Medical Terms I-R Flashcards
Infection
Invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism
Inflammation
A localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues
Interstitial
Between, but not within, the parts of a tissue
Intramuscular
Within the muscle
Laceration
A torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut
Lesion
A pathological change of tissues due to disease or injury
Malaise
A feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease
Mycosis
Any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus
Myelopathy
Any injury, degeneration or disease in the spinal cord
Myopathy
Any pathological change or disease of muscle tissue
Myorrhexis
Tearing of a muscle
Natal
Pertaining to birth
Neonatology
The study of disorders of the newborn
Neurorrhaphy
Suturing together the ends of a severed nerve
Otorhinolaryngology
Study of the ears, nose, and throat
Palpation
An examination technique in which the examiner’s hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
Palpitation
A pounding or racing heart
Pathology
The study of all aspects of diseases
Phalanges
The bones of fingers and toes
Poliomyelitis
A viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord
Prognosis
A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease
Pyoderma
Any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo
Pyrosis
Discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus
Remission
The temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure
