med term 4 Flashcards
cyt/o
cell
hist/o
tissuse
nucle/o
nucleus
kary/o
nucleus
anter/o
anterior, front
card/o
tail
cephal/o
head (skull)
dist/o
far, farthest
dors/o
back (of the body)
infer/o
lower, below
later/o
side
medi/o
middle
poster/o
back of body, behind, posterior
proxim/o
near, nearest
ventr/o
belly, belly side
chrom/o
color
cirrh/o
yellow
jaund/o
yellow
xanth/o
yellow
cyan/o
blue
erythr/o
red
melan/o
black
poli/o
grAY; gray matter (of brain or spinal cord)
radi/o
radiation, x-ray; radius
lower arm bone on thumb side
tom/o
to cut
viscer/o
internal organs
ac
pertaining to
ic
pertaining to
graphy
process of recording
logy
study of
logist
specialist in the study of
meter
instrument for measuring
pathy
disease
infra
below, under
super
upper, above
ultra
excess, beyond
ct
computed tomography
dx
diagnosis
mri
magnetic resonance imaging
sx
symptom
tx
treatment
anastomsosis
surgical joining of two ducts, vessels or bowel segment to all flow from one to another
curettage
scraping of a body cavity with a spoon- shaped instrument called a curetted
electrocauterization
use of an electrically activated instrument to burn and destroy diseased tissuse
ablation
removal of a part, pathway, or function by surgery, chemical destrustion, electrocautery, freezing or radio frequency
biopsy
representative tissues sample removed from a body site for microscopic examination, usually to establish a diagnosis
untrasonography
image produced by high frequency sound wave and display the reflected “echoes” on a monitor, also called ultrasound, sonography , echo and echogram
magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
non invase imaging technique that used radio waves and a strong magnetic filed rather than an x-ray team to produce multi-planer cross-sectional images
fluroscopy
radiographic technique in which x-rays are directed through the body to a fluorescent screen that displays continuous imaging of the motion of internal structures and immediate serial images
computed tomography scan (CT scan)
imaging technique achieved by rotating an x-ray emitter around the area to be scanned and meaning the intensity of transmitted rays from different angles
endoscopy
visual examination of a cavity or canal using a specialized lighted instrument called an endoscopre
complete blood count (CBC)
common blood test that enumerates red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets, measures hemoglobin, estimates red cell volume, and sorts white blood cells into five subtype with their percentages
septicemia
serve bacterial infection of the tissues that spreads to the blood, sepsis or blood posioning
suppuration
producing of associated with generation of pus
rupture
sudden breaking or bursting of a structure or organ
peritonitis
inflammation of the peritoneum
perforation
hole that completely penetrates a structure
mycosis
any fungal infection in or on the body
inflammation
body defense against injury, infection or allergy, marked by redness, swelling, heat, pain, and sometimes, loss of function
hernia
protrusion of any organ through the structure that normally contains it
gangrene
death or decay of soft tissue
febrile
feverish, pertaining to a fever
edema
abnormal accumulation of fluid within tissues spaces
adhesion
abnormal fibrous band that holds normally separated tissues together, usually occurring within a body cavity
diagnosis
establishing the cause and the nature of a disease
prognosis
the prediction of the course of a disease and its probable outcome
idiopathic
any disease whose cause is unkown
causes of diseases
metabolic
infectious
congenital
hereditary
environmental
neoplastic
neoplastic
cancer
many infections can hurt everyones nerves
metabolic infections congenital hereditary environmental neoplastic
signs
objective indicators that are OBSERVABLE by others
symptom
subjective and is experienced only be the patient
etiology
the study of the cause or origin of a disease or disorder
homeostasis
stable internal environment that provides a narrow range of temperatures water, acidity, and salt concentration
disease
when homeostasis is significantly interrupted and cells, tissues, organs, or systems are unable to meet the challenges of everyday life
