Med Term 8 Flashcards
-tripsy
rubbing, massage, crushing or grinding
neur/o
nerve or neuron
myel
spinal cord or bone marrow
-plasia
condition of growth or development
psych/o
refers to the mind, mental processes
pharmac/o
drugs or medicine
-lepsy
seizure
narc/o
sleep, stupor, or stuporous sleep
ather/o
fatty or porridgelike
hemat/o
blood
-phobia
fear
thromb/o
blood clot
lymph/o
lymphatic tissue
phleb/o
vein
arteri/o
vessels
-ectasia
dilatation or dilation, stretching or increase in diameter
persistant
continuous
myocardial infarction
heart attack
thrombosis
condition of a blood clot
angiogram
picture of a vessel
phlebectomy
excision of a vein
endovenous
with or by means of a vein
ablation
destruction of the function of a body part
varicosed
abnormally swollen or knotted
ultrasound
image produced by sound waves
catheter
tubing
proximal
near to
MI
myocardial infarction
DVT
deep vein thrombosis
ven/o
vein
ven/i
vein
-rrhexis
rupture
-rrhea
flow
-rrhagia
bleed
-rrhaphy
suture
a-
without or lack of
an-
without or lack of
para-
beside, beyond, near, or abnormal
my/o
muscle
kinesi/o
movement
rhabd/o
rod shaped
lip/o
fat
fibr/o
fibrous
my/o
muscle
leiomy/o
smooth muscle
myocardi/o
heart muscle
rhabd/o
rod-shaped
blast
immature or stem cell
kinesi/o
movement or motion
-logy
study of
brady
slow
arteri/o
artery
scler/o
hard
lys/o
breaking down, destruction
-genesis
develop or creation
arteriosclerosis
hardening of an artery
phlebectasia
dilation of a vein
enterorrhexis
rupture of the intestine
angiogram
x ray of a vessel
esthesiometer
instrument that measures touch
anesthesiologist
a doctor that specializes in preparing patients for painless surgery
analgesic
pain-relieving medicaton
parahepatitis
inflammation near the liver
neurosis / psychoneurosis
mental condition characterized by anxiety, phobias
myometer
instrument that measures muscle function
dyskinesia / kinesialgia
difficult or painful movement
pharmacist
specialist in drug theraphy
psychotropic
drugs that affect mental processes
paraplegia
paralysis of the lower body
fibromyoma
fibrous and muscle tumor
atherosclerosis
large vessel hardening due to fatty streaks
angioplasty
surgical repair of a vessel
thrombosis
condition of a blood clot
myospasm
abnormal muscle contraction
fibroneuroma
a tumor of fiber and nerve
thrombophlebitis
inflammation of a vein caused by blood clots
neurologist
specialist in nerve disorders
cardiomyopathy
disease of the heart muscle
myocardial
pertaining to the heart muscle
hypothyroidism
abnormally slow-acting thyroid
incontinence
uncontrolled bowel movement or urination
psychiatric
pertaining to psychiatry
obsessive-compulsive disorder
neurosis characterized by anxiety and ritual behavior
UTI
urinary tract infection
EST
electroshock therapy
diarrhea
watery stool
BP
blood pressure
T
temperature
R
respiration
Ua with C & S
urinalysis with culture and sensitivity
paranoia
delusions of persecution and grandeur
algesia
painful condition
algesimeter
instrument that measures pain
analgesia
without pain
esthesio
combining form, feeling or sensation
anesthesia
without feeling or sensation, numb
anesthesiologist
physician specialist in administration of anesthesia
anesthetist
person who administers anesthesia
angio
vessel (duct)
angiography
process of making an image of a vessel
hemangioma
tumor composed of a number of blood vessels
angiorrhexis
rupture of a vessel
arterio
artery
arteriofibrosis
condition of fibrous tissue and arteries
arteriomalacia
softening of arteries
arteriosclerosis
hardening of arteries
afferent
inflowing
affect
influence, cause change
accept
include
efferent
out-flowing
effect
result, end product
except
exclude, reject
autonomic
self-controlling stress response that is part of the nervous system
sympathetic
nerves that respond during stress (autonomic)
parasympathetic
nerves that return the body to pre-stress state (autonomic)
cystorrhexis
rupture of the urinary bladder
angiorrhexis
rupture of a vessel
phleborrhexis
rupture of a vein
arteriorrhexis
rupture of an artery
hematocrit
measurement of % formed elements of blood
hematologist
physician specialist in treatment of blood disorders
hematolysis
destruction of blood
hematophobia
fear of blood
ischemia
condition of stopping or slowing down blood flow
infarction
tissue death (necrosis) due to ischemia
occlusion
blockage, closing
myo
combining form, for muscle
myoblast
immature muscle cell
myocardial
pertaining to heart muscle
myocarditis
inflammation of the heart muscle (myocardium)
myography
making an image of muscle function
myosclerosis
hardening of muscle tissue
myopathy
any muscle disease
narco
sleep
narcolepsy
seizures of uncontrolled sleep
narcosis
condition of being affected by narcotics
narcotic
controlled substance drug that produces analgesia and sleep
neuro
nerve
neurologist
physician specialist in nervous system disorders
neurosurgeon
physician who performs surgical treatment on the nervous system
neurotripsy
surgical crushing of a nerve
phlebo
vein
phlebectasia
stretching or dilation of a vein
phlebotomy
incision into a vein (venipuncture)
phleboplasty
surgical repair of a vein
psycho
mind, mental processes
psychomotor
mental process that controls movement
psychotherapy
treatment for mental disorders
psychotropic
medication that affects mental process
psychiatrist
physician specialist in treatment of mental disorders
