Chap 7 Diagnosis, Treatment, and Surgery Flashcards
ROOT aer/o
air
ROOT bar/o
pressure
ROOT chrom/o, chromat/o
color, stain
ROOT chron/o
time
ROOT cry/o
cold
ROOT electr/o
electricity
ROOT erg/o
work
ROOT phon/o
sound, voice
ROOT phot/o
light
ROOT radi/o
radiation, x-ray
ROOT son/o
sound
ROOT therm/o
heat, temperature
TERM inspection
visual examination
TERM palpation
touching body surface with hands, fingers
TERM percussion
tapping body and listening to sounds made
TERM auscultation
using a stethoscope to listen to body sounds
TERM diagnosis
determination of nature and cause of illness
TERM systolic
recorded when heart contracting
TERM diastolic
recorded when heart relaxing
TERM ophthalmoscope
instrument for examining eyes
TERM otoscope
instrument for examining eyes
TERM hammer
instrument for testing reflexes
TERM sphygmomanometer
blood pressure cuff
TERM endoscope
examines body cavities
TERM biopsy
removal of tissue for microscopic examination
TERM radiography
x-ray
TERM prognosis
prediction of outcome of disease
TERM palliative
therapy to provide relief, not intended as cure
TERM excision
removal
How is cancer classified?
grading
staging
TERM
staging
procedure for seeing how far tumor has spread
air
ROOT aer/o
pressure
ROOT bar/o
color, stain
ROOT chrom/o, chromat/o
time
ROOT chron/o
cold
ROOT cry/o
electricity
ROOT electr/o
work
ROOT erg/o
sound, voice
ROOT phon/o
light
ROOT phot/o
radiation, x-ray
ROOT radi/o
sound
ROOT son/o
heat, temperature
ROOT therm/o
visual examination
TERM inspection
touching body surface with hands, fingers
TERM palpation
tapping body and listening to sounds made
TERM percussion
using a stethoscope to listen to body sounds
TERM auscultation
determination of nature and cause of illness
TERM diagnosis
recorded when heart contracting
TERM systolic
recorded when heart relaxing
TERM diastolic
instrument for examining eyes
TERM ophthalmoscope
instrument for testing reflexes
TERM hammer
blood pressure cuff
TERM sphygmomanometer
examines body cavities
TERM endoscope
removal of tissue for microscopic examination
TERM biopsy
x-ray
TERM radiography
prediction of outcome of disease
TERM prognosis
therapy to provide relief, not intended as cure
TERM palliative
removal
TERM excision
SUFFIX
-graph
instrument for recording data
SUFFIX
-graphy
act of recording data
This ending is often used to mean not only the recording of data but also the evaluation and interpretation of the data.
SUFFIX
-gram
a record of data
A picture taken simply using x-rays is called a radiograph. When special techniques are used to image an organ or region with x-rays, the ending -gram is used with the root for that area, as in urogram (urinary tract), angiogram (blood vessels), and mammogram (breast).
SUFFIX
-meter
instrument for measuring
SUFFIX
-metry
measurement of
SUFFIX
-scope
instrument for viewing or examining
SUFFIX
-scopy
examination of
SUFFIX
-centesis
puncture,
tap
SUFFIX
-desis
binding, fusion
SUFFIX
-ectomy
excision,
surgical removal
SUFFIX
-pexy
surgical fixation
SUFFIX
-plasty
plastic repair,
plastic surgery,
reconstruction
SUFFIX
-rhaphy
surgical repair,
suture
SUFFIX
-stomy
surgical creation of an opening
SUFFIX
-tome
instrument for incising (cutting)
SUFFIX
-tomy
incision, cutting
SUFFIX
-tripsy
crushing
anesthesia
Loss of the ability to feel pain, as by administration of a drug
auscultation
Listening for sounds within the body, usually within the chest or abdomen
biopsy
Removal of a small amount of tissue for microscopic examination
cautery
Destruction of tissue by a damaging agent, such as a harmful chemical, heat, or electric current (electrocautery); cauterization