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Worksheet 10 Flashcards

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laparo

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abdominal wall

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hydro

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water

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gluco

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sugar

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necro

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dead

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pyro

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heat / fever / fire

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hidro

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sweat

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glyco

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sugar

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immuno

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immune

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auto

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self

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masto

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breast

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-emia

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blood condition

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-philia

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abnormal attraction to

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-phobia

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abnormal fear of

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hem-

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half

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mono-

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one

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proto-

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first

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diplo-

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two

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ab-

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away from

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ex-

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from, as in “out from”

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semi-

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half

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uni-

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one

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primi-

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first

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bi-

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two

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de-

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from, as in “down from”, resulting in less than

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iso-
equal, of the same
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tri-
three
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quadr-
four
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multi-
many
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nulli-
none
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deca
ten
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deci
tenth
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kilo
one thousand
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milli-
one thousandth
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aniso-
unequal
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para-
live births
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dia-
through
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peri-
around
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circum-
around
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per-
through
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DPT
Diphtheria / Pertussis / Tetanus
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FBS
Fasting Blood Sugar
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GRAVE (I, II, III)
Pregnancy numbers (1, 2, 3)
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PARA (I, II, III)
Live birth numbers (1, 2, 3)
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laparoscopy
process of examining the abdominal wall with an endoscope
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laparotomy
Incision in the abdominal wall
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pyromaniac
Person with a madness for starting fires
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pyrexia
fever
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hyperpyrexia
high fever, over 102 F
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pyrolysis
destruction by fever
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hidradentitis
inflammation of the sweat glands
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anhidrosis
absence of sweat
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hidrorrhea
discharge of sweat
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hydrophilia
abnormal attraction to water
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hydrophobia
abnormal fear of water
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glycogenesis
formation of glycogen from carbohydrates
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glycosuria
sugar in the urine
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glycemia
sugar in the blood
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hyperglycemia
high blood sugar
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hypoglycemia
low blood sugar
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glycolysis
breakdown of glycogen to glucose
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immunology
study of the immune system
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immunizations
injections to stimulate an immune response to infections
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autolysis
self-destruction
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autophobia
fear of being alone
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monomyoplegia
paralysis of one muscles
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gravida
pregnancy
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para
refers to a woman who has given birth one or more times
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primi gravada
refers to a woman who is having her first child
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multipara / multiparous
a woman who has had many children, possibly multiples
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primipara
refers to a first live birth
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nullipara / nulliparous
no live births
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decagram
ten grams
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deciliter
ten liters
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kilogram
one thousand grams
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milligram
one thousandth of a gram
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abrasian
a scrape type of injury
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dehydration
loss of water
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decalcification
the process of removing calcium from the bones
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excreation
the process of expelling something from the body
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excision
removing a body part
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extraction
procedure where something is PULLED out
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isodactylism
condition of having fingers and toes of equal length
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anisocytosis
condition of having unequal red blood cells
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anisomastia
a woman's breast being of unequal sizes
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mastitis
inflammation of a breast
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mastocarcinoma
cancerous tumor of the breasts
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mastectomy
surgical excision of part or all of a breast(s)
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pariadentitis
inflammation around a gland
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perihepatitis
inflammation around the liver
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circumduction
moving around in a circular motion
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circumcision
a surgical procedure to remove the foreskin of the penis
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diaphoresis
an action of profuse sweating
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diuresis
the process of causing the urine to flow more rapidly
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perforated
past tense, made a hole through something
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percussion
striking through
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necrectomy
surgical removal of dead tissue
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necrosis / necrotic
condition where dead tissue is surrounded by healthy tissue
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necrophobia
abnormal fear of dead bodies
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necrophilia
abnormal attraction to dead bodies
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hematophilia
abnormal attraction to blood
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