Chapter 1 - Introduction To Medical Terminology Flashcards
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gastr/o -
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stomach
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- itis
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inflammation
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hyper -
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excessive or increased
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myel / o
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spinal cord
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oste - o
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bone
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my / o
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muscle
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neur / o
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nerve
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arthr / o
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joint
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cyan / o
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blue
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cyanosis
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blue discoloration of skin caused by lack of adequate oxygen in the blood
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- osis
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abnormal condition or disease
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erythro - o
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red
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erythrocyte
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mature res blood cell
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- cyte
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cell
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melan / o
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black
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melanosis
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any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in body tissues or organs
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poli / i
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gray
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poliomyelitis
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viral infection of gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord
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gastroenteritis
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inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
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enter / o
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small intestine
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neur / o
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nerve
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- plasty
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surgical repair
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- rrhaphy
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surgical suturing
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neuroplasty
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surgical repair of a nerve
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neurorrhaphy
suturing togther of the end of a severed nerve
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tonsill / o
tonsils
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- ectomy
surgical removal
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cranium
portion of the skull that encloses the brain
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crani / o
skull
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- um
noun ending
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Cardi/o
Heart
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-ac
Pertaining to
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Cardiac
Pertaining to the heart
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-a
Noun ending
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-e
Noun ending
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-um
Noun ending
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-us
Noun ending
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-us
Noun ending
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-y
Noun ending
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-ac
Adjective ending - Pertaining to
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-al
Adjective ending - Pertaining to
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-an
Adjective ending - Pertaining to
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-ar
Adjective ending - Pertaining to
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-ary
Adjective ending - Pertaining to
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-eal
Adjective ending - Pertaining to
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-ical
Adjective ending - Pertaining to
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-ial
Adjective ending - Pertaining to
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-ic
Adjective ending - Pertaining to
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-ine
Adjective ending - Pertaining to
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-ior
Adjective ending - Pertaining to
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-ory
Adjective ending - Pertaining to
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-ous
Adjective ending - Pertaining to
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-tic
Adjective ending - Pertaining to
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-osis
Abnormal condition or disease
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Pathology
Study of all aspects of desease
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Path/o
Disease
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-ology
Study of
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-algia
Pain and suffering
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Gastralgia
Stomachache
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-dynia
Pain
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Gastrodynia
Pain in the stomach
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-ago
Abnormal condition
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-esis
Abnormal condition
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-ia
Abnormal condition
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-iasis
Abnormal condition
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-ion
Abnormal condition
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-ism
Abnormal condition
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-megaly
Enlargement
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Hepatomegaly
Abnormal enlargement of the liver
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Hepat / o
Liver
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-malacia
Abnormal softening
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Arteriomalacia
Abnormal softening of the wall of an artery or arteries
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Arteri / o
Artery
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-sclerosis
Hardening
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-necrosis
Tissue death
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Arterionecrosis
Tissue death of an artery or arteries
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-stenosis
Abnormal narrowing
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-centesis
Surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid
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-abdomin / o
Abdomen
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-graphy
Producing a picture or record
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Angiography
Process of producing a radiographic study of blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make these blood vessels visible
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Angi / o
Blood vessel
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-gram
A picture or record
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Angiogram
Resulting film that is produced by angiography
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-plasty
Surgical repa
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My / o
Muscle
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-scopy
Visual examination
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Arthroscopy
Visual examination of the internal structure of a joint
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Arthr / o
Joint
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-rrhage
Bleeding (often sudden, severe bleeding); abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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-rrhagia
Bleeding (often sudden, severe bleeding); abnormal excessive fluid discharge
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Hemorrhage
Loss of a large amount of blood in a short time
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-rraphy
Surgical suturing to close a wound and includes the use of sutures, staples, or surgical glue
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-rrhea
Flow or discharge and refers o the flow of most body fluids
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Dia-
Through
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-rrhexis
Rupture
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Nat / o
Birth
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Pre-
Before
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Peri-
Surounding
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Prenatal
The time and events before birth
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Perinatal
The time and events surrounding a birth
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Ab-
Away from, negative, absent
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Dextr / o
Right side
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Ex-
Out of, outside, away from
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Macro-
Large, abnormal size, or long
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Mega-, megal / o
Large, great
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Ad-
Toward, to, in the direction of
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Sinistr / o
Left side
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In-
In, into, not, without
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Micro / o, micro-
Small
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Olig / o
Scanty few
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Post-
After, behind
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Context
To determine which body system this term is refering to
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Otorhinolaryngology
Study of the ears, nose, and throat
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-ology
The study of
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Laryng / o
Larynx or throat
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Rhin / o
Nose
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Ot/o
Ear
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Dys-
Bad, difficult, or painful
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Hyper-
Excessive or increased
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Inter-
Between or amoung
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Sub-
Under, less, below
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Eu-
Good, normal, well, easy
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Hypo-
Deficient or decreased
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Intra-
Within or inside
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Super-, supra-
Above or excessive
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Abnormal
Not normal or away from normal
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Dysfunctional
An organ or body part that is not working properly
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Hypertension
Higher-than-normal blood pressure
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Interstitial
Between, but not within, the parts of a tissue
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Subcostal
Below a rib or ribs
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Addiction
Being drawn toward or having a strong dependence on a drug or substance
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Eupnea
Easy or normal breathing
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Hypotnesion
Lower-than-normal blood pressure
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Intramuscular
Within the muscle
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Supracostal
Above or outside the ribs
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ENT
Ears, nose, and throat
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Lithotomy
A surgical incision for the removal of a stone, OR the name of an examination position in which the patient is lying on her back with her feet and legs raised and supported in stirrups.
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Lith/o
Stone
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-otomy
Surgical incision
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Edema
Swelling caused by an abnormal accululation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the bod
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Anteri/o
Artery
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Endarterial
Pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery
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End-
Within
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Arter/o
Plaque or fatty substance
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-oma
Tumor
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Plural of "-a"
-ae
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Plural of "-ex"
-ices (index, indices)
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Plural of "-ix"
-ices (appendix)
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Plural of "-is"
-es (diagnosis, diagnoses)
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Plural of "-itis"
"Is" turns into "ides" (arthritis, arthritides)
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Plural of "-nx"
-x turns ino -ges (phalanx, phalanges)
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Plural of -on
-a
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Plural of -um
-a
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Plural of -us
-i
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-ectomy
Surgical removal
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-ostomy
Surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body
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-otomy
Cutting or surgical incision
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Sign
Objective evidence of disease (fever)
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Symptom
Subjective evidence of.a disease (pain or headache)
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Syndrome
Set of signs and symptoms that occur togehter as part of a specific disease process
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Diagnosis
Indentification of a disease
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DX
Diagnosis
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Differential diagnosis
Also known as a rule out, an attempt to determine which one of several possible diseases is causing the signs and symptoms that are present
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D/DX
Differential diagnosis
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R/O
Rule out
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Prognosis
Prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease
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Acute (condition)
A rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration
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Chronic
Condition of a long duration, can be controlled but are rarely cured
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Remission
Temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symtoms of a disease without having achieved a cure
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Disease
Condition in which one or more body parts are not ductionally normally. Some are named for their signs and some for their symtoms (e.g. Chronic fatigue syndrome is a persistant, overwhelming fatigue of unknown orgin)
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Eponym
Disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or discribed it first (e.g. Alzheimer's is named for a German neurologist Alois Alzeheimer)
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Acronym
Word formed frm the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term (e.g. lasar: light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation)
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Fissure
Groove or crack like sore of the skin, also discribes normal folds in the contours of the brain
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Fistula
Abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body. May be due to surgury, injury, or the draining of an abscess.
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Ileum
The last and longest portion of the small intestine
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Ilium
Part of the hip bone
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Tendin
Tendon
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Infection
The invasion of the body by a pthogenic organism
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Malaise
A feeling general dicomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease
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Exudate
A fluid that leaks out of an infected wound
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Inflammation
Localized reponse to an injury or o the destruction of tissues (key indicators: erythema, hypertermia, pain)
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Erythema
Redness
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Hyperthermia
Heat
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Laceration
A 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 spealized membranes that line the body cavity
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Mucus
Name of the fluid secreted by mucous membranes
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Myc/o
Fungus
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Myel/o
Bone marrow OR spinal cord
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-ologist
Specialist
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Palpation
Examination technique in which the 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, which is part of the kidney
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Py/o
Pus
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Supination
Act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward
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Suppuration
Formation of discharge of pus
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Triage
Medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and proper place of treatment
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Trauma
Wound of injury
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Viral
Pertaining to a virus
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Virile
Have the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male
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MS
Do not use abreviation. Morphine sulfate or magnesium sulfate
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QD and QOD
Do not use abreviation. Daily or every other day, repectively. Sometime mistaken for each other
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U
Do not use abreviation. Unit, but sometimes mistaken for 0 or 4
