FINAL Flashcards by Katie Walker

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algesi/a

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sensitivity to pain

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angi/o

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blood vessel

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aort/o

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aorta

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arteri/o

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artery

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arthr/o

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joint

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Burs/o

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bursa

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capn/o

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carbon dioxide

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card/o

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heart

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chondr/o

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cartilage

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cyct/o

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bladder or sac

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dermat/o

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skin

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derm/o

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skin

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gust/o

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taste

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hem/o

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blood

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hemat/o

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blood

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hidr/o

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sweat

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hydr/o

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water

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kerat/o

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hard horney tissue, keratin

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kinsesi/o

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movement

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laryng/o

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larynx

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lip/o

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fat, adipose

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lith/o

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stone

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my/o

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muscle

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nas/o

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nose

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necr/o

death

nephr/o

nephron

neur/o

nerve

olig/o

few or scanty

onych/o

Nail

ophthalm/o

eye

oste/o

bone

ot/o

ear

phleb/o

vein

pneumon/o

pneumonia (water in the lungs)

tact/o

touch

thromb/o

thrombosis (blood clot)

ven/o

vein

xer/o

dry

a-

absent, without

an-

without, lacking

brady-

slow

dipl-

two

dys-

abnormal, difficult, hard, laboured

endo-

within

hyper-

above, excessive

hypo-

below, deficient

epi-

upon, on

peri-

surrounding

poly-

many

tachy-

fast, rabid

-ectomy

surgical removal of

-iasis

abnormal condition

-itis

inflamation

-lith

stone, calculus

-logy

study of

-megally

enlargement

-oma

tumour

-opia

vision

-oasis

abnormal condition

-otomy

surgical incision into

-plasty

surgical repair

-spasm

sudden involuntary contraction

-tomy

surgical incision into

hematopoises

process of producing blood cells

thrombosis

blood clot

embolism

blood clot that travels

atherosclerosis

hardening of the blood vessels because of plaque build up

arteriosclerosis

hardening of an artery, not necessarily due to plaque build up

aneurysm

thinning of an artery wall

nystagmus

rapid involuntary eye movement

diplopia

seeing two images of a single object

What is the function of blood cells?

they transport gasses, protect the body and manage bleeding

How do blood cells form?

by hematopoiesis in bone marrow

What structures are in the upper respiratory tract?

nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx and trachea

How does urine form?

in the kidneys through glomerulus filtration