U.2 Assessment prefixes Flashcards
the tests to be done or interpreted and the diagnosis
1
Q
benign
A
safe, non-cancerous
2
Q
diagnosis
A
what the doctor thinks the patient has
3
Q
eti/o
A
cause, how something came to be
4
Q
-gnosis
A
to know
5
Q
hernia
A
something that sticks out where it shouldn’t
6
Q
ischemia
A
without blood flow
7
Q
lesion
A
diseased tissue
8
Q
lith/o
A
stone
9
Q
malignant
A
dangerous, cancerous
10
Q
morbidity
A
risk of being sick
11
Q
morph/o
A
change
12
Q
mortality
A
risk of dying
13
Q
necr/o
A
dead
14
Q
-osis
A
condition
15
Q
path/o
A
disease
