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Medical Terminology Flashcards

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Hypertension

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High blood pressure

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Hypotension

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Low blood pressure

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Tachycardia

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Fast heart rate

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Bradycardia

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Slow heart rate

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Cardiomegaly

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Heart enlargement

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Auto-

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Self

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Brady-

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Slow

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Circum-

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Around

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Dys-

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Bad/difficult

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Ecto-

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Outer/outside

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Leuk-

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White

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Macro-

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Large

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Neo-

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New

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Supra-

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Above/over

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Uni-

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One

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Adeno

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Gland

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Angio

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Vessel

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Broncho

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Bronchus/bronchi

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Cranio

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Skull

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Duodeno

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Duodenum

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Entero

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Intestines

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Gyneco

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Woman

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Masto

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Mammary glands

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Myelo

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Spinal cord

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Pyo

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Pus

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-asis

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Condition (abnormal)

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-genic

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Producing, causing

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-ism

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A condition of

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-oma

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Tumour

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-phasia

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Speaking

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-ptosis

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Falling, sagging

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-plegia

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Paralysis

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-megaly

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Enlargement

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-scopy

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Examination w/ scope

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-stasis

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Maintenance/maintaining

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abd

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Abdomen

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ac

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Before meals

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pc

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After meals

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c (line above)

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With

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ca

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Cancer

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dc (d/c)

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Discontinued

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LLQ

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Lower left quadrant

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qd

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Every day

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rom

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Range of motion

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Bronchoscopy

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Examination of the bronchi

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Tracheostomy

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Incision of the trachea

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Colostomy

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Surgery of the colon

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Hypoventilation

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Slow breathing

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Hyperventilation

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Fast breathing

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c/o

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Complaining of

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Febrile

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Showing symptoms of a fever

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Hepatic

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Liver

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Hepatitis

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Infection of liver

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Renal

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Urinary

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Apnea

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a= not, without not breathing

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Asepsis

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Free from disease causing contaminants

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SOB

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Short of breath

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Stat

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At once/immediately

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Nephro

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Kidneys

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