Worksheet 8 Flashcards
(112 cards)
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blasto
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germ or embryonic cell
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neuro
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nerve or neuron
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angio
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vessel
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myo
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muscle
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arterio
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artery
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veni, veno
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vein
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spasmo
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involuntary contraction
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sclero
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hard
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lyso
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breaking down
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thrombo
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clot
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phlebo
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vein
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hemo/hemato
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blood
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athero
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fatty or porridge like (think plaque…)
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fibro
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fibrous, fiber
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myelo
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spinal cord or bone marrow
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psycho
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the mind
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pharmaco
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drugs and medicine (think pharmacy)
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narco
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sleep
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leiomyo
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smooth muscle
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kinesio
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movement
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para-
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beside, beyond, near, normal
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-blast
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immature, not developed (think partying!)
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-tripsy
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carry, massage - but to the point of crushing or grinding
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-lysis
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to destroy
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-rrhexis
rupture
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-rrhaphy
suture
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-rrhea
discharge
28
-spasm
involuntary twitching or contraction
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-lepsy
seizure
30
-plasia
condition of growth and development
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neuroblast
a germ cell that grows into a nerve cell
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neurospasm
spasm of a nerve
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myospasmangio
spasm of a muscle
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angiospasm
spasm of a vessel
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myopathy
disease of the muscles
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neuropathy
disease of the nerves
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angiopathy
disease of the vessels
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angiosclerosis
hardening of a vessel
39
myosclerosis
hardening of muscle tissue
40
neurologist/neurology
specialist who treats nervous system disorders/study of the nervous system
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neuritis
inflammation of a nerve
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neuroma
nerve tumor
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myoma
muscle tumor
44
fibroma
fibrous tumor
45
neurolysis
destruction of nerve tissue
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angiolysis
destruction/breaking down of vessels
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lipolysis
breaking down of fat
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cytolysis
destruction of a cell
49
arteriectasia
destruction of an artery
50
angiectasis
dilation of a blood vessel
51
arteriosclerosis
hardening of the arteries
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arteryfibrosis
condition of fibrous growth in the muscles
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atherosclerosis
fatty deposits on medium to large muscles that cause hardening
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neurotripsy
surgical crushing of a nerve
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lithotripsy
surgical crushing of a stone
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myelocele
herniation of the spinal cord
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myelocytes
spinal cord or bone marrow cells
58
myelodysplasia
poor development of the spinal cord
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chondrodysplasia
defective formation or cartilage
60
aplasia
without development
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pyschology
the study of the mind, mental processes, and human behavior
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psychiatrist
md who specializes in treatment of mental disorders
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psychiatry
the study of mental disorders
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psychologist
md who specializes in human behavior
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pharmacology
study of medicine/drugs
66
pharmacists
person who dispenses prescription and otc drugs
67
narcotic
medication that produces sleep (not actual sleep, but a drowsy feeling)
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narcolepsy
disorder characterized by sleep seizures
69
lipolysis
breakdown of fat/lipids
70
cytolysis
breakdown of cells
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hematolysis
breakdown of blood
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hemarthrosis
condition of blood in a joint
73
hematophohia
fear of blood
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hematology
study of blood
75
thrombus/thrombi
blood clot
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thrombectomy
removal of a clot
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thrombosis
condition of forming clots
78
thrombolysis
breakdown of clots
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phlebitis
inflammation of a vein
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phleboscleroris
hardening of a vein
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phlebectasia
dilation of a vein
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phlebotomy
incision in a veing
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venipuncture
puncture to obtain venus blood
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venous
the dark blood in the veins
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cystorrhexis
rupture of the bladder
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cardiorrhexis
rupture of the heart
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enterorrhexis
rupture of the small intestines
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arteriorrhexis
rupture of an artery
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rrhexis
rupture
90
hysterorrhexis
rupture of the uterus
91
esthesia
sensation
92
anasthesia
without sensation
93
anesthesiology
study of administering anesthesia
94
anesthetist
one who administers anestheisa
95
algesia
oversensitive to pain
96
paranephritis
inflammation near a kidney
97
parensalpingitis
inflammation near the fallopian tubes
98
parahepatitis
inflammation near the liver
99
paralysis
loss of muscle function and sensation
100
myogram
picture of a muscle
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myograph
instrument to record a picture of a muscle
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myography
the process of recording a picture of a muscle
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myofibroma
fibrous muscle tumor
104
myocardiopathy/cardiomyopathy
disease of the hard muscle
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leiomyofibroma
fibrous smooth muscle tumor
106
kinesiology
the study of movement of the muscles
107
kinesiologist
one who studies movement of the muscles
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bradykinesia
slow movement of the muscles
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kinesialgia
pain when moving a muscles
110
ASHD
arteriosclerotic heart disease
111
CAD
Coronary Artery Disease
112
MI
Myocardial Infarction
