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Medical Terminology
Chapter 3.1 - Disease and Treatment
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 7 Disease Types | 1. Infectious Disease 2. Degenerative Disease 3. Neoplasia 4. Immune Disorders 5. Metabolic Disorders 6. Hormonal Disorders 7. Mental and Emotional Disorders |
| 4 Signs Of Inflammation | 1. Heat 2. Pain 3. Redness 4. Swelling |
| 3 Responses To Disease | 1. Inflammation 2. Phagocytosis 3. Immunity |
| Acute | Sudden, Quick Onset |
| Benign | Not recurrent or malignant. Describing a tumor that does not spread to other tissues. |
| Carcinoma | A malignant neoplasm composed of epithelial cells |
| Chronic | Long Duration, Progressing Slowly |
| Edema | Accumulation of fluid in the tissues, swelling |
| Etiology | Cause Of A Disease |
| Gram Stain | Lab Stain Test That Divides Bacteria Into Two Groups (Gram Positive and Gram Negative) |
| Malignant | Growing worse, harmful, describing an invasive tumor that can spread (metastasize) to other tissues |
| Metastasis | Spread from one part of the body to another, characteristic of cancer |
| Necrosis | Death of tissue |
| Neoplasia | An abnormal and uncontrolled growth of tissue |
| Neoplasm | A tumor, or abnormal growth, which may be benign or malignant |
| Phagocytosis | Ingestion of organisms, such as invading bacteria or small particles of waste material by a cell. The phagocyte cell destroys the ingested material. |
| Prolapse | A dropping or downward displacement of an organ or part |
| Pus | A product of inflammation consisting of fluid and white blood cells |
| Sarcoma | Malignant neoplasm arising from connective tissue |
| Roots For Disease: alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o | Pain |
| Roots For Disease: carcin/o | Cancer, Carcinoma |
| Roots For Disease: cyst/o | Filled Sac or Pouch, Cyst, Bladder |
| Roots For Disease: lith | Calculus, Stone |
| Roots For Disease: onc/o | Tumor |
| Roots For Disease: path/o | Disease |
| Roots For Disease: py/o | Pus |
| Roots For Disease: pyr/o, pyret/o | Fever, Fire |
| Roots For Disease: Scler/o | Hard |
| Roots For Disease: tox/o, toxic/o | Toxin/Poison |
| Prefixes For Disease: brady- | Slow |
| Prefixes For Disease: dys- | Abnormal, Painful, Difficult |
| Prefixes For Disease: mal- | Bad, Poor |
| Prefixes For Disease: Pachy- | Thick |
| Prefixes For Disease: tachy- | Rapid |
| Prefixes For Disease: xero- | Dry |
| Suffixes For Disease: -algia, -algesia | Pain |
| Suffixes For Disease: -cele | Hernia, Localized Dilation |
| Suffixes For Disease: -clasis, -clasia | Breaking |
| Suffixes For Disease: -itis | Inflammation |
| Suffixes For Disease: -megaly | Enlargement |
| Suffixes For Disease: -odynia | Pain |
| Suffixes For Disease: -oma | Tumor |
| Suffixes For Disease: -pathy | Any Disease Of |
| Suffixes For Disease: -rhage, -rhagia | Bursting Forth, Profuse Flow, Hemorrhage |
| Suffixes For Disease: -rhea | Flow, Discharge |
| Suffixes For Disease: -rhexis | Rupture |
| Suffixes For Disease: -schisis | Fissure, Splitting |
| Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: dilation, dilatation | Expansion, Widening |
| Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: ectasia, ectasis | Dilation, Dilatation, Distension |
| Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: edema | Accumulation Of Fluid, Swelling |
| Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: lysis | Separation, Loosening, Dissolving, Destruction |
| Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: malacia | Softening |
| Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: necrosis | Death Of Tissue |
| Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: ptosis | Dropping, Downward Displacement, Prolapse |
| Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: sclerosis | Hardening |
| Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: spasm | Sudden Contraction, Cramp |
| Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: stasis | Suppression, Stoppage |
| Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: stenosis | Narrowing, Constriction |
| Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: toxin | Poison |
| Prefixes For Infectious Disease: staphylo- | Grape-Like Cluster |
| Prefixes For Infectious Disease: strepto- | Chain |
| Roots For Infectious Disease: bacill/i, bacill/o | Bacillus |
| Roots For Infectious Disease: bacteri/o | Bacteria |
| Roots For Infectious Disease: Myc/o | Fungus, Mold |
| Roots For Infectious Disease: Vir/o | Virus |
| Abbreviations: AF | Acid Fast |
| Abbreviations: CA, Ca | Cancer |
| Abbreviations: CIS | Carcinoma In Situ |
| Abbreviations: FUO | Fever Of Unknown Origin |
| Abbreviations: Gm+ | Gram Positive |
| Abbreviations: Gm- | Gram Negative |
| Abbreviations: MDR | Multidrug Resistant |
| Abbreviations: MRSA | Methicillin-Resistant S. Aureus |
| Abbreviations: Staph | Staphylococcus |
| Abbreviations: Strep | Streptococcus |
| Abbreviations: VRSA | Vancomycin-Resistant S. Aureus |
| In Situ | Localized, Non-Invasive (Said Of Tumors That Don't Spread) |
| Nosocomial | Infection Acquired In A Hospital |
| Iatrogenic | Caused By The Effects Of Treatment |
| Hypertrophy | Increase In Size Of An Organ Without Increase In The Number Of Cells |
| Hyperplasia | Excessive Growth Of Normal Cells |
| Exudate | Material That Escapes From The Blood Vessel As A Result Of Injury To Tissue |
| Ascites | Accumulation Of Fluid In The Peritoneal Cavity |
| Adhesion | Uniting Of Two Surfaces Or Parts |
| Abscess | Localized Collection Of Pus |
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