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Intro to Med Term
| Intro to Med Term | chapter 1 |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain |
| dys- | bad, difficult |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| hyper- | excessive, increased |
| hypo- | deficient, decreased |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | artificial opening |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhage | abnormal excessive fluid discharge or bleeding |
| -rrhaphy | to suture, stitch |
| -rrhea | abnormal flow of most body fluids |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| pre- | before |
| peri- | surrounding |
| post- | after |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| eu- | good, normal |
| inter- | between, among |
| intra- | within, inside |
| sub- | under, less, below |
| supra- | above, exessive |
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| poli/o | grey |
| arteri/o | artery |
| ather/o | plaque, fatty substance |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ileum | small intestine |
| ilium | part of hip bone |
| infection | invasion of body by pathogenic organism |
| inflammation | localized response to injury 1 redness, 2 heat, 3 swelling, 4 pain |
| laceration | ragged, torn wound |
| lesion | pathological change of tissues due to disease or injury |
| mucous | specialized mucous membranes that line the body cavities |
| mucus | substance secreted by mucous membranes |
| myc/o | fungus |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| my/o | muscle |
| palpation | exam technique |
| palpitation | pounding,racing heart |
| prostate | male gland |
| prostrate | collapse, lying flat |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| py/o | pus |
| pyr/o | fever, fire |
| supination | act of rotating arm so palm is forward or upward |
| suppuration | formation or discharge of pus |
| suturing | act of closing wound by stitching |
| ligation | act of binding or tying off blood vessels |
| triage | screening patients to determine priority of need |
| trauma | wound, injury |
| viral | pertaining to a virus |
| virile | masculine traits |
| sign | evidence of disease, objective |
| symptom | observed by patient, subjective |
| syndrome | set of signs and symptoms that occur together |
| diagnosis | identification of disease |
| differential diagnosis | attempt to determine which of several diseases |
| prognosis | forecast, prediction, probable outcome |
| acute | rapid onset, severe course, short duration |
| chronic | long duration, rarely cured |
| remission | partial or complete disappearance of symptons without achieving a cure |
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