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Roots pt.1
Aden,
Aer,
Angio
50  cards
Suffix
Algia,
Cele,
Centesis
33  cards
Prefix
A an,
Ab,
Ad
37  cards
Additional terms pt 1
The identification of the nature ...,
What you tell to the doctor,
Talks about when is it going to h...
16  cards
Integumentary anatomical terms
Structural proteins elastic fiber...,
Middle layer of the skin,
Hard protein
13  cards
Integumentary origin of terms
Curtis,
Cryo,
Erytherma
19  cards
Integumentary diagnostic terms
Inflammation of sebaceous glands,
No pigment in the skin,
Type of red burn on your skin
36  cards
Integumentary operative terms
Freeze something of,
Abrasion of skin,
Burning with an electric spark
8  cards
Integumentary symptomatic terms
Ringed shape,
Large blister,
Brow flat spots on the skin
32  cards
Integumentary abbreviations and clinical lab terms
Bx,
Cc,
Dx
12  cards
Bones origin of terms
Heel bone,
Hip bone,
Thigh
7  cards
Bones anatomic terms
Hardest of the connective tissue,
Produce blood cells,
Spongy bone found in epiphysis
16  cards
Bones diagnostic terms
Growth growing at the cartilage,
Fluid filled sac at the wrist area,
Spinal cord tumor
28  cards
Bones operative and symptomatic terms
Fixation of the epiphysis,
Removal of a bone sticking out,
Removal of a piece of bone
11  cards
Joint Cartilage ligaments origin of terms
Joint,
Stiff joint,
Sac
8  cards
Joint Cartilage ligaments anatomic and diagnostic terms
Round socket of hip bone,
Where 2 bones meet,
A sac like cavity at a joint
30  cards
Joint Cartilage ligaments operative and symptomatic terms
Breaking the joint tissue,
Surgical fixation of the joint,
Destroying the scar tissue around...
18  cards
muscle tendons origin and anatomic terms
Band,
Smooth,
Muscle
11  cards
muscle tendons diagnostic terms
Tight tendon in the carpal tunnel,
Wrist drop,
Limping because of poor circulation
14  cards
muscle tendons operative and symptomatic terms
Surgery on a muscle,
Suturing a torn muscle,
Stretching a muscle
12  cards
physical therapy
Study of movement,
A device in physical therapy,
Water therapy
4  cards
Radiology
Taking x ray of the joint,
Uses air to scan the joint,
Uses magnet to get a good scan of...
9  cards
Bones abbreviations
Above the elbow,
Above the knee,
Anterioposterior
18  cards
Pharmacology
Prepares drugs,
Studies the use of drugs,
Study of how to deal harmful drugs
35  cards
Nerves origin and anatomical terms
Braid network,
Root,
Clasp connection
20  cards
Nerves diagnostic, operative, symptomatic terms
Disorder of the 7th cn,
Burning sensation,
Flaccid ascending paralysis
13  cards
Brain and spinal cord origin,anatomical terms
Convolution,
Thin plate,
Relaxation
15  cards
brain and spinal cord diagnostic terms
Short term memory loss,
A fetus without a brain,
Malignant tumor of the brain
27  cards
brain and spinal operative, symptomatic terms
Incision of the carotid artery,
Removing part of the spinal cord,
Removal of the lamina
29  cards
neurological studies and anesthesia terms
Tracing the brain waves,
Is a diagnostic test to record in...,
Stimulant to the cns
16  cards
Nerves abbreviations and radiology terms
Ans,
Als,
Cbf
20  cards
Blood origin of terms
To make,
Varied irregular,
Many forms
6  cards
Blood elements and blood groupings
Protein found in the plasma regul...,
Something foreign to the body cau...,
Yellow compound that breaks down ...
32  cards
Blood diagnostic terms
Rbc deficiency,
Iron deficiency,
Vitamin b12 deficiency
28  cards
Blood symptomatic terms
Rbc have a variety of size,
Morbid condition of blood,
Destroying the fibrin clotting
14  cards
Blood operative and anatomic terms
Replacement of bone marrow,
Removal of lymph gland,
Spleen removal
15  cards
Blood other terms
T cells respond to antigens and d...,
Lymphocyte that directly kills an...,
Aids b cells and stimulates t cells
10  cards
Blood clinical lab
Time required for venous blood to...,
Percentage of erythrocytes in a v...,
Total amount of hemoglobin in a s...
14  cards
blood abbreviations
Aids,
Cbc,
Hb
11  cards
Heart origin of terms
Slow,
Crown,
Blood
14  cards
Heart anatomic terms
Upper chambers of heart,
Lower chamber of heart,
Pacemaker starts the impulse
19  cards
Heart diagnostic terms
Ballooning of the blood vessel,
Cardiac pain on effort shoulder j...,
The body was born with a problem
41  cards
Heart operative terms
Attaching two ends of blood vessels,
Removing an aneurysm,
Getting blood from yourself to do...
15  cards
Heart symptomatic terms
Massive edema swelling caused by ...,
Cardiac stand still,
Heart is beating slowly
17  cards
Heart other procedures and radiology terms
Medicine that makes the heart str...,
Ck ldh ast become elevated when h...,
Paralyze the heart
19  cards
Heart abbreviations
Asd,
Ashd,
Bbb
14  cards
Respiratory origin of terms
Funnel,
Shell,
Passage
37  cards
Respiratory anatomic terms
Nostril,
Divides two nostrils,
Pharynx that is posterior to the ...
19  cards
Respiratory diagnostic terms
Common cold,
Inflammation of nasopharynx,
Inflammation of nose
35  cards
Respiratory operative terms
Surgical repair of nose,
Removing the septum,
Surgical drainage of the maxillar...
17  cards
Respiratory symptomatic terms
Cannot smell,
Nose bleed,
Runny nose
21  cards
Respiratory radiology terms
Exchange of carbon dioxide for ox...,
To make something solid,
Separate or divided
6  cards
Respiratory abbreviations
Abg,
A p,
Ap
18  cards
Neoplasm terms
Abnormal growth,
Not cancerous dont spread differe...,
Cancer grow rapidly spreads undif...
33  cards
Digestive origin of terms
Cheek,
Lip,
Tooth
35  cards
Digestive general and anatomic terms
To swallow,
To chew,
Bringing back up the contents of ...
35  cards
Digestive diagnostic terms
Tongue tied,
Ulceration in mouth,
Teeth holes caused by decay
57  cards
Digestive operative terms
Repairing the lip,
Repairing the lip and mouth,
Removing the tongue
31  cards
Digestive symptomatic terms
Bad breath,
Cannot eat swallow,
Difficulty swallowing
20  cards
Digestive special procedures and radiology
Examining the colon with a scope,
Looking at esophagus stomach and ...,
Looking at stomach with a scope
21  cards
Digestive abbreviations
Be,
Bid,
Gi
9  cards
Urinary origin of terms
Cup,
Rind outer portion,
Tuft cluster
21  cards
Urinary anatomic terms
Made up of the sodium and potassium,
A hormone that causes blood cell ...,
Involved in getting rid of urea
26  cards
Urinary diagnostic terms
Kidney stops functioning,
Inflammation of kidney in the glo...,
Kidneys have accumulated too much...
45  cards
Urinary operative terms
Removal of kidney,
Incision in kidney to remove stones,
Fixation of kidney
29  cards
Urinary symptomatic terms
Not urinating,
Urea is coming out from skin,
Stabbing pain in ureter due to st...
26  cards
Urinary other and radiology terms
A process for removing waste and ...,
Removing urea from the blood in t...,
Testing the blood for urea and ni...
16  cards
Urinary abbreviations
Bno,
Bph,
Bun
11  cards
Gynecology origin of terms
Vagina,
Pipe tube,
Membrane
29  cards
Gynecology anatomic terms
Space between vagina and rectum,
Tube leads from cervix to outside...,
Female external genitals
20  cards
Gynecology diagnostic terms
Born without vagina,
Born without vulva,
Inflammation of bartholins glands
42  cards
Gynecology operative terms
Removal of vagina,
Closure of vagina,
Suturing a lesion in vagina
31  cards
Gynecology symptomatic terms
White discharge,
Itching in the vulva area,
No menstrual period
15  cards
Gynecology special procedures and radiology
Removing cells and looking at the...,
Screening procedure for cervical ...,
Removing a fluid or tissue to fin...
9  cards
Gynecology abbreviations
Aids,
Iud,
D c
10  cards
Obstetrics origin of terms
Against opposite,
Out outside,
Pubic region vulva
28  cards
Obstetrics general and radiology terms
Prevents pregnancy,
Pregnancy time period,
Pregnant woman
15  cards
Obstetrics anatomic terms
Birth canal,
Provides nutrition to babies,
Hormone produced in placenta that...
10  cards
Obstetrics diagnostic terms
Mother has had three or more cons...,
Mother has symptoms of upcoming a...,
Mother lost the baby but not the ...
30  cards
Obstetrics operative terms
Delivering the baby surgically,
Incision in the perineum,
Delivered through breech presenta...
9  cards
Obstetrics symptomatic terms
Position of the baby in the uterus,
Female will have contractions,
Vagina turns violet which is a si...
21  cards
Obstetrics abbreviations
Cs,
Fhr,
Fht
11  cards
Accessory organs of vision terms and abbreviations
Small canal,
Angle,
Tear gland
32  cards
Endocrine origin of terms
Near kidney,
To secrete,
To spur on to secrete
20  cards
Endocrine anatomic terms
Secretes hormones that regulates ...,
A chemical messenger,
Produces insulin and glucagon
18  cards
Endocrine general terms
Blood sugar levels,
Nutrients or chemicals sodium and...,
Results of fat metabolism
24  cards
Endocrine diagnostic terms
Dwarf with no cartilage short arm...,
Too much pgh as an adult,
Not enough adrenocorticoids brown...
26  cards
Endocrine operative terms and radiology
Removal of thyroid gland,
Urine test looking for aldosterone,
Test looking for adrenaline hormone
8  cards
Endocrine symptomatic terms
Eyeballs protrude due to too much...,
Male has enlarged breast,
Excessive hair in the female
20  cards
Endocrine abbreviations
Acth,
Ad,
Adh
15  cards
Psychiatry origin of terms
Against down under,
Power,
To wander in mind
9  cards
Psychiatry general terms and special procedures
Persons sense of self esteem,
Study of mind or soul,
Psychiatrists hired by lawyers
11  cards
Psychiatry diagnostic terms
Drinking to the point where it af...,
Need detoxification due to alcoho...,
Mental illness due to stress
28  cards
Psychiatry symptomatic terms
Cannot communicate do repetitive ...,
Attacking action verbally physica...,
Chronic restlessness
29  cards
Psychiatry psychopharmacology and therapy
Taking meds for anxiety,
Treating depression,
Treating psychosis
12  cards
Psychiatry abbreviations
Aa,
Cns,
Dt
13  cards
Ear origin of terms
To hear hearing,
Little ear,
Bile
12  cards
Ear anatomic terms
External ear,
Ear wax,
Hole in ear
9  cards
Ear diagnostic terms
Inflammation of ear drum,
Hardening of eardrum,
Inflammation of mastoid bone
11  cards
Ear operative terms
Surgery using binoculars,
Repair of ear,
Incision in mastoid bone
7  cards
Ear symptomatic terms, special procedures, and functional tests
Cannot hear,
Too much ear wax,
Constant moving of eyeballs
11  cards
Ear abbreviations
Ac,
Ad,
As
9  cards
Finals roots
Gland,
Vessel,
Joint
53  cards
Finals prefixes
Without,
Towards,
Against
33  cards
Finals suffixes
Pain,
Puncture,
Fixation or fusion
27  cards
Finals origin of terms
Sound or hearing,
Tip of,
Slow
87  cards
Finals diagnostic terms
Inflammation of sebaceous glands,
Dwarf with no cartilage short arm...,
Loss of hair
39  cards
Finals symptoms
Clumping of particles,
A substance that causes allergies,
Cannot hear
29  cards
Finals procedures
Reattaching,
Breaking the joint,
Heart intubation
24  cards
Finals additional terms
Description of cause of a disease,
Talks about when is it going to h...,
What you tell to the doctor
16  cards
Finals abbreviations
Acth,
Bp,
Ca
53  cards
Finals medication orders
Hs,
Po,
Npo
6  cards

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