Ch. 01 Intro to Medical Terminology Flashcards
-megaly
enlargement
hyper-
excessive, increased
-gram
picture or record
palpitation
pounding or racing heart
pyel /o
renal pelvis, part of the kidney
-rrhea
flow or discharge
ileum
last and longest portion of the small intestine
fistula
an abnormal passage between two organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body
eu-
good, normal, well, easy
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
hypo-
deficient, decreased
nat /o
birth
palpation
examination technique in which the examiner’s hands feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
ex-
out of, outside, away from
macro-
large, abnormal size, long
-plasty
surgical repair
-necrosis
tissue death
-itis
inflammation
myel /o
bone-marrow or spinal cord
leuk /o
white
pyr /o
fever or fire
arthr /o
joint
syndrome
set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
sign
objective evidence of disease
ex: fever
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