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115 Cards in this Set
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ACh |
acetylcholine |
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ADH |
antidiuretic hormone |
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ANS |
Automatic nervous system |
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ATP |
Adenosine triphosphate |
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AMP |
Andenosine monophosphate |
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cAMP |
Cyclic adenosine monophosphate |
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DNA |
deoxyribonucleic acid |
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ECG/EKG |
Electrocardiogram |
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FAD |
Flavin adenine diphosphate |
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FADH2 |
Reduced flavin adenine diphosphate |
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GMP |
Guanosine monophosphate |
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cGMP |
cyclic guanosine monophosphate |
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H+ |
Hydrogen ion (acid) |
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H2CO3 |
carbonic acid |
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H2CO3- |
bicarbonante acid |
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H2O2 |
hydrogen peroxide |
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HCl |
Hydrochloric acid |
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HDL |
High-density lipoprotein |
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HR |
heart rate |
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LDL |
low-denisty lipoprotein |
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mOsm |
milliosmole |
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mV |
millivolt |
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Na+ |
Sodium ion |
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NaCl |
Sodium chloride |
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NAD+ |
nicotinaminde adenine dinucletide |
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NADH |
reduced nitotinaminde adenine dinucletide |
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NH3 |
ammonia |
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NH4 |
ammonium |
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NO |
nitric oxide |
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OH- |
hydroxide |
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Pi |
inorganic phosphate |
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-able |
capable |
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-algia |
pain (i.e. fibromyalgia) |
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-blast |
bud, usually referring to cells which are primitive in nature (i.e. chondroblast) |
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-clast |
pertaining to the breaking or tearing down (i.e. osteoclast) |
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-cyte |
cell (i.e. hepatocyte) |
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-duct |
to lead or draw (i.e. adduct and abduct) |
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-emia |
blood (i.e. leukemia) |
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-genesis |
origin or production (i.e. glycogenesis) |
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-gram |
a drawing (i.e. sonogram) |
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-graph |
instrument used to record (i.e. anigography) |
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-itis |
inflammation (i.e. tonsilitis) |
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-logy |
study of |
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-lysis |
to break down or decompose (i.e. glycogenolysis) |
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-oid |
resembling (i.e. arachnoid mater) |
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-oma |
tumor (i.e. carcinoma) |
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-pathy |
disease or disorder (i.e. cardiomyopathy) |
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-phag |
to eat or feed (i.e. phagocytosis) |
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-phil |
to love or have an affinity for (i.e. hydrophillic) |
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-stasis |
stop or stable state (i.e. homeostasis) |
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-stomy |
surgical procedure in which an artificial opening is est. (i.e. colonstomy) |
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a- or an- |
without or lacking (i.e. anorexia) |
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ab- |
away from (i.e. abduct) |
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ad- |
toward or adjacent to (i.e. adduct) |
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anti- |
against, opposed, or inhibitive (i.e. antihistamine) |
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arthr- |
joint (i.e. arthroscopy) |
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auto- |
self (i.e. autoimmune diseases) |
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bi- |
two |
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bio- |
life |
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carcin- |
cancer or tumor (i.e. carcinogen)
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cardio- |
heart |
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cephal- |
head (i.e. enecephalictis) |
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cerebro- |
brain (i.e. cerebrovascular accident, or CVA) |
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chondr- |
cartilage (i.e. chondrogenesis) |
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circum- |
around or round about (i.e. circumcision) |
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co- |
with or together (ie. cofactor) |
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contra- |
against or in opposition to (i.e. contradication) |
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derm- |
skin |
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di- |
two |
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dys- |
difficult or abnormal (i.e. dyslexia) |
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ecto- |
outside or external (i.e. ectopic) |
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ectomy- |
to excuse or cut out (i.e. cholecystectomy)
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endo- |
inside or within (i.e. endocardium)
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epi- |
upon or above (i.e. epidermis)
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erythro- |
red (i.e. erythrocyte) |
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eu- |
well, good, or true (i.e. eukaryote) |
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ex- |
out of or outside (ie. excretion) |
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glyco- |
sugar or sweet (ie. glycogenolysis) |
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hemi- |
half (i.e. hemipalegia) |
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hepat- |
liver (i.e. hepatocyte) |
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hist- |
tissue (ie. histology)
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hydro- |
water (ie. hydrocele) |
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hyper- |
in excess (ie. hyperglyemia) |
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hypo- |
below normal or under (ie. hypoglycemia) |
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infra- |
beneath or underneath (ie. infrapatellar) |
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inter- |
between (ie. interosseous) |
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intra- |
within or inside of (ie. intramuscular) |
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iso- |
equal (ie. isotope) |
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leuko- |
white (ie. leukocytosis) |
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melano- |
black (ie. melanoma) |
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myo- |
muscle (ie. myocardial infarction) |
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neo- |
new (ie. neovascularization)
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nephro- |
kidney (ie. cystic nephron) |
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neuro- |
nerve (ie. neuroglia) |
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oculo- |
eye (ie. ocular) |
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oligo- |
deficient or few (i.e oligochromemia) |
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opthalm- |
eye (ex: ophalmalology) |
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ostea- |
bone (ex: osteoporosis |
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oto- |
ear (ex: otology) |
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para- |
alongside or beyond (ex: parathyroid glads) |
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peri- |
around (ie. percardium) |
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pneumo- |
air or gas; pertaining to the lungs |
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pod- |
foot (ie. podiatrist) |
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poly- |
many or much |
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post- |
behind or after (ie. post-tramumatic) |
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pseudo- |
false (ie. pseudostratifed epithelium) |
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sacro- |
flesh (sarcomere) |
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sclero- |
hard (scleroderma) |
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somato- |
body (somatic) |
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steno- |
narrow or close (aoritc stenosis) |
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sub- |
below or under (subclavian) |
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sym- or syn- |
with or together (ie. symphysis publis and synchondrosis) |
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tachy- |
fast or rapid (tachycardia) |
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trans- |
across or through (transcutaneous)
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viscer- |
pertaining to internal organs (ie. visceral fat) |