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Flashcards by Emily Kyrk, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by Emily Kyrk
over 2 years ago
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| Question | Answer |
| cardi | heart |
| hepat | liver |
| nephr | kidney |
| neur | nerves |
| psych | mind |
| thorac | chest |
| ped | children |
| my/o | muscle |
| oste/o | bone |
| gyn/o | female |
| cardi/ology | study of heart |
| hepatitis | inflammation of liver |
| nephrology | study of kidney function |
| neurologic | pertaining to nerves |
| psychologist | specialist in the study of mind |
| thoracic | pertaining to the chest |
| pediatric | pertaining to children |
| myopathy | disease of muscle |
| ostitis | inflammation of bone |
| gynecologist | specialist in female |
| hydr/o | water |
| hydrocephalus | CSF that accumulates in the brain causing swelling |
| febr | fever |
| febrile | showing the symptoms of a fever |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gastroenterology | study of stomach and small intestine |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gastrologist | specialist in stomach |
| glyc/o | sugar |
| glucose | a simple sugar which is an important energy source in living and is a component of many carbohydrates |
| cytes | cells |
| thrombocyte | another term for a blood platelet |
| hyper | over, high |
| hypo | under, low |
| tachy | fast, rapid |
| brady | slow |
| pre | before |
| post | after |
| hypertension | high bp |
| hypoglycemia | low blood sugar |
| tachycardia | fast HR |
| bradycardia | slow HR |
| prelabor | before labor |
| postpartum | after birth |
| al | pertaining to |
| algia | pain |
| ectomy | surgical removal of |
| ic | pertaining to |
| itis | inflammation of |
| logy | study of |
| logist | specialist |
| cardial | pertaining to the heart |
| myalgia | muscle pain |
| appendectomy | surgical removal of appendix |
| psychotic | pertaining to mind |
| nephritis | inflammation of kidneys |
| gastrology | study of stomach |
| pathologist | specialist in study of disease |
| pnea | breathing |
| (A) | without |
| megaly | enlargement |
| oma | tumor (refers to cancer) |
| pathy | disease |
| tachypnea | fast breathing |
| (a)pnea | not breathing |
| cardiomegaly | enlargement of heart |
| lymphoma | cancer of lymphatic system |
| nephropathy | disease of kidney |
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