Ch. 1 Intro Medical Terms Flashcards
abdominocentesis
procedure: inserting a small needle in abdomen to evaluate and drain excess fluid from abdomen space.
OT procedure & imaging procedure. No sedation needed.
acronym
word or phrase containing letters or part of that
word or phrase formed by combining letters from an exsisting phrase.
Ex. NASA, PETTA, FDA
acute
sudden onset
chronic
develope over time
angiography
x-ray to check blood-vessels after radiopaque dye is injected to help high-light vessels
appendectomy
surgical procedure to have appedix removed
ateriosclerosis
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.
arthralgia
pain in joints
Cause: arthritis (inflammation of joints) causes arthralgia
colostomy
surgical procedure to bring one end of the large intestine through a stoma
Cause: injury, illness, cancer, or blockage can cause inability to pass
stoma
name of surgical opening in abdomen wall. Opening is made to properly eliminate and collect waste in a colostomy bag.
cyanosis
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.
dermatologist
physcian who specializes in skin and integumentary system (hair, skin, and nails)
study, examine, and treat abnormal diseases and processes that happen to
diagnosis
identification of a disease process/condition after an examination
prognosis
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
diarrhea
loose watery stool resulting from an infection. resulting a lost of electrtolytes
edema
abnormal swelling or collection of fluid around the bodies interstitual (tissue) and organ spaces
endarterial
w/in a artery or blood vessel
intima
the intermost lining of a blood vessel or organ
eponym
medical terms orignated from researchers and physcians practices and discoveries
Ex: Alzheimer’s and Braxton Hicks contractions
erythrocyte
mature red blood cell RBC
carries, iron, oxygen and other essential minerals and vitmains to the b
leukocyte
mature white blood cell. Part of the immune system. Help fight infection indicator of infection in system
fissure
cleft or groove, can be normal or abnormal.
Ex: fissure in brain cerebral cortex
fistula
abnormal connecting between organs, vessels, intestines, and other organs
gastralgia
stomach pain
gastritis
inflmmation of the stomach lining
gastroenteritis
inflammation to gasto and intestinal lining
gastrosis
abnormal disaese or condition to the stomach
hemmorrhage
bleeding; abnormal release or escape of blood from a broken vessel
Usually defined as abnormal or excessive bleeding
hemmorrhage can be internal or external
hepatomegaly
abnormal enlargement of the liver
hypertension
HBP; excessively high blood pressure
hypotension
LBP; deficient decreased/low blood pressure
infection
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.
inflammation
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)
interstitial
space between or within tissue cells
intramuscular
within or into muscle
