Worksheet 8 Flashcards by Chris Myrah

blasto

germ or embryonic cell

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neuro

nerve or neuron

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angio

vessel

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myo

muscle

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arterio

artery

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veni, veno

vein

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spasmo

involuntary contraction

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sclero

hard

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lyso

breaking down

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thrombo

clot

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phlebo

vein

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hemo/hemato

blood

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athero

fatty or porridge like (think plaque…)

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fibro

fibrous, fiber

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myelo

spinal cord or bone marrow

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psycho

the mind

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pharmaco

drugs and medicine (think pharmacy)

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narco

sleep

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leiomyo

smooth muscle

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kinesio

movement

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para-

beside, beyond, near, normal

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-blast

immature, not developed (think partying!)

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-tripsy

carry, massage - but to the point of crushing or grinding

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-lysis

to destroy

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-rrhexis

rupture

-rrhaphy

suture

-rrhea

discharge

-spasm

involuntary twitching or contraction

-lepsy

seizure

-plasia

condition of growth and development

neuroblast

a germ cell that grows into a nerve cell

neurospasm

spasm of a nerve

myospasmangio

spasm of a muscle

angiospasm

spasm of a vessel

myopathy

disease of the muscles

neuropathy

disease of the nerves

angiopathy

disease of the vessels

angiosclerosis

hardening of a vessel

myosclerosis

hardening of muscle tissue

neurologist/neurology

specialist who treats nervous system disorders/study of the nervous system

neuritis

inflammation of a nerve

neuroma

nerve tumor

myoma

muscle tumor

fibroma

fibrous tumor

neurolysis

destruction of nerve tissue

angiolysis

destruction/breaking down of vessels

lipolysis

breaking down of fat

cytolysis

destruction of a cell

arteriectasia

destruction of an artery

angiectasis

dilation of a blood vessel

arteriosclerosis

hardening of the arteries

arteryfibrosis

condition of fibrous growth in the muscles

atherosclerosis

fatty deposits on medium to large muscles that cause hardening

neurotripsy

surgical crushing of a nerve

lithotripsy

surgical crushing of a stone

myelocele

herniation of the spinal cord

myelocytes

spinal cord or bone marrow cells

myelodysplasia

poor development of the spinal cord

chondrodysplasia

defective formation or cartilage

aplasia

without development

pyschology

the study of the mind, mental processes, and human behavior

psychiatrist

md who specializes in treatment of mental disorders

psychiatry

the study of mental disorders

psychologist

md who specializes in human behavior

pharmacology

study of medicine/drugs

pharmacists

person who dispenses prescription and otc drugs

narcotic

medication that produces sleep (not actual sleep, but a drowsy feeling)

narcolepsy

disorder characterized by sleep seizures

lipolysis

breakdown of fat/lipids

cytolysis

breakdown of cells

hematolysis

breakdown of blood

hemarthrosis

condition of blood in a joint

hematophohia

fear of blood

hematology

study of blood

thrombus/thrombi

blood clot

thrombectomy

removal of a clot

thrombosis

condition of forming clots

thrombolysis

breakdown of clots

phlebitis

inflammation of a vein

phleboscleroris

hardening of a vein

phlebectasia

dilation of a vein

phlebotomy

incision in a veing

venipuncture

puncture to obtain venus blood

venous

the dark blood in the veins

cystorrhexis

rupture of the bladder

cardiorrhexis

rupture of the heart

enterorrhexis

rupture of the small intestines

arteriorrhexis

rupture of an artery

rrhexis

rupture

hysterorrhexis

rupture of the uterus

esthesia

sensation

anasthesia

without sensation

anesthesiology

study of administering anesthesia

anesthetist

one who administers anestheisa

algesia

oversensitive to pain

paranephritis

inflammation near a kidney

parensalpingitis

inflammation near the fallopian tubes

parahepatitis

inflammation near the liver

paralysis

loss of muscle function and sensation

myogram

picture of a muscle

myograph

instrument to record a picture of a muscle

myography

the process of recording a picture of a muscle

myofibroma

fibrous muscle tumor

myocardiopathy/cardiomyopathy

disease of the hard muscle

leiomyofibroma

fibrous smooth muscle tumor

kinesiology

the study of movement of the muscles

kinesiologist

one who studies movement of the muscles

bradykinesia

slow movement of the muscles

kinesialgia

pain when moving a muscles

ASHD

arteriosclerotic heart disease

CAD

Coronary Artery Disease

Myocardial Infarction

Worksheet 8 Flashcards

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