Week 1 Flashcards
(151 cards)
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Uria
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Urination
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Traumatic
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Pertaining to injury
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Ab
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Away from
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Abduction
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Away from the midline
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Emetic
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Pertaining to vomiting
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Dys
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Difficult, painful or bad
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Dysphagia
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Difficulty eating or swallowing
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Endo
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Within or inside
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Endocrine
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Secrete internally
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Endoparasite
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Is an organism that lives within the body of the host
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Hyper
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Means elevated, higher, or more than normal
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Hyperglycemia
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Means elevated amounts of blood
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Inter
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Between
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Intercostal
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Between the ribs
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Poly
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Means many or excessive
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Polyuria
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Means excessive amount or frequency of urination
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Pre
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Means before
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Preanesthetic
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Pertaining to before anesthesia
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Sub
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Below, under or less
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Sublingual
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Under the tongue
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A
A
Means without or no
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Atraumatic
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Means without injury
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An
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Without or no
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Anuria
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Absence of urine
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Ad
Means toward
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Adduction
Move toward the midline
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Anti
Against
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Antiemetics
Work against or prevent vomiting
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Eu
Good, easy or normal
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Euthyroid
Having a normally functioning thyroid
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Ex or exo
Without, without, out of, outside or away from
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Exocrine
To secrete externally (via a duct)
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Ecto
Outside
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Ectoparasite
An organism that lives on the outer surface of the host
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Hypo
Means depressed, lower, or less than normal
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Hypogylcemia
Depressed amounts of blood glucose
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Intra
Within
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Intramuscular
Within the muscle
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Oligo
Scant or little
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Oliguria
Scant amount of frequency of urination
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Post
After
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Postanesthetic
Pertaining to after anesthesia
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Super and supra
Above, beyond or excessive
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Supernumerary
More than the regular number
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Suprascapular
Above the shoulder blade
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Pre
Before
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Preoperative
Before or preceding an operation
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Peri
Around
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Perioperative
Pertaining to the period around an operation or the period before, during, and after an operation
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Post
After
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Postoperative
After an operation
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Epi
Upper
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Extra
Outside
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Infra
Below or beneath
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Meta
Beyond
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Per
Throughout
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Trans
Across
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Ultra
Above, increased, or more than normal
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Arthroscope
An instrument used to visually examine the joint
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Gastritis
Inflammation of the stomach
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Gastr/o
Stomach
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Enter/o
Small intestine
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Pan
All
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Leuk/o
Combining form meaning white
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-penia
Meaning deficiency or reduction in number
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Panleukopenia
A deficiency of all types of white blood cells
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-tomy
Cutting into or incision
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Gastrotomy
Incision into the stomach
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-stomy
Surgically created opening
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Gastrostomy
Surgically created opening between the stomach and the body surface
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-ectomy
Surgical removal or excision
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Gastrectomy
Surgical removal of the stomach
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Cardiac
Pertaining to the heart
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Renal
Pertaining to the kidney
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Ovarian
Pertaining to the ovary
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Lumbar
Pertaining to the loin, lower back
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Alimentary
Pertaining to the gastrointestinal tract
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Laryngeal
Pertaining to the larynx
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Enteric
Pertaining to the intestines
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Uterine
Pertaining to the uterus
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Cutaneous
Pertaining to the skin
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Nephrotic
Pertaining to the kidneys
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Mastectomy
Surgical removal of the breast or mammary glands
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Pexy
Suture to stabilize
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Gastropexy
Surgically stabilizing the stomach to the abdominal wall
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Plasty
Surgical repair
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Rhinoplasty
Surgical repair of the nose
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Colonstomy
A surgically created opening between the colon and body surface
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Laparotomy
An incision into the abdomen
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Centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluids or gas
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Cystocentesis
Surgical puncture of the urinary bladder with a needle to remove fluid (urine)
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Gram
Record of
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Electrocardiogram
The electrocardiographic hard copy record
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Graph
Instrument that records (or used as a record)
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Electrocardiograph
The machine that records the electrical activity of the heart
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Graphy
Procedure that records
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Electrocardiography
Procedure used to record the electrical activity of the heart
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Lysis
Separation or breakdown
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Urinalysis
Separation of the urine into its constituents
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Scope
Instrument to visually examine
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Endoscope
An instrument used to visually examine the body
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Scopy
Procedure to visually examine
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Endoscopy
The procedure of visually examine inside the body
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Chemotherapy
Treatment with chemical substances or drugs
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Rrhagia or rrhage
Bursting forth
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Hemorrhage
Bursting forth of blood from the vessels
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Rrhaphy
To suture
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Enterorrhaphy
Suturing of the intestines
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Rrhea
Flow, discharge
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Diarrhea
Complete discharge of the bowels
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Rrhexis
Rupture
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Myorrhexis
Rupture of the muscles
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Algia and dynia
Pain
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Arthralgia and arthrodynia
Joint pain
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Itis
Inflammation
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Hepatitis
Inflammation of the liver
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Malacia
Abnormal softening
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Osteomalacia
Abnormal softening of bone
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Megaly
Enlargement
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Cardiomegaly
Enlargement of the heart
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Osis
Abnormal condition
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Cardiosis
Abnormal condition of the heart
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Pathy
Disease
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Enteropathy
A disease of the small intestine
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Sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
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Arteriosclerosis
Abnormal hardening of the arteries
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Um
Structure
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Pericardium
Structure surrounding the heart
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Cyan (osis)
A noun meaning condition of blue discolouration
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Cyano (tic)
An adjective meaning pertaining to blue discoloration
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Anem(ia)
A noun meaning a blood condition of deficient red blood cells and/or hemoglobin
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Anem(ic)
An adjective meaning pertaining to a blood condition of deficient red blood cells and/or hemoglobin
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Muc(us)
A noun meaning a slimelike substance that is composed of glandular secretion, salts, cells and leukocytes
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Muc(ous)
an adjective meaning pertaining to mucus
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ili(um)
A noun meaning a part of the hip
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ili(ac)
An adjective meaning pertaining to the hip
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Condy(le)
A noun meaning a rounded projection on a bone
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Condyl(ar)
An adjective meaning pertaining to a rounded projection on a bone
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Carp(us)
A noun meaning the joint between the radius and the ulna and metacarpal bone
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Carp(al)
An adjective meaning pertaining to the joint between the radius and ulna and metacarpal bones
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Ovari/o
Ovary
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Hysteri/o
Uterus
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Ovariohysterectomy
Surgical removal of the ovaries and uterus
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Hepatoma
A liver mass
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Hematoma
Mass or collection of blood
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Urethra
Takes urine from the urinary bladder to the outside of the body
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Ureters
Collect urine from the kidney and transport it to the urinary bladder
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ileum
Is the distal part of the small intestine
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ilium
Part of the pelvic bone
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Myel/o
Represents the spinal cord and bone marrow
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Therapy
Treatment
