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50 Cards in this Set
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To what organ do the prefixes hepa, hepar, or hepato refer?
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liver
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What is the correct medical term for a physician who diagnoses disorders of the eye?
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ophthalmologist
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What is the term for a physician who studies and interprets x-rays?
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radiologist
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What is the medical term for earache?
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otalgia
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What is the term which means the rate at which an illness occurs in a particular area or population?
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morbidity
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What is the medical term for lateral curvature of the spine?
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scoliosis
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What is the latin term meaning "in an artificial environment" or "outside the body"?
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in vitro
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What is the formal medical term for an umbilical hernia?
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omphalocele
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What is the term for a pregnancy that occurs outside the uterine cavity?
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ectopic
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What is the term that refers to shrinkage of muscle tissue due to the decrease in activity?
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atrophy
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What term refers to the normal formation and development of blood cells in the bone marrow?
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hematopoiesis
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Symptoms that are experienced and described by the patient but not observed by others are referred to as what?
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subjective
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What are symptoms that are perceptible to others called?
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objective
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What is a prefix meaning "without or not"
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a
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What do the initials COPD stand for?
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chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
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What is the term pertaining to an agent that destroys or damages tissue cells?
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cytotoxic
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What is the medical term for double vision?
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diplopia
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What is the medical term for incontinence of urine, especially at night, or bed wetting?
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enuresis
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What is the medical term for excessive gas in the digestive system?
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flatulence
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What term describes a disease or condition without a known cause?
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idiopathic
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What term describes the process in which two organs, substances, or agents work simultaneously to enhance the function and effect of one another?
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synergy
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What medical term describes ringing in the ears?
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tinnitus
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What is an organic substance that initiates and accelerates a chemical reaction?
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enzyme
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What ia a muscle that draws a part away from the median plane of the body called?
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abductor
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What is the medical term that means fatty or pertaininf to fat?
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adipose
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What is the chemical symbol for abbreviation for silver?
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Ag (A must be capitalized)
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What is the medical term meaning absence or loss of hair?
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alopecia
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What term refers to the cessation of breathing?
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apnea
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What term refers to the accumlation of serous fluid (edma) in the peritoneal cavity?
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ascites
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What term refers to the sensation preceding a seizure?
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aura
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What is the term by which any substance that produces or incites cancer is known?
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carcinogen
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What is a substance which speeds up the rate of a chemical reation without itself being permanently altered in the reaction called?
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catalyst
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What is the medical term for bluish, grayish, or slatlike discoloration of the skin due to oxygen deficiency called?
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cyanosis
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What is the medical term meaning evacuation of the bowels?
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defecation
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What term refers to the division of sex cells?
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meiosis
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What term means closed, plugged, or obstructed?
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occluded
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What term refers to a foreign substance or thrombus that circulates in the blood stream until it becomes lodged in a vessel?
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embolus
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What is the medical term for vomiting?
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emesis
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What is the medical term for nose bleeding?
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epistaxis
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What is the medical term referring to the cause of disease?
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etiology
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What is the term for any tiny entity capable of carrying on living which may be pathogenic?
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microorganism
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What mdeical term describes an increase in the size of an organ or body structure which does not involve tumor formation?
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hypertrophy
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What is the medical term for jaundice or pigmenation of the tissues with bile pigments?
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icterus
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What prefix means in the midst of or between?
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inter
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What prefix means within?
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intra
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What term refers to hidden, concealed or not active?
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latent
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What is the medical prefix for white?
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leuko
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What is the medical prefix for stone or calculus?
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litho
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What is the prefix for large?
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macro
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What is the prefix meaning small in size?
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micro
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