Worksheet 10 Flashcards
(100 cards)
1
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laparo
A
abdominal wall
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hydro
A
water
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gluco
A
sugar
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necro
A
dead
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pyro
A
heat / fever / fire
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hidro
A
sweat
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glyco
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sugar
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immuno
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immune
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auto
A
self
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masto
A
breast
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-emia
A
blood condition
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-philia
A
abnormal attraction to
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-phobia
A
abnormal fear of
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hem-
A
half
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mono-
A
one
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proto-
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first
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diplo-
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two
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ab-
A
away from
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ex-
A
from, as in “out from”
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semi-
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half
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uni-
A
one
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primi-
A
first
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bi-
A
two
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de-
A
from, as in “down from”, resulting in less than
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iso-
equal, of the same
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tri-
three
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quadr-
four
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multi-
many
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nulli-
none
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deca
ten
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deci
tenth
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kilo
one thousand
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milli-
one thousandth
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aniso-
unequal
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para-
live births
36
dia-
through
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peri-
around
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circum-
around
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per-
through
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DPT
Diphtheria / Pertussis / Tetanus
41
FBS
Fasting Blood Sugar
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GRAVE (I, II, III)
Pregnancy numbers (1, 2, 3)
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PARA (I, II, III)
Live birth numbers (1, 2, 3)
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laparoscopy
process of examining the abdominal wall with an endoscope
45
laparotomy
Incision in the abdominal wall
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pyromaniac
Person with a madness for starting fires
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pyrexia
fever
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hyperpyrexia
high fever, over 102 F
49
pyrolysis
destruction by fever
50
hidradentitis
inflammation of the sweat glands
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anhidrosis
absence of sweat
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hidrorrhea
discharge of sweat
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hydrophilia
abnormal attraction to water
54
hydrophobia
abnormal fear of water
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glycogenesis
formation of glycogen from carbohydrates
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glycosuria
sugar in the urine
57
glycemia
sugar in the blood
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hyperglycemia
high blood sugar
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hypoglycemia
low blood sugar
60
glycolysis
breakdown of glycogen to glucose
61
immunology
study of the immune system
62
immunizations
injections to stimulate an immune response to infections
63
autolysis
self-destruction
64
autophobia
fear of being alone
65
monomyoplegia
paralysis of one muscles
66
gravida
pregnancy
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para
refers to a woman who has given birth one or more times
68
primi gravada
refers to a woman who is having her first child
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multipara / multiparous
a woman who has had many children, possibly multiples
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primipara
refers to a first live birth
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nullipara / nulliparous
no live births
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decagram
ten grams
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deciliter
ten liters
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kilogram
one thousand grams
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milligram
one thousandth of a gram
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abrasian
a scrape type of injury
77
dehydration
loss of water
78
decalcification
the process of removing calcium from the bones
79
excreation
the process of expelling something from the body
80
excision
removing a body part
81
extraction
procedure where something is PULLED out
82
isodactylism
condition of having fingers and toes of equal length
83
anisocytosis
condition of having unequal red blood cells
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anisomastia
a woman's breast being of unequal sizes
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mastitis
inflammation of a breast
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mastocarcinoma
cancerous tumor of the breasts
87
mastectomy
surgical excision of part or all of a breast(s)
88
pariadentitis
inflammation around a gland
89
perihepatitis
inflammation around the liver
90
circumduction
moving around in a circular motion
91
circumcision
a surgical procedure to remove the foreskin of the penis
92
diaphoresis
an action of profuse sweating
93
diuresis
the process of causing the urine to flow more rapidly
94
perforated
past tense, made a hole through something
95
percussion
striking through
96
necrectomy
surgical removal of dead tissue
97
necrosis / necrotic
condition where dead tissue is surrounded by healthy tissue
98
necrophobia
abnormal fear of dead bodies
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necrophilia
abnormal attraction to dead bodies
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hematophilia
abnormal attraction to blood
