Medterm final review Basics Flashcards
(75 cards)
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aden/o
A
gland
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arthr/o
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joint
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cis/o
A
cut
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crin/o
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to secrete
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cyst/o
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urinary bladder
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cyt/o
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cell
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gnos/o
A
knowledge
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iatr/o
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treatment, physician
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nephr/o
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kidney
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onc/o
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tumor
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oste/o
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bone
12
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radi/o
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x-rays
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ren/o
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kidney
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rhin/o
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nose
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sarc/o
A
flesh
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sect/o
A
to cut
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thromb/o
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clot, clotting
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-ac
A
pertaining to
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-al
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pertaining to
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-emia
A
blood condition
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-genic
A
pertaining to; producing
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-globin
A
protein
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-gram
A
record
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-ic, ical
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pertaining to
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-ion
process
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-oma
tumor, mass , swelling
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-opsy
process of viewing
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-osis
condition, abnormal
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-sis
state of, condition
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-y
process, condition
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a, an-
no, not, without
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dia-
complete, through
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endo-
within
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epi-
above, upon
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ex-, exo-
out, outside of, outward
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in-
into, in
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peri-
surrounding, around
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pro
before, forward
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re-
back, backward, again
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retro-
behind
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sub-
below, under
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trans-
across, through
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hyperglycemia
high blood sugar
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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
serious brain injury associated with high-impact head trauma.
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anabolism
process of building up large proteins from small proteins called amino acid
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catabolism
complex nutrients broken down into simpler substances and energy released.
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cranial cavity
brain, pituitary gland
48
-dynia
pain
49
-malacia
softening
50
-megaly
enlargement
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-penia
deficiency
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-phobia
fear
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-plasia
development, formation, growth
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-ptosis
drooping, falling, prolapse
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-sclerosis
hardening
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-stasis
controlling, stopping
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-stomy
opening to form a mouth
58
-trophy
development, nourishment
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-drome
run
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-mission
send
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-pnea
breathing
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-ptom
happening, occurence
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ab-
away from
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brady-
slow
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dys-
difficult
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hemi-
half
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meta-
beyond, change
68
neo-
new
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pan-
all
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para-
abnormal, beside, near
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tachy-
fast
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ultra-
beyond, excess
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Hyperplasia
increase in cells
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hypertrophy
increase in growth of cells,in size
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Atrophy
decreasing in size of tissues