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Chpt 7 Diagnosis
Chpt 7 Diagnosis and Treatment; surgery
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anesthesia | loss of the ability to feel pain, as by admin. of a drug |
| auscultation | listening for sound w/in the body, usu. w/in the chest or abdoment |
| biopsy | removal of a small amt of tissue for microscopic examination |
| cautery | distruction of tissue by a damaging agent, such as a harmful chemical, heat, or electric current; cauterization |
| chemotherapy | use of chemicals to treat disease; often applied to cancer tx |
| diagnosis | the process of determining the cause and nature of an ilness |
| endoscope | an instrument for examining the inside of an organ or cavity through a body opening or small incision |
| excision | removal by cutting |
| fixation | holding or fastening a structure in a firm position |
| grading | a method for evaluating a tumor based on microscopic examination of the cells |
| immunotherapy | treatment that involves stimulation or suppression of the immune system, either specifically or nonspecifically |
| incision | a cut, as for surgery; also the act of cutting |
| inspection | visual examination of the body |
| laser | a device that transforms light into a beam of intense heat and power; used for surgery and diagnosis |
| opthalmosope | an instrument for examining the interior of the eye |
| otoscope | instrument used to examine the ears |
| palliative | providing relief but not cure; a treatment to provides such relief |
| palpation | examining by placing the hands or fingers on the surface of the body to determine characteristics such as texture, temp., movement, and consistency |
| percussion | tapping the body lightly but sharply to assess the condition of underlying tissue by the sounds obtained |
| prognosis | prediction of a disease's course and outcome |
| radiography | use of x-rays passed through the body to make a visual record of internal structures on specially sensitized film |
| remission | lessening of disease symptoms; the period during which this decrease occurs or the period when no sign of a disease exits |
| sign | objective evidence of disease that can be observed or tested; an objective symptom |
| staging | the process of classifying malignant tumors for diagnosis, tx, and prognosis |
| stethoscope | an instrument for listening to sounds produced within the body. |
| surgery | a method for treating disease or injury by manual operations |
| suture | to unite parts by stitching them together; also the thread or other material used in the process or the seam formed by surgical stitching |
| symptom | any evidence of disease; sometimes limited to subjective evidence of disease, as experienced by the individual. |
| therapy | treatment; intervention |
| vital signs | measurements that reflect basic functions nec. to maintain life |
| biofeedback | a method for learning control of involuntary physiologic responses by using electronic devices to monitor bodily changes and feeding this information back to a person |
| chiropractic | a science that stresses the condtion of the nervous system in diagnosis and treatment of disease; often the spine is manipulated to correct misalignment |
| homeopathy | a philosophy of treating disease by administering drugs in highly diluted form along with promoting healthy life haits and a healthy environment |
| naturopathy | a therapeutic philosophy of helping people to heal themselves by developing healthy lifestyles |
| osteopathy | a system of therapy based on the theory that the body can overcome disease when it has normal structure, a favorable environment, and proper nutrition.Osteopaths use standard medical practices for diagnosis and tx. |
| aer/o | air,gas |
| bar/o | presssure |
| chrom/o, chromato/o | color, stain |
| cry/o | cold |
| chron/o | time |
| electro/o | electricity |
| erg/o | work |
| phon/o | sound, voice |
| phot/o | light |
| radi/o | radiation, x-ray |
| son/o | sound |
| therm/o | heat, temperature |
| -centesis | puncture, tap |
| -desis | binding, fusion |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -plasty | plastic repair, plastic surgery, reconstruction |
| -rhaphy | surgical repair, suture |
| -stomy | surgical creation of an opening |
| -tome | instrument for incising(cutting) |
| -tomy | incision, cutting |
| -tripsy | crushing |
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