MedTerm3 Flashcards by Callie S

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Lymphadenopothy

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disease of the lymp

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Macrophages

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large cells that ingest foreign matter

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Necrophobia

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abnormal fear of death

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Quadriplegia

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paralysis of 4 limbs

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Blepharoptosis

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drooping eyelid

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Microscopes

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instruments used to view small/tiny objects

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Gastrostomy

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making a new opening in the stomach

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Dysuria

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painful/difficult urination

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Thrombocytopenia

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deficiency of clotting cells/platlets

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Dysphagia

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difficult/painful digestion

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Aphonia

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not able to hear sounds, lack of sounds

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Dyspnea

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difficult breathing

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Hemorrage

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heavy discharge of blood

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Polysomnia

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much sleep

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Gastrome

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instrument used for cutting into the stomach

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Cardioversion

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turning/converting the heart to a normal rhythm

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Eupepsia

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normal digestion

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Phrenic

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nerve that enervates the diaphragm

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Diarrhea

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increaseflow of feces through the anus

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Cardiorraphy

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sutering of the heart

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Homeostasis

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stopping processes/proper functions to maintain equilibrium

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Nephrotomy

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cutting into the kidney

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Mastopexy

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surgical fixation of the breast

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Eosinophil

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loves the red dye found in Wright/Giemsa Stains

Rhinoplasty

surgical repair of the nose

Hemotopoiesis

formation of blood

Cardiorrhexis

rupture of the heart

Esophagostenosis

narrowing of the esophagus

Atrophic

lack of nutrition

Dysphasia

difficult speaking as in laryngitis