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Chapter 3 Disease and Treatment Flashcards

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acute

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sudden, severe, having a short course

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benign

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not recurrent or malignant, does not spread to other tissues

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carcinoma

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malignant neoplasm composed of epithelial cells

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chronic

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of long duration, progressing slowly

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edema

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accumulation of fluid, swelling

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etiology

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cause of a disease

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lesion

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a distinct area of damaged tissue, an injury or wound

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malignant

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growing worse, harmful, an invasive tumor that can spread

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metastasis

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spread from one part of the body to another

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neoplasm

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a tumor, abnormal growth, may be benign or malignant

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pathogen

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an organism capable of causing disease

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sepsis

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the presence of harmful microorganisms or their toxins in the blood or other tissues

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alg/o
algi/o
algesi/o

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pain

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carcin/o

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cancer, carcinoma

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cyst/o

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filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder

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lith

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calculus, stone

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onc/o

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tumor

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path/o

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disease

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py/o

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pus

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pyr/o

pyret/o

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fever, fire

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scler/o

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hard

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tox/o

toxic/o

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poison

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brady-

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slow

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dys-

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abnormal, painful, difficult

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mal-

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bad, poor

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pachy-

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thick

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tachy-

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rapid

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xero-

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dry

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-odynia

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pain

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-oma (plural: -omas, -omata)

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tumor

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-pathy

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any disease of

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-rhage
-rhagia
(double the r when adding this suffix to a root)

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bursting forth, profuse flow, hemorrhage

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-rhea

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flow, discharge

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-rhexis

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rupture

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schisis

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fissure, splitting

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-graph

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instrument for recording data

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-graphy

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act of recording data (evaluation and interpretation of the data)

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-gram

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a record of data

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-meter

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instrument for measuring

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-metry

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measurement of

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-scope

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instrument used for viewing or examining

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-scopy

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examination of

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-centesis

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puncture, tap

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-desis

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binding, fusion

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-ectomy

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excision, surgical removal

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-pexy

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surgical fixation

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-plasty

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plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction

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-rhaphy

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surgical repair, suture

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-stomy

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surgical creation of an opening

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-tome

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instrument for incising (cutting)

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-tomy

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incision, cutting

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-tripsy

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crushing

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prognosis

A

prediction of a diseases outcome

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inflammation

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a localized response to tissue injury characterized by heat, pain, redness, and swelling

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necrosis

A

death of tissue

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parasite

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organism that grows on or in another organism (the host), causing damage to it

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sarcoma

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malignant neoplasm arising from connective tissue

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  • algia

- algesia

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pain

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-itis

A

inflammation

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-megaly

A

enlargement

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spasm

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sudden contraction, cramp

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myc/o

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fungus, mold

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epidemic

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affecting many people in a given region at the same time, a disease that breaks out in a large proportion of a population at a given time

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idiopathic

A

having no known cause

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in situ

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localized, noninvasive; said of tumors that do not spread, such as carcinoma in situ

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nosocomial

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describing an infection acquired in a hospital

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pandemic

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describing a disease that is prevalent throughout an entire region or the world

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abscess

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a localized collection of pus

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diagnosis

A

the process of determining the cause and nature of an illness

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BP

A

blood pressure

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ETOH

A

alcohol (ethyl alcohol)

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HR

A

heart rate

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Hx

A

history

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IPPA

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inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation

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VS

A

vital signs

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Dx

A

diagnosis

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Rx

A

drug, prescription, therapy

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STAT

A

immediately

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sepsis

A

the presence of harmful microorganisms or their toxins in the blood or other tissues

80
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trauma

A

physical or psychological wound or injury

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