Ch.1 Part 2

Question 1

-dynia

Answer 1

pain

Question 2

-megaly

Answer 2

enlargement

Question 3

-malacia

Answer 3

abnormal Softening

Question 4

-necrosis

Answer 4

tissue death

Question 5

-sclerosis

Answer 5

abnormal hardening

Question 6

-centesis

Answer 6

surgical puncture to remove fluid

Question 7

-graphy

Answer 7

process of producing a picture or record

Question 8

-gram

Answer 8

picture or record

Question 9

-plasty

Answer 9

surgical repair

Question 10

-scopy

Answer 10

visual examination

Question 11

-natal

Answer 11

pertaining to birth

Question 12

ab-

Answer 12

away from, absent

Question 13

ad-

Answer 13

toward, in direction of

Question 14

ex-

Answer 14

out of, away from

Question 15

in-

Answer 15

in, without

Question 16

dextr-

Answer 16

right side

Question 17

sinistr-

Answer 17

left side

Question 18

dys-

Answer 18

bad, difficult, painful

Question 19

eu-

Answer 19

good, normal, easy

Question 20

Sign

Answer 20

Objective evidence of disease

Question 21

Syndrome

Answer 21

Set of signs and symptoms that occur together as a part of a disease

Question 22

Prognosis

Answer 22

prediction of outcome of disease

Question 23

Lesion

Answer 23

pathologic change of tissue due to disease or injury

Question 24

myc-

Answer 24

Fungus

Question 25

myel-

Answer 25

bone marrow or spinal cord

Question 26

my-

Answer 26

muscle

Question 27

Palpation

Answer 27

Examining technique where hands are used to feel features of body parts

Question 28

Palpitation

Answer 28

Pounding or racing heart

Question 29

Pyel-

Answer 29

Renal pelvis

Question 30

Py-

Answer 30

pus

Question 31

Pyr-

Answer 31

Fever or fire

Question 32

Supination

Answer 32

Rotating arm so that palm of hand is forward or upward

Question 33

Suppuration

Answer 33

Formation or discharge of pus

Question 34

arteri/o

Answer 34

interior lining of artery

Question 35

ather/o

Answer 35

plaque or fatty substance

Question 36

Fistula

Answer 36

abnormal passage between two things (typically organs)

Question 37

Ileum

Answer 37

last and longest portion of the small intestine

Question 38

ilium

Answer 38

part of the hip bone

Question 39

Infection

Answer 39

Invasion of the body by a pathogen

Question 40

Malaise

Answer 40

General discomfort or uneasiness

Question 41

exudate

Answer 41

fluid that leaks out of wound (typically pus)

Question 42

Inflammation

Answer 42

response to injury or destruction of tissue, presented through erythema (redness) hyperthermia (heat) edema (swelling) and pain

Question 43

Mucous

Answer 43

specialized membranes that line the body cavities

Question 44

Triage

Answer 44

Medical screening where patients are separated in order of medically priority

Question 45

Trauma

Answer 45

wound or injury

Question 46

Virile

Answer 46

Having properties of an adult male