Midterm Flashcards
(86 cards)
1
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-algia
A
pain
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-capnia
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in the blood
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-cardia
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heart
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-ectasis
A
dilation or expansion
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-emesis
A
vomiting
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-emia
A
blood
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-itis
A
inflammation
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-logist
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person who studies
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-logy
A
the study of
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-meter
A
measure
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-metry
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the process of measuring
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-oxia
A
oxygen levels
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-pathy
A
suffering or diseases
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-penia
A
lack or deficiency
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-pepsia
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digestion or cooking
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-plasia
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formation or growth
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-poiesis
A
formation or production
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-scopy
A
medical examination
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-stenosis
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a narrowing
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-tome
A
cutting instrument
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an-
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without
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brady-
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slowness
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contra-
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opposite
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dia-
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through or across
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dys-
bad, ill, or abnormal
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eu-
good
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homo-
same
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infra-
below or underneath
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intra-
within
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mal-
bad
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retro-
back or backward
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sub-
underneath or lower
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syn-
together
34
tachy-
fast, rapid
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trans-
across
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Cholecyst/o
gallbladder
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Cutane/o
the skin
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Embol/o
stopper or blockage
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Or/o
speak
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Pil/o
hair
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Pleur/o
side, rib, lateral
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Spir/o
breathe
43
Stomat/o
the mouth
44
anastomosis
a connection between blood vessels
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aneurysm
an abnormal blood-filled bulge in blood vessel
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anorexic
eating disorder
47
appetite
a desire to satisfy a physical or mental need like food, sex, or adventure
48
arrhythmia
irregular heartbeat
49
ascites
build up of fluid in the space between the lining of the abdomen and abdominal organs
50
bronchiectasis
abnormal, irreversible dilation of the bronchi
51
bulimia
life threatening eating disorder, binge eating
52
cachexia
wasting syndrome, may burn calories faster then usual
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chloasma
pigmentation disorder of the skin by darker skin patches
54
coarctation
the aorta is narrower than usual
55
comedo
pores or hairs that got blocked with bacteria, oil, and dead skin cells to form a bump on your skin
56
contraction
a shortening or tightening
57
diagnostic
process of determining which disease or condition explains a person's symptoms
58
ecchymoses
a bruise
59
digestion
breaking down food into substances the body can use for energy, tissue growth, and repair
60
endocarditis
inflammation of the inner lining of he hearts chambers and valves
61
enteritis
inflammation of the small intestine
62
expansion
stretching out
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feeble
not strong enough to endure strain, pressure, or strenuous effort
64
feverish
marked or caused by fever
65
healthy
completer physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity
66
hemoptysis
coughing or spitting up blood from the respiratory tract
67
iatrogenic
illness caused by physician or therapy
68
idiopathic
a disease of unknown cause
69
impetigo
superficial bacterial skin infection that is highly contagious
70
incomplete
lacking parts, not whole
71
infarction
death of tissue
72
melanoma
a benign or malignant skin tumor containing dark pigment
73
mouth
oral cavity
74
myocarditis
inflamation of the heart muscle
75
occlusion
something has been closed up or blocked off
76
pathogenic
capable of causing disease
77
pericarditis
sac around the heart is inflamed
78
petechia
a minute reddish or purplish spot containing blood or localized hemorrhage
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pneumoconiosis
occupational lung disease
80
pneumonia
inflammation of the lungs
81
pneumonopathy
disease of the lungs
82
prognostic
predicting the liklihood or expected development of a disease
83
smell
olfaction
84
tepid
lukewarm
85
tinea corporis
ringworm of the body
86
tongue
glossal
