Lesson 1D (Part 2) Flashcards
Eu- (2)
- Good
2. Well
Eutrophia
Normal/good nourishment and growth
Mal-
Bad
Malnourishment
Bad/lack of proper nourishment
Mis- (2)
- Wrongly
2. Badly
Misdiagnose
Make a wrong diagnosis
Necro-
Death
Necrosis
The death of most or all of the cells in an organ or tissue
Normo- (2)
- Normal
2. Usual
Normotonic
Normal muscular tone
Ortho-
In proper order
Orthopedics
The branch of medicine dealing with the correction of deformities of bones or muscles
- from birth to adult
Pro-
Forward
Proliferate
Increase rapidly in numbers
Pseudo-
Not real
Pseudoaneurysm
Collection of blood that forms between the two outer layers of an artery, the tunica media and the tunica adventitia
- false aneurysm
Pyo-
Accumulation of pus
Onco-
Tumour
Oncologist
A medical practitioner qualified to diagnose and treat tumours
Sclera-
Hardness
Sclerosis
Stiffening of a structure
Scleroderma
Is a chronic disease that affects the body by hardening connective tissue
Sterno-
Narrowness
Stenosis
Is a narrowing of the spaces within your spine