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44 Cards in this Set
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ana-
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upward, excessive
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a- or an-
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without, not
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aphasia, aphasic
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without ability to express oneself or speak
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anemia, anemic
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deficiency in hemoglobin of blood
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atrophy, atrophic
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without growth, development, or nourishment
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anaerobic, anaerobe
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a kind of bacteria
an organism that lives and grows without Oxygen |
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afebrile
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without fever
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aglossia
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without a tongue, congenital problem
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amenorrhea
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absence of normal menstrual flow
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anoxia
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without Oxygen.
Tissues receive insufficient supply of oxygen. |
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analgesia, analgesic
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absence of pain
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anodyne
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older term- without pain
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anuria, anuric
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absence of urine production
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anovular
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lack of ovulation
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akinesia
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absence or loss of normal muscular tone (muscle unresponsive)
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amentia
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failure to develop intellectual capacity
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anesthesia, anesthetic
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loss of sensation (general and local)
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ataxia
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loss of regulation of posture and ability to control movement of limbs
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atony, atonia
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loss of normal tone or elasticity of muscle
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atopic
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form of allergy or hypertensitivity resulting from an irritant or a reactant to an antigen.
ex. skin condition, exema atopic dermatitis (hypersensitivity) |
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ab- , de-
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away from
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abortion
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expulsion of embryo or fetus away from uterus @ stage when incapable of independent survival.
spontaneous- miscarriage Induced- intentional |
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abcision
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cutting tissue away from the body
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abductor
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muscle that moves one part of the body away from another
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decapitate
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take one's head away from body
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detoxification
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syn. metabolism/ conversion of chemical or change away from its more active or toxic form (reduced pharmacologic activity)
older term |
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debridement
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cleansing dirt and removing dead tissue or cellular debris away from a wound.
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ad-
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to, toward, near
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adhesion
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union of two normally separate services in body
ex. adhesions (coming together) of 2 loops of intestine --> painful healing procss in which edges of wound come together |
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ambi- , ampho-
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both
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ambivalence
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psychologic condition (sometimes disorder) holding two opposing view points simultaneously.
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ambilateral
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affecting viewpoints both simultaneously.
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amphoteric
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chemical ter- describes che compound that contains in molecules, acidic and basic functional grup
Classic ex: amino acid, tetracycline, aminophillins (penicilin) or Ampicillin |
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ante-, fore-, pre-, pro-
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in front of, before (temporal or positional)
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anteprandial drug administration
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before meal
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antepartum heorrhage
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bleeding from genital tract during 3rd trimester before delivery
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forebrain
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farthest foreward division of brain
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preterm delivery
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premature birth or pre delivery
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prenatal vitamins
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vitamins taken before delivery
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precancerous polyp
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non malignant growth that may become malignant if not removed or treated
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prospective DUR
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syn. concurrent DUR
reviewing each Rx or drug order for an individual patient before its dispensed. To identify drug related problems: DDI's or drug diease contraindicated or therapeutic duplication which is to be avoided and other ADRs |
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prodromal fever
AND prodromal rash |
period of time between appearance of first symptoms of an infectious disease and development of fever and rash
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prodrug
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biologically inactive compound which is converted in body by metabolism
ex. prednisone the prodrug of prednisolone |
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anterior
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front part of animal or person
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