Ch. 01 Intro to Medical Terminology Flashcards by P.E. Peraza

-megaly

enlargement

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hyper-

excessive, increased

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-gram

picture or record

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palpitation

pounding or racing heart

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pyel /o

renal pelvis, part of the kidney

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-rrhea

flow or discharge

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ileum

last and longest portion of the small intestine

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fistula

an abnormal passage between two organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body

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eu-

good, normal, well, easy

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-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

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hypo-

deficient, decreased

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nat /o

birth

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palpation

examination technique in which the examiner’s hands feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts

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ex-

out of, outside, away from

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macro-

large, abnormal size, long

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-plasty

surgical repair

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-necrosis

tissue death

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-itis

inflammation

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myel /o

bone-marrow or spinal cord

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leuk /o

white

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pyr /o

fever or fire

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arthr /o

joint

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syndrome

set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process

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sign

objective evidence of disease
ex: fever

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olig /o

scanty, few

melan /o

black

rhin /o

nose

lesion

pathologic change of tissues due to disease or injury

D/DX

differential diagnosis

super-

above, excessive

neur /o

nerve

micro-

small

-osis

abnormal condition, disease

-graphy

process of producing a picture or record

inter-

between, among

symptom

subjective evidence of disease ex: pain, headache

laceration

torn or jagged wound or accidental cut

-ology

the study of

-ostomy

the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

arteri /o

artery

supra-

above, excessive

megal /o

large, great

-ologist

specialist

intra-

within, inside

-centesis

surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic processes or to remove excess fluid

erythr /o

red

-otomy

cutting, surgical incision

poli /o

gray

peri-

surrounding

dys-

bad, difficult, painful

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

ilium

part of the hip bone

post-

after

my /o

muscle

fissure

groove or crack-like sore of the skin

in-

in, into, not, without

-algia

pain, suffering

-rrhagia

abnormal excessive fluid discharge, bleeding

myc /o

fungus

cyan /o

blue

dextr /o

right side

sub-

under, less, below

-ectomy

surgical removal, cutting out

-malacia

abnormal softening

py /o

pus

cardi /o

heart

-dynia

pain

micr /o

small

-scopy

visual examination

-rrhage

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

sinistr /o

left side

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

diagnosis

mega-

large, great

pre-

before

-rrhexis

rupture