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Med Terms pt 1 Flashcards

1
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Gastrosis

A 
Gastr/o = Stomach
-osis      = Abnormal condition
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Pathology

A

The study of a disease

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Natal

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Nat - Birth

-al - pertaining to

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Prenatal

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Prior to birth

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Perinatal

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Time surrounding birth

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Postnatal

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After birth

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Otorhinolaryngology

A 
-ology  = the study of
laryng  = throat or larynx
Rhin/o  = Nose
Ot/o      = Ear
The study of the ears, nose and throat
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Lithotomy

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Lith/o = Stone
-otomy = Surgical incision
Also means surgical position

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Sign

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Evidence of disease can be observed, rash, fever, etc.

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Symptom

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Evidence of disease that can only be observed by patient, headache, pain, etc.

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Prognosis

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The prediction of the course and outcome of a disorder.

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Diagnosis

A

The identification of a disease

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Acute

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Rapid onset, a severe course, and short duration

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Chronic

A

long duration, rarely cured

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Eponyn

A

Disease, Structure, Procedure, named for the person of discovery

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Acronym

A

Word formed with the initial letters of a compound term

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Laser

A

Light amplification by simulated emmision of radiation

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Infection

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The invasion of a body by a pathogenic organism

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Inflammation

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A localized response to an injury

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Laceration

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A torn ragged wound

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Lesion

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A pathological change of the tissues due to disease or injury

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Palpation

A

Examination technique by hands

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Palpitation

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A pounding or racing heart

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Suturing

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The act of closing a wound, stitching

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Ligation

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The act of binding or tying off

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Triage

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The medical screening of patients to determine their reletive priority of need

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Trauma

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Wound or injury

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Edema

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Swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues or cavities of the body

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Leukocyte

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White blood cell

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Supination

A

Turning the palm of the hand upward

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Exudate

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Fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound

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Gastritis

A

Inflammation of the stomach.

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Supperation

A

The formation of pus

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Viral

A

Pertaining to a virus.

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Appendectomy

A

Surgical removal of the appendix.

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Fissure

A

A fisure of the skin is a groove or crack-like sore of the skin.

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Neurorrhaphy

A

Suturing together the ends of a severed nerve

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Tonsillitis

A

Inflammation of the tonsils

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Gastralgia

A

Stomach pain

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Pyodermia

A

Any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection

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Myorrexis

A

The rupture of a muscle

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Arteriosclerosis

A

The abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries

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Gastroenteritis

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An inflammation of the stomach and small intestines

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Arthralgia

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The term mean pain in a joint or joints

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Dermatologist

A

A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the skin.

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Abdominocentisis

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Surgical puncture of the abdomen by a needle to withdraw fluid

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Colostomy

A

A colostomy is an opening in the large intestine, or the surgical procedure that creates one.

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Erythrocytes

A

Red blood cells

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Hemorrhage

A

Severe bleeding

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Myelopathy

A

Any neurologic deficit related to the spinal cord.

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Neuritis

A

Nerve inflammation

52
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Phenylketonuria

A

Missing enzyme causes mental retardation if PK is ingested

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Histology

A

The study of tissues.

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Epithelium

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Epithelial tissues that forms the epidermis of the skin

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Endothelium

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Epithelial tissues that lines the blood and lymph vessels, body cavities, glands, and organs

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Dense Tissues

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Make up the bones and cartilage

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Adipose Tissues

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Make up fat.

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Loose Tissues

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Surround the organs.

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Loose Tissues

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Make the blood and lymph.

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Muscle Tissues

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Make up the muscles

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Nerve Tissues

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Make up the nerves.

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Etiology

A

The study of the causes of diseases.

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Infectious Diseases

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Caused by pathogenic organisms

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Idiopathic Diseases

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Have no known cause.

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Organic Diseases

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Pathologic, physical changes

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Functional Diseases

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No physical changes

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Iatrogenic Diseases

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A result of tratment

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Nonsocomial Diseases

A

Caught in a hospital

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Endemic

A

Ongoing presence of a disease

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Epidemic

A

Sudden widespread disease

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Pandemic

A

Sudden spread over a large geographic area.

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