Terminology-Symptoms or diagnosis Flashcards
-algia, -dynia
pain
Ex: neuralgia- pain along the course of a nerve
-cele
hernia- protrusion of all or part of an organ through the wall of a cavity.
Ex: encephalocele- hernia of the brain through opening of the skull
-ectasia, -ectasis
dilatation (dilation, enlargement or stretching of a structure or part)
Ex: angiectasis- dilation of a blood or lymph vessle
-edema
swelling
emesis
vomiting
-emia
condition of the blood
Ex: bacteremia-presence of bacteria in the blood
-ia, -iasis
condition
Ex: psoriasis- disease condition of the skin marked by itchy lesions (greek word psora, meaning itch)
-itis
inflamaton
-lith
stone or calculus
Ex: cholelith- another name for a galstone
-malacia
soft, softening
osteomalacia- softening of the bones
-mania
excessive proccupation
Ex: kleptomania
-megaly
enlargement
-oid
resembling
Ex: mucoid- resembling mucus (adj)
-oma
tumor
Ex: carcinoma
-osis
condition (often abnormal)
Ex: neurosis- a nerve condition, disorder, that is not caused by a demonstrable structural change
-pathy
disease
Ex: think pathogenic
-penia
deficiency
Ex: calcipenia- calcium dificiency
-phobia
abnormal fear
-ptosis
prolapse, sagging
Ex: often refers to drooping or sagging eyelids
-rrhage, -rrhagia
excessive bleeding, think hemorrhage
-rrhea
flow or discharge
Ex: vaginal discharge is primary feature of gonorrhea
-rrhexis
rupture
Ex: cardiorrhexis- litterally means ruptured heart
-spasm
twitching, or cramp
-stasis
stopping, controlling
