Chapter 1 Flashcards
-algia
pain
-dynia
pain
-ectomy
surgical removal, cutting out
-gram
picture or record
hyper-
excessive, increased
-hypo
deficient, decreased
-itis
inflammation
-osis
abnormal condition or disease
-ostomy
the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
pre-
before, in front of
-plasty
surgical suturing
-rrhage
bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge
-rraphy
surgical repair
-rrhea
flow or discharge
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
peri-
surrounding
post-
after, behind
-necrosis
tissue death
-malacia
abnormal softening
-megaly
enlargement
cyno-
blue
erythr/o-
red
leuk/o-
white
melan/o
black
poli/o
grey
gastr/o
stomach
enter-
small intestines
crani-
skull
cardi-
heart
path-
disease
hepat/o-
liver
arteri/o-
artery
-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
neur/o-
nerve
-centesis
surgical puncture to remove fluid
abdomin/o-
abdomen
-graphy
process of taking pictures
angi/o-
blood vessel
my/o-
muscle
arth/o-
joint
-scopy
visual exam
hem/o-
blood
ten/o-
tendon
dia-
through
nat-
birth
ab-
away from, negative absent
ad
toward, to, in the direction of
dextro-
right side
sinistro-
left side
ex-
out of, outside, away from
in-
in, into, not, without
macro-
large, abnormal size, long
mega-, megalo-
large, great
oligo-
scanty, few
laryng-
larynx or throat
rhin/o-
nose
dys-
bad, difficult, or painful
eu-
good, normal, well, easy
inter-
between or among
intra-
within or inside
sub-
means under, less, or below
super-, supra-
above or excessive
ot/o-
ear
lith-
stone
edema
abnormal fluid in cell
appendic-
appendix
ather/o-
plaque or fatty substance
-oma
tumor
pyel-
renal pelvis
col-
colon
myc/o-
fungus
myel/o-
bone marrow or spinal cord
neo-
new
py/o-
pus
pyr/o-
fever or fire
-al
pertaining to
-ac
pertaining to
-an
pertaining to
-ar
pertaining to
-ary
pertaining to
-eal
pertaining to
-ical
pertaining to
-ial
pertaining to
-ic
pertaining to
-ine
pertaining to
-ior
pertaining to
-ory
pertaining to
-ous
pertaining to
-tic
pertaining to
-ago
abnormal condition or disease
-esis
abnormal condition or disease
-ia
abnormal condition or disease
-iasis
abnormal condition or disease
-ion
abnormal condition or disease
-ism
abnormal condition or disease
-osis
abnormal condition or disease
-pathy
abnormal condition or disease
sign
OBJECTIVE evidence of the disease. EX) fever. Measurable
symptom
SUBJECTIVE evidence of the disease such as pain or a headache. Relies on patient
syndrome
set of signs and symptoms that occur concurrently as part of a specific disease
diagnosis (DX)
identification of a disease
differential diagnosis (D/DX)
rule out (R/O), process to determine which one of several diseases is causing signs and symptoms present
prognosis
a prediction of the probable course and outcome of the disease
acute
rapid onset, short duration
chronic
long duration , rarely cured
remission
temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of the disease without having achieved a cure.
disease
one or more parts of the body are not functioning normally
eponym
disease, structure, procedure or operation named after the person who discovered it
fissure
groove or crack-like sore of the skin
fistula
abnormal passage between two organs or leading from organ to surface of the body
malaise
general discomfort or uneasiness that is usually the first symptoms of a disease or infection
exudate
any fluid, such as pus, that leaks from an infected wound
laceration
torn or jagged wound
lesion
pathologic change of tissues due to disease or injury
mucous
describes the specialized membranes that line the body cavities
mucus
fluid secreted by the mucus membranes
palpation
examiner uses hands to feel texture, size, consistency and location of certain body parts
palpitation
pounding or racing heart
supination
rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward
suppuration
formation of pus
triage
medical screening to see the priority of need and proper treatment
trauma
wound or injury
viral
pertaining to a virus