supplementary terms Flashcards
Enlargement of the ends of the fingers and toes because of growth of
the soft tissue around the nails; seen in a variety of diseases, especially
lung and heart diseases
CLUBBING
Acute abdominal pain associated with smooth muscle spasms
COLIC
Bluish discoloration of the skin due to lack of oxygen
CYANOSIS
Profuse sweating
DIAPHORESIS
A feeling of discomfort or uneasiness, often indicative of infection
MALAISE
Pertaining to or occurring at night (roots noct/i and nyct/o mean “night”)
NOCTURNAL
Paleness; lack of color
PALOR
A symptom indicating an approaching disease
PRODROME
A lasting effect of a disease
SEQUELA
A temporary loss of consciousness because of inadequate blood flow
to the brain; fainting
SYNCOPE
A fetal protein that appears in the blood of adults with certain types
of cancer
ALPHA-FEROPROTEIN (AFP)
A sound, usually abnormal, heard in auscultation
BRUIT
The expression or appearance of the face
FACIES
Pertaining to fever
FEBRILE
The branch of medicine concerned with the use of radioactive substances
(radionuclides) for diagnosis, therapy, and research
NUCLEAR MEDICINE
The branch of medicine that uses radiation, such as x-rays, in the diagnosis
and treatment of disease; a specialist in this field is a radiologist
RADIOLOGY
An instrument for examining a canal
SPECULUM
A group of signs and symptoms that together characterize a disease
condition
SYNDROME
A thin tube that can be passed into the body; used to remove fluids
from or introduce fluids into a body cavity
CATHETER
The introduction of fluid into the body, other than orally, as into the
rectum or abdominal cavity; also refers to the solution thus used
CLYSIS
The washing out of a cavity; irrigation
LAVAGE
A salt (NaCl) solution compatible with living cells; also called physiologic saline solution (PSS)
NORMAL SALINE SOLUTION (NSS)
Puncture of a cavity for removal of fluid
PARACENTESIS
Prevention of disease
PROPHYLAXIS
Device for allowing matter to escape from a wound or cavity; common types include Penrose (cigarette), T-tube, Jackson-Pratt (J-P), and Hemovac
DRAIN
A tie or bandage; the process of binding or tying (also called ligation)
LIGATURE
Partial excision of a structure
RESECTION
In surgery, the joining of tissue by using wire staples that are pushed
through the tissue and then bent
STAPLING
One who specializes in surgery
SURGEON
