Ch. 1 Intro Medical Terms

Question 1

abdominocentesis

Answer 1

procedure: inserting a small needle in abdomen to evaluate and drain excess fluid from abdomen space.

OT procedure & imaging procedure. No sedation needed.

Question 2

acronym

word or phrase containing letters or part of that

Answer 2

word or phrase formed by combining letters from an exsisting phrase.

Ex. NASA, PETTA, FDA

Question 3

acute

Answer 3

sudden onset

Question 4

chronic

Answer 4

develope over time

Question 5

angiography

Answer 5

x-ray to check blood-vessels after radiopaque dye is injected to help high-light vessels

Question 6

appendectomy

Answer 6

surgical procedure to have appedix removed

Question 7

ateriosclerosis

Answer 7

abnormal hardening of the arteries

Cause: HBP, High Cholesterol level LDL, diabetes, and heart disease

Arteries: blood vessels that carry O2 rich blood away from the heart.

Question 8

arthralgia

Answer 8

pain in joints

Cause: arthritis (inflammation of joints) causes arthralgia

Question 9

colostomy

Answer 9

surgical procedure to bring one end of the large intestine through a stoma

Cause: injury, illness, cancer, or blockage can cause inability to pass

Question 10

stoma

Answer 10

name of surgical opening in abdomen wall. Opening is made to properly eliminate and collect waste in a colostomy bag.

Question 11

cyanosis

Answer 11

palor blue discolouration to skin, nails, gums, and lips due to lack of O2 in blood.

Cause: Lack of oxygiated blood can cause cyanosis in extremeties.

Question 12

dermatologist

Answer 12

physcian who specializes in skin and integumentary system (hair, skin, and nails)

study, examine, and treat abnormal diseases and processes that happen to

Question 13

diagnosis

Answer 13

identification of a disease process/condition after an examination

Question 14

prognosis

Answer 14

given reason, forecast, or prediction of treatment of why and how a process is going to take course after a diagnosis has been given

Example: The doctor’s siagnosis was a broken bone

Excample: the prognosis is bed rest, scheduled surgery, and PT

Question 15

diarrhea

Answer 15

loose watery stool resulting from an infection. resulting a lost of electrtolytes

Question 16

edema

Answer 16

abnormal swelling or collection of fluid around the bodies interstitual (tissue) and organ spaces

Question 17

endarterial

Answer 17

w/in a artery or blood vessel

Question 18

intima

Answer 18

the intermost lining of a blood vessel or organ

Question 19

eponym

Answer 19

medical terms orignated from researchers and physcians practices and discoveries

Ex: Alzheimer’s and Braxton Hicks contractions

Question 20

erythrocyte

Answer 20

mature red blood cell RBC

carries, iron, oxygen and other essential minerals and vitmains to the b

Question 21

leukocyte

Answer 21

mature white blood cell. Part of the immune system. Help fight infection indicator of infection in system

Question 22

fissure

Answer 22

cleft or groove, can be normal or abnormal.

Ex: fissure in brain cerebral cortex

Question 23

fistula

Answer 23

abnormal connecting between organs, vessels, intestines, and other organs

Question 24

gastralgia

Answer 24

stomach pain

Question 25

gastritis

Answer 25

inflmmation of the stomach lining

Question 26

gastroenteritis

Answer 26

inflammation to gasto and intestinal lining

Question 27

gastrosis

Answer 27

abnormal disaese or condition to the stomach

Question 28

hemmorrhage

Answer 28

bleeding; abnormal release or escape of blood from a broken vessel

Usually defined as abnormal or excessive bleeding

hemmorrhage can be internal or external

Question 29

hepatomegaly

Answer 29

abnormal enlargement of the liver

Question 30

hypertension

Answer 30

HBP; excessively high blood pressure

Question 31

hypotension

Answer 31

LBP; deficient decreased/low blood pressure

Question 32

infection

Answer 32

the invasion and multi(x) of microorganisms such as bact., viruses, and parasites that NOT normally present in the body.

can result in ailment, disease, or condition in the body.

Question 33

inflammation

Answer 33

a local orocess and repsonse to cellular injury. Process is makred by capillary dialation; WBC leukocyte infiltration, redness, heat, pain, and swelling. Sometimes result in loss of function and initiated elimination of noxious agents (scabbing of scar/scar tissue)

Question 34

interstitial

Answer 34

space between or within tissue cells

Question 35

intramuscular

Answer 35

within or into muscle