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Word root
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FOUNDATION OF THE TERM
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Suffix
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WORD ENDING
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Prefix
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WORD BEGINNING
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Combining Vowel
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VOWEL (USUALLY O) THAT LINKS THE ROOT TO THE SUFFIX OR THE ROOT TO ANOTHER ROOT
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Combining form
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COMBINATION OF THE ROOT AND THE COMBING VOWEL
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---AC
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PERTAINING TO AND/OR RELATING TO
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---AL
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PERTAINING TO AND/OR RELATING TO
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---AR
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PERTAINING TO AND/OR RELATING TO
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---ARY
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PERTAINING TO AND/OR RELATING TO
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---EAL
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PERTAINING TO AND/OR RELATING TO
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--IC
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PERTAINING TO AND/OR RELATING TO
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---ICAL
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PERTAINING TO AND/OR RELATING TO
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---ORY
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PERTAINING TO AND/OR RELATING TO
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---OUS
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PERTAINING TO AND/OR RELATING TO
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---TIC
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PERTAINING TO AND/OR RELATING TO
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---ole
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SMALL OR MINUTE
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---icle
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SMALL OR MINUTE
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---ula
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SMALL OR MINUTE
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---ule
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SMALL OR MINUTE
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---ia
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CONDITION OF
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---iatry
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TREATMENT, MEDICINE
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---is
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FORMS THE NOUN OF THE ROOT
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---ism
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CONDITION OF
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---ist
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SPECIALIST
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---y
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CONDITION OF
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SINGULAR
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P: ---AE
KEEP ----A ADD ----E |
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SINGULAR
---AX |
P: --ACES
DROP ---X AND ADD ---CES |
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SINGULAR
---EN |
P: ----INA
DROP ---EN AND ADD ---INA |
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SINGULAR
---IS |
P: ---ES
DROP ---IS AND ADD ---ES |
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SINGULAR
---ix/ex |
P: ---ICES
DROP ---IX OR ---EX ADD ---ICES |
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SINGULAR
---MA |
P: ---MATA
KEEP ---MA AND ADD ---TA |
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SINGULAR
---ON |
P: ---A
DROP ---ON AND ADD ---A |
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SINGULAR
---UM |
P: ---A
DROP ---UM AND ADD ---A |
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SINGULAR
---US |
P:---i
DROP ---US AND ADD ---i |
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SINGULAR
---Y |
P: ---IES
DROP ---Y AND ADD ---ies |
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post---
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after
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pre---
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before
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peri---
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around
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---ment
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to make firm or solid
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---tion
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the act of
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---itis
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inflamation
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Properties of Inflamation
---itis |
-Rubor --> Redness
-Calor-->Heat -Dolor-->Pain -Tumor-->Swelling -Decreased Function |
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A ______ is a syllable or syllables placed before a word or word root to alter is meaning.
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Prefix
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A suffix meaning "inflammation" is ________?
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---itis
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Which word element is the foundation or core of every health care term?
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word root
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What term has a word root linking a suffix that begins with a vowel?
a-cario/o/centesis b-enter/o/lysis c-therm/o/meter d-scler/osis e-cardi/o/megaly |
d-sclerosis
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Which set of singular/plural terms is paired incorrectly?
a-ganglion; ganglia b-lumen; lumina c-pleura; pleural d-deformity; deformities e-apex; apices |
c-pleura; pleural
Should be: pleura; pleurae |
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Organized levels:
simple-->complex |
atomic (chemical)
cellular tissues organs systems organism |
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chondr/o
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cartilage
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cyt/o
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cell
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hist/o
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tissue
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nucle/o
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nucleus
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anter/o
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anterior, front
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poster/o
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back of body, behind
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cephal/o
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head
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caud/o
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tail
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dist/o
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far, farthest
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proxim/o
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near, nearest
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later/o
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side, to one side
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medi/o
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middle
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infer/o
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lower, below
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ventr/o
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belly, belly side
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dors/o
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back (of body)
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Body Planes:
Median/Midsagittal |
Divides the body into equal parts of left and right parts
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Body Planes:
Transverse/Cross-sectional |
Divides the body into top and bottom parts
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Body Planes:
Frontal/Coronal |
Divides the body into front and back parts
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---ad
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toward
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---logy
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study of
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---logist
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one who specializes in the study of
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---lysis
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separation, destruction, loosening
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---toxic
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poison
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abdomin/o
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abdomen
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cephal/o
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head
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cervic/o
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neck, cervix uteri (neck of uterus)
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crani/o
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cranium/skull
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ili/o
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ilium
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gastr/o
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stomach
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inguin/o
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groin
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lumb/o
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loins, lower back
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pelv/o
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pelvis
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spin/o
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spine
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thorac/o
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chest
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umbilic/o
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navel, umbilicul
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Body Cavities:
Cranial |
FORMED BY THE CRANIAL BONES AND CONTAINS THE BRAIN
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Body Cavities:
vertebral |
FORMED BY THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN & CONTAINS THE SPINAL CORD & THE BEGINNINGS OF THE SPINAL NERVES
AKA: SPINAL CAVITY |
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Body Cavities:
thoracic |
CONTAINS THE PLEURAL, PERICARDIAL, & MEDIASTINUM CAVITIES
AKA: CHEST CAVITY |
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Body Cavities:
Pleural Cavity |
EACH SURROUNDS A LUNG
THE SEROUS MEMBRANE OF EACH PLEURAL CAVITIY IS THE PLEURA |
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Body Cavities:
Pericardial Cavity |
SURROUNDS THE HEART
SEROUS MEMBRANE = PERICARDIUM |
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Body Cavities:
Mediastinum |
CENTRAL POSITION OF THORACIC CAVITY BETWEEN THE LUNGS
EXTENDS FROM STERNUM TO VERTEBRAL COLUMN AND FROM NECK TO DIAPHRAGM CONTAINS THE HEART, THYMUS, ESOPHAGUS, TRACHEA, AND SEVERAL LARGE BLOOD VESSELS |
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Body Cavities:
Abdominopelvic Cavity |
DIVIDED INTO THE ABDOMINAL AND PELVIC CAVITIES
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Body Cavities:
Abdominal Cavity |
CONTAINS STOMACH, SPLEEN, LIVER, GALLBLADDER, SMALL INTESTINE, & MOST OF LARGE INTESTINE
SEROUS MEMBRANE = PERITONEUM |
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Body Cavities:
Pelvic Cavity |
CONTAINS URINARY BLADDER, PORTIONS OF LARGE INTESTINE, & INTERNAL ORGANS OF REPRODUCTION
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Abdonminopelvic Quadrants
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RIGHT UPPER
LEFT UPPER RIGHT LOWER LEFT LOWER |
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Abdominopelvic Regions
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RIGHT HYPOCHONDRIAC
EPIGASTRIC LEFT HYPOCHONDRIAC RIGHT LUMBAR UMBILICAL LEFT LUMBAR RIGHT INGUINAL HYPOGASTRIC LEFT INGUINAL |
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The most complex level of the human body is the _______.
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ORGANISM LEVEL
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What is the term for the upper right abdominopelvic region (between the ribs)?
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RIGHT HYPOCHONDRIAC REGION
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Directional term:
adduction |
movement toward the middle of body
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Directional term:
abduction |
movement away from the middle of body
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Directional term:
eversion |
turning outward
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Directional term:
inversion |
turning inward
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Directional term:
extension |
movement away from fetal position
straightening of a body part |
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Directional term:
flexion |
movement toward fetal position
bending of a body part |
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Directional term:
pronation |
the act of lying face down
turning palm downward or backward |
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Directional term:
supination |
the act of lying face up
turning palm upward or forward |
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Directional term:
rotation |
turning on its own axis
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Directional term:
Protraction |
moving a body part forward
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Directional term:
retraction |
moving a body part backward
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Adhesion
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to stick to or cling to
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Analyte
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a substance undergoing analysis
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Dehiscence
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a splitting open
separation of the layers of a surgical wound |
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Febrile
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Of, relating to, or characterized by fever; feverish
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Homeostasis
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the state of balance in the internal environment of the body achieved by various control mechanisms
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Morbid
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pertaining to, affected with, or inducing disease; diseased
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Sepsis
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refers to a bacterial infection in the bloodstream or body tissues. This is a very broad term covering the presence of many types of microscopic disease-causing organisms
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Anastomosis
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surgical, traumatic, or pathological formation of an opening between two normally distinct spaces or organs
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Biopsy
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removal and examination, usually microscopic, of tissue from the living body, performed to establish precise diagnosis
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Dissection
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1. the act of dissecting.
2. a part or whole of an organism prepared by dissecting |
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Visual examination of an organ or canal with a specialized lighted instrument is called _________.
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***endoscopy
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What organ is contained in the RUQ?
a-liver b-appendix c-lung d-stomach e-heart |
liver, duodenum and head of pancreas
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Histogenesis is the formation of ___________.
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tissues in the body
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What does the term craniotomy refer to?
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surgical fracture of the skull
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Bronch/o
Bronchi/o |
Bronchus (airway)
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epiglott/o
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epiglottis
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nas/o
rhin/o |
nose **External openings of the nose are referred to as nostrils or nares
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or/o
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mouth
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ox/o
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oxygen
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pharyng/o
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pharynx (throat)
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pleur/o
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pleaura
each lung is enclosed in this double-folded membrane |
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pneum/o
pneumon/o |
air, lung
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pulmun/o
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lung
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sinus/o
sin/o |
sinus, cavity
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thorac/o
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chest
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tonsil/o
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tonsils
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trache/o
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trachea (windpipe)
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aer/o
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air
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my/o
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muscle
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orth/o
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straight
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---centesis
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surgical puncture
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---rrhaphy
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suture
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---phobia
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fear
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---plegia
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paralysis
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---pnea
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breathing
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---therapy
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treatment
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epi---
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above, upon
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eu---
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good, normal
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macro---
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large
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micro---
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small
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peri---
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around
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neo---
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new
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---brady
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slow
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---tachy
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rapid/fast
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capnia
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carbon dioxide
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conio
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dust
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phonia/phono
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sound/voice
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phren
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mind
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septo/
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septum/nasal septum/cardiac septum
=separating membrane |
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sidero
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iron
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silico
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silica (dust)
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CPR
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CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSITATION
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PND
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PAROXYSMAL NOTCURNAL DYSPNEA
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TB
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TUBERCULOSIS
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URI
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UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION
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ARDS
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ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME
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ACIDOSIS
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EXCESSIVE ACIDITY OF BODY FLUIDS.
RESPIRATORY ACIDOSIS IS CAUSED BY ABNORMALLY HIGH LEVELS OF CARBON DIOXIDE IN THE BODY |
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ATELECTASIS
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COLLAPSE OF LUNG TISSUE, PREVENTING RESPIRATORY EXCHANGE OF OXYGEN AND CARBON DIOXIDE.
CAN BE CAUSED BY CONDITIONS INCLUDING OBSTRUCTION, EXCESSIVE SECRETION, OR PRESSURE BY A TUMOR. FREQUENTLY CAUSED WITH GENERAL ANESTHESIA |
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CORYZA
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ACUTE INFLAMMATION OF THE NASAL PASSAGES ACCOMPANIED BY PROFUSE NASAL DISCHARGE
AKA: COMMON COLD |
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CYSTIC FIBROSIS
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INHERITED DISEASE OF THE EXOCRINE GLANDS WITH PRODUCTION OF THE THICK MUCUS CAUSING SEVERE CONGESTION WITHIN THE LUNGS AND DIGESTIVE SYSTEMS.
AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY IS ABOUT 20 YEARS |
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EMPYEMA
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PUS N A BODY CAVITY, ESPECIALLY IN THE PLEURAL CAVITY (PYOTHORAX)
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EPISTAXIS
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HEMORRHAGE FROM THE NOSE
AKA: A NOSEBLEED |
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HYPOXIA
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DEFICIENCY OF OXYGEN
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INFLUENZA
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ACUTE, CONTAGIOUS RESPIRATORY INFECTION CHARACTERIZED BY A SUDDEN ONSET OF FEVER, CHILLS, HEADACHE, AND MUSCLE PAIN
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PNEUMOTHORAX
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COLLECTION OF AIR GAS IN PLEURAL CAVITY ENTERING THROUGH A PERFORATED LUNG OR CHEST WALL
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SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
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SIDS
UNEXPECTED AND UNEXPLAINED DEATH OF AN APPARENTLY WELL INFANT. THE MOST COMMON CAUSE OF DEATH BETWEEN THE SECOND WEEK AND FIRST YEAR OF LIFE AKA: CRIB DEATH |
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STRIDOR
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HARSH, HIGH PITCHED BREATHING SOUND RESEMBLING BLOWING WIND CAUSED BY OBSTRUCTION OF AIR PASSAGES
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EMPHYSEMA
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CHRONIC DISEASE
OVER EXPANSION & DESTRUCTION OF ALVEOLI OFTEN ASSOCIATED WITH CIGARETTE SMOKING |
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Which term means drawing of air into the lungs?
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INSPIRATION
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What does the term bradyphasia mean?
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SLOW SPEECH
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ultra
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EXCESSIVE
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micro
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SMALL
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scopic
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PERTAINING TO INSTRUMENT USED TO EXAMINE
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silico
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SILICA
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volcano
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VOLCANO
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pneumo
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AIR, LUNG
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coni
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DUST
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osis
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ABNORMAL CONDITION OF
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Pain in the double membrane that covers the lungs is called ____________.
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****PNEUMONOPATHY
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What is the term for the narrowing of stricture of the voice box?
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LARYNGOSTENOSIS
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Which of the following sets of words are not synonyms?
a-trachea; windpipe b-larynx; voicebox c-pharynx; throat d-necropsy; biopsy e-nares; nostrils |
d- NECROPSY; BIOPSY
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What term means head cold?
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CORYZA
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croup
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ACUTE CONDITION
FOUND IN INFANTS & CHILDREN CHARACTERIZED BY A RESONANT BARKING COUGH OR STRIDOR & SEVER DYSPNEA |
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adip/o
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FAT
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lip/o
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FAT
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steat/o
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FAT
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cutane/o
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SKIN
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dermat/o
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SKIN
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derm/o
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SKIN
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hidr/o
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SWEAT
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hydr/o
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WATER
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kerat/o
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HORNY TISSUE OR CORNEA
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myc/o
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FUNGUS
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onych/o
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NAIL
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pil/o
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HAIR
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trich/o
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HAIR
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sclera/o
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HARDENING
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xer/o
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DRY
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necr/o
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DEAD, DEATH
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cryan/o
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BLUE
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erythr/o
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RED
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leuk/o
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WHITE
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melan/o
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BLACK
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xanth/o
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YELLOW
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---derma
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SKIN
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---emia
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BLOOD
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---logist
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SPECIALIST IN THE STUDY OF
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---logy
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STUDY OF
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---malacia
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SOFTENING
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---oma
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TUMOR
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---osis
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ABNORMAL CONDITION
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---phenia
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DECREASE
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---phagia
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SWALLOW, EAT
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auto---
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SELF
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epi---
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ABOVE, UPON
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sub---
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UNDER, BELOW
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caus/o
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BURN, BURNING
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corium
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MIDDLE LAYER OF SKIN, DERMIS
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ichthy/o
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SCALY, DRY (FISHLIKE)
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infra---
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BELOW, UNDER
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nevus
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PIGMENTED LESION OF THE SKIN ((MOLE)
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pruritis
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ITCHING
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sebum, seb/o
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OILY SUBSTANCE SECRETED BY SEBACEOUS GLANDS
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ungu/o
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NAIL
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verruca
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WART (viral, epidermal growth)
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striae
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STREAKS OR LINES ON SKIN CAUSED BY WEAKENING OF ELASTIC TISSUE
(pregnancy, weight gain) |
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cicatrix
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SCAR LEFT AFTER A WOUND HEALS
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alopecia
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ABSENSE OR LOSS OF HAIR, ESPECIALLY OF THE HEAD
AKA BALDNESS |
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comedo
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DISCOLORED DRIED SEBUM BLOCKING AN EXCRETORY DUCT OF THE SKIN
AKA: BLACKHEAD |
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decubitus ulcer
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A SKIN LESION THAT PENESTRATES THE EPIDERMIS AND THE DERMIS LAYERS OF THE SKIN
CAUSED BY PROLONGED PRESSURE AGAINST AN AREA OF SKIN AKA: BEDSORE |
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ecchymosis
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ec = out chym/o = to pour
DISCOLORATION ON THE SCKIN CONSISTING OF LARGE, IRREGULARLY FORMED HEMORRHAGIC AREAS. THE COLOR IS BLUE-BLACK, CHANGING IN TIME TO GREENISH-BROWN OR YELLOW AKA: BRUISE |
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petechia
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MINUTE OR SMALL HEMORRHAGIC SPOT ON THE SKIN.
SMALLER VERSION OF ECCHYMOSIS AKA: HICKY |
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eczema
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INFLAMMATORY SKIN DISEASE CHARACTERIZED BY REDNESS, ITCHING AND BLISTERS
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hirsutism
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CONDITION CHARACTERIZED BY EXCESSIVE GROWTH OF HAIR OR PRESENCE OF HAIR IN UNUSUAL PLACES, ESPECIALLY IN WOMEN
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tinea
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ANY FUNGAL SKIN DISEASES, FREQUENTLY CAUSED BY RINGWORM, WHOSE NAME INDICATES THE BODY PART AFFECTED.
tinea arbae = beard tinea corporis = body tinea pedis = athletes foot |
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Bx
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BIOPSY
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Dx
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DIAGNOSIS
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WBC
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WHITE BLOOD CELL (COUNT)
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RBC
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RED BLOOD CELL ((COUNT)
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In the condition Scleroderma, the skin is ___________.
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HARD
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The combining for rubr/o means ________?
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RED
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eu---
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HEALTHY, NORMAL, GOOD, WELL
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peri---
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AROUND
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dermatopathy
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SKIN DISEASE
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hypodermic
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UNDER SKIN
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onychectomy
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SURGICAL REMOVAL OR EXCISION OF A NAIL
ONYCH (ONYCH/O) |
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cystopexy
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SURGICAL FIXATION OF THE BLADDER
CYST (CYST/O) |
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periurethral
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AROUND THE URETHRA
urethr (urethr/o) |
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euphoria
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GOOD + PHOROS - BEARING
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euthanasia
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GOOD + THANATOS DEATH
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A person diagnosed with trichopathy has a disease of the ____________?
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HAIR
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What is the term for the layer of loose connective tissue that lies beneath the dermis?
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SUBCUTANEOUS TISSUE
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A chronic skin disease, usually marked by itchy, scaly, red patches covered by silvery grey scales is:
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PSORIASIS
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What condition is caused by lack of pigmentation in the skin?
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LEUKODERMA
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cardi/ac
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pertaining to the heart
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umbilic/al
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pertaining to the navel
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muscul/ar
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pertaining to the muscle
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pulmon/ary
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pertaining to the lungs
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esophag/eal
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pertaining to the esophagus
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hepat/ic
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pertaining to the liver
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neur/o/log/ical
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pertaining to the study of the nerves
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pen/ile
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pertaining to the penis
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anter/ior
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pertaining to the front
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cutane/ous
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pertaining to the skin
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acous/tic
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pertaining to hearing
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di/ur/esis
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abnormal secretion of large amounts of urine
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penumon/ia
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infection of the lungs usually caused by bacteria virus or other pathogenic organism
penumon - air, lungs |
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Pod/iatrty
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specialty concerned with treatment and prevention of conditions of the human foot
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dermat/o/ologist
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physician who specializes in treating skin disorders
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neur/o/path/y
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any disease of the nerves
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ventr/icle
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small cavity as of the brain or heart
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arteri/ole
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minute artery
an arteriole is a terminal artery continuous with the capillary network |
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ven/ule
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tiny vein continuous with a capillary
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Singular:
sarcoma |
p: sarcomata
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Singular:
thrombus |
p: thrombi
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Singular:
appendix |
p: appendices
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Singular:
diverticulum |
p: diverticula
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Singular:
ovary |
p: ovaries
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Singular:
diagnosis |
p: diagnoses
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Singular:
Lumen |
p: lumina
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Singular:
Vertebra |
p: vertebrae
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Singular:
thorax |
p: thoraces
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Singular:
spermatozoon |
p: spermatozoa
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cyst/o/pexy
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cyst/o = bladder
---pexy = surgical fixation |
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Pneumoconoisis
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DEF: abnormal condition of dust in the lung
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dysphonia
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DEF: Difficulty speaking
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Ultra/micro/scopic/silic/o/volcan/o/pneum/o/coni/osis
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An abnormal condition of excessively small volcanic & silica dust in the lung
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lip/o/cyte
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DEF: fat cell
---cyte = cell |
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Adip/o/cele
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DEF: hernia containing fat or fatty tissue
---cele = hernia, swelling |
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onych/o/malacia
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DEF: abnormal softening of the nails
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steat/itis
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DEF: inflammation of fatty tissue
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sudoresis
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DEF: profuse sweating
---esis = condition |
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melan/oma
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DEF: malignant tumor of melanocytes that commonly begins in a darkly pigmented mole & can metastasize
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hidr/aden/itis
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DEF: inflammation of sweat gland
aden = gland |
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Ichthyic/osis
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dermatologic condition characterized by no inflammatory dryness & scaling of the skin, often with other abnoramlities of lipid metabolism
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dermat/o/myc/osis
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DEF: fungal infection of the skin
---osis = abnormal condition |
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kerat/osis
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DEF: condition of skin characterized by an overgrowth & thickening of skin
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pil/o/nid/al
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growth of hair in a dermoid cyst or in a sinus opening on the skin
nid = nest |
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trich/o/pathy
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any disease of the hair
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sclera/o/derma
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chronic disease with abnormal hardening of the skin caused by formation of new collagen
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seb/o/rrhea
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increase in the amount, and often an alteration of the quality, of fats secreted by the sebaceous glands
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squam/ous
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covered with scales; scale like
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xer/o/derma
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chronic skin condition characterized by excessive roughness and drynss
XERODERMA IS A MILD FORM OF ICHTHYOSIS |
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albinism
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white condition
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cyanoderma
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blue skin
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erthroderma
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red skin
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leukoderma
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white skin
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melanoderma
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black skin
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xanthoma
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yellow tumor
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necro/osis
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denotes the death of areas of tissue or bone surrounded by healthy tissue
ex. Gangrene = loss of blood supply/flow |
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autografts
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grafts done with tissue transplanted/inplanted from the patient's own skin b/c skin transplanted from another person won't survive long enough
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---derma
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skin
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---phoresis
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carrying, transmission
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---plasty
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surgical repair
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---therapy
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treatment
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py/o/derma
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any pyogenic infection of the skin
py/o = pus |
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dia---
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through, across
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dermat/o/plasty
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surgical repair of the skin
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cry/o/therapy
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treatment using cold as a destructive medium
cry/o = cold |
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cry/o---
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cold
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---penia
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decrease, deficiency
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---tome
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instrument to cut
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Abbreviation:
AIDS |
Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
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Kaposi sarcoma
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type of skin cancer associated with the AIDS virus
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Abbreviation:
BCC |
Basal cell carcinoma
skin cancer that affects the basal layer of the epidermis. Occurs most frequently on areas of the skin exposed to the sun |
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Abbreviation:
Decub |
decubitus
Aka Bedsore |
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Abbreviation:
Derm |
Dermatology
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Abbreviation:
FH |
Family History
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Abbreviation:
FS |
frozen section
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Abbreviation:
ID |
Intradermal
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Abbreviation:
I&D |
Incision and Drainage
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Abbreviation:
IM |
Intramuscular
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Abbreviation:
Oint, ung |
Ointment
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Abbreviation:
PE |
Physical examination
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osteo
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bone
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arthr
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joint
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---clast
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to break
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---desis
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binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)
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---ectomy
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excision, removal
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---pexy
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fixation (of an organ)
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---stomy
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forming an opening (mouth)
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---tripsy
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crushing
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---gram
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record, writing
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---graph
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instrument for recording
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---graphy
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process of recording
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---meter
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instrument for measuring
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---metry
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act of measuring
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---scopy
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visual examination
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---algia
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pain
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---dynia
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pain
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---cele
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hernia, swelling
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---ectasis
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dilation, expansion
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---edema
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swelling
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---emesis
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vomiting
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---emia
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blood condition
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---iasis
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abnormal condition (produced by something specific)
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---lith
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stone, calculus
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---megaly
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enlargment
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---pathy
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disease
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---rrhagia
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bursting (of)
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---rrhea
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discharge, flow
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men/o
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menstruation
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hemi---
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one half
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cho/e
chol/e |
bile, gall
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endo----
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in, within
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ot/o
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ear
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an---
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without, not
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hemi---
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one half
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men/o
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menses, menstruation
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dsy---
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bad, painful, difficult
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mast/
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breast
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---duction
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act of leading, bringing, conducting
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odont
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teeth
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---opia
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vision
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basteri
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bacteria
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---crine
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secrete
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---plasia
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formation, growth
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Homo--
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same
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homeo---
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same
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endo---
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in, within
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Mono---
uni--- |
one
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nat/
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birth
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---gnosis
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knowing
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primi----
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first
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---gravida
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pregnant woman
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retro----
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backward, behind
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----version
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turning
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super----
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upper, above
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---ior
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pertaining to
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---verse
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turning
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sudor/o
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sweat
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---oid
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resembling
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pustules
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"whiteheads"
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adenoid/o
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adenoids
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alveol/o
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alveolus
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---osmia
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smell
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---oxia
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oxygen
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---spasm
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involuntary, contraction, twitching
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muc/o
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mucus
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