Chapter 3 Disease and Treatment Flashcards
acute
sudden, severe, having a short course
benign
not recurrent or malignant, does not spread to other tissues
carcinoma
malignant neoplasm composed of epithelial cells
chronic
of long duration, progressing slowly
edema
accumulation of fluid, swelling
etiology
cause of a disease
lesion
a distinct area of damaged tissue, an injury or wound
malignant
growing worse, harmful, an invasive tumor that can spread
metastasis
spread from one part of the body to another
neoplasm
a tumor, abnormal growth, may be benign or malignant
pathogen
an organism capable of causing disease
sepsis
the presence of harmful microorganisms or their toxins in the blood or other tissues
alg/o
algi/o
algesi/o
pain
carcin/o
cancer, carcinoma
cyst/o
filled sac or pouch, cyst, bladder
lith
calculus, stone
onc/o
tumor
path/o
disease
py/o
pus
pyr/o
pyret/o
fever, fire
scler/o
hard
tox/o
toxic/o
poison
brady-
slow
dys-
abnormal, painful, difficult
mal-
bad, poor
pachy-
thick
tachy-
rapid
xero-
dry
-odynia
pain
-oma (plural: -omas, -omata)
tumor
-pathy
any disease of
-rhage
-rhagia
(double the r when adding this suffix to a root)
bursting forth, profuse flow, hemorrhage
-rhea
flow, discharge
-rhexis
rupture
schisis
fissure, splitting
-graph
instrument for recording data
-graphy
act of recording data (evaluation and interpretation of the data)
-gram
a record of data
-meter
instrument for measuring
-metry
measurement of
-scope
instrument used for viewing or examining
-scopy
examination of
-centesis
puncture, tap
-desis
binding, fusion
-ectomy
excision, surgical removal
-pexy
surgical fixation
-plasty
plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction
-rhaphy
surgical repair, suture
-stomy
surgical creation of an opening
-tome
instrument for incising (cutting)
-tomy
incision, cutting
-tripsy
crushing
prognosis
prediction of a diseases outcome
inflammation
a localized response to tissue injury characterized by heat, pain, redness, and swelling
necrosis
death of tissue
parasite
organism that grows on or in another organism (the host), causing damage to it
sarcoma
malignant neoplasm arising from connective tissue
- algia
- algesia
pain
-itis
inflammation
-megaly
enlargement
spasm
sudden contraction, cramp
myc/o
fungus, mold
epidemic
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
idiopathic
having no known cause
in situ
localized, noninvasive; said of tumors that do not spread, such as carcinoma in situ
nosocomial
describing an infection acquired in a hospital
pandemic
describing a disease that is prevalent throughout an entire region or the world
abscess
a localized collection of pus
diagnosis
the process of determining the cause and nature of an illness
BP
blood pressure
ETOH
alcohol (ethyl alcohol)
HR
heart rate
Hx
history
IPPA
inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation
VS
vital signs
Dx
diagnosis
Rx
drug, prescription, therapy
STAT
immediately
sepsis
the presence of harmful microorganisms or their toxins in the blood or other tissues
trauma
physical or psychological wound or injury
