Ch.1 Intro Flashcards
Word Root
basic meaning of term, usually indicates body part involved
Combining Form
word root with vowel at end. ex: gastr/o
Suffix
usually indicates procedure, condition, disorder, or disease
Prefix
usually indicates location, time, number, or status
cyan/o (cyanosis)
blue (blue discoloration)
erythry/o (erythrocyte)
red (red blood cell)
leuk/o (leukocyte)
white (white blood cell)
melan/o (melanosis)
black (black tissues/organs)
poli/o (poliomyelitis)
gray (viral infection)
-algia (gastralgia)
pain and suffering (stomach pain and suffering)
-dynia (gastrodynia)
pain (stomach pain)
-itis (gastritis)
inflammation (stomach inflammation)
-megaly (cardiomegaly)
enlargement (enlarged heart)
-malacia (arteriomalacia)
abnormal softening (abnormal softening of arteries)
-necrosis (arterionecrosis)
tissue death (artery tissue death)
-sclerosis (arteriosclerosis)
abnormal hardening (hardening of arterial walls)
-stenosis (arteriostenosis)
abnormal narrowing (narrowing of arteries)
-centesis (abdominocentesis)
puncture to remove fluid for diagnostics
-graphy (angiography)
producing picture or record
-gram (angiogram)
picture or record
-plasty (myoplasty)
surgical repair
-scopy (arthroscopy)
visual examination
-rrhage (hemorrhage)
severe/sudden bleeding
-rrhaphy (myorrhaphy)
surgical suturing to close wound
-rrhea (diarrhea)
flow or discharge
pre- (prenatal)
before
peri- (perinatal)
surrounding
post- (postnatal)
after
ab- (abnormal)
away from
dys- (dysfunctional)
bad, difficult, painful
hyper- (hypertension)
excessive, increased
inter- (interstitial)
between, among, under, below
sub- (subdural)
under, below
ad- (addiction)
toward, in direction of
eu- (euthyroid)
good, normal , well, easy
hypo- (hypotension)
deficient, decreased
intra- (intramuscular)
within, inside
super-/supra- (supracostal)
above, excessive
sign
objective. measured or evaluated
symptom
subjective
dignosis
identification of disease
differential diagnosis
attempt to determine which disease is presenting
acute
rapid onset
chronic
long duration
disease
condition for with one or more parts aren’t functioning
syndrome
set of signs and symptoms that are part of a specific disease
prognosis
prediction of course and outcome
eponym
disease named after who discovered it
remission
temporary, partial, complete disappearance of symptoms
-ectomy
surgical removal
-ostomy
surgical creation of opening to body surface
-otomy
cutting or surgical incision
