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142 Cards in this Set
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-stasis |
stopping; controlling, placing |
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-rrhea |
flow; discharge |
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-tome |
instrument to cut |
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-tomy |
process of cutting |
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-stomy |
new opening |
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-physis |
to grow |
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-ptysis |
spitting |
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-ptosis |
falling, drooping, prolapse |
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-porous |
condition of pores |
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-lysis |
breakdown; separation; destruction; loosening |
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-ectasis |
dilation, dilatation; widening |
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-desis |
bind; tie together |
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stenosis |
tightening; stricture |
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-trophy |
nourishment; development |
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dia |
complete; through |
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a/an |
no; not; without |
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meta |
change; beyond |
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ortho |
straight |
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-clast |
to break |
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-blast |
embryonic; immature cells |
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osteo |
bone |
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emia |
blood condition |
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ankyl/o |
stiff |
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myel/o |
spinal cord; bone marrow |
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Chir/o |
hand |
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fibr/o |
fiber |
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chondr/o |
cartilage |
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-emesis |
vomiting |
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hemo |
blood |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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-phagia |
condition of eating, swallowing |
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col/o |
colon |
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pylor/o |
pylorus; pyloric sphincter |
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enter/o |
intestines (usually small intestine) |
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chole |
bile; gall |
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cyst |
urinary bladder sac; sac of fluid |
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-ectomy |
removal; excision; resection |
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choledoch/o |
common bile duct |
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lith/o |
stone, calculus |
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chondr/o |
cartilage |
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malacia |
softening |
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-myel |
spinal cord; bone marrow |
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-cyte |
cell |
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gram |
record |
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angi/o |
vessel (blood) |
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my/o |
muscle |
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arthr/o |
joint |
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hypo |
deficient; below; under; less than normal |
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hyper |
above; excessive |
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glyc/o |
sugar |
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-centensis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid |
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iasis |
abnormal condition |
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steat |
fat, sebum |
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bilirubin |
bile pigment |
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-scopy |
visual examination |
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-ase |
enzyme |
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-megalia |
enlargement |
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lip/o |
fat |
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amyl/o |
starch |
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prote/o |
protein |
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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-oma |
tumor; mass; fluid collection |
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dys |
bad, painful, difficult, abnormal |
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-algia |
pain |
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-dynia |
pain |
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pepsia |
digestion |
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spleen/o |
spleen |
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rrhagia |
bursting forth of blood |
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-ectasis |
dilation; dilatation; widening |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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trans |
across; through |
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angio |
vessel (blood) |
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-graphy |
process of recording |
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lapar |
abdominal wall; abdomen |
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-ectomy |
removal; excision; resection |
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epi |
above; upon; on |
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-itis |
inflammation |
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calc |
calcium |
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spondyl/o |
vertebra (backbone) |
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burs/o |
bursa (sac of fluid near joints) |
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-asthenia |
lack of strength |
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hepat/o |
liver |
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flexion |
decreasing the angle between two bones; bending a limb |
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extension |
increasing the angle between two bones; straightening a limb |
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dorsiflexion |
decreasing the angle of the ankle joint s that the boot bends backward (upward). This is the opposite movement of stepping on a gas peddle |
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plantar flexion |
motion that extends the foot downward toward the ground |
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abduction |
movement away from the midline |
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adduction |
movement towards the midline |
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rotation |
circular movement around the axis |
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cec |
cecum (first part of the colon |
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enamel |
The enamel protects the tooth. Enamel is a dense hard white substance |
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pulp |
The pulp lies beneath the dentin, this soft and delicate tissue fills the center of the tooth. |
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dentin |
The main substance of the tooth, lies beneath the enamel and extends throughout the crown |
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emulsification |
Physical process of breaking up large fat globules into smaller gobules, thereby increasing the surface area that enzymes can use to digest the fat |
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deglutition |
swallowing |
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mastication |
chewing |
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digestion |
breakdown f complex foods into simpler forms. |
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anorexia |
lack of appetite |
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leukoplaskia |
white plaques or patches on the mucosa of the mouth |
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stomatitis |
Inflammation of the mouth caused by infection with the herpesvirus.. |
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flatus |
farting |
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regurgitation |
Throwing up before matter reaches the esophagus |
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nausea |
stomach distress, urge to vomit |
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peristalsis |
The involuntary progressive, rhythmic contraction of muscles in the wall of the esophagus |
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anastomoses |
surgical creation of a new opening between two other body parts |
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sphincter |
circular ring of muscle that constricts a passage or closes a natural opening |
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uvula |
soft tissue hanging from the middle of the soft palate. the latin uva means bunch of grapes |
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periosteum |
double folded membrane surrounding the abdominal cavity |
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foramen |
hole or opening |
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fossa |
A hollow depression or cavity in the bone. |
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sulcus |
fissure |
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amphiarthrosis |
semimovable joints |
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synarthrosis |
immovable joint |
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diarthrosis |
freely movable joints |
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tendon |
bone to muscle |
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ligament |
bone to bone |
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What is the medical term for fingers and toes? |
phalang/o |
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What are the root words for gum? |
gingiv/o |
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What are the root words for tongue? |
gloss/o and lingu/o |
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What are the root words for cheek? |
bucco |
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What are the root words for palate? |
palat/o |
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What are the root words for teeth? |
dent/I or odont/o |
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What are the two minerals that bones need to develop? |
calcium and |
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diverticulitis |
a condition where fecal matter becomes trapped in abnormal outpouchings (diverticula) in the intestinal wall of the colon |
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ascites |
accumulation of fluid in abdomen |
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osteoporosis |
weak bones |
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decalcification |
lack of calcium production |
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myelopoiesis |
formation of bone marrow or related cells |
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lordosis |
swayback |
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scoliosis |
crooked, bent back |
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kyphosis |
hunchback |
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GURD |
gastro esophageal reflux disease (solids and fluids return to mouth from stomach |
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Colles fracture |
Near the wrist at distal end of radius |
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Comminuted fracture |
bone is splintered an crushed into several pieces |
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Compression fracture |
Bone collapses or is compressed; occurs in vertebrae |
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Greenstick fracture |
bone is partially broken; breaks on one surface and bends on another; often occurring on the forearm |
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Impacted fracture |
One fragment is driven firmly into the other; at the head of the femur or the head of the humerus |
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ankylosing spondylitis |
Chronic, progressive arthritis with stiffening of joints, primarily of the spine |
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gouty arthritis |
Inflammation and painful swelling of joints caused by excessive uric acid in the body |
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Osteoarthritis |
Progressive, degenerative joint disease with loss of articular cartilage and hypertrophy of the bone at articular surfaces |
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Rheumatoid arthritis |
Chronic joint condition with inflammation and pain; caused by an autoimmune reaction against joint tissue, particularly the synovial membrane. |
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rugae |
ridges on he hard palate and the wall of the stomach |
