Med Term Ch 3 and 4 Flashcards
(219 cards)
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abdomin
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abdomen
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acr
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extremities
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acu
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sharp, severe, sudden
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aden
A
gland
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adip
A
fat
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amni
A
sac surrounding the embryo in uterus
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angi
A
vessel
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arteri
A
artery
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arthr
A
joint
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axill
A
armpit
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bi
A
life
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blephar
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eyelid
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hepat
A
liver
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hydr
A
water
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inguin
A
groin
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isch
A
to hold back
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lapar
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abdomen, abdominal wall
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laryng
A
larynx
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leuk
A
white
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lymph
A
clear fluid that bathes tissue spaces
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mamm
A
breast
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mast
A
breast
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morph
A
shape, form
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muc
A
mucus
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my
muscle
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myel
spinal ford, bone marrow
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necr
death
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nephr
kidney
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neur
nerve
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neutr
neutrophil
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nucle
nucleus
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bronch
bronchial tubes
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carcin
cancer
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cardi
heart
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chem
drug, chemical
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chondr
cartilage
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chron
time
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col
colon
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cyst
urinary bladder
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encephal
brain
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erythr
red
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hem
blood
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suffixes are next...
example) -algia means pain
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cele
hernia
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centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
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coccus
berry shaped bacterium
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cyte
cell
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dynia
pain
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ectomy
removal
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emia
blood condition
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genesis
forming
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gram
record
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graph
instrument for recording
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graphy
process of recording
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itis
inflammation
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logy
study of
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lysis
breakdown
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malacia
softening
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megaly
enlargement
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oma
tumor
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opsy
to view
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osis
abnormal condition
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pathy
disease condition
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penia
deficiency
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phobia
fear
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plasia
development
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plasty
surgical repair
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ptosis
falling
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sclerosis
hardening
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scope
instrument for visual examination
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scopy
process of visual examination
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stasis
stopping
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stomy
opening to form a mouth
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therapy
treatment
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tomy
incision
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trophy
development
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er
one who
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ia
condition
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ist
specialist
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ole
little
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ule
little
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um, ium
tissue
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us
substance
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y
condition or process
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ac, iac
pertaining to
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al
pertaining to
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ar
pertaining to
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ary
pertaining to
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eal
pertaining to
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genic
in or produced by
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ic, ical
pertaining to
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oid
resembling
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ose
full of
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ous
pertaining to
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tic
pertaining to
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protrusion of an organ or the muscular wall of an organ through the cavity that normally contains it
hernia
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the withdrawing of fluid from the amniotic sac of the uterus
amniocentesis
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bacteria that grows in twisted chains
strep
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bacteria that grows in clusters
staph
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condition of reduction in the number of erythrocytes or in the amount of hemoglobin in the circulating blood
anemia
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this is when blood is held back from part of the body
ischemia
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an endocrine disorder that occurs when the pituitary gland produces an excessive amount of growth hormone after the completion of puberty
acromegaly
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an inherited disorder in which the bones of the arms and legs fail to grow to normal size because of a defect in cartilage and bone
achondroplasia
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visual examination of the abdominal cavity using a scope
laparoscopy
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an incision into the trachea to open it below a blockage
tracheotomy
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carp
wrist bones
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cib
meals
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cis
to cut
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cost
rib
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cutane
skin
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dactyl
fingers and toes
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duct
carry
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flex
bend
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furc
forking
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gloss
tongue
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glyc
sugar
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immun
protection
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morph
form
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mort
death
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nat
birth
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nect
to bind
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norm
rule
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suffixes are next
example) -blast means embryonic
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blast
immature
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crine
to secrete
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cyesis
pregnancy
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drome
to run
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fusion
coming together
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gen
substance that produces
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lapse
to slide
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lysis
breakdown
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meter
to measure
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mission
to send
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or
one who
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partum
birth
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phoria
feeling
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physis
to grow
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plasia
growth
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plasm
structure
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pnea
breathing
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ptosis
falling, dropping
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rrhea
discharge
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stasis
stopping
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trophy
development
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these are prefixes...
example) a-, an- means no, not, or without
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ox
oxygen
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pub
pubis
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seps
infection
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somn
sleep
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son
sound
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the
put
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thel
nipple
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thyr
thyroid gland
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top
place, position
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tox
poison
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trache
trachea
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urethr
urethra
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a
no, not
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an
no, not
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ab
away from
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ad
toward
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ana
apart
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ante
before
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anti
against
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auto
self
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bi
two
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brady
slow
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cata
down
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ana
up
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con
with
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contra
against
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de
down, lack of
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dia
through
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dys
bad
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ec, ecto
out
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en, endo
in
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epi
above
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eu
good
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ex
out
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hemi
half
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hyper
excessive
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hypo
deficient
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in
not
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in
into
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infra
beneath
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inter
between
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intra
within
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macro
large
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mal
bad
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meta
change
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micro
small
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neo
new
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pan
all
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para
abnormal
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per
through
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peri
surrounding
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poly
many
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post
after
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pre
before
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pro
before
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pseudo
false
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re
back, again
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retro
behind
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sub
under
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supra
above, upper
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syn, sym
together
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tachy
fast
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trans
across
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ultra
beyond
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uni
one
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usually a foreign substance
antigen
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protein substances made by white blood cells in response to foreign antigens
antibodies
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the body makes antibodies to fight aginst its own good cells and tissues in these diseases
autoimmune
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irregularity in a structure or organ that a baby is born with
congenital anomaly
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brain damage on the right side causes paralysis on the paralysis on the left side of the body
contralateral
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when an organ or tissue does this it slides forward or downward
prolapse
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a group of signs or symptoms that appear together to produce a typical clinical picture of a disease or inherited abnormality
syndrome
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a joint in which the bony surfaces are firmly united by a layer of fibrocartilage
symphysis
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a diagnostic technique using ultrasound waves to produce an image or photograph of an organ or tissue
ultrasonography
