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Flash Cards Chapters 3 & 4

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Term
Definition
dia-   complete  
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-gnosis   knowledge of an abnormal condition  
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-gnose   recognize an abnormal condition  
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endocarditis   inflammation of the lining of the heart  
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murmur   abnormal sound heard on auscultation of the heart of blood vessels  
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pyrex-   fever, heat  
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-ia   condition  
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-al   pertaining to  
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abdomin-   abdomen  
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-ic   pertaining to  
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col-   colon  
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vertebr-   spine  
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-ion   action, condition  
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tens-   pressure  
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-cyst   cyst, sac, bladder  
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cyt/o-   cell  
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o/o-   egg  
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-cyte   cell  
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-us   pertaining to  
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-ior   pertaining to  
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hist/o-   tissue  
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medial   middle  
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anterior   front surface of body; situated in front  
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caudal   pertaining to or nearer to the tail  
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cephalic   pertaining to or nearer to the head  
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coronal   pertaining to the vertical plane dividing the body into anterior and posterior portions  
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distal   situated away from the center of the body  
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dist-   away from the center  
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dorsal   pertaining to the back or situated behind  
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frontal   in front; relating to the anterior part of the body  
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inferior   situated below  
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infer-   below  
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posterior   pertaining to the back surface of the body; situated behind  
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prone   lying face-down; flat on your abdoment  
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proximal   situated nearest the center of the body  
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sagittal   pertaining to the vertical plane through the body, dividing it into right and left portions  
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superior   situated above  
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supine   lying face-up, flat on your spine  
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transverse   crosswise; pertaining to the horizontal plane dividing the body into upper and lower portions  
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quadrant   one quarter  
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umbilic-   belly button; navel  
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oocyte   female egg cell  
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diagnosis   the determination of the cause of a disease  
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pyrexia   an abnormally high body temperature or fever  
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colic   pertaining to the colon  
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hypertension   persistent high arterial blood pressure  
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hypotension   persistent low arterial blood pressure  
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histology   study of tissue  
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costovertebral   pertaining to the ribs and spine  
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celluar   pertaining to a cell  
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intracellular   within the cell  
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patella   kneecap  
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tracheostomy   creating a new opening in the trachea or windpipe  
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