Medical Terminology Vocab-Chapter 1

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Abdominocentesis

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The surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes

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Acronym

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A word formed from the initial letters of the major parts of a compound term

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Acute

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A condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration

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Angiography

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The process of producing a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make the blood vessels visible

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Appendectomy

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Surgical removal of the appendix

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Arteriosclerosis

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Abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries

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Arthralgia

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Pain in a joint or joints

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Colostomy

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The surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface

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Cyanosis

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Blue discoloration of the skin caused be a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood

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Dermatologist

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

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Diagnosis

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The identification of a disease

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Diarrhea

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The frequent flow of loose or watery stools

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Edema

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Swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissues

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Endarterial

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Pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery

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Eponym

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A disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first

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Erythrocyte

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A mature red blood cell

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Fissure

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A groove or crack-like sore of the skin; also normal fold in the contours of the brain

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Fistula

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An abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body

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Gastralgia

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Pain in the stomach

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Gastritis

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Inflammation of the stomach

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Gastroenteritis

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Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine

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Gastrosis

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Any abnormal condition or disease of the stomach

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Hemorrhage

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The loss of a large amount of blood in a short time

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Hepatomegaly

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Abnormal enlargement of the liver

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Hypertension

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Higher than normal blood pressure

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Hypotension

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Lower than normal blood pressure

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Infection

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Invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism

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Inflammation

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A localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues that is characterized by heat, redness, swelling, and pain

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Interstitial

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Between, but not within, the parts of a tissue

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Intramuscular

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Within the muscle

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Laceration

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A torn, jagged wound or an accidental cut wound

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Lesion

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A pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury

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Malaise

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A feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease

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Mycosis

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Any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus

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Myelopathy

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Any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord

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Myopathy

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Any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue

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Myorrhexis

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Rupture of a muscle

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Natal

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Pertaining to birth

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Neonatology

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Study of disorders of the newborn

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Neurorrhaphy

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Suturing together the ends of a severed nerve

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Otorhinolaryngology

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Study of the ears, nose, and throat

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Palpation

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An examination technique in which the examiner’s hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts

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Palpitation

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A pounding or racing heart

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Pathology

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The study of all aspects of diseases

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Phalanges

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Bones of the fingers and toes

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Poliomyelitis

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A viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord

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Prognosis

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A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

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Pyoderma

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Any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection

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Pyrosis

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Discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus

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Remission

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The temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure

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Sign

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Objective evidence of disease, such as a fever

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Supination

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The act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward

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Suppuration

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The formation or discharge of pus

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Supracostal

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Above or outside the ribs

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Symptom

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Subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache

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Syndrome

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A set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process

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Tonsillitis

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Inflammation of the tonsils

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Trauma

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Wound or injury

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Triage

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The medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment

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Viral

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Pertaining to a virus

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Ileum

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The last and longest portion of the small intestine

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Ilium

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Part of the pelvic bone

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Exudate

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

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Virile

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Possessing masculine traits