Unit 1b Flashcards
1
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algia-
A
pain
2
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dys-
A
painful ?
3
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-ectomy
A
surgical removal
4
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hyper-
A
more than normal
5
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hypo-
A
lower than normal
6
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-itis
A
inflammation
7
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-osis
A
abnormal
8
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-ostomy
A
surgical creation
9
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-otomy
A
surgical incision
10
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-plasty
A
surgical repair
11
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-rrhage
A
excessive loss of blood
12
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-rraphy
A
suture, surgical repair
13
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-rrhea
A
discharge
14
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-rrhexis
A
rupture
15
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-sclerosis
A
stiffening of a tissue
16
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abdominocentesis
A
surgical puncture of abdominal cavity to remove fluid
17
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edema
A
swelling
18
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fissure
A
crack in the skin
19
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infection
A
invasion of body by pathogenic organism
20
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intramuscular
A
within the muscle
21
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malaise
A
a general feeling of discomfort
22
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natal
A
pertaining to birth
23
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palpation
A
examination technique utilizing the examiner’s hand
24
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Phalanges
A
bones of fingers and toes
25
suppuration
formation / discharge of pus
26
triage
medical screening to determine the priority of treatment
27
angiography
a radiographic study of blood vessels
28
endarterial
pertaining to the interior of an artery
29
fistula
an abnormal passage between two organs or between an organ and the body's surface
30
inflammation
localized response to injury
31
laceration
skin wound from a cut
32
myelopathy
pathological change/ disease relating to spinal cord
33
neonatology
study pertaining to newborns
34
palpitation
pounding or racing of the heart
35
pyoderma
pus-forming, bacterial skin infection
36
supracostal
above or outside the ribs
37
viral
pertaining to a virus
38
dermatologist
skin doctor
39
erythrocyte
mature red blood cell
40
hepatomegaly
abnormal enlargement of the liver
41
interstitial
between but not within the tissue
42
lesion
pathological change to tissue
43
myopathy
pathological change/disease related to muscle tissue
44
otorhinolaryngology
study of ears, larynx, and throat
45
pathology
study of disease
46
supination
rotating the arm so the palm is upward
47
trauma
wound or injury
