Med Term ch1Q. Into Flashcards
strong dependence on a drug or substance
addiction
abnormal enlargement of the liver
hepatomegaly
screening of patients to determine their priority of need and the proper place of medical treatment
triage
flow of frequent loose or watery stools
diarrhea
wound or injury
trauma
disease named for the person who first discovered it
eponym
surgical repair of a muscle
myoplasty
loss of a large amount of blood in a short time
hemorrhage
-gram
picture or record
-graphy
process of recording a picture or record
-itis
inflammation
-malacia
abnormal softening
sub-
below
surgical punture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid
abdominocentesis
time and events surrounding birth
perinatal
pain in the stomach
gastralgia
rupture of a muscle
myorrhexis
examination technique in which the examiners hands are used to feel texture, size, consistency and location of certain body parts
palpation
combining form for nerve
neur/o
ilium
part of the hip bone
combining form for fever
pyr/o
-ologist
specialist
identification of a disease
diagnosis
torn or ragged wound
laceration
inter-
between or among
inflammation of a nerve
neuritis
dysfunctional
a body part that is not working properly
plural of appendix
appendices
localized response to injury or tissue destruction
inflammation
is pain a sign or a symptom?
symptom, because it can be observed only by the patient
