Unit 10 Flashcards
(114 cards)
1
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abduction
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movement away from the midline
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aberrant
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wandering away from the norm
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ablactation
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weaning a baby from the breast
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ablation
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takes away a layer or destroys a tissue layer
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abnormal
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unusual (not normal)
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aboral
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away from the mouth
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abortion
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termination of pregnancy
8
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abrasion
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scraping
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adduction
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movement toward the midline
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aerophilia
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attraction to air
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anhidrosis
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absence of sweating
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anisocytosis
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cells of unequal sizes
13
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anisomastia
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breasts of unequal size
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autodermic
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plastic surgery using one’s own skin
15
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autodiagnosis
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diagnosing one’s self
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autogenous
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made by one’s own tissue
17
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autograft
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graft of tissue from one’s own body
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autohemotherapy
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transfusion with one’s own blood
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autoimmunity
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reaction of immune response to one’s own tissues
20
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autologous
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originating from one’s self
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autonomic
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self-controlling part of the nervous system
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autophagia
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biting one’s self
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autophilia
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attraction to one’s self
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autophobia
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abnormal fear of one’s self, being alone
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autopsy
necropsy, postmorten examination, exam to confirm cause of death
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centigram
one hundredth of a gram
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centimeter
one hundredth of a meter
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cholangiopancreatography
xray of bile ducts and pancreatic ducts
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circumduction
moving as to describe a circle with a body part
30
circumocular
encircling the eye
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circumscribed
encircling or the shape of a circle
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cytoplasm
substance within the cell
33
decagram
ten grams
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decalcification
calcium loss
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decaliter
ten liters
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deciduous
falls down (primary teeth come out)
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decigram
one tenth of a gram
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deciliter
one tenth of a liter
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dehydration
water loss
40
descending
moving downward
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diaphoresis
excessive sweating
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deathermy
heat through tissue
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diuresis
increase in urine output
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epilepsy
disorder characterized by seizures
45
excision
removing a body part
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excretion
removal of waste
47
exhale
breathe out
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extension
to straighten or lengthen a body part
49
extraction
removal or pulling out of a body part
50
flexion
to shorten or bend a body part
51
glycogenesis
formation of glycogen or sugar
52
glycohemoglobin
hemoglobin with attached glucose
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hematophilia
attraction to blood
54
hidrosis
condition of sweating
55
hydrophilia
attraction to water
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hydrophobia
fear of water
57
hyperpyrexia
high fever
58
hyperglycemia
high blood glucose level
59
hypoglycemia
low blood glucose level
60
immunodeficiency
poor immune system
61
isocellular
equal size cells
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isodactylism
digits the same length
63
isometric
measure the same on all sides
64
isotonic
equal osmotic pressure equal to the inside of a cell
65
laparoscopy
examination of the abdomen with a scope
66
laparotomy
incision into the abdomen
67
mastectomy
excision of breast tissue
68
mastocarcinoma
breast cancer
69
milligram
one thousandth of a gram
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millimeter
one thousandth of a meter
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monocyte
one cell
72
monocytosis
increase in the number of one cell
73
monoma
a single tumor
74
monomyoplegia
paralysis of one muscle
75
mononeural
involving one nerve
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mononuclear
having one nucleus
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mononucleosis
viral infection causing monocytosis
78
multicapsular
having more than one capsule
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multicellular
having or involving many cells
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multiglandular
having or involving many glands
81
multinuclear
a cell having more than one nucleus
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multipara
having many live births
83
necrectomy
excision of dead tissue
84
necrocytosis
condition of cell death or decomposition
85
necroparasite
organism that lives off dead tissue
86
necrophobia
abnormal fear of dead bodies
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necrotic
pertaining to necrosis (condition of dead tissue)
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necrotomy
incision into dead tissue
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nocturnal enuresis
bedwetting
90
nullipara
having no pregnancies carried to the third trimester
91
omphalotomy
incision into the navel
92
percussion
striking or tapping
93
percutaneous
through the skin
94
perforation
puncturing
95
perfusion
supplying blood to tissues
96
periarticular
area surrounding a joint
97
pericardiectomy
excision of the membrane around the heart
98
pericolic
area surrounding the large intestine
99
perihepatitis
inflammation around the liver
100
peritonsillar
area surround the tonsils
101
postmortem
after death
102
primigravida
first pregnancy
103
primipara
first live birth
104
pyrexia
fever
105
pyrolysis
destruction of tissue caused by fever
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pyromania
complusion/madness caused by fever
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pyrometer
thermometer
108
pyrophilia
attraction to fire
109
pyrophobia
abnormal fear of fire
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pyrosis
heartburn
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pyrotoxin
poisonous by-product of metabolism created during fever
112
transluminal
across the lumen
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vaccination
immunization
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vaccine
substance used to stimulate an immune response for immunization
