Med Term 9 Flashcards
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aerophobia
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fear of air
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aero
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air
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aerotherapy
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therapy using air (respiratory therapy)
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anaerobic
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able to live without air (oxygen)
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chromo
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color
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chromophilic
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attraction of color (stain)
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achromophilic
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not absorbing color (stain)
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chromolysis
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destruction of color
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dorso
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near or on the back
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ventro
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near or on the belly side of the body
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antero
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toward the front or in front of
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postero
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following or located behind
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cephalo
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upward, toward the head
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caudo
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downward, toward the tail
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medio
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toward the midline
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latero
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toward the side, away from the midline
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supero
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above
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infero
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below
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proximo
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near the point of origin
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disto
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away from the point of origin
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sagitto
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vertical, anteroposterior direction or plane dividing into left and right
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corono
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resembling a crown or encircling
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omphalo
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navel
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pro-
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in front of
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dia
through or throughout
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symptom
how a patient tells you they feel (pain, nausea, or being tired)
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aero
air
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chromo
color
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phil
attracted to or loves
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dys
abnormal, bad, painful, or difficult
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-tocia
labor
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eu-
good, well or easy
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entero
intestine, (small intestine)
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colo
large intestine
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-stasis
the act or condition of stopping or controlling
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-cyesis
pregnancy
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pseudo-
false
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viscero
organs (internal)
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parieto
wall
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ecto-
outer-outside
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endo-
inner-inside
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meso-
middle
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retro-
backward-behind
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para-
near
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exo-
outside , greek
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poly
excessive
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-plasm
substance
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proto-
first
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topo
place
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ante-
front or forward
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para-
near, beside, or around
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gastroscopy
looking into the stomach with a scope
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retroperitoneal
behind the peritoneum
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dialysis
filtering the blood through a membrane, (artificial kidney)
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endoderm
inner germ layer that gives rise to organs
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ectopic
outside of the normal location
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posteroanterior
pertaining to direction from back to front
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procephalic
pertaining to in front of the head
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diagnosis
identification of a disease through signs and symptoms
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omphalitis
inflammation of the umbilicus (navel)
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ventrolateral, anterolateral
pertaining to the side and front
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cephalocaudal
pertaining to the direction from head to tail
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apepsia
lack of digestion
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pseudocyesis, pseudopregnancy
false pregnancy
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euphoria
feeling of well-being (good)
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euthanasia
easy (peaceful) death
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dysmenorrhea
difficult (painful) menstruation
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visceralpleura
membrane attached to the lung
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hemostasis
control of blood flow
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aerobic
uses air to live (metabolism with oxygen)
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chromophilic
absorbs stain easily
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peritoneum, visceroperitoneum
membrane that lines the abdominal wall
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omphalorrhea
discharge from the navel
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syphilophobia
fear of contracting syphilis
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mediolateral
pertaining to the middle and the side
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ectogenous
formed outside of the body (from another source)
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catheterization
introduction of a tube to evacuate or irrigate a body cavity
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apnea
cessation of breathing
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URI
upper respiratory infection
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narcolepsy
sleep seizures
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CPAP
continuous positive air pressure
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hypoventilation
reduced depth of breaths
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syndrome
symptoms that run together
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symptoms
how the patient feels
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U
units
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hypoglycemic
low blood sugar
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analgesic
pain reliever
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cephalgia
headache
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dyspnea
difficulty breathing
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ventilatory
getting air in lungs
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anterolateral
pertaining to front and side
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anteromedial
pertaining to front and middle
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anteroposterior
direction from front to back
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axillary
pertaining to the armpit area
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midaxillary
pertaining to the middle of the armpit
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midsagittal
vertical plane that divides the body into right and left halves
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cephalad
toward the head
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cephalocaudal
pertaining to a head to tail (distal spine)
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coronal
crown, lateral suture line of the skull
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dia
prefix, through
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dialysis
destruction through (filtration using an artificial kidney)
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diarrhea
flow through, watery stool (feces)
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diagnosis
identification of a disease through its symptoms and signs
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dorsal
pertaining to the back (posterior)
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dorsocephalad
toward the back of the head
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dorsoventral
direction from back to front
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ecto
combining form (prefix) for outer, outside
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ectocytic
outside the cell
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ectogenous
produced or generated outside, not from one's own body
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ectopic
located outside the normal area, such as tubal pregnancy
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endo
combining form (prefix) for inner, inside
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endoderm
inner embryonic (stem cells)
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endogenous
made inside one's own body
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endoscopy
looking into the body (cavity or tube) with a scope
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eu
good, well, or easy
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eugenics
choosing the good genes for reproduction
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eupnea
easy breathing
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euthanasia
good death, easy death
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inferior
below, under
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superior
above, over
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lateral
side
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medial
middle
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meno
combining form for menses (menstruation)
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menopause
the permanent cessation of menstruation
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menorrhagia
hemorrhaging during menstruation
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dysmenorrhea
difficult, painful menstruation
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omphalo
combining form for umbilicus (navel)
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omphalectomy
excision of the umbilicus
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omphalitis
inflammation of the navel
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omphalocele
herniation of the naval
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para-
around, near
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pseudo-
false
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retro-
behind, in back of
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pro-
before, in front of
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syphilo
combining form for syphilis
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syphilophobia
fear of contracting syphilis
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syphilopsychosis
severe mental condition caused by untreated syphilis
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syphilotherapy
treatment for syphilis
