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NIC Med term 1 & 2
ed2go Medical terms NIC chapter 1 & 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdominal cavity (ab-DOM-ih-nal) | Abdomen, contains primarily the major organs of digestion |
| abdominocentesis (ab-dom-ih-noh-sen-TEE-sis) | abdomen + surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes |
| acronym (ACK-roh-nim) | A word formed from the initial letters of other words |
| acute | has a rapid onset, severe course, short duration |
| aden/o | gland |
| adenectomy (ad-eh-NECK-toh-mee) | gland + surgical removal |
| adenocarcinoma (ad-eh-noh-kar-sih-NOH-mah) | gland + cancer + malignant tumor; mass |
| adenoma (ad-eh-NOH-mah) | gland + benign tumor; mass (resembles glandular tissue) |
| adenomalacia (ad-eh-noh-mah-LAY-shee-ah) | gland + softening |
| adenosclerosis (ad-eh-noh-skleh-ROH-sis) | gland + hardening |
| adip/o | fat or fatty |
| -algia | pain |
| anaplasia (an-ah-PLAY-zee-ah) | change in structure of cells and orientation to each other |
| anatomy (ah-NAT-oh-mee) | study of the structure of the body |
| angiography (an-jee-OG-rah-fee) | blood vessel + record producing imagesanomaly |
| anomoly(ah-NOM-ah-lee) | a deviation from normal |
| anter/o | before |
| anterior (an-TEER-ee-or) | relating to or situated in front |
| -aplasia (ah-PLAY-zee-ah) | incomplete or faulty development of an organ or part |
| appendectomy (ap-en-DECK-toh-mee) | appendix + surgical removal |
| arteriosclerosis (ar-tee-ree-oh-skleh-ROH-sis) | artery + hardening |
| arthralgia (ar-THRAL-jee-ah) | joint + pain |
| bloodborne transmission | spread of disease through contact with blood or body fluids contaminated with blood |
| cardi/o | heart |
| cardiac | heart, pertaining to |
| caud/o | tail or lower part of body |
| caudal (KAW-dal) | toward the lower part of the body |
| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
| cephal/o | head |
| cephalic (seh-FAL-ick) | toward the head |
| chromosomes (KROH-moh-sohmes) | genetic structures within the nucleus |
| colostomy (koh-LAHS-toh-mee) | colon + creation of artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface. |
| communicable disease (kuh-MEWnih-kuh-bul) | transmitted from one person to another |
| congenital disorder (kon-JEN-ih-tahl) | exists at the time of birth |
| cranium | skull, portion of the skull that encloses the brain |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyanosis (sigh-ah-NOH-sis) | blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood |
| cyt/o | cell |
| cytology | study of cells |
| cytoplasm (SIGH-toh-plazm) | material within a cell but not part of nucleus |
| dermatologist (der-mah-TOL-oh-jist) | skin + specialist of diagnosing and treating disorders |
| diagnosis (dye-ag-NOH-sis) | identification of a disease |
| diarrhea (dye-ah-REE-ah) | flow of frequent loose stools |
| distal (DIS-tal) | situated farthest from the midline |
| dorsal (DOR-sal) | back of the body or organ |
| dys- | bad, difficult, painful |
| dysplasia (dis-PLAY-see-ah) | abnormal development or growth of cells, tissues or organs |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| edema (eh-DEE-mah) | swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissues |
| endarterial (end-ar-TEE-ree-al) | interior or lining of an artery |
| endemic (en-DEM-ick) | ongoing presence of disease, such as the common cold |
| endo- | within |
| endocrine glands (EN-doh-krin) | glands that secrete hormones directly into the bloodstream |
| epidemic (ep-ih-DEM-ick) | sudden and widespread outbreak of a disease |
| epigastric region (ep-ih-GAS-trick) | region above the stomach |
| eponym (EP-oh-nim) | named for the person that discovered |
| erythr-/o | Red |
| erythrocyte (eh-RITH-roh-sight) | red + blood (mature red blood cell) |
| etiology (ee-tee-OL-oh-jee) | study of the causes of diseases |
| exo | out of |
| exocrine glands (ECK-soh-krin) | Glands that secrete substances into ducts leading either to 0rgans or out of the body |
| fissure (FISH-ur) | grove or crack like sore of the skin, normal fold in contours of the brain |
| fistula (FIS-tyou-lah) | abnormal passage, usually between two organs, from organ to body surface |
| functional disorder | produces symptoms with no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| gastralgia (gas-TRAL-jee-ah) | pain in the stomach |
| gastritis (gas-TRY-tis) | stomach + inflammation |
| gastroenteritis (gas-troh-en-ter-EYE-tis) | stomach + small intestine + inflammation |
| gastrosis (gas-TROH-sis) | stomach + disease or abnormal condition |
| genetic disorder | condition caused by an absent or defective gene |
| geriatrician (jer-ee-ah-TRISH-un) | physician who specializes in older people |
| -graphy | a picture or record |
| hemophilia (hee-moh-FILL-ee-ah) | bleeding disorder which factors are missing to clot blood, from mother to son |
| hemorrhage (HEM-or-idj) | loss of a large amount of blood |
| hepatomegaly (hep-ah-toh-MEG-ah-lee) | liver + abnormal enlargement |
| hist/o | tissue |
| histology (hiss-TOL-oh-jee) | study of tissues |
| homeostasis (hoh-mee-oh-STAY-sis) | process that the body maintains a constant internal environment |
| hyper- | excessive or increased |
| hyperplasia (high-per-PLAY-zee-ah) | enlargement of an organ or tissue due to abnormal increase of cells in the tissue |
| hypertension (high-per-TEN-shun) | elevated blood pressure |
| hypertrophy (high-PER-troh-fee) | enlargement of a part/organ due to increase in size w/no additional cells in the tissues |
| hypo- | deficient, decreased |
| hypogastric region (high-poh-GAS-trick) | area of the abdomen located below the stomach |
| hypoplasia (high-poh-PLAY-zee-ah) | incomplete development of an organ or tissue due to deficiency in number of cells |
| hypotension (high-poh-TEN-shun) | lower than normal blood pressure |
| iatrogenic illness (eye-at-roh-JEN-ick) | side effects from medication |
| idiopathic disorder (id-ee-oh-PATH-ick) | illness without a known cause |
| infection (in-FECK-shun) | invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism |
| infectious disease (in-FECK-shus) | illness caused by bacterium, virus or fungus |
| inflammation (in-flah-MAY-shun) | heat, redness, swelling and pain |
| inguinal (ING-gwih-nal) | entire lower part of the abdomen referred to as the groin |
| interstitial (in-ter-STISH-al) | between, but not within, the parts of tissue |
| intramuscular (in-trah-MUS-kyou-lar) | within, inside + muscle |
| -itis | inflammation |
| laceration (lass-er-AY-shun) | torn or ragged wound |
| lesion (LEE-zhun) | pathologic change in the tissues due to disease or injury |
| leuk/o | white |
| leukocyte (LOO-koh-sight) | blood, white blood cell |
| medial (MEE-dee-al) | direction toward, or nearer, the midline |
| Melan/o | black |
| melanosis (mel-ah-NOL-sis) | Tissue or organs, condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in the body or organs |
| mesentery (MESS-en-terr-ee) | fused double layer of the parietal peritoneum attaching the intestine to the abdominal wall |
| midsagittal plane (mid-SADJ-ih-tal) | a vertical line that divides the left and right side of the body |
| mycosis (my-KOH-sis) | condition or disease caused by a fungus |
| myelopathy (my-eh-LOP-ah-thee) | pathologic condition of the spinal cord |
| myopathy (my-OP-ah-thee) | pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue |
| myorrhexis (my-oh-RECK-sis) | muscle + rupture |
| natal (NAY-tal) | pertaining to birth |
| neonatology (nee-oh-nay-TOL-oh-jee) | new (newborn) + study of disorders |
| neur- | nerve |
| neuritis (new-RYE-tis) | nerve + inflammation |
| neuroplasty | nerve + surgical repair |
| nosocomial infection (nos-oh-KOH-mee-al in- | Infection acquired in a hospital or clinic |
| -ologist | specialist |
| -ology | the study of |
| osis | abnormal condition or disease |
| ostomy | surgical creation of an artificial opening |
| otomy | surgical incision |
| otorhinolaryngology (oh-toh-rye-noh-lar-in-GOLoh-jee) | ear + nose + throat + study of |
| palpation (pal-PAY-shun) | physical examination |
| palpitation (pal-pih-TAY-shun) | pounding or racing heart rhythm |
| pandemic (pan-DEM-ick) | A disease outbreak occurring over a large geographic area, possibly worldwide |
| path | practitioner that emphasizes one aspect of a disease or its treatment |
| path/o | disease, pathological |
| pathology (pah-THOL-oh-jee) | disease + study of |
| pelvic cavity (PEL-vick) | space formed by the hip bones |
| peritoneum (pehr-ih-toh-NEE-um) | Membrane that protects/supports the organs located in the abdominal cavity. |
| peritonitis (pehr-ih-toh-NIGH-tis) | Inflammation of the peritoneum |
| peylitis | renal pelvis + inflammation |
| phalanges (fah-LAN-jeez) | finger or toe bone, plural = more than one |
| phalanx (fah LAN-ex) | finger or toe bone, singular = only one |
| phenylketonuria (fen-il-kee-toh-NEW-ree-ah) | genetic disorder in which an essential digestive enzyme is missing |
| physiology (fiz-ee-OL-oh-jee) | study of the functions of the body structures |
| -plasia | formation |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| poli/o | gray |
| poliomyelitis (poh-lee-oh-my-eh-LYE-tis) | spinal cord, viral infection of the gray matter of thee spinal cord |
| poster/o | back or toward the back |
| posterior (pos-TEER-ee-or) | situated in back |
| prognosis (prog-NOH-sis) | prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder |
| prostate (PROS-tayt) | male gland under bladder & surrounds the urethra |
| proximal (PROCK-sih-mal) | situated nearest the midline |
| py/o | pus |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis, part of the kidney |
| pyoderma (pye-oh-DER-mah) | pus + derma, acute/inflammatory/pus bacterial skin infection |
| pyr/o | fever or fire |
| pyrosis (pye-ROH-sis) | fever + abnormal condition or disease |
| remission | temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of symptoms of disease without achieved a cure |
| retroperitoneal (ret-roh-pehr-ih-toh-NEE-al) | Located behind the peritoneum of the abdominal cavity |
| rrhage | bleeding or severe bleeding ( |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing to close wound |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge of most body fluids |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| sign | objective evidence of disease, can be evaluated by others |
| -stasis | control |
| stem cells | Unspecialized cells that renew themselves for long periods of time through cell division |
| supination (soo-pih-NAY-shun) | rotate arm so palm is forward or upward |
| suppuration (sup-you-RAY-shun) | formation or discharge of pus |
| supracostal (sue-prah-KOS-tal) | above or outside + rib |
| symptom (SIMP-tum) | subjective evidence of disease such as pain or headache |
| syndrome (SIN-drohm) | set of signs and symptoms together as part of a specific disease process |
| thoracic cavity (thoh-RAS-ick) | cavity that protects the heart and the lungs; also known as the chest |
| tonsill/o | tonsils |
| tonsillectomy | tonsils + surgical removal of |
| tonsillitis (ton-sih-LYE-tis) | tonsils + inflammation of |
| transverse plane (trans-VERSE) | horizontal plane that divides the body into upper and lower portions |
| trauma (TRAW-mah) | wound or injury |
| triage (tree-AHZH) | screening patient for priority and treatment |
| umbilicus (um-BILL-ih-kus) | umbilical cord was attached before birth |
| vector-borne transmission | spread of a disease due to the bite of a vector capable of transmitting that disease |
| ventral (VEN-tral) | Front or belly side of the body or organ or anterior |
| viral (VYE-ral) | pertaining to virus |
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