow
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xanth/o
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yellow
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cyan/o
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blue
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erythr/o
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red
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melan/o
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black
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poli/o
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grAY; gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
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radi/o
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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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ac
pertaining to
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ic
pertaining to
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graphy
process of recording
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logy
study of
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logist
specialist in the study of
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meter
instrument for measuring
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pathy
disease
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infra
below, under
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super
upper, above
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ultra
excess, beyond
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ct
computed tomography
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dx
diagnosis
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mri
magnetic resonance imaging
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sx
symptom
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tx
treatment
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anastomsosis
surgical joining of two ducts, vessels or bowel segment to all flow from one to another
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curettage
scraping of a body cavity with a spoon- shaped instrument called a curetted
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electrocauterization
use of an electrically activated instrument to burn and destroy diseased tissuse
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ablation
removal of a part, pathway, or function by surgery, chemical destrustion, electrocautery, freezing or radio frequency
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biopsy
representative tissues sample removed from a body site for microscopic examination, usually to establish a diagnosis
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untrasonography
image produced by high frequency sound wave and display the reflected "echoes" on a monitor, also called ultrasound, sonography , echo and echogram
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magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
non invase imaging technique that used radio waves and a strong magnetic filed rather than an x-ray team to produce multi-planer cross-sectional images
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fluroscopy
radiographic technique in which x-rays are directed through the body to a fluorescent screen that displays continuous imaging of the motion of internal structures and immediate serial images
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computed tomography scan (CT scan)
imaging technique achieved by rotating an x-ray emitter around the area to be scanned and meaning the intensity of transmitted rays from different angles
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endoscopy
visual examination of a cavity or canal using a specialized lighted instrument called an endoscopre
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complete blood count (CBC)
common blood test that enumerates red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, measures hemoglobin, estimates red cell volume, and sorts white blood cells into five subtype with their percentages
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septicemia
serve bacterial infection of the tissues that spreads to the blood, sepsis or blood posioning
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suppuration
producing of associated with generation of pus
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rupture
sudden breaking or bursting of a structure or organ
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peritonitis
inflammation of the peritoneum
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perforation
hole that completely penetrates a structure
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mycosis
any fungal infection in or on the body
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inflammation
body defense against injury, infection or allergy, marked by redness, swelling, heat, pain, and sometimes, loss of function
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hernia
protrusion of any organ through the structure that normally contains it
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gangrene
death or decay of soft tissue
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febrile
feverish, pertaining to a fever
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edema
abnormal accumulation of fluid within tissues spaces
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adhesion
abnormal fibrous band that holds normally separated tissues together, usually occurring within a body cavity
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diagnosis
establishing the cause and the nature of a disease
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prognosis
the prediction of the course of a disease and its probable outcome
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idiopathic
any disease whose cause is unkown
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causes of diseases
metabolic
infectious
congenital
hereditary
environmental
neoplastic
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neoplastic
cancer
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many infections can hurt everyones nerves
metabolic infections congenital hereditary environmental neoplastic
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signs
objective indicators that are OBSERVABLE by others
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symptom
subjective and is experienced only be the patient
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etiology
the study of the cause or origin of a disease or disorder
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homeostasis
stable internal environment that provides a narrow range of temperatures water, acidity, and salt concentration
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disease
when homeostasis is significantly interrupted and cells, tissues, organs, or systems are unable to meet the challenges of everyday life
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