Other Useful Terms

Question 1

anastomosis

Answer 1

a joining together of two hollow tubes

Question 2

anus

Answer 2

a ring

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atrium

Answer 3

a hallway

Question 4

autonomic

Answer 4

auto=self, nomos=law, ie self-regulating, independent

Question 5

bladder

Answer 5

a hollow bag or sac

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blast

Answer 6

something immature

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broncho-, bronchus

Answer 7

relating to the large airways beyond the trachea

Question 8

caput (latin), cephalic (greek)

Answer 8

head

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cardio, cardiac

Answer 9

pertaining to the heart

Question 10

cellulitis

Answer 10

inflammation of the skin (usually caused by infection)

Question 11

cervix, cervical

Answer 11

neck

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chondro-

Answer 12

relating to cartilage

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chronic

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something which does not happen immediately, but which continues for some time

Question 14

costal, costo-

Answer 14

relating to the ribs

Question 15

crypto-

Answer 15

hidden, unknown

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cyst

Answer 16

a pouch, bag, or bladder

Question 17

-cyte, cyto-

Answer 17

cell

Question 18

diaphragm

Answer 18

di=between, phragm=partition (the partition between the two major cavities of the body - the lung/pleural cavity, and the peritoneal cavity of the abdomen)

Question 19

diverticulum

Answer 19

divert=turning aside, ulum=a diminutive (a small blind ending opening)

Question 20

duct

Answer 20

a passage

Question 21

emesis

Answer 21

vomiting

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fascia

Answer 22

a band or bandage (relates to membranes that cover other structures)

Question 23

foramen

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a hole

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fossa

Answer 24

a dip, pit, indentation

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fundus

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a location at the furthest point from the opening of a structure

Question 26

gastro, gastric

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relating to the gut, often used to describe the stomach specifically, also means 'belly'

Question 27

gingiva

Answer 27

gums

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hepatic, hepato-

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relating to the liver

Question 29

hernia

Answer 29

a protrusion

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hiatus

Answer 30

an opening

Question 31

histo

Answer 31

tissues

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hypoxia

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deficiency of oxygen

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iatrogenic

Answer 33

caused by medicine (doctors!)

Question 34

idiopathic

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of unknown cause

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immune, immuno

Answer 35

relating to the immune system

Question 36

ischaemia

Answer 36

insufficient blood supplying an organ, leaving it vulnerable to cell death