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35 Cards in this Set
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acro-
Ex: acrodermatitis |
extremity tip peak topmost extreme
def: inflammation of the skin of the hands or feet |
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aero-
Ex: aerobic |
air gas
def: produced in the presence of oxygen |
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aniso-
Ex: anisocytosis |
unequal dissimilar unlike
def: presence in blood of erythrocytes showing excessive variations in size |
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brady-
Ex: bradycardia |
slow
def: slowness of the heartbeat |
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de-
Ex: dehydrate |
take away remove
def: remove water from |
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dia-
Ex: diarrhea |
through (as in running through
def: abnormally frequent watery stool |
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emia-
Ex: anemia |
blood conditon of
def: reduction below normal of the # erythocytes |
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eu-
Ex: eyphoria |
good easy
def: bodily comfort well being |
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hemi-
Ex: hemiplegia |
one side half
def: paralysis of one side of the body |
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hemo-
Ex: hemolysis |
blood
def: separation of the hemoglobin from red cells |
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hetero-
Ex: heterosexual |
different
def: one who seeks a sexually opposite |
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homo-
Ex: homosexual |
same
def: likes same sex |
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hydro-
Ex: hydrotherapy |
water
def: treatment of disease with water |
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hyper-
Ex: hypertension |
above normal excessive beyond
def: persistently high arterial blood pressure |
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hypo-
Ex: hypoglycemia hypotermia |
under below normal
def: deficiency of glucose concentration in the blood def headache, confusion, convulsions coma |
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iso-
Ex: isotonic |
equal same
def: equal tension |
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lip-
Ex: lipidemia or lipemia |
fat
def: hyperlipidemia, an adnormal amount of fat in the blood |
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mal-
Ex: malaise |
bad poor
def: a vague feeling or bodily discomfort |
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megalo-
Ex: acromegaly |
large (enlarged)
def: abnormal enlargement of the extremities of the skeleton |
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meno-
Ex: menopause |
menses (menestration)
def: cessation of menstruation |
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noct-
Ex: nocturia |
night
def: excessive urination at night |
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nyct-
Ex: nycturia |
night
def: excessive urination at night |
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pan-
Ex: pandemic |
all every
def: a widespread epidemic disease |
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para-
Ex: paracystic |
bab
beside accessory to beyond def: situated near the bladder |
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per-
Ex: perforate |
through
def: to make a hole or holes through |
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peri-
Ex: peritoneum |
around
def: the serous membrane lining the walls of the abdominal & pelvic cavities |
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poly-
Ex: polyuria |
many much
def: excessive secreation at night |
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post-
Ex: postpatum |
following after
def: occuring after childbirth |
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pre-
Ex: prenatal |
before
def: preceding birth |
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pro-
Ex: prognosis |
preceding coming before
def: forecast of probable course & outcome of a disorder |
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pyo-
Ex: pyogenic |
pus
def: producing pus |
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re-
Ex: rehydrate |
put back
def: to restore water |
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syn-
Ex: synthesis |
going together
def: creation of a compound by union of elements |
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tachy-
Ex: tachycardia |
fast
def: abnormally rapid heart beat |
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a an
Ex: afebrile tip: afebrile tree anoxia |
without not
def: without fever absence of oxygen supply to tissue dispite adequate perfusion of blood; used interchangably w/ hypoxia |
