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AHP/Lesson 12
AHP/Lesson 12/Homophones
Question | Answer |
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mucus | (noun) slime of mucuous membranes |
mucous | (adj) relating to mucus |
metastasis | transfer of disease from one organ or part to another |
metastases | plural of metastasis |
metastisize | to form disease by process of mestatasis |
metaphysis | wide part of long bone |
injecton | force liquid into a part |
infection | invasion of microorganisms in body |
hypotension | low blood pressure |
hypertension | high blood pressure |
gastrotomy | incision into the stomach |
gastroscopy | inspection of stomach interior with scope |
gastrostomy | surgical creation of artificial opening into the stomach |
aphagia | loss of ability to swallow |
aphasia | loss of power of speech |
adduction | to draw toward the median plane |
abduction | to draw away from the median plane |
advice | (noun) opinion, suggestion |
advise | to inform |
peri | around |
para | beside, near |
per | through |
dysphagia | difficulty swallowing |
dysphasia | impairment of speech |
dysplasia | abnormality of adult |
diaphysis | enlongated portion of a long bone |
diathesis | unusually susceptible to disease |
my/o | muscle |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
mild | gentle, not harsh |
physc/o | mind |
cyt/o | cell |
in/; &, N, in | into, not |
en/; &, N, in | within |
endo/; into, in to, and O | within |
cyt/o; site, site of, cite, sight | cell |
anti/; ante/, he | against, opposed |
ante/; anti/, he | before |
ad/ | toward, near |
ab/ | away from |
super/, supra | above, superior to |
affect | (verb) to influence, change; (noun) external expression of emotion |
effect | (noun) result produced by an action |
afebrile | without fever |
a febrile | with fever |
eu/; you | normal, even, good |
pseudo/; sue though | false |
semi/; send me | half |
/phoria; for you | bear |
/ior | relating to |
/y or | process of |
/syn, /sym; sin, send | together with |
auto/; ought to | self |