Medical Terminology For Health Professions Chapter 1

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-algia

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pain & suffering

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-dynia

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pain

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-rrhage/-rrhagia

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bleeding, bursting, forth or abnormal of excessive flow

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-rrhaphy

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surgical suturing

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rrhea

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flow or discharge

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pre

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before

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peri

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surrounding

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post

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after

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arteri/o

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artery

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ather/o

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plague or fatty substance

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arthr/o

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joint

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fissure

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groove or crack-like sore of the skin

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fistula

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abnormal passage

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lleum

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part of the small intestine

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llium

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part of the hip bone

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infection

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invasion of the body by a pathogen

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inflammation

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response to an injury including redness, heat, swelling, pain

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Laceration

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torn or ragged wound

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Lesion

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pathologic change of the tissues to disease or injury

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Mucous

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describes mucous membranes

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Mucus

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describes fluid from the membranes

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Myc/o

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fungus

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Myel/o

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bone marrow or spinal chord

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My/o

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muscle

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Palpation

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examination using touching

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Palpitation

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pounding or racing heart

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prostate

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male gland

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prostrate

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to collapse and be lying flat

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pyel/o

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renal pelvis

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py/o

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pus

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pyr/o

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fever or fire

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supination

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act of rotating the arm so palms face forward

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suppuration

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discharge of pus

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triage

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medical screening of patients

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trauma

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wound or injury

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viral

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pertaining to a virus

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Virile

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possessing masculine traits

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coronal plane

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divides body into anterior and posterior portions

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transversal plane

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divides body into upper and lower part

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ventral

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front

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superior

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toward the edge

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inferior

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toward feet

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peritoneum

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multilayered cavity holds abdominal organs

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parietal

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outer layer

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visceral

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inner layer

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mesentery

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attaches intestine to inner abdominal wall

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retroperotineal

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behind perotineum

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cystic fibrosis

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affects respiratory system

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down syndrome

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trisomy 21 characterized by various degrees of mental retardation

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Hemophilia

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group of bleeding disorders in which one of a group of factors needed to clot blood is missing

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Huntington’s disease

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dominant gene loss of muscle control and mental ability

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Muscular Dystrophy

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group of disorders characterized by weakening of muscle fibers

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Phenylketonuria

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a digestive enzyme is missing can cause severe mental retardation

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Sickle Cell Anemia

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group of red blood cell disorders

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Tay Sach’s Disease

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missing enzyme in the brain causes progressive physical degeneration, mental retardation, and early death

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Histology

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study of tissues

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Anaplasia

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change in structure and orientation of cells