Creative Word Quiz Unite 1 Flashcards
-ia
Condition; state; thing
-ism
Process; disease from a specific cause
-itis
Inflammation or infection
-megaly
Enlargement
-oma
Tumor
-Osis
Condition
-pathy
Disease
-tomy
Surgically incision
-ectomy
Surgically remove
-ostomy
An artificial opening
Acute
Sudden
Subacute
Less sever in intensity
Chronic
-ic: pertaining to
Chron/o: time
Continuing for three months or more
Exacerbation
-ation: a process; being or having
Exacerb/o: increase; provoke
A sudden worsening in the severity of signs or symptoms
Remission
-Ion: action
Remiss/o: send back
Temporary improve symptoms or signs of a disease without the underlying disease being cured.
Sequela
An abnormal condition or complication that arises because of the disease and remains after the disease being cured.
Refractory
-Ory: having the function of
Fract/o: break up
Re- : unable to; again and again or backward.
Resistant does not respond to treatment
Prognosis
-osis: process
Gnos/o : knowledge
Pro- : before
Predicted outcome of a disease
Disability
A permanent impairment or loss of line ability to perform certain activities or function
Termjnal
-al : pertaining to
Termin/o : end; boundary
Illness that you can not recover that leads to death
Hemat/o
Blood
Constipation
-ation: a process; being or having
Constip/o: compacted feces
Having infrequent bowel movements
Obstipation
-ation: process; being or having
Obstip/ o : severe constipation
Having severe constipation can lead to an obstruction.
Diarrhea
-rrhea: flow or discharge
Dia- : complete or completely through
Frequent loose and watery bowel movement
Flatilence
-ence : state of
Flatul/ o : flatus or gas
State of having excessive amount of gas
Hematochezia
-ia : condition or state or thing
Hemat/ o : blood
Chez/ o : to pass feeces
Condition of blood in the feces
Incontinence
In- : or, within, or not
-ence: state of
Contin/o : hold together
The state of not being able to control bowel movements
Steatorrhea
-rrhea: flow or discharge
Steat/o : fat
Flow or discharge of greasy feces that contain undigested fats.
Oximetry
-metry: process of measuring
Ox/ i : oxygen
Process of measuring the degree of oxygen saturation in the blood (Tells you how well lungs are putting oxygen into the blood)
Oximeter
Instructment used to measure (Note: that little thing you put at the end of your finger).
