Week 1 Flashcards
1
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
2
Q
dermatitis
A
skin inflammation
3
Q
thyroiditis
A
thyroid inflammation
4
Q
pancreatitis
A
pancreas inflammation
5
Q
apothecary
A
storehouse (drug store)
6
Q
-atrics
A
to treat
7
Q
geriatrics
A
treatment of the elderly
8
Q
pediatrics
A
treatment of children
9
Q
bio-
A
living
10
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biology
A
study of living things
11
Q
biomedical
A
application of biology to medicine
12
Q
clinical
A
pertaining to a bed
13
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diagnosis
A
complete knowledge
14
Q
doctor
A
teacher
15
Q
dose
A
giving
16
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etio-
A
cause
17
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etiology
A
study of causes of diseases
18
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hospital
A
institution for guests
19
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-iasis/-osis
A
unhealthy condition
20
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leishmaniasis
A
infection with leismania
21
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dermatosis
A
disease process in the skin
22
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iatro-
A
doctor
23
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iatrogenic
A
doctor caused
24
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-ist/-ologist
A
a specialist
25
cardiologist
heart specialist
26
internist
specialist in internal medicine
27
-ize
action of treatment
28
cauterize
treat by burning tissue
29
morbus
disease
30
morbid
diseased
31
morbidity
incidence of disease
32
disease
noso-
33
nosology
classification of diseases
34
nosocomial
disease originating in a hospital
35
-ology
the study of
36
pharmacology
study of medicines
37
dermatology
study of skin diseases
38
patho-/-pathy
sickness
39
pathology
study of sickness
40
adenopathy (a·duh·naa·puh·thee)
sickness of a gland
41
pharmaco-
medicine
42
pharmaceutics
medicines
43
pharmacist
one who prepares and sells drugs
44
physic-
medicine
45
physician
healer using medicine
46
physio-
nature
47
physiology
study of natural functions of the body
48
prognosis
foreknowledge (forecast)
49
sanitas
health
50
sanitary
conducive to health
51
sanitation
process of promoting health
52
symptom
perception of disease
53
surgery
work done by hand
54
therapy
to heal
55
therapist
one who heals
56
physiotherapy
healing with heat or other natural means
57
veterinary
dealing with beasts of burden
58
albus
white
59
albino
white (no pigment) skin
60
albumin
protein coagulates white
61
linea alba
“white line” on abdomen
62
amours
dark
63
amaurosis
central blindness (no problem in the eye)
64
argentum
silver
65
argentaffin
having an affinity for silver
66
argenine
protein in silver fish scales
67
aureus
golden
68
staphylococcus aureus
a common bacteria that grows yellow colonies on blood agar
69
chlor-
green
70
chlorine
yellow-green gaseous element
71
chlorophyll
green plant respiratory pigment
72
chroma
color
73
chromatin
most easily stained portion of the cell nucleus
74
cirros
orange-yellow
75
cirrhosis
scarring of the liver that is associated with the orange-yellow color
76
cyan-
blue
77
cyanosis
blueish color of skin caused by unoxygenated blood
78
eos
rose-like/dawn red
79
erythro-
red
80
erythrocyte
red blood cell that carries oxygen
81
erythema
redness of the skin from congested capillaries
82
flav-
yellow
83
riboflavin
yellow colored B vitamin
84
ligamentum flavin
yellow ligaments of the spine
85
fuscin (color)
dark brown
86
fuscin (medical)
brown pigment found in the retina of the eye
87
glaucos
gray-green
88
glaucoma
graying of the eyes due to excessive pressure
89
ictero-
yellow
90
icterus
yellow staining of tissue caused by retention of bile pigments (jaundice)
91
jaundice
yellow staining of tissue caused by retention of bile pigments (icterus)
92
leuco-/leuko-
white
93
leukocytes
white blood cells
94
leukoderma
white discoloration of skin
95
luteus
yellow
96
corpus luteum
the yellow body that’s left after an egg is released from the body
97
melan-
black
98
melanoma
black tumor of the skin
99
melanin
dark skin pigment
100
melena
dark stools from digested blood
101
neutro-
neutral
102
neutrophil
a white blood cell whose granules do not stain with red and blue stains
103
nigra-
black
104
substantia nigra
area of densely packed black brain cells in the midbrain - associated with motion and attention
105
dusky
pheo-
106
pheochromocytoma
dusky colored tumor of the adrenal gland
107
polios-
gray
108
polioencephalomyelitis
inflammation of the gray matter of the nervous system
109
poryphra-
purple
110
poryphrin
a basic structure of the blood carrying pigment (hemoglobin) in red blood cells
111
purpura
small purple hemorrhage in skin
112
rhodo-
red, rosy (looks more magenta if you ask me though)
113
rhodopsin
“visual purple” the red-purple light sensitive in the rods of the eye’s retina
114
rubor-
red
115
bilirubin
breakdown product of red blood cells eliminated in bile
116
rubricyte
a precursor to a red blood cell
117
xantho-
yellow
118
xanthoma
yellow tumor of skin
119
xanthochromia
patches of yellow color on the skin
120
calor
heat
121
calorie
the amount of energy required to create heat
122
caloric
relating to heat or calories
123
causticus
burning
124
causalgia
skin sensation of burning
125
caustic
able to burn
126
cauterium
branding iron
127
cautery
application of heat to burn tissue
128
cryo-
frost
129
cryotherapy
surgery by freezing tissue
130
cryostat
a freezing chamber for tissue samples
131
eczema (definition)
to boil
132
eczema (medical)
inflammatory skin disease that looks like boils
133
febris
fever
134
febrile
having an above normal body temperature
135
frig-
cold
136
frigidity
coldness, often applied to lack of sexual desire
137
cold
psychro-
138
psychrophile
an organism that likes to grow at low temperatures
139
pyros-/pyretic
fire
140
pyrexia
fever
141
antiplyretic
drug that inhibits fever production
142
therme
heat
143
thermometer
instrument to measure heat
