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intro to medical ter
vocab chapter 1
Question | Answer |
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abdomin/o | abdomen |
angi/o | blood and lymph vessel |
appendi/o | to add as a suplement or appendix |
arteri | arteries |
arth | joint |
col/o | large intestine |
cyan/o | blue |
dermat/o | skin |
eryth/o | red |
gastro/o | stomach |
hem/o | blood |
hepat/o | liver |
muscula/o | muscles |
my/o | muscles |
nat/o | birth |
nuer/o | nerves |
ot/o | ear, hearing |
rhin/o | nose |
path/o | disease |
tonsil/o | tonsils |
vir/o | poison, virus |
dys | bad, difficult or painful |
hyper | over |
hypo | under |
algia | pain |
ectomy | exicision or surgical removal |
itis | inflammation |
osis | abnormal increase in production |
ostomy | creation of an artificial opening |
otomy | cut into |
plasty | surgical removaal |
rrhage | abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
rrhagia | bleeding |
rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
rrhea | flow discharge |
rrhexis | rupture |
sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
abdominocentesis | is the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid |
acronym | is a formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term. for example, the acronym for laser stands for Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation |
acute | a condition has a rapid onset, severe, course and relatively short duration |
angigraphy | is a radiographic (x-ray) study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium |
appendetomy | the surgical removal for the appendix |
arteriosclerosis | also known as hardening of the arteries is any of a group of disease characterized by thickening and the loss of the elaticity of arterial walls |
arthraligia | pain in the joints or joint |
colostomy | is the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface |
cyanosis | is blue discoloration of the skin caused by lack of adequate oxygen in the blood |
dermatologist | someone who studys the skin |
diagnosis | is the identification of a disease |
diarrhea | is the frequent flow or loose or watery stools |
edema | describes swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissue |
endarterial | means to pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery |
eponym | is a disease structure, operation, or procedurem named for the person who discovered it first |
erythrocyte | mature red blood cell |
fissure | is a groove or crack like sore of the skin |
fistula | is an abnormal passage usually between two internal organs or leading from one organ to the surface of the body |
gastralgia | pain in the stomach |
gastritis | is an inflamation of the stomach |
gastroenteritis | is an inflammation of the stomach and small intestine |
gastrosis | any disease of the stomach |
hemorrhage | is the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time |
hepatomegaly | is an abnormal enlargement of the liver |
hypertension | is higher then the normal blood pressure |
hypotension | is lower than normal blood pressure |
infection | is the invasion of the body by a pathogenic |
inflammation | is a localized response to an injury or destruction of tissue |
interstital | means between but not within the parts of the tissue |
intramuscular | means within the muscle |
laceration | is a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut wound |
lesion | is a pathogenic change of the tissues due to disease or injury |
myelopathy | describes any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord |
myopathy | describes any pathologic change or disease of muscles tissue |
myorrhexis | is the rupture of a muscle |
natal | pertaining to birth |
neonatology | the branch of pediartrics that deals with the disease and care of newborn infants |
neuritis | inflammation of a nerve or gruop opf nerves |
otorhinolaryngology | medical specialty in the ear, nose, mouth |
palpation | to examine or explore by touching |
palpitation | irregular, rapid beating or pulsation of the heart |
pathology | the study of disease, its course,its nature, processes, development and concequences |
phalanges | plural of phalanx |
poliomyelitis | a highly infectious viral disease that chiefly affects children and in its acute forms, causes inflammation of motor, neurons of the spinal cord and brainstems, leading to paralysis,muscular atrophy and often deformity |
prognosis | recovery of a disease |
prostate | prostate gland |
pyoderma | a pyogenic skin disease |
pyrosis | heartburn |
remission | the act of remiting |
sign | something that suggests the presence or existence of a fact, condition or quality |
supination | to turn or rotate |
suppuration | the formation or discharge of pus |
supracostal | situated above or on the outside of the ribs |
symptom | a characteristic sign or indication of the existence of something else |
syndrome | a group of symptom that collectively indicate or chacterized a disease psychological disorder or other abnormal condition |
tonsillitis | inflammation of the tonsils |
trauma | a serious injury or shock to the body |
triage | a process for sorting injured people into gruop base on their need |
viral | relating to or caused by a virus |