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Med Term Tests2
Fundamentals
Question | Answer |
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thorac/o | thorax, chest |
-algia | pain |
osteomalacia | abnormal mineralization et softening of bone |
osteoporosis | abnormal loss of bone density et bone deterioration |
osteomyelitis | infection of bone et bone marrow |
paraplegia | paralysis of the lower portion of the body et both legs |
quadriplegia | paralysis of the arms et legs |
scoliosis | lateral curvature of the spine |
kyphosis | exaggerated curvature of the spine from front to back |
ankyl/o | stiff |
osteoarthritis | DJD, one or many joints undergo degenerative changes, particularly loss of articular cartilage |
chondr/o | cartilage |
my/o | muscle |
arthralgia | painful joint |
arthritis | inflammatory condition of the joints characterized by pain et limitation of movement |
arthrocentesis | surgical puncture of a synovial joint |
arthroscopy | direct visualization of the interior of a joint using a special fiberoptic endoscope called an arthroscope |
arthroscope | special fiberoptic endoscope |
arthrotomy | incision of a joint |
arthropathy | any disease of a joint |
ankylosis | abnormal condition in which joint is immobile et stiff |
tend/o | tendon |
tendoplasty | surgical repair of tendons |
open reduction | fracture must be exposed by surgery before the broken ends can be aligned |
closed reduction | a fracture restored to its normal position by manipulation without surgery |
sprain | injury to a joint that causes pain et disability |
strain | excessive use of a part of the body to the extent that it is injured or trauma to a muscle caused by violent contraction or excessive forcible stretch |
cardi/o | heart |
vascul/o | vessel |
homeostasis | constant internal environment that is naturally maintained by the body (sameness, controlling) |
pericardium | around, heart membrane; sac made up of a double membrane that encloses the heart |
pericarditis | inflammation of the pericardium |
endocardium | inside, heart membrane; forms the lining inside the heart |
endocarditis | Caused by infective microoganisms that envade the endocardium et the heart valves are frequently affected |
cardimyopathy | heart muscle, disease, inflammation; dianostic term that designates primary disease of the heart muscle itself. |
arrhythmia | irregular or loss of rhythm of the heartbeat |
cardiomegaly | enlarged size of the heart |
endoscopic | inside, visualize, pertaining to; uses an endoscope to do examination |
endoscope | device consisting of a tube of an optical system that allows observation of the inside of a hollow organ or cavity |
arteritis | inflammation of an artery |
arteriosclerosis | hardening of the arteries |
arteriopathy | any disease of the arteries |
aneurysm | ballooning out of the wall of a vessel, usually an arftery, caused bu congenital defect or weakness of the wall of the vessel |
bradycardia | ? |
tachycardia | ? |
phlebitis | inflammation of the vein |
thrombophlebitis | inflammation of a vein associated with a blood clot |
thrombosis | clot, condition; formation of internal blood clots |
emboli | pertaining to embolus |
lymphedema | lymphatics, swelling; accumulation of lymph in tissue et the resultant swelling |
lymphoma | cancer originating in the lymphatic vessels |
lymphadenitis | inflammation of the lymph nodes |
lymphadenopathy | any disease of the lymph nodes |
lymphadenoma | tumor of a lymph node |
splenomegaly | spleen, enlargement; enlarged spleen |
hematopoiesis | formation et development of blood cells |
-plasty | surgical repair |
costal | ? |
intercostal | ? |
subcostal | ? |
intervertebral | ? |