Unit 5 Flashcards
(108 cards)
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agenesis
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lack of development
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alcoholism
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chronic physical and psychological addiction to alcohol
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amenorrhea
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absence ofmenstruation
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apepsia
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cessation of digestion
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aphasia
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unble to speak
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aphonia
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no voice, unable to make sounds
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apnea
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absence of breathing
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arrhythmia
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loss of rhythm
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audiogram
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graphic record of hearing function
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audiologist
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hearing specialist
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audiology
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science that studies hearing
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audiometer
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instrument to test hearing
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bacillus
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rod-shaped bacterium
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bradycardia
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slow heart rate
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bradypepsia
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slow digestion
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bradyphagia
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slow eating (swallowing)
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bradypnea
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slow breathing
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calculi
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small stones
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carcinogenesis
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formation of cancer
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cholangiogram
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x-ray of the bile ducts
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cholecyst
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gallbladder
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cholecystitis
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inflammation of the gallbladder
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cholecystogram
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x-ray of the gallbladder
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cholecystography
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process of obtaining x-ray ofthe gallbladder
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cholecystotomy
incision into the gallbladder
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cholelith
gallstone
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cholelithiasis
infestation with gallstones
28
coccus
sphere-shaped bacterium
29
dactylitis
inflammation of the fingers and/or toes
30
dactylogram
fingerprint
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dactylospasm
spasm of a digit
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diplobacillus
double bacillus
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diplococci
cocci growing in pairs
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dipsomania
abnormal compulsion to drink
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dyslexia
condition characterized by difficulty reading and spelling
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dysmenorrhea
painful menstruation
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dysrrhythmia
irregular rhythm
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dyspepsia
poor digestion
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dysphagia
difficulty swallowing
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dysphasia
difficulty speaking, garbled speech
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dysphonia
difficulty making sounds with the voice
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dyspnea
difficulty breathing
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hydrocephalus
enlarged head due to fluid accumulation (congenital) - water in the head
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hyperthermia
abnormally high body temperature
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hypothermia
abnormally low body temperature
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lithometer
instrument to measure stones
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lithotomy
incision for teh removal of stones
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macroblast
abnormally large immature cell
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macrocephalus
large head size
50
macrocheilia
enlarged lips
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macrococcus
large sphere-shaped bacterium
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macrocyte
large cell
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macrodactylia
abnormally large digits
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macroglossia
enlarged tongue
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macrorhinia
enlarged nose
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microcardia
abnormally small sized heart
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microcephalus
abnormally small head
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microcyst
a small cyst
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microcyte
small cell
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microgram
one millionth of a gram
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microsurgery
surgery performed using a microscope or other magnifying device
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moniliasis
yeast infection
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oncogenesis
tumor forming
64
otic
pertaining tothe ear
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otodynia
earache (otalgia)
66
otorrhea
discharge from the ear
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otoscope
instrument used to look into the ear
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paraphasia
abnormal speech
69
pathogenic
disease producing
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pathology
study of disease
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peptic
pertaining to digestion
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phasology
science that studies speech
73
phonic
pertaining to the voice
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phonology
science that studies the voice sounds
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polydactylism
condition of having more than five digits on hands or feet
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polydipsia
condition of excessive thirst
77
prodrome
symptoms before the onset of a disease
78
pyogenic
pus forming
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pyorrhea
flow or discharge of pus
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pyothorax
pus in the chest cavity
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rhinitis
inflammation of the nose
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rhinolith
calculus in the nasal passages
83
rhinoplasty
surgical repair of the nose
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rhinorrhea
runny nose
85
staphylectomy
excision of the uvula (uvulectomy)
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staphylitis
inflammation of the uvula (uvulitis)
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staphylococci
bacteria growing in bunches
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staphyloplasty
surgical repair of the uvula
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streptobacillus
bacillus growing in twisted chains
90
streptococci
round bacteria growing in twisted chains
91
synarthrosis
joints that are fused and immovable
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syndactylism
fingers or toes that are fused (congenital)
93
syndrome
symptoms that occur together to characterize a disease
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synergistic
works together
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tachycardia
fast heart rate
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tachyphagia
fast eating
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tachypnea
fast breathing
98
thermal
pertaining to heat
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thermoesthesia
over-sensitivity to heat (thermoalgesia)
100
thermogenesis
generation of heat
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thermophobia
abnormal fear of heat
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thermoplegia
paralysis caused by a person being exposed to too high of a temperature (heat stroke)
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trichomoniasis
infestation of Trichomonas
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tympanectomy
excision of the eardrum
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tympanic
pertaining to the eardrum
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tympanites
distended with gas (abdomen)
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tympanometry
process of measuring eardrum function
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tympanotomy
incision into the eardrum
