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123 Cards in this Set
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enter/p |
intestine |
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nephr/o |
kidney |
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gloss/o |
tongue |
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chol/e |
gall bladder |
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endo- |
in;within
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gastr/o |
stomach |
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or/o |
mouth |
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lith/o |
stone |
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lip/o |
fat |
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ex/o |
outside |
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lingu/o |
tongue |
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pyel/o |
kidney (renal pelvis) |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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splen/o |
spleen |
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ren/o |
kidney |
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-lysis |
to break |
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ovary/o |
ovary |
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vagin/o |
vagina |
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-rrhea |
discharge/flow |
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olig/o |
small amount |
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dys- |
difficult;bad |
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urin/o |
urine |
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epidydym/o |
epididymus |
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orch/o |
refer to testes |
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-crine |
gland |
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-emesis |
vomit |
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py/o |
pus |
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gluc/o |
sugar |
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ile/o |
ileum-small intestine |
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prostat/o |
prostate |
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intra- |
inside |
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mamm/o |
breast tissue |
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abdominocentesis |
surgical puncture of abdominal cavity to remove fluid or gas |
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FSH |
follicle stimulating hormone |
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pharynx |
throat |
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epiglottis |
flap of tissue that covers the trachea during swallowing and slides over the esophagus during breathing |
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proteinuria |
protein in the urine |
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testosterone |
male hormone |
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contrast |
highlights something else - air, heavy metal - x-rays |
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gingivitis |
inflammation of the gums |
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bladder |
storage of urine |
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lipase |
break down fat |
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hard palate |
bony portion of the roof of the mouth |
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CBC |
complete blood count |
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duodenum |
1st portion of the small intetsine |
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bilateral |
both sides |
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deciduous |
baby teeth |
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nephromegaly |
enlargement of the kidney |
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hematuria |
blood in urine |
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jejunum |
2nd portion of small intestine |
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gestation |
pregnancy length |
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U\A |
urinalysis |
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nasogastric |
pertain to nose and stomach |
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ova |
egg |
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ileum |
3rd portion of small intestine |
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dystocia |
difficult birth |
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cryptorchidism |
hidden testes |
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nephrolithiasis |
kidney stone |
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gonads |
reproductive organs (ovary and teste) |
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NPO |
nothing per os - no food by mouth |
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vaginitis |
inflammation of the vagina |
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prostatitis |
inflammation of the prostate |
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inteussusceptions |
telescope of small intestine |
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spermatozoa |
sperm cell |
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orogastic |
pertaining to the mouth and stomach |
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chyme |
partly digested food in stomach |
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proctoscopy |
visual exam of rectum/prostate |
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pylorus |
bottom of stomach |
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nephron |
functional unit of the kidney |
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mesentery |
folds and vascular feed of the intestine |
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C&S |
Culture and sensitivity |
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pseudocyesis |
false pregnancy |
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glomerulus |
capillary bed of nephron |
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gastroenteritis |
inflammation of the stomach and intestine |
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urea |
waste product of protein metabolism - found in blood |
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amnion |
fluid in the amniotic sac |
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peridontitis |
inflammation of the periodontum (surrounding structures of the tooth) |
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kidney |
filters blood |
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GDV |
gastric dilation volvulus |
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leutelizing hormone |
cause of ovulation - lyse the corpus leuteum |
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dentin |
second layer of a tooth |
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ovarihysterectomy |
removal of ovary and uterus |
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hepatic |
pertaining to the liver |
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amylase |
starch enzyme |
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parturition |
act of giving birth |
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cardiac sphincter |
muscle ring that closes the top of the stomach |
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embryo |
fertilized egg |
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malocclusion |
teeth do not line up |
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micturition |
act of peeing |
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pyuria |
pus in urine |
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urethra |
place where you pee |
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nephritis |
inflammation of the kidney/nephron |
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diuretic |
makes you pee |
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LH |
leutelizing hormone |
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urination |
act of peeing |
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pyometra |
pus in the uterus |
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hematuria |
blood in urine |
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incisor |
front teeth |
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balantitis |
inflammation of the penis |
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caries |
cavity |
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gastroectomy |
surgical removal of stomach |
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cystitis |
inflammation of the bladder |
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urinalysis |
analysis of urine |
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pyelolithotomy |
kidney stone removal |
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copulation |
act of sex |
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vas deferens |
tube that goes from testes to urethra |
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vili |
finger like projections inside the intestine that absorb nutrients |
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dialysis |
mechanical filtration of blood |
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endocervix |
inside of cervix |
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glycosuria |
sugar in urine |
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phimosis |
stuck foreskin |
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orchitis |
inflammation of testicles |
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antiemetic |
substance to stop vomit |
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placenta |
vascular attachment of baby and mother |
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ureter |
tube that goes from kidneys to bladder |
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estrogen |
female hormone |
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urology |
study of urinary system |
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BUN |
blood urea nitrogen - blood test for nitrogen waste in blood - assess kidney function |
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endometritis |
inflammation of the inner lining of the uterus |
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amnicentesis |
surgical removal of amniotic fluid |
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