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142 Cards in this Set
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-ia |
Noun, condition |
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-ism |
Noun, condition |
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-iatry |
Noun, medicine, treatment |
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-ist |
Noun, medicine, treatment |
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-y |
Noun, condition, process |
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Pertaining to |
Adj -ac, al, ar, ary, eal, ic, ior, ous, tic |
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Arthr/o |
Joint |
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Hemat/o |
Blood |
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Oste/o |
Bone |
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Encephal/o |
Brain |
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-clasis |
To break |
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-desis |
Binding; fixation of |
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-ectomy |
Removal |
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-lysis |
Seperation, destruction, loosening |
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-pexy |
Fixation of an organ |
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-plasty |
Surgical repair |
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-rrhapy |
Suture |
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-stomy |
Forming an opening (mouth) |
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-tome |
Instrument to cut |
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-tomy |
Incision |
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-tripsy |
Crushing |
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Dipl- diplo- |
Double |
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Hemi- |
One half |
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Hyper- |
Excessive, above normal |
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Mono- uni- |
One |
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Brady- |
Slow |
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Dys- |
Bad, painful |
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Eu- |
Good, normal |
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Abduction |
Away from middle |
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Adduction |
Toward the middle |
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Medial |
Middle |
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Lateral |
Pertaining to a side |
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Superior |
Toward the head |
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Inferior |
Away from the head |
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Proximal |
Nearer to the center |
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Distal |
Further from the center |
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Anterior |
Front of the body |
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Posterior |
Back of the body |
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Parietal |
Outer wall of body cavity |
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Visceral |
Pertaining to internal organs |
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Prone |
Lying on abdomen face down |
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Supine |
Lying on back face up |
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Inversion |
Inside out |
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Eversion |
Turning outward |
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Palmar |
Palm of hand |
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Plantar |
Sole of foot |
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Thoracic cavity |
Heart and lungs |
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Abdomino-pelvic cavity |
Uterus and liver |
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Mri |
Magnetic resonance imaging. Uses radio waves and strong magnetic field |
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1st degree burns |
Superficial, epidermis |
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2nd degree burns |
Epidermis and part of dermis. Partial thickness |
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3rd degree burns |
Full thickness, epidermis and dermis destroyed and tissue damage |
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Fulguration |
Tissue distruction by high frequency electric current. Removes tumors and leisions |
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Malignant melinoma |
Lethal. Diagnosed by biopsy, treatment requires surgery |
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Allograft |
From 1 person to another (homograft) |
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Autograft |
From 1 site to another on same individual |
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Synthetic skin graft |
Artificial skin made from collagen fibers |
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Xenograft |
From foreign donor (pig) to human (heterograft) |
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Cellulitis |
Widespread acute infection of skin and subcutaneous tissue |
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Pruritis |
Intense itching |
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Gerd |
Gastroesophageal reflux disease. Diagnosed w upper endoscopy |
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Ultrasonography |
Sound waves (echo) |
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Asthma |
Produces spasms in bronchial passages, caused by allergens and irrantant |
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Atelectasis |
Collapsed lung |
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Pleural effusion |
Abnormal accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity that impares breathing, treated with chest tube |
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Epistaxis |
Nosebleed |
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Ecchymosis |
Bruise |
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-ptysis |
Spitting |
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CABG |
Coronary artery bypass graft. Placement of vessel graft to bypass blockage |
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Dvt |
Deep vein thrombosis. Blood clot that forms deep in vein |
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Embolus |
A mass, such as air bubble or foreign body. Plug. Causes embolism |
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Thrombus |
Causes thrombosis. Blood clot |
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Lymph fluid |
Contains lymphocytes and monocytes |
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Thrombolytics |
Clot busters |
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3 layers of heart |
Endocardium, myocardium, epicardium |
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Endocardium |
Has 4 cardiac chambers |
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Myocardium |
Muscular layer of heart |
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Epicardium |
Outermost layer of heart |
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Anemias |
Deficiency in number of erthrocytes or in amount of hemoglobin within RBCs (hypochromia) |
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Anaphalyxis |
Life threatening allergic reaction |
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RA |
Rheumatoid arthritis. Autoimmune disease. Inflammatory changes in joints and related structures causing deformities |
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MG |
Myasthenia gravis. Autoimmune disease. Chronic, progressive disorder that produces severe muscle weakness |
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Function of bones |
Support, movement, protection, production of blood cells, storage of minerals, endocrine regulation |
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Hemiplegia |
Paralysis of one side of body |
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Quadriplegia |
Paralysis of all 4 limbs |
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DJD |
Degenerative joint disease. Protective cartilage at end of bones wears down |
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Azotemia |
Kidneys fail to excrete nitrogenous compounds such as urea, creatine, and other waste containing nitrogen |
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Kal/i |
Potassium |
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Cal/i |
Calcium |
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EMG |
Electromyography. Measures contraction of muscles that control urination using electrodes placed in rectum and urethra |
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D+C |
Dilation & curettage. Treats incomplete abortion |
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Layers of uterus |
Endometrium, myometrium, and perimetrium. |
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Endometrium |
Inner lining of uterus |
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Myometrium |
Middle muscle of uterus |
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Perimetrium |
Outer layer of uterus |
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Amenorrhea |
Absence of menstrual period |
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Dysmenorrhea |
Cramps, painful menstruation |
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Test for gestational diabetes |
GCT glucose challenge test drink syrup glucose solution |
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TRAM |
Transverse rectus abdominis muscle flap. Skin and fat flap to reconstruct breast |
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Pap smear |
Test to detect abnormal cells scraped from cervix |
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Menorrhagia |
Heavy long period |
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Oligomenorrhea |
Light/infrequent period |
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Seminiferius tubules |
Produce sperm |
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PSA |
Prostate specific antigen. Blood test for prostate cancer |
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Varicocele |
Swelling and disention of spermatic cord |
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Orchitis |
Painful swelling of both testes |
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Chlamydia |
Silent disease. Chlamydia trachomatis. Most prevalent and damaging STI |
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Syphilis |
More serious. Treponema pallidum. Left untreated can become chronic, infectious, multisystemic disease. |
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Gonorrhea |
Neisseria gonorrheae. Pain in urine, white discharge. Dysuria, leukorrhea. |
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Treatment for prostate cancer |
Surgery and radiation. Maybe radical prostatectomy. |
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T4 |
Thyroxine. Increase energy |
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T3 |
Triiodothyronine. Increase energy |
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TSH |
Thyroid stimulating hormone. Stimulates thyroid to make t4&t3 |
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Graves disease |
Autoimmune disorder. excessive thyroid hormone. |
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If you had thyroidectomy |
You would need hormone replacement meds. Leave tissue to preserve function |
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Adrenal cortex |
Produces hormones that are vital to life. Associated with Addison disease and Cushing syndrome |
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Addisons disease |
Hard to manage. Low blood sodium (hyponatremia) and high serum potassium (hyperkalemia) |
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-kinesia |
Movement |
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-esthesia |
Feeling |
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Lethargy |
Abnormal inactivity or lack of response. Overpowering sleepiness or lack of energy |
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Tractotomy |
Cut nerve tract in brainstem or spinal cord to relieve intractable pain |
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Papilledema |
Choked disc; swelling and hyperemia of an optic disc |
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Flurorescein angiography |
Dye in eye to study retinal blood flow |
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Mydriatics |
Eye medication dilates pupil |
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Prespiopia |
Age related far-sightedness |
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Glaucoma |
Increased IOP (intraocular pressure) |
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PE tubes |
Pressure equalizing tubes |
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Procedure to place PE Tubes |
Myringotomy |
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Strabismus |
Types include extropia, estropia, amblyopia |
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If you have a blood infection what is a sign? |
Mild fever |
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If you have flu and secondary infection that Dr puts you on antibiotics for what is secondary infection? |
Bacterial infection |
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Sign and symptom |
Sign someone else can see symptom something you feel and tell someone else |
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Test for myelodysplasia |
Cbc |
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Noninvasive test |
Ekg |
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Leukemia is a |
Noun |
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Adjective does what |
Describes noun |
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Pulmonary is.. |
Adjective |
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Cardiac is.. |
Adj |
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Esophageal is.. |
Adj |
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Thoracic is.. |
Adj |
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Thyroidism is.. |
Noun |
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Neuropathy is.. |
Noun |