Chapter 1 Introduction Flashcards
-algia
pain, suffering.
dys-
Bad, difficult, or painful.
-ectomy
Surgical removal, cutting out.
hyper-
Excessive, increased.
Hypo-
Deficient, decreased.
-itis
Inflammation.
-osis
Abnormal conditions, disease.
-ostomy
The surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface.
-otomy
Cutting, surgical incision.
-plasty
surgical repair.
-rrhage
Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge.
-rrhaphy
surgical suturing.
-rrhea
Flow or discharge.
-rrhexis
Rupture.
-sclerosis
abnormal hardening.
abdominocentesis
The surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes.
acronym
A word formed from the initial letters of the major parts of a compound term.
acute
A condition that has rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration.
angiography
The process of producing a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make the blood vessels 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
colostomy
The surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface.
cyanosis
Blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate 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 stool.
edema
Swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissue.
endarterial
Pertaining to the interior or lining of a an artery.
eponym
A disease, structure, 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; also a normal fold 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
Pain in the stomach.
gastritis
Inflammation of the stomach.
gastroenteritis
Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine.
gastrosis
Any abnormal condition or disease of the stomach.
hemorrhage
The loss of 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 organism.
inflammation
A localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues that is characterized by heat, redness, swelling, and pain.
interstitial
Between, but not within, the parts of a tissue.
intramuscular
Within the muscle.
laceration
A torn, jagged wound or an accidental cut wound.
lesion
A pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury.
malaise
A feeling of mental discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease.
mycosis
An abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus.
myelopathy
Any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord.
myopathy
Any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue.
myorrhexis
The rupture of a muscle.
natal
Pertaining to birth
neonatology
Study of disorders of the newborn.
neurorrhaphy
Suturing together the ends of a severed nerve.
otorhinolaryngology
Study of the ears, nose, and throat.
palpation
An examination technique in which the examiner’s 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 diseases.
phalanges
The bones of the fingers and toes.
poliomyelitis
A viral infection of the grey nerve tissue of the spinal cord.
prognosis
A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease.
pyoderma
Any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection.
pyrosis
discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus.
remission
The temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure.
sign
Objective evidence of a disease, such as a fever.
supination
The act of rotating the arm so that the pal of the hand is forward or upward.
suppuration
The formation or discharge of pus.
supracostal
Above or outside the ribs
symptom
Subjective evidence of a disease, such as a pain or a headache.
syndrome
A set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process.
tonsillitis
inflammation of the tonsils
trama
wound or injury
triage
Medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment.
viral
Pertaining to a virus.
