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51 Cards in this Set
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dys- |
abnormal
bad difficult painful |
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men/o |
* menses * menstruation |
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lith/o |
stone |
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sial/o |
* saliva * salivary |
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cheil/o |
lip |
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angi/o |
vessel (blood) |
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acr/o |
* extremities * top * extreme point |
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hem/o |
blood |
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blephar/o |
eyelid |
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gloss/o |
tongue |
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-rrhaphy |
suture |
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-ectasis |
* dilation (dilatation * widening |
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-pepsia |
digestion |
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-stenosis |
* narrowing * tightening |
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-centesis |
surgical puncture to remove fluid |
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-rrhagia |
bursting forth (of blood) |
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-gram |
record |
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-dipsia |
thirst, condition of |
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-megaly |
enlargement |
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-lysis |
* breakdown * separation * destruction * loosening |
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-plasty |
surgical repair |
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-tomy |
*process of cutting *incision |
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spitting |
-ptysis |
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condition |
-ation -ism -ema -itus -esis -sis -ia -y |
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bile |
Digestive juice made in the liver & stored in the gallbladder
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blood |
hem/o
hemat/o |
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poly- |
* many * much * increased |
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anastomosis |
new opening between two previously unconnected parts of the small intestine |
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laparoscopy |
visual exam of the abdomen with a laparoscope inserted through sm incisions in the abdomen |
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colonoscopy |
visual exam of colon via anus |
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colectomy |
removal, excision or resection of colon |
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suturing of the intestines |
Enterorrhaphy |
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When an intestine twists itself is called? |
Volvulus |
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What is a stool guaiac test? |
Test to detect occult (hidden) blood in feces |
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What is the enzyme lipase? |
necessary to digest fats |
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A liver function tests consist of? |
serum bilirubin, alkaline phosphate, SGOT (AST), & SGPT (ALT) |
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Homeostasis? |
Normal state of body |
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The hormones secreted from the thyroid gland? |
* Thyroxine (T4) * Triiodothyronine (T3) * Calcitonin |
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Exophthalomos? |
Protrusion of the eyeballs |
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Atresia? |
Absence of a normal opening |
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Hepatomegaly? |
Enlargement of the liver |
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Myxedema? |
Advanced hypothyroidism in adulthood |
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Insulin is produced by these specialized cells? |
Islet cells of langerhans |
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Adenohypophysis is what part of the pituitary gland? |
Anterior lobe |
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Adrenal cortex secretes what? |
Cortisol & aldosterone |
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Thyroxine contains what? |
Iodine |
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This disease leads to hyperglycemia & ketoacidosis? |
Type 1 & 2 Diabetes Mellitis |
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What is Graves disease? |
Overactivity of the thyroid gland |
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What is Cushing syndrome? |
excess cortisol from the adrenal cortex |
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What is "Tetany"? |
Constant muscle contraction due to hypothyroidism |
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What is achondroplasia? |
*Dwarfism *Bones of the arms & legs do not grow to normal size because of a defect in cartilage & bone formation. |