Chapter 1 intro to Med Term Flashcards
Acute
Rapid onset, severe course, relatively short duration.
Abdominocentesis
Surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid
Angiography
Process of producing a radio graphic study of blood cells
Appendectomy
Surgical removal of the appendix
Arteriosclerosis
Abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery
Colostomy
Surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface
Cyanosis
Blue discoloration of the skin caused by lack of oxygen in the blood
Dermatologist
Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin
Diagnosis (Dx)
Identification of a disease
Diarrhea
Frequent flow of loose or watery stools
Differential diagnosis (DDx)
Also known as rule out;
Attempt to determine which one of several diseases can be causing the signs and symptoms that are present
Endarterial
Pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery
Eponym
Disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first
Erythrocyte
Mature red blood cell
Edema
Swelling caused by abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body
Fissure
Groove or crack like sore of the skin
Fistula
Abnormal passage usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body
Gastralgia
Stomachache
Pain in the stomach
Gastritis
Inflammation of the stomach
-algia
Pain and suffering
-dynia
Pain
-centisis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
-megaly
Enlargement
-Itis
Inflammation
-graphy
Process of producing a picture or record
-necrosis
Tissue death
-sclerosis
Abnormal hardening
-stenosis
Abnormal narrowing
- rrhage
- rrhagia
Bleeding
Usually sudden or severe
-rrhaphy
Surgical suturing of a wound with sutures, staples, or glue
-rrhea
Flow or discharge
Usually body fluids
-rrhexis
Rupture
-malacia
Abnormal softening
- gram
- graph
Picture or record
Cyan/o
Blue
Erythr/o
Red
Leuk/o
White
Melan/o
Black
Poli/o
Gray
Ab-
Away from
Ad-
Towards or in the direction of
Dys-
Bad, difficult, painful
Eu-
Good, normal, well, easy
Hyper-
Excessive or increased
Hypo-
Deficient or decreased
Inter-
Between or among
Intra-
Within or inside
Sub-
Under, less, below
Super-
Supra-
Above or excessive
Dextr/o
Right side
Sinistr/o
Left side
Pre-
Before
Post-
After or behind
Olig/o
Scanty or few
Arteri/o
Artery
Ather/o
Plaque or fatty substance
Arthr/o
Joint
Athralgia
Pain in a joint
-ectomy
Surgical removal
-ostomy
Surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
-otomy
Cutting or surgical incision
Pyel/o
Renal pelvis
Which is a part of the kidney
py/o
Pus
Pyr/o
Fever or fire
Triage
Medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment
Trauma
Wound or injury
Viral
Pertaining to a virus
Virile
Having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male
Supination
Soo pih nay shun
Act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward
Suppuration
Sup you Ray shun
Formation or discharge of pus
Palpation
Examination technique in which the examiners hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain parts
Palpitation
Pounding or racing heart
Mucous and mucus
Specialized membranes in the body
Name of fluid secreted by mucous membranes
Ileum
Last and longest portion of the small intestine
Ilium
Part of the hip bone
Laceration
Torn or jagged wound
Accidental cut wound
Lesion
Pathological change of the tissues due to disease or injury
Malaise
Feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other routine
Exudate
Fluid that leaks out of a wound such as blood, pus, etc
Infection
Invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism
Inflammation
Localized response to injury
Redness heat swelling pain
Interstitial
Between parts of a tissue
Intramuscular
Within the muscle
Supracostal
Above or outside the ribs
Otorhinolaryngology
Study of the nose, ears, and throat
Hypertension
Above normal blood pressure
Hypotension
Below normal blood pressure
Natal
Pertaining to birth
Pyrosis
Heart burn
Sign
Objective evidence of disease
Can be measured by patient or others
Remission
Temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure
Prognosis
Prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder
Symptom
Subjective evidence of disease
Can be measured only by the patient
Syndrome
Set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process
- ologist
- ology
Specialist
Study of
Myel/o
Bone marrow or spinal cord
Mycosis
Abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus
Myopathy
Any pathological change or disease of muscle tissue
Myelopathy
Pathological change or disease in the spinal cord or bone marrow
Hemorrhage
Loss of a large amount of blood in a short time
Myorrhexis
Rupture of a muscle
Gastrosis
Any disease of the stomach
Hepatomegaly
Abnormal enlargement of the liver
Pathology
Study of all aspects of diseases
Tonsillitis
Inflammation of the tonsils
Gastroenteritis
Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
Neurorrhaphy
Suturing together the ends of a severed nerve
Poliomyelitis
Viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord
Neonatology
Study of disorders of the newborn
-plasty
Surgical repair
Phalanx
Phalanges
One finger or toe bone
Multiple fingers or toe bones
-scopy
Visual examination
Pyoderma
any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming, bacterial skin infection
-lysis
Breakdown, separation, setting free, destruction, loosening
-pexy
Surgical fixation
Peri-
Surrounding, around
Abnormal conditions
- ago
- esis
- ia
- iasis
- ion
- ism
- osis
Noun endings
- a
- ae
- e
- i
- um
- us
- y
Pertaining to
- ac
- al
- ar
- ary
- eal
- ial
- ical
- ic
- ine
- ior
Prostrate
Lying stretched out on the ground facing downwards
Prostate
Male gland that lies under the urinary bladder
