Vocab Test Review Flashcards
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-Osis
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Condition
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-ac
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Acute
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-um
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Structure, tissue,thing
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Myc-
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Fungus
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Myelo-
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Spinal cord or bone marrow
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Myo-
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Muscle
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Differential diagnosis
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Attempts to determine which one of several disease may be producing the symptoms
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Prognosis
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A forecast or prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder
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Symptom
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Such as pain or a headache can be observed only by the patient
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Sign
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Evidence of disease such as fever that can be observed by the patient and by others
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Neuro
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Nerve
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Algia
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Pain
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Itis
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Inflammation
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Poly
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Many or much
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Gram
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Record
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Graphy
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Recording a picture
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Ology
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Study of
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Abdomino
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Abdomen
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Centesis
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Puncture
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Necrosis
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Death of tissue
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Arthro
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Joint
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Sclerosis
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Abnormal hardening
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Arterio
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Artery
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Appendico
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Appendix
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Leuko
White
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Pero
About around
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Cyte
Cell
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Ectomy
Surgical removal
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Otomy
Surgical incision
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Cardio
Heart
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Hemo
Blood relating to the blood
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Endo
In within inside
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Megaly
Enlargement
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Rrhage
Bleeding abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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Scope
Instrument for visual examination
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Triage
Medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment
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Rhino
Nose
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Hypo
Deficient decreased
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Syndrome
A set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
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Py
Pus
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Pyelo
Renal pelvis
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Pyro
Fever or fire
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Ilium
Part of the hip bone
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Ileum
Part of small intestine
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Ischium
Part of hip bone
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Athero
Plaque of fatty substance
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Plasty
Surgical repair
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Rrhaphy
To sew stich or suture
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Rrhexis
Rupture
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Supination
The act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is foward or upward. The act of assuming the supine (laying down) postion
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Supplication
To make a humble earnest petition beg
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Suppuration
Formation or discharge pus
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Al
Pertaining to
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Nat
Birth
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Gastro
Stomach
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Hyper
Above more than normal
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Sub
Below
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Malacia
Abnormal softening of tissue
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Ligation
Act of binding or typing off blood vessels or ducts
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Litigation
To engage in legal processing
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Suturing
Act of closing a wound or incision by stitching or a similar means
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Laryngo
Larynx
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Oto
Ear
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Pathy
Disease
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Rrhea
Flow or discharge
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Trauma
Wound or injury. Types of injured that May occur in an accident, shooting, natural disaster, or fire
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Eponym
A disease structure operation or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first
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Acronym
A word formed from the intial letter or letters of the major parts of a compound term
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Scopy
Visual examination
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Cyano
Blue
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Erythro
Red
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Inter
Between
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Intra
Within
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Laceration
A torn tagged wound
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Infection
The invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism may be localized or may be systemic
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Inflammation
Localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues
