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Wednesday 9/24
Abrasion |
Scraping away of the skin or mucous membrane by friction
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Scrape away first layer of skin. *Brush burn
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Keratoplasty
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Surgical repair of the cornea
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Kerat - Carrot
Carrots are good for your eyes Plasty = surgery |
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Myringitis
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Inflamation of the tympanic membrane
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Itis = Inflamation
*ringing in the ears |
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Cyanosis
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Bluish discoloration of the skin//Lack of oxygen
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*blue lips
Cyan = blue |
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Cardiomyopathy
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Disease of the heart muscle
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Cardio = heart
Myo = muscle Pathy = condition of |
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Cholecystectomy
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Removal of the gallbladder
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Ectomy = removal of
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Dysmenorrhea
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Painful menstruation
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Dys = pain
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Suprapubic
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Above the pubic bone
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Supra = above
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Dactylomegaly
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Enlargement of a finger or toe
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Megaly = enlarged / enlargement
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Caphalgia
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The medical term for headache
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Cardiomyopathy
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Disease of the heart muscle
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Cardio = heart
Myo = muscle Pathy = condition of |
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Cholecystectomy
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Removal of the gallbladder
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Ectomy = removal of
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Dysmenorrhea
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Painful menstruation
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Dys = pain
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Suprapubic
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Above the pubic bone
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Supra = above
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Dactylomegaly
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Enlargement of a finger or toe
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Megaly = enlarged / enlargement
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Caphalgia
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The medical term for headache
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Friday 9/26
Erythrocyte |
Red blood cell
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Cyte = cell
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Thrush
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An infection with the fungus Candida
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Lymphadenopathy
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Disease of a lymph node
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Nulligravida
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A women who has never been pregnant
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Null = none
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Hemarthrosis
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Accumulation of blood in a joint
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Exophthalmos
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Protusion of the eyeballs
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Bronchiectasis
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Abnormal widening of the bronchi
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Menigitis
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Membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
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Thrush
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An infection with the fungus Candida
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Lymphadenopathy
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Disease of a lymph node
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Nulligravida
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A women who has never been pregnant
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Null = none
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Hemarthrosis
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Accumulation of blood in a joint
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Exophthalmos
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Protusion of the eyeballs
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Bronchiectasis
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Abnormal widening of the bronchi
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Menigitis
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Membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
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Pathogen
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An agent that causes disease
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*germs
Caused by bacteria |
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Thrush
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An infection with the fungus Candida
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Candida = thrush
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Lymphadenopathy
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Disease of a lymph node
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Pathy = lack of / condition of
Lypmh = lymph node Aden = gland |
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Nulligravida
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A women who has never been pregnant
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Null = none
Gravida = pregnancy |
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Hemarthrosis
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Accumulation of blood in a joint
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Hem = blood
Throsis = joint |
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Exophthalmos
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Protusion of the eyeballs
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Bronchiectasis
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Abnormal widening of the bronchi
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Menigitis
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Membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord
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Pathogen
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An agent that causes disease
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*germs
Caused by bacteria |
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Hematuria
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Blood in the urine
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Uria = urine
Hema = blood |
