Chapter 1 - Intro To Med Term Flashcards
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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, increased
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-itis
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inflammation
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-osis
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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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-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 or discharge
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-rrhexis
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rupture
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-sclerosis
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abnormal hardening
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cyan/o
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blue
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erythr/o
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red
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leuk/o
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white
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melan/o
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black
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poli/o
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gray
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pathology
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the study of all aspects of diseases
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-centesis
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surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
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-graphy
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process of producing a picture or record
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-gram
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a picture or record
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-scopy
visual examination
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-megaly
enlargement
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-malacia
abnormal softening
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-necrosis
tissue death
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-sclerosis
abnormal hardening
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-stenosis
abnormal narrowing
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-rrhagia
bleeding
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ab-
away from, negative, absent
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ad-
toward, to, in the direction of
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dextr/o
right side
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sinistr/o
left side
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ex-
out of, outside, away from
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in-
in, into, not, without
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macro-
large, abnormal size or long
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micr/o-, micro-
small
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mega-, megal/o
large, great
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olig/o
scanty, few
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pre-
before
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post-
after, behind
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inter-
between or among
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intra-
within or inside
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eu-
good, normal, well, or easy
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arteri/o
artery
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ather/o
plaque or fatty substance
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arthr/o
joint
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sign
objective evidence of disease, such as fever
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symptom
subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache
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syndrome
set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
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diagnosis
the identification of a disease
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differential diagnosis (D/DX)
also known as rule out (R/O), an attempt determine which one of several possible diseases is causing the signs and symtoms that are present
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prognosis
prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease
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acute condition
rapid onset, a severe course and a relatively short duration
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chronic condition
long duration, can be controlled but rarely cured
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remission
temporary, partial or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure
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disease
condition in which one or more body parts are not functioning normally
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eponym
disease, structure, operation or procedure names for the person who discovered or described it first
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fissure
groove or crack-like sore of the skin
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fistula
abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body
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ileum
last and longest portion of the small intestine
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ilium
part of the his bone
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infection
invasion if the body by a pathogenic (disease-producing) organism
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malaise
feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease
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exudate
fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound
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inflammation
localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues
key indicators: hyperthermia (heat), erythema (redness), edema (swelling), pain
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laceration
torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut
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lesion
pathological change of the tissues due to disease or injury
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mucous
describes the specialized membranes that line the body cavities
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mucus
name of fluid secreted by these mucous membranes
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myc/o
fungus
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myel/o
bone marrow or spinal cord
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my/o
muscle
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-ologist
specialist
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-ology
study of
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palpation
examination technique in which examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
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palpitation
pounding or racing heart
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pyel/o
renal pelvis, part of kindey
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py/o
pus
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pyr/o
fever or fire
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supination
act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward and upward
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suppuration
formation or discharge of pus
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triage
medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment
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trauma
wound or injury, types of injuries that might occur in accidents
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viral
pertaining to a virus
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virile
having the nature, properties or qualities of an adult male
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cardi
heart
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cerebr
brain, cerebrum
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col, colon
colon, section of large intestine
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crani
cranium, skull
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dermat
skin
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disk
disk, as in disk of spine
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gastr
stomach
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nephr, ren
kidney
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oste
bone
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pulmon
lung
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peri-
around, surrounding
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sub-, infra-
below, beneath
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supra-, super-
above
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a-, an-
without, not
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poly-
many, much
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-ac
pertaining to
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-al
pertaining to
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-ary
pertaining to
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-ic
pertaining to
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-ous
pertaining to
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-ism, -ia
condition of
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-ium
tissue, structure
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-oma
tumor
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-tomy
incision
