New terms Flashcards
(124 cards)
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plasm
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growth
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sarc
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flesh or connective tissue
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connective tissue
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- Tissue that supports, protects, and gives structure to other tissues and organs in the body
- group of tissues in the body that maintain the form of the body and its organs and provide cohesion and internal support
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stasis
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stop or control
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viscer
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internal organ
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-al
A
pertaining to
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neo-
A
new
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cyt
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cell
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METS
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metasis
- The spread of cancer cells from the place where they first formed to another part of the body
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Transverse
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horizontal line dividing body into top and bottom
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Sagittal
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vertical line that divides body into left and right sides
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benign
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not cancerous, but are deadly because they grow really big
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Chemotherapy
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treating cancer using pharmacuticals
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Radiation therapy
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treating cancer with radiation
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remission
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lessening or absence of signs of disease
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myc
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fungus
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Steato
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fat
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Onycho
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nail
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myc
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fungus
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plasty
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surgical repair (plastic surgery)
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-iso-
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equal
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aniso
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unequal
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-coria
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pupil
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Anisocoria
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unequal sized pupils
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-emia
blood
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lymphedema
swelling due to compromised lymphatic system
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Myel-
spinal cord
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-nosm-
nose, smelling
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-ia
state or condition
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anosmia
lacking ability to smell
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crypt-
hidden
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-ism
state or medical condition
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cryptorchidism
state of hidden testes
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-capnea
carbon dioxide
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hypercapnea
abnormally excess levels of CO2 in blood
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meta-
change or transformation
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-plasia
process of growth
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Metaplasia
change/formation in the process of growth
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-dips-
to drink
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Polydipsia
abnormal condition of excessive drinking of fluid
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-iasis
abnormal condition
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Glossoplegia
paralysis of the tongue
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Otorrhea
discharge from the ear
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-centesis
removal of fluid; aspiration
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Pericardiocentesis
removal of excess fluid from pericardium surrounding heart
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-cyte
cell
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colpo-
vagina
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-ptosis
lowered position
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Colpoptosis
prolapse (displacement) of the vagina
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-derma
skin
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pyro-
fire
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-gen
producing
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Pyrogen
chemical that induces a fever
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Orthopnea
shortness of breath when lying down (need to breath in a straight up position)
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-mast
breast; breast tissue
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Gyneco-
female
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Gynecomastia
abnormal amount of breast tissue in men
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Hidro
sweat
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-opia
abnormal condition of vision
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Diplopia
abnormal condition of double vision
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Rhabdo
striated muscle
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chondro
cartilage
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-plastic
pertaining to development or formation
-ic = pertaining to
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meninges
Three layers of membranes that protect brain, spinal cord, and nervous system
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-cele
swelling; hernia
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Leio-
smooth muscle
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-sarcoma
cancerous tumor
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-chromat
color
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-osm
smelling
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Dysosmia
abnormal sense of smell
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Belpharo
eyelid
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Blepharospasm
spasm of the eyelid
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Anxio-
anxiety
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-lytic
destruction
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Anxiolytic
destruction of anxiety
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Opthalmoplegia
paralysis of the eye
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Cheil-
lips
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-metra
uterus
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Psychosomatic
illness relating to the mind and body
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Muco
mucus
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-oses
medical condition
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-mural
relating to a wall
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Trans-
across; penetrating
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Brachio-
arm
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-plethysmo-
pressure
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Oculo-
eye
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graphy
process of recording; measurement
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-corpor-
body
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Extra-
outside (opposite of intra)
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Foramen
opening or hole in a bone
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ecchymosis
bruise
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epistaxis
nosebleed
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mydr/i
widening
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dacry/o or lacrim/o
tears
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mi/o
lessening
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glauc/o
gray
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phac/o
lens
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presby/o
old age
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phor-
carrying, bear, movement
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cine-
movement
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spir-
coil, to breathe
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tortuous
twisted
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Mohs surgery
procedure used to treat skin cancer. This surgery involves cutting away thin layers of skin. Each thin layer is looked at closely for signs of cancer. The process keeps going until there are no signs of cancer.
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lev/o
left side
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vertigo
whirling around
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Part of kidney that contains more than one million nephrons
cortex and medulla
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apex
tip of heart formed by left ventricle
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septum
wall separating left and right sides of heart
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Varicose veins
swollen and enlarged veins – usually blue or dark purple – that usually occur on the legs. They may also be lumpy, bulging or twisted in appearance
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-ific
creating, making, causing, producing something
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Calcitonin
hormone secreted by the thyroid gland
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goni/o
anatomical angle or corner
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myotonia
neuromuscular condition in which the relaxation of a muscle is impaired (can't relax muscle)
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Dystonia
movement disorder that causes the muscles to contract involuntarily
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-tonia
muscle tension, nerve tension
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Prosopagnosia
(face blindness or facial agnosia) is a neurological disorder characterized by the inability to recognize faces
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proso-
indicated front, anterior, or face
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-Agnosia
inability to recognize or identify
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edentulous
lacking teeth
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subluxation
partial or incomplete dislocation
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dehiscence
suture comes undone, wound opens up along the suture
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primi-
first
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-gravida
pregnant woman
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Primigravida
first time pregnant woman
