terms used in clinical anatomy Flashcards
suffix ‘its’
mean inflammation e.g. appendicitis , tonsillitis
suffix ‘ectomy ‘
mean removal from body e.g. appendicectomy tonsillectomy
suffix ‘otomy’
means open and than close a hollow organ e.g. laparotomy , hysterotomy , cystotomy
suffix ‘ostomy’
mean open hollow organ and than leave it open e.g. tracheostomy
puberty
age at secondary sexual character develop
symptom
subjective complaint of the patient
signs
objective finding of the doctor
diagnosis
identification of disease
prognosis
doctors point of view about patient condition
pyrexia
fever
lesion
injury or change in the tissue
inflammation
reaction of tissue to an injury
odema
swelling due to accumulation of fluid
thrombosis
blood clotting
embolism
vessel blocked due to thrombosis
hemorrhage
bleeding maybe external or internal
ulcer
a localized gap in skin or mucus
sinus
a blind track open at one end lined by epithelium
fistula
track open at both end (abnormal connection b/w two body parts given by surgery
necrosis
death of tissue or organ due to too little flow of blood
degeneration
change causing distortion in structure and function
gangrene
form of necrosis combined with decomposition
infarction
death of tissue due to sudden obstruction of artery
atrophy
decrease in the size of cell tissue or organ due to loss of nutrition