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Chapter 1 Flashcards

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-osis

A

Abnormal condition, disease

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-ostomy

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The surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

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-otomy

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Cutting, surgical incision

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-plasty

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Surgical repair

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-algia

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Pain, suffering

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-dys

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Bad difficult, or painful

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-ectomy

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Surgical removal, cutting out

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Hyper-

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Excessive, increased

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Hypo-

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Deficient, decreased

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-itis

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Inflammation

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-rrhage

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Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

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-rrhaphy

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Surgical suturing

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-rrhea

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Flow, discharge

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-rrhexis

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Rupture

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15
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-sclerosis

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Abnormal hardening

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Abdominocentesis 

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Surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes

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Acronym

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A word formed from the initial letters of the major parts of a compound term

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Acute

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A condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration

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Angiography

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The process of producing a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make the blood vessel visible

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Appendectomy

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Surgical removal of the appendix

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Arteriosclerosis

A

Abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries

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Arthralgia

A

Pain in a joint or joints

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Colostomy

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The surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface

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Cyanosis

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Blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood

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Dermatologist

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A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin

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Diagnosis

A

The identification of a disease

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Diarrhea

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The frequent flow of loose or watery stools

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Edema

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Swelling caused by excess fluid in
body tissues 

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29
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Endarterial

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Pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery

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Eponym

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A disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first

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Erythrocyte

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Immature red blood cell

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Fissure

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A groove or crack like sore of the skin; also a normal fold in the contour of the brain

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Fistula

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An abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body

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34
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Gastralgia

A

Pain in the stomach

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Gastritis

A

Inflammation of the stomach

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36
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Gastroenteritis

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Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine

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Gastrosis

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Any abnormal condition or disease of the stomach

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38
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Hemorrhage

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The loss of a large amount of blood in a short time

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Hepatomegaly

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Abnormal enlargement of the liver

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Hypertension

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Higher than normal blood pressure

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Hypotension

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Lower than normal blood pressure

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Infection

A

Invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism

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Inflammation

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A localized response to an injury or distraction of tissue that is characterized by heat, Redness, swelling, and pain

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Interstitial

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Between, but not within, the parts of a tissue

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Intramuscular

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Within the muscle

46
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Laceration

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A torn, jagged wound or an accidental cut wound

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Lesion

A

A pathologic change of the tissue due to disease or injury

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Malaise

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A feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease

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Mycosis

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Any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus

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Myelopathy

A

Any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord

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Myopathy

A

Any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue

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Myorrhexis

A

The rupture of a muscle

53
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Natal

A

Pertaining to birth

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Neonatology

A

Study of disorders of the newborn

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Neurorrhaphy

A

Suturing together the ends of a severed nerve

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Otorhinolaryngology

A

Study of the ears, nose, and throat

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Palpation 

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An examination technique in which the examiners hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency and location of certain body parts

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Tonsillitis

A

Inflammation of the tonsils

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Syndrome

A

A set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process

60
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Symptom

A

Subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache

61
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Supracostal

A

Above or outside the ribs

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Trauma

A

Wound or injury

63
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Triage

A

Medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment

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Viral

A

Pertaining to a virus

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Palpitation

A

A pounding or racing heart

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Pathology 

A

The study of all aspects of diseases

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Phalanges

A

The bones of the fingers and toes

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Poliomyelitis 

A

A viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord

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Prognosis

A

A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

70
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Pyoderma

A

Any acute, inflammatory, pus forming bacterial skin infection

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Pyrosis

A

Discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus

72
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Remission

A

The temporary, partial or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure

73
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Sign

A

Objective evidence of disease, such as a fever

74
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Supination

A

The act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward

75
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Suppuration

A

The formation or discharge of pus

76
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Suffixes used as noun endings

A

-a -e -y -um -us

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Suffixes meaning “pertaining to”

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-ac -al -an -at -art
-eal
- ical -ial -ic -ine -ior -ory -ous -tic

78
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Suffixes meaning “abnormal condition” or “disease”

A

-ago

-esis

-osis -ion -iasis -ia -ism

79
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Cyan/o

A

Blue

80
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Erythr/o

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Red

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Melan/o

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Black

82
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Poli/o

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Gray

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Ab-

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Away from, negative, absent

84
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Dextr/o

A

Right side

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Ex-

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Out of, outside, away from

86
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Macro-

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Large, abnormal size, or long

87
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Mega-

Megal/o

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Large or great

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Pre-

A

Before

89
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Ad-

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Toward, to in the direction of

90
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Sinistr/o

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Left side

91
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In-

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In, into
not without

92
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Micr/o

Micro

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Small

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Olig/o

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Scanty, few

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Post-

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After, behind

95
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Subjective

A

Means that it can be evaluated or measured only by the patient

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Differential
diagnosis

(D/DX)

A

An attempt to determine which one of several possible diseases is causing the signs and symptoms that are present

97
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rule out

(R/O)

A

A differential diagnosis an attempt to determine which one of several possible diseases is causing the signs and symptoms that are present

98
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The acronym Laser stands for

A

Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation

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