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59 Cards in this Set
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prim/i-
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first
primigravida Woman during her first pregnancy |
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pro-
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before
prognosis Prediction of the outcome of a disease |
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pseud/o
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false
pseudostratified Appearing to be in layers |
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quad/r/i-
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four
quadriplegia Paralysis of all four limbs |
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re-
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back, again
reflux Backward flow |
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retro-
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backward, behind
retroperitoneal Behind the peritoneum |
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scler/o
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hard, hardening
scleroderma Disease characterized by hardening of the skin |
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semi-
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half
semilunar Shaped like a half moon |
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sub-
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below, under
subcutaneous Under the skin |
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super-
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above, excessive
superinfection Second infection after an initialinfection and caused by a different organism |
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supra-
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above
suprapubic Above the pubis |
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syn-,
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together
synthesis Union of elements or molecules; a joining of parts |
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sym-
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symmetry
Correspondence in position of parts |
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tachy-
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fast
tachypnea Rapid respiration rate |
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trans-
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through, across
transfusion Injection of a substance into the bloodstream |
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tri-
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three
tricuspid Having three points or cusps |
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ultra-
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beyond
ultrasound Sound waves beyond the audible range |
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un-
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not
unconscious Lacking in awareness; insensible |
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uni-
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one
unicellular Having one cell |
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onych/o
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nail
paronychia Infection of the area around a nail |
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oo
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egg, ovum
oocyte Developing ovum |
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oophor/o
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ovary
oophorectomy Removal of an ovary |
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opthalm/o
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eye
exophthalmia Protrusion of the eyeball |
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orchi/o
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testis
orchiopexy Surgical fixation of an undescended testis in the scrotum |
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orchid/o
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orchidoptosis
Dropping of the testis |
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osne
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bone
ossification Formation of bone |
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oste/o
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periosteum
Membrane that covers bone |
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ot/o
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ear
otosclerosis Formation of bone tissue in the inner ear leading to hearing loss |
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ovari/o
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ovary
ovariorrhexis Rupture of an ovary |
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path/o
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disease
pathophysiology Study of the physiology of disease |
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ped/o
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child;pediatrics
Branch of medicine that deals with care of children foot: pedometer Instrument for recording numbers of steps |
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phag/o
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eating
phagocyte Cell that takes in and destroys waste or foreign particles |
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phak/o,
phac/o |
lens of the eye
phacolysis Destruction of the lens |
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ptosis
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dropping
blepharoptosis Drooping of the eyelid |
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phleb/o
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vein
phlebotomist One who draws blood from a vein |
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pneum/o
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lungs
pneumothorax Accumulation of air in the pleural space |
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pneumon/o
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breathing
pneumonia Inflammation of the lung |
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proct/o
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rectum
proctoscopy Endoscopic examination of the rectum |
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psych/o
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mind
psychogenic Of mental or emotional origin |
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py/o
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pus
empyema Accumulation of pus in a body cavity |
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pyel/o
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pelvis, renal pelvis
pyelography X-ray study of the renal pelvis and ureter |
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pylor/o
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pylorus
pylorospasm Spasm of the pylorus |
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rachi/o
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spine rachiocentesis Lumbar tap
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ren/o
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kidney
suprarenal Above the kidney |
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rhin/o
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nose
rhinorrhea Discharge of thin mucus from the nose |
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salping/o
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tube, oviduct
salpingectomy Surgical removal of the oviduct |
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scler/o
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hardening
arteriosclerosis Hardening of the arteries |
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splen/o
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spleen
splenectomy Removal of the spleen |
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thorac/o
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chest, thorax
thoracotomy Surgical incision of the chest wall |
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thromb/o
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blood clot;
thrombosis Formation or presence of a blood clot, |
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tox/o
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poison
toxoid Modified bacterial toxin used to produce immunity |
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toxic/o
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toxicology
The sudy of poisons |
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trache/o
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trachea
tracheostomy Surgical creation of an opening into the trachea |
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trich/o
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hair
trichology Study of hair |
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ureter/o
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ureter
ureterectasis Dilation of the ureter |
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urethr/o
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urethra
urethrostenosis Narrowing of the urethra |
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ur/o
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urine
anuria Lack of urine formation |
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vas/o
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vessel, duct
vasomotor Pertaining to changes in the diameter of a vessel |
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vesic/o
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urinary bladder
vesical Pertaining to the urinary bladder |
