pertaining to

e.g. Axillary

pain

e.g. fibromyalgia, myalgia (muscle pain)

surgical puncture

e.g. amniocentesis (punture of amniotic sac)

cell

e.g. melanocyte

thirst

e.g. adipsia (combination of a- and -dispsia for absence of thirst)

excision, removal

e.g. apendectomy

swelling

e.g. pitting vs non-pitting edema

vomiting

sounds like emit

blood

e.g. hyperemia-increased blood flow

producing, forming

e.g. spermatogenesis

glue

e.g. ganglia

record

e.g. cardiogram

pregnant

pertaining to

e.g. Alcoholic

specialist

e.g. radiologist

inflammation

e.g. bronchitis

hepatitis

stone

e.g. tonsilith

specialist in the study of

e.g. urologist

neurologist

cardiologist

study of

e.g. Tooth morphology

oncology

radiology

biology

melonology (from Tool Time)

separation, destruction, loosening

e.g. hemolysis

soft, softening

e.g. osteomalacia, softening of bones

enlargement

e.g. acromegaly, enlargment of body extremities

acro- is another exam term

resembling

e.g. rhomboid, means resembling a rhombus (the shape)

f.y.i.- asteroid means-resembling a star

android-resembling a man

planetoid-resembling a planet

small

e.g. arteriole

tumor

e.g. carcinoma

vision

e.g. myopia

def. nearsightedness

abnormal condition

e.g. acidosis

disease

e.g. cardio myopathy

decrease

e.g. **leukopenia-low white blood cell count

**combo of two exam words!

fixation

e.g. surgical pexy-to fix in place

swallow, eat

e.g. **dysphagia-painful swallowing

**phagocyte-cell that swallows foreign material

**two exam terms

speech

e.g. **aphasia- can't produce speech

 **two exam terms

fear

e.g. arachnophobia

anatomyphobia...haha

formation, growth

e.g. **hyperplasia

**Two exam terms

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paralysis

e.g. cardioplegia-paralysis of the heart

breathing

e.g. sleep apnea- cessation of breathing during sleep (your dad probably has it)

falling, drooping

e.g. Ptosis is a name for drooping eyelids

apoptosis-programmed cell death...kinda relates

bursting forth

e.g. HEMMORRHAGE!

Billy Madison-what happens to the clown

flow, discharge

e.g. diarrhea

...cha cha cha

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=The+Diarrhea+Song

rupture

e.g. arteriorrhexis

involuntary contraction, twitching

e.g. laryngospasm

spazing out?

forming a new opening or mouth

e.g. colostomy-surgical opening in the colon

incision, cut into

e.g. anatomy-cut into body

crushing

e.g. **lithotripsy-stone crushing

Osteotripsy- BONE CRUSHER! (he's a rapper)

**Exam word double whammy

small

e.g. miniscule

urine, urination

e.g. polyuria-symptom of diabetes insipidus

without, not

sleep **apnea- sleep without breathing (my dad has it)

exam word double whammy!

away from

e.g. abduct

toward, near

e.g. adduct

before

e.g. anterior

Antelope...before the lope? jk

against

e.g. contralateral movement

antiterrorist

self

e.g. autosomal

autoerotica

two, double

e.g.bipolar

...not going there

slow

e.g. Brady Quinn

Tom Brady

(both mentally and physically)

lol

together

e.g. arterial confluence-two arteries flowing together

down, without

e.g. depress

absence, removal, separation

e.g. joint dislocation

bad, painful, difficult

e.g. hip dysplasia

out, outside e.g. ectoplasm-outer part of cell membrane

ectocooler...delicious  

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in, within

e.g. endodontics

embryology

above, upon

e.g. epidermis

away from, outside

e.g. exoskeleton

outside, beyond, in addition

e.g. extrasomatic-outside the body

extraterrestrial

good, normal

eutopia-good place

eugenics-good genes

half, partly

e.g. hemisphere

other, different, unequal

e.g. heterosexual

same, unchanging

e.g. homogenized

homeostasis

...not going there

above, excessive

e.g. hyperemia increased blood flow

below, under

e.g. hypoxic-low O₂ levels

not (in or into)

e.g. impotent :-(

below, underneath

e.g. infrahyoid muscles!!!

between

e.g. international

within

e.g. intravenus (IV)

inward, during

e.g. introverted

e.g. megadose

middle

e.g. medial

beyond, between

metastasis-cancer growth beyond initial location

one

e.g. mononucleosis

unicycle

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new

e.g. neoplastic-new/cancer cells

neolithic era

all

e.g. pandemic

near, beside, around

e.g. parathyroid

around

e.g. periodontist

many, much

e.g. polyuria

polydipsia

polysaccahride

after, behind

e.g. posterior

before, in front of

e.g. prefrontal cortex

besides

e.g. prosthodontics

proximity

first

e.g. primary

false, fake

e.g. pseudoscience (Schrader :-)  )

four

e.g. quadriplegic

back, again

e.g.  reverse 

redo

half, partial

e.g. semicircle

under, below

e.g. submarine

above, excessive

e.g. superfluous

together, with

e.g. symbiotic

synergistic

rapid

e.g. tachycardia-rapid heartbeat

end

e.g. telomere-end of DNA strand

through, across, beyond

e.g. transcontinental

three

e.g. trisomy 21- Down's

Two exam words combined

extremities

e.g. acromegaly

growth of extremities (double exam words)

fat

e.g. adipose tissue

adipocyte-fat cell

air

e.g. aerobic workout

anaerobic workout

aeronautics

vessel (blood or lymph)

e.g. angiotensin-element of blood that causes blood vessels to constrict

artery

e.g. arteriosclerosis-hardening of arteries

joint

e.g. arthropod-jointed limbs

self

e.g. automobile

eyelid

e.g. blepharospasm-spasm of eyelid

double exam word!

arm

e.g. brachial plexus

cheek (inside)

e.g. buccinator

buccal side

cancer

e.g. carcinoma

heart

e.g. cardio workout (aerobics)

cardiolgy

wrist (carpus)

e.g. carpotunnel syndrome

head

neck

e.g. cervical plexus

around

e.g. circumference

circumvent

cartilage

e.g. chondroma-cancer tumor on cartilage

chondritis-cartilage inflammation

colon

e.g. colonoscopy

rib

e.g. illiocostalis

costocervical trunk

skin

e.g. subcutaneous

blue

e.g. The color cyan

bladder

e.g. cyst=sac

cysto=large sac (bladder)

cell

e.g. cytogenesis-creating cells

skin

e.g. "Digger the Dermatophyte"

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double

e.g. diploid cells

Two copies of each chromosome

intestine

e.g. enterotoxin

enterobacteria-bacteria in your intestines

red

e.g. erythrocytes- red blood cells

pit, cavity

stomach

e.g. gastroenteritis-symtom of the flu, leads to EMESIS (exam term)!

gums

e.g. gingivitis- inflammation of gums

female

e.g gynecologist

blood vessel

e.g. hemangiosarcoma-tumor of blood vessel

blood

e.g. hematology-study of blood

liver

e.g. hepatitis

tissue

e.g. histology-one of our courses that studies different tissues

water

e.g. hydroelectric power

uterus

e.g. hysterectomy

combination of two exam terms

healing

e.g. geriatric-healing old people

self

e.g. idiophone-instrument that creates sound by its own vibration

nucleus

e.g. eukaryote- true or normal nucleus

lip

e.g. Los Labios-spanish for lips

side

e.g. lateral

larynx

e.g. laryngospasm

combo of two exam Q's

white

e.g. Leukocytes-white blood cells

tongue

e.g. La lingua-spanish for tongue

way of talking-lingo

fat

e.g. lipocytes-fat cells

combo of two exam terms

stone

lymph vessel

e.g angio is blood vessel, lymphangio is lymph vessel

lymph

e.g. lymphocyte-nearly colorless cell in blood

abnormal, bad

e.g. mal means bad in spanish

malocclusion-bad bite line-up

cheek (outside)

e.g. latin for cheek

zygomatic bone also called malar bone

hand

e.g. manual labor

breast

e.g. mammogram

combo of two exam terms

chin

e.g. mental triangle

sick

e.g morbid

fungus

e.g. latin Mykes

mycology

bone marrow

e.g myeloma-bone cancer (immune cells)

nose

e.g. nasocilliary nerves

birth

e.g. neonato-new birth

death

e.g. necrotizing faciitis

necromancer

necrophiliac

kidney

e.g. nephrons-kidney components

nephrology-study of kidneys

night

e.g. nocturnal

teeth

e.g. odontoid ligament

few, little

e.g. oligonucleotide

Oligochaeta (earthworm-has few movement hairs)

tumor, mass

e.g. oncology-study of cancer/tumors

eye

e.g. ophthalmogy

straight

e.g. orthodontist-straight teeth

double exam term phrase

bone

e.g. osteology

ear

e.g. otic canal

disease, misery

e.g. pathogens

pathologist

pathophysiology

eat

e.g. bacteriophage-virus that "eats" bacteria

vein

e.g. phlebotomy-puncture of vein, draw blood

light

e.g. phosphorescence

photons

molded

e.g. cytoplasm-molds shape of cell

lung, air, breath

e.g. pneumothorax-collasped lung

pneumonia

anus, rectum

e.g. proctologist

near, nearest

e.g. proximate distance

proxy server

lung

e.g pulmonary artery/vein- vessels going to/from lungs

renal pelvis

e.g. pyelonephritis

combo of three exam terms

pus

e.g. pyoderma-pus within skin

rectum

rectum?  Nearly killed him!

nose

e.g. rhinoplasty-nose job

flesh

e.g. sarcoplasmic recticulum

hard

e.g. scleroderma-real disease where skin turns to "stone"

arteriosclerosis-hardening of arteries

make rotten

e.g. patient becoming septic