Chapter 1 Flashcards
Abdominocentesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid
Angiography
Process of producing an X-ray or radiographic study of blood vessel after the injection of a contrast medium to make these blood vessel visible
Appendectomy
Surgical removal of the appendix
Arteriosclerosis
Abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries
Arthralgia
Pain in a joint or joints
Cyanosis
Blue discoloration of the skin caused by lack of oxygen in the blood
Dermatologist
A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin
Diagnosis
The identification of a disease
Diarrhea
The frequent flow of loose or watery stools
Edema
Swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluids in cells, tissues, or cavities in the body
Endarterial
Pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery
Eponym
A disease, structure or operation or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first.
Erythrocyte
A mature red blood cell
Fissure
A groove or crack like sore of the skin;this term also describes normal folds in the contours of the brain.
Fistula
An abnormal passage usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body.
Gastralgia
Stomachache
Gastritis
Inflammation in the stomach
Gastroenteritis
Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Gastrosis
Any disease in the stomach
Hemorrhage
The loss a large amount of blood in a short time
Hepatomegaly
Abnormal enlargement of the liver
Hypertension
Higher than normal blood pressure
Hypotension
Lower than normal blood pressure
Infection
Invasion of the body by a pathogenic (disease producing) organism
Inflammation
A localized response to an injury or the destruction of tissues
Interstitial
Between, but not within, parts of the tissue
Intramuscular
Within the muscle
Laceration
A torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut
Lesion
A pathological change of the tissues due to disease or injury
Malaise
Word of French origin referring to a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease
Mycosis
Any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus
Myelopathy
Any injury, degeneration or disease in the spinal Cord
Myopathy
Any pathological change or disease of muscular tissue
Natal
Pertaining to birth
Neonatology
The study of disorders of the newborn
Neurorrhaphy
Suturing together the ends of a severed nerve
Otorhinolaryngology
The study of the ears, nose and throat
Palpation
An examination technique in which the examiners’ hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency and location of certain body parts.
Palpitation
A pounding or racing heart
Pathology
The study of all aspects of disease
Phalanges
The bones of the fingers and toes
Poliomyelitis
A viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spiral cord
Prognosis
A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease
Pyoderma
Any acuteinflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo
Pyrosis
Also known as heartburn, is discomfort due to regurgitation of stomach acid upwards in the esophagus
Supination
The act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward
Suppuration
The formation of pus
Supracostal
Above or outside the ribs
Symptom
Subjective evidence of a disease
Syndrome
A set of signs and symptoms that occur together as a part of of a specific disease process that
Tenorrhaphy
Surgical suturing of a tendon
Tonsillitis
Inflammation of the tonsils
Trauma
Wound or injury
Triage
The medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment
Viral
Pertain in to a virus
