Medical Terms Prt 2

Question 1

Prenatal

Answer 1

Time and events before birth

Question 2

Perinatal

Answer 2

Time and events during birth

Question 3

Postnatal

Answer 3

Time and events after birth

Question 4

Ab

Answer 4

Away (abduction)

Question 5

Dys

Answer 5

Bad difficult painful

Question 6

Hyper

Answer 6

Excessive or increased

Question 7

Inter

Answer 7

Between or among (interstitial - between tissue)

Question 8

Sub

Answer 8

Under, less, below (subcostal - below ribs)

Question 9

Axilla

Answer 9

Armpit

Question 10

Ad

Answer 10

Toward

Question 11

Eu

Answer 11

Good, normal (euthryoid)

Question 12

Hypo

Answer 12

Deficient

Question 13

Intra

Answer 13

Within or inside (intramuscular - within muscle)

Question 14

Super / supra

Answer 14

Above, excessive (supracostal - above/outside ribs)

Question 15

Otorhinolaryngology

Answer 15

Study of ears, nose and throat

Question 16

Arterio

Answer 16

Artery

Question 17

Athero

Answer 17

Plaque or fatty substance

Question 18

Arthro

Answer 18

Joint, arthralgia

Question 19

Ectomy

Answer 19

Surgical removal

Question 20

Ostomy

Answer 20

Surgical creation of an artificial opening to body surface

Question 21

Otomy

Answer 21

Cutting or surgical incision

Question 22

Fissure

Answer 22

Groove or crack like sore of skin, normal folds in brain

Question 23

Fistula

Answer 23

An abnormal passage between two internal organs due to surgery, injury or draining of an abcess

Question 24

Ileum

Answer 24

Longest and last portion of the small intestines

Question 25

Ilium

Answer 25

Part of hip bone

Question 26

Infection

Answer 26

Invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism. Localized or systemic. Fever, redness, heat, swelling, wound exudate

Question 27

Inflammation

Answer 27

Localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues. Redness, swelling , heat and pain

Question 28

Laceration

Answer 28

Torn or jagged wound or accidental cut wound

Question 29

Lesion

Answer 29

Pathologic change of the tissue due to disease or injury

Question 30

Lesion

Answer 30

Pathologic change of tissue due to disease or injury

Question 31

Mucous

Answer 31

Mucous membranes that line the body

Question 32

Mucus

Answer 32

Fluid secreted by mucous membranes

Question 33

Myco (mycosis)

Answer 33

Fungus (abnormal disease caused by fungus)

Question 34

Myelo

Answer 34

Bone marrow spinal cord

Question 35

Myo

Answer 35

Muscle

Question 36

Ologist

Answer 36

Specialist

Question 37

Oloygy

Answer 37

Study of

Question 38

Palpation

Answer 38

Technique used to feel texture, size, consistency and location of certain body parts

Question 39

Palpitation

Answer 39

Pounding or racing heart

Question 40

Prostate

Answer 40

Male gland that lies under urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra

Question 41

Prostrate

Answer 41

To collapse and be lying flat or to be overcome with exhaustion

Question 42

Pyelo

Answer 42

Renal pelvis

Question 43

Pyo

Answer 43

Pus

Question 44

Pyro

Answer 44

Fever or fire

Question 45

Sign

Answer 45

Objective evidence of a disease. Can be evaluated or measured by others and the patient. Fever,blood prrssure, heart rate

Question 46

Symptom

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Subjective evidence of a disease. Evaluated or measured only by the patient. Pain headache

Question 47

Syndrome

Answer 47

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

Question 48

Diagnosis

Answer 48

Identification of a disease

Question 49

Differential diagnosis

Answer 49

Attempt to determine which one of several diseases can be producing the signs and symptoms

Question 50

Prognosis

Answer 50

Prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder

Question 51

Acute condition

Answer 51

Rapid onset, a severe course and a relatively short duration

Question 52

A chronic condition

Answer 52

Condition of long duration, may be controlled, but is rarely cured

Question 53

Remission

Answer 53

Temporary, partial or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure.