Medical Terminology Ch. 1 & 2 – Flashcards
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Dysplasia
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the abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues, or organs
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to suture or stich
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-rrhaphy
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Palpation
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the examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
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Muscle Tissue
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the specialized ability to contract and relax
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fever
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pyr/o
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Caudual
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toward the lower part of the body
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Laceration
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a torn, ragged wound
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Phenylketonuria
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is a genetic disorder in which an essential digestive enzyme is missing
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Myelopathy
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any pathological change or disease in the spinal cord or bone marrow
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Geriatrician
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a physician who specializes in the care of older people
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Posterior
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What is the opposite of anterior?
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Anatomic Position
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standing up straight so the body is erect
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Pelvic
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Organs of reproduction are protected by what cavity?
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Tuberculosis
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not spread by blood-borne transmission, infectious disease that attacks the lungs
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specialist
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-ologist
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white
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leuko
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Functional Disorder
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produces symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified, such as a panic attack
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fungus
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myc/o
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Perinatal
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describes the time and events surrounding birth
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ilium
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part of the hip bone
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Atresia
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describes the congenital absence of a normal opening or the failure of a structure, such as the anus, to be tubular
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Gastralgia
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pain in the stomach
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between (or among)
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inter-
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Adenoma
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describes a benign tumor formed from glandular tissue
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nerve
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neur/o
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Midsagittal Plane
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is also known as the midline, divides the body into equal left and right halves
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ear
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ot/o
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a surgical creation of an artificial opening
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-ostomy
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Genome
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the complete set of an individual's genetic information
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Histology
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the study of the structure, composition, and function of tissues
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Transverse Plane
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divides the body into superior and inferior portions
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Suffix
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In the term pericardiectomy, the word part -ectomy is a _____.
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plaque or fatty substance
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Ather/o
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Pandemic
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refers to an outbreak of a disease occurring over a large geographic area, possibly workdwide
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Neuritis
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inflammation of a nerve
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Myorrhexis
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rupture of a muscle
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Frontal Plane
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divides the body into anterior and posterior portions
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Physiology
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the study of the functions of body structures
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Nosocomial Infection
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is acquired in a hospital or clinic setting
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Inflammation
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is a localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues
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Homeostasis
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the processes through which the body maintains a constant internal environment
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Sign
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can be measured by the patient or others, such as a fever
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Lateral
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toward the side
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Medial
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the direction toward or closer to the midline
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Cardiorrhexis
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means rupture of the heart
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Arterionecrosis
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the tissue death of an artery or arteries
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Hepatorrhagia
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bleeding from the liver
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after
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-post
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surgical removal
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ectomy
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within, inside
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intra
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gray (gray matter of brain and spinal cord)
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-poli/o
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Postnatal
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occurring after birth
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surgical suturing
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-rrhaphy
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abnormal narrowing
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-stenosis
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joint
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Ather/o
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pus
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Py/o
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record
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-graphy
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stomach
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gastr/o
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back
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posterior
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toward the head
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superior
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near the midline
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proximal
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Hypochondriac
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left and right sides of the body
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abdominal
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contains major organs of digestion
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recessive gene
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inherited from both parents, the offspring will have that condition
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ileum
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the last and longest (the third) portion of the small intestine, between the jejunum and the cecum
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epidemic
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ongoing presence of a disease within a population, group, or area
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pathology
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the study of the nature and cause of a disease that involves changes in structure and function
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Huntington's Disease
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a genetic disorder that is passed from parent to child; causes nerve degeneration and uncontrolled movements and loss of some mental abilities
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aplasia
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development, for the congenital absence, of an organ or tissue
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adenosclerosis
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abnormal hardening of a gland
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Hepatitis B
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a bloodborne disease that is transmitted through contact with blood and other bodily fluids that are contaminated with this virus
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suffix
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word part attached at the end of a word
