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62 Cards in this Set
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Gastric
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Pertaining to the stomach
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Celiac
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Pertaining to the abdomen
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Colonic
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Pertaining to the colon
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Pelvic
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Pertaining to the pelvis
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Esophageal
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In reference to the esophogus (foodpipe)
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Gingiv
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Gums
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Entero
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Stomach
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Thorax
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Chest
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Buccal
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Pertaining to the Cheek
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Glossal
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Pertaining to the tongue
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Dent or Odont
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Tooth
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Larynx
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At top of windpipe and holds the voicebox
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Stomat
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Mouth
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palat
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palate
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Regurgitate
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To bring back up food that has been swallowed or food that is in the process of being swallowed
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Flatus
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Gas per rectum
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Nausea
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A sensation of discomfort usually associated with an urge to throw up
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Eructation
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a burp: When gas is expelled out the mouth via the stomach. I have personally never heard any doctor ever use this term.
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Dysphagia
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Difficulty- swallowing
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Diuresis
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Di=Complete
Uresis=Urination "Excessive Urine Production" |
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Anuria
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Without-Urine
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Voiding
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The process of passing urine via the urethra:
"Urinating" |
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Micturition
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Urinating
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Noct
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At night
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Olig
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A little bit
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Poly
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Alot
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Py
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Pus or bacteria
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Nocturia,
Anuria, Pyuria, bacteruria, Polyuria, Hematuria, Albuminuria, Oliguria, Ketonuria. |
All are "to urinate"
Noct=At night An=None Py or beacter=Pus or bacteria in urine Poly=Excessive or alot Hemat=Blood Albumin=Protein Olig= O-little Keton= Ketone |
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pain
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algia or dynia
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Anesthesia
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without-pain
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Cephal
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Head
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algesia
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sensation
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Analgesia
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Without-sensation
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Dys
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Abnormal
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phasia
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speak
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taxia
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coordinate movements
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praxia
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action that is purposeful
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kinesis
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movement
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plegia
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paralysis
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paresis
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weakness
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Hemi,
Para, Quad, |
Hemi is half
Para means two Quad means four |
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Radic
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Nerve root
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algesia
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excessive sensation to pain
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arthro
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joint
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plasty
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to repair or fix
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Fasci
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Tissue surrounding musscle fibers
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Chondro
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Cartilage
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Myo
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Muscle
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Myel
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Spinal cord
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trophy
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to develop
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Leio
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smooth
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Leiomyoma
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Smooth muscle tumor
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Brady
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Slow
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Nephro
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kidney
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pathy
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disease
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Lip
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fat
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Cerebr
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brain
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cephal
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head
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Lumb
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Lower back
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Tibi
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Lower Leg bone that is the shin
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Uln
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Pinky sided forearm bone
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Radius
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Thumb sided forearm bone
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