Unit 10- Surgery, Diabetes, Immunology, Lesions, and Prefixes of Numbers and Direction Flashcards
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lapar/o
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abdominal wall
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laparoscopy
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process of examining abdominal cavity with endoscope
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laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy (LAVH)
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removal of uterus through vagina assisted by laparoscope
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Most common laparoscopic procedure
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cholecystectomy
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trocars
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hollow tubes with a seal that instruments travel through into abdomen
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laparotomy
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incision into abdominal wall
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laparorrhaphy
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suturing of abdominal wall
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pyr/o
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heat, fever, fire
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pyromaniac
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one who has madness for starting or seeing fire
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pyrosis
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condition of heat (heartburn)
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pyrexia
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fever
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hyperpyrexia
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high fever
over 102 F
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pyrometer
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thermometer
instrument used to measure heat
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pyrolysis
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destruction by fever
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pyrophobia
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abnormal fear of fire
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pyrotoxin
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toxin produced by fever
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hydr/o or hydro-
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water or fluid
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hidro
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sweat
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hidrocystadenoma
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cystic tumor of a sweat gland
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hidradenitis
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inflammation of sweat glands
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hidrosis
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condition of sweating
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hyperhidrosis
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profuse sweating
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hidrorrhea
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flow of sweat
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anhidrosis
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absence of sweat
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glyc/o, gluc/o
sweet or sugar
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glycogenesis/glucogenesis
formation of sugar
glyco-formation of glycogen from carbohydrates
gluco-formation of glucose from glycogen
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glycoprotein/glucoprotein
substance made of sugar and protein
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glycosuria/glucosuria
sugar in the urine
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glycohemoglobin
Sugar and hemoglobin
Aka glycated hemoglbin (GHB)
Present with high blood sugar levels
Hemoglobin A1c test measures levels
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glycogen
animal starch; formed from simple sugars and stored as reserve fuel
converts into glucose
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Diabetes mellitus
3 main types
| Characterized by hypoglycemia and other metabolic disturbances
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Type I diabetes
Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM)
Onset in youth, exogenous insulin dependency, tendency to ketoacidosis, viral etiology, autoimmune basis, genetic predisposition
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Type II diabetes
Noninsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM)
Onset in adults over 40, some endogenous insulin production, obesity or normal weight, treated with diet modification and oral hypoglycemic agents
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Gestational diabetes
(GDM)
In individuals not previously diabetic who develop hyperglycemia in pregnancy
May progress to another diabetes or return to normal glucose levels postpartum
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glycemia
sugar in the blood
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hyperglycemia
high blood sugar
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hypoglycemia
low blood sugar
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glycolysis
breakdown of glycogen to glucose
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glycorrhea
discharge/flow of sugar from the body
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glycolipid
sugar and fat
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immun/o
immune
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immunology
study of the function of the immune system
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immunotherapy
Process of giving immunizations
| Ex: DPT and IPV
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immunodeficiency
characterized by inability to fight disease
| ex: AIDS
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Natural immunity
passive- mother to fetus
| active- exposed to virus
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artificial immunity
scientifically designed
Passive= Immunoglobin (IG) injections to boost immune system
Active= vaccinations
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aut/o
self
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autodiagnosis
diagnosing one's own diseases
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autodermic
pertains to dermatoplasty with one's own skin
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autonomic
self-controlling
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autolysis
self-destruction or self-destroying
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autoimmunity
If one's own body produces antibodies to one's own tissues
Being allergic to one's own tissues
Ex: rheumatoid arthritis and lupus erythematosus
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autophagia
biting one's self
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autophobia
abnormal fear of being alone
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autohemotherapy
therapy with one's own blood (transfusion)
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autoplasty
surgery using grafts from one's own body
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autologous, autogenous
originating in itself or coming from one's own body
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autograft
skin graft from own healthy skin
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mono
one or single
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monograph
deals with a single subject
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mononuclear
having one nucleus
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monomania
abnormal preoccupation with one subject only
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monocyte
one cell
| type of leukocyte
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monoma
one tumor
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monomyoplegia
paralysis of one muscle
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hemi-/ semi-
half
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mono-/ uni-
one
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prot-/ prim-
first
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di(plo)-, bi-
two
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tri-
three
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tetra-/ quadr-
four
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penta-/ quint-
five
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hexa-, sex/ta-
six
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hepta-, sept/a-
seven
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oct/a-
eight
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enne(a)-, non(i)-
nine
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deca-, dec(i)-
deca=ten
| deci=tenth
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hecto-, cent(i)-
Hecto=one hundred
| Centi=one hundredth
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kilo-, mill(i)-
Kilo=one thousand
| Milli=one thousandth
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mononeural
pertaining to one nerve
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monocytosis
condition of increase in monocytes
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mononucleosis
condition caused by a viral infection that can damage the liver
monocytosis is an indication
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multi-
many or more than one
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para
whole word, prefix, and suffix
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para and -para
refer to a woman who has given birth one or more times
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parity
quality of having given birth
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para II, 3, IV
Indicates number of times given birth
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multipara
Woman who has brought forth (borne) more than one child
| Always refers to mother
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multiparous
adjective of multipara
| Refers to birth of multiple children
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nulli-
none
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nullipara
a woman who has never borne a child
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primipara
woman having her first child
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gravida
heavy or weighted down
| pregnant
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primigravida
woman experiencing her first pregnancy
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Woman who has been pregnant 4 times and had 2 miscarriages and two live births is...
grav 4, ab 2, para 2
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nullipara
no live births
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nulliparous
pertaining to no live births
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primipara
first live birth
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cubic centimeters (cc)
volume measurement frequently used when giving injections
| Amount of fluid in one centimeter cubed
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ab-
away from
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abduction
moving away from the midline
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abnormal
going away from normal
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aboral
away form the mouth
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abberant
wandering from the normal course
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abirritant
takes irritation away from the patient
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ablactation
takes the baby away from the breastfeeding
| cessation of milk secretion
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abort
away from being born
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abrasion
scrape type of injury
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deciduous teeth
"fall from" child's mouth
20 deciduous teeth
32 2ndary teeth
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dehydration
takes water from a moist substance
| Can be caused by vomiting, diarrhea, high fever
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decalcification
when calcium is removed from bones
can occur in pregnancy, inadequate vitamin D
can cause osteoporosis
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de-
down from
| resulting in less than
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excise
to cut out and remove a part
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exhale/expire
to breath out waste matter from body
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excretion
process of expelling a substance
| ex: urinary, respiratory, dermal, menstrual, gastrointestinal
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extraction
procedure in which something is pulled out
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full-mouth extraction (FME)
When all a patient's teeth have to be pulled out
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full-mouth extraction (FME)
When all a patient's teeth have to be pulled out
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extension
to straighten or lengthen
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iso-
equal or the same
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isometric
of equal dimensions
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isocellular
composed of cells of equal size
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isotonic solution
has same pressure as red blood cells
| ex: normal saline, intravenous glucose
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hypertonic solutions
have higher osmotic pressure than blood cells
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hypotonic solutions
have lower osmotic pressure than blood cells
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isodactylism
fingers or toes of equal length
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isothermal(ic)
pertaining to equal temperature
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anis/o
unequal
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anisomastia
breasts of unequal size
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mastos
breast
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mastitis
inflammation of the breast
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mastectomy
surgical excision of part or all of the breast
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mastocarcinoma
cancerous tumor of the breast
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anisocytosis
cells of unequal sizes
| can be caused by unhealthy bone marrow
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peri-
around
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per-
through
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circum-
around
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dia-
through, complete
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periarticular
around articulations or joints
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peritonsillar
around the tonsil
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pericolic
around the colon
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periodontal
pertaining to the diseases of the support structures around the teeth
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perichondral
around a cartilage
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periadenitis
inflammation around a gland
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pericolpitis
inflammation around the vagina
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perihepatitis
inflammation around the liver
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pericardiectomy
excision of tissue around the heart (pericardium)
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circumocular
around the eyes
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circumoral
around the mouth
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circumoral
around the mouth
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circumscribed
limited in space (as though a line were drawn around it)
| ex: hive, boil, pimples, pustules
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circumcision
to cut around
| surgical procedure for removing foreskin of penis
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diagnosis
knowing through
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diathermy
heating through
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diarrhea
flow through
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-esis
action or process
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diaphoresis
action of profuse sweating
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arthrodesis
immobilizing (binding) a joint
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hematopoiesis
process of forming blood
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diuresis
process of causing urine to flow through more rapidly
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diuretic
substance that causes increase in urine output
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nocturnal enuresis
nighttime bedwetting
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per-
through
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perforate
act of making a hole through something
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percussion
a striking though
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perfusion
supplying tissues with oxygen and nutrients through the blood supply or other tissue fluids
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perfusate
fluid used to perfuse tissues
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necr/o
death
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necrocytosis
cellular death
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necroparasite
one that lives on dead organic matter
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necrosis
condition in which dead tissue is surrounded with healthy tissue
can be caused by infection or lack of blood supply
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necrectomy
excision of dead tissue
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necrotomy
incision/dissection into a dead body
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necrophobia
abnormal fear of death or dead bodies
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3 ways to say postmortem examination
autopsy
necropsy
necroscopy
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-philia
abnormal or unusual attraction to
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necrophilia
abnormal attraction to dead bodies
