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MedTerm Ch. one
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| -algia | pain, painful condition (example: Arthr-algia means painful joints. Algia = painful. Arthr = joints) |
| Dys- | bad, difficult, painful (Example: dys-uria means difficulty peeing. Dys=difficulty. Uria = peeing) |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out (Example: append-ectomy means surgical removal of the appendix.) |
| Hyper- | high,excessive, increased (Example: Hypertension means excessive blood pressure. Hyper = excessive. Tension = pressure) |
| Hypo- | low,deficient, decreased (Example: Hypotension means deficient blood pressure. Hypo = low. Tension = pressure.) |
| -it is | inflammation (Example: Gastritis means inflammation of the stomach. Gastr/o = means stomach. It is means inflammation.) |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhage | bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
| -rrhapy | surgical suturing |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening (example: arterio– sclerosis means hardening of the arteries) |
| -algia | pain, painful condition (example: Arthr-algia means painful joints. Algia = painful. Arthr = joints) |
| Dys- | bad, difficult, painful (Example: dys-uria means difficulty peeing. Dys=difficulty. Uria = peeing) |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out (Example: append-ectomy means surgical removal of the appendix.) |
| Hyper- | high,excessive, increased (Example: Hypertension means excessive blood pressure. Hyper = excessive. Tension = pressure) |
| Hypo- | low,deficient, decreased (Example: Hypotension means deficient blood pressure. Hypo = low. Tension = pressure.) |
| -it is | inflammation (Example: Gastritis means inflammation of the stomach. Gastr/o = means stomach. It is means inflammation.) |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ostomy | the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhage | bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
| -rrhapy | surgical suturing |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening (example: arterio– sclerosis means hardening of the arteries) |
| Cyan/o | blue (Example: cyanosis means condition of being blue. Cyano = blue. Osis = condition of) |
| Erythr/o | Red (erythrocyte means red blood cell. Erythr/o = red. Cyte = cell.) |
| Melan/o | black (melanosis means condition of being black. Melan/o = black. Osis = condtion of or disease) |
| Leuk/o | white |
| Poli/o | gray |
| Gastr/o | stomach |
| Enter/o | small intestine |
| Neur/o | nerve |
| Tonsill | tonsils |
| Name five suffixes that are noun endings. | -a, -um, -y, -e, -us |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -an | pertaining to |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -eal | pertaining to |
| -ical | pertaining to |
| -ial | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -ine | pertaining to |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -ory | pertaining to |
| -ous | pertaining to |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -ago | abnormal condition |
| -esis | abnormal condition |
| -ia | abnormal condition |
| -iasis | abnormal condition |
| -ion | abnormal condition |
| -ism | abnormal condition |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| Path | disease |
| -ology | the study of |
| Pathology | the study of disease |
| -algia | pain |
| Gastr/o | stomach |
| Gastralgia | stomach pain |
| -dynia | pain |
| Gastr/o | stomach |
| Gastrodynia | stomach pain |
| -itis | inflammation |
| Gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| Hepato | liver |
| Hepatomegaly | enlarged liver |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Arteriomalacia | abnormal softening of the arteries |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Arterionecrosis | tissue death of an artery or arteries |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| Arteri/o | Artery |
| Arteriosclerosis | abnormal hardening of the arteries |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| Arteriostenosis | abnormal narrowing of the arteries |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid ( sticking a needle in to pull fluid out) |
| Abdomin/o | abdomen |
| Abdominocentesis | procedure of surgically puncturing the abdomen to remove fluid |
| -graphy | to produce a picture or record of |
| Angio | blood vessel |
| Angiography | to produce a picture of blood vessels |
| -gram | picture or record |
| Angio | blood vessels |
| Angiogram | a picture of blood vessels |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| Myo | muscle |
| Myoplast | repair of a muscle |
| -scopy | visual examination ( to look inside) |
| Arthr/o | joint |
| Arthroscopy | to look inside a joint |
| -rrhage and rrhagia | bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
| Hem/o | blood |
| Hemorrhage | excessive discharge of blood |
| -rrhapy | surgical suturing to close a wound ( using sutures, staples, or surgical glue) |
| Myo | muscle |
| Myorrhapy | surgical suturing of a muscle wound |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge of most body fluids |
| Dia | through |
| Diarrhea | body fluids flowing through ( to put it nicely) |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| Myo | muscle |
| Myorrhexis | ruptured muscle |
| Nat | birth |
| -al | pertaining to |
| Pre- | before |
| Prenatal | the time and events before birth |
| Peri | around |
| Nat | birth |
| -al | pertaining to |
| Perinatal | time and events surrounding birth |
| Post | after |
| Nat | birth |
| Al | pertaining to |
| Postnatal | the time and events after birth |
| Ab- | away from |
| Ad- | toward, to, in the direction of |
| Dextr/o | right side |
| Sinister/o | left side |
| Ex – | out of, outside, away from |
| In- | in, into, not , without |
| Macr/o- | large, abnormal size, or long |
| Micr/o | small |
| Mega-, megal/o | large, great |
| Olig/o | scanty, few |
| Pre- | before |
| Post- | after |
| Ab - | away from |
| Ad- | toward |
| Dys - | bad, difficult, painful |
| Eu- | good, normal, well, easy |
| Pnea | breathing |
| Eupnea | normal breathing |
| Inter- | between, among |
| -stitial | tissue |
| Interstitial | between the parts of the tissue |
| Intra - | within, or inside |
| Muscul/o | muscle |
| Intramuscular | within the muscle |
| Sub- | under |
| Super-, supra | above, excessive |
| Costal | ribs |
| Subcostal | under the ribs |
| Supra costal | above the ribs |
| Oto | ear |
| Rhino | nose |
| Laryng | larynx or throat |
| -ology | the study of |
| Otorhinolaryngology | the study of the ear, nose, and throat |
| Abbreviation for Ear Nose and Throat doctor also known as an otorhinolaryngologist | ENT |
| Lith | stone |
| -Otomy | surgical incision |
| Lithotomy | surgical incision to remove a stone |
| Lithotomy position | position in which a patient is laying on her back with her feet and legs raised in the air |
| Appendic | appendix |
| -it is | inflammation |
| Appendicitis | inflammation of the appendix |
| Edema | abnormal swelling caused by a collection of fluid in the cells, tissues or cavities of the body |
| Phalanges | finger bones |
| Phalanx | a single finger bone |
| End- | within |
| Arteri/o | artery |
| -al | pertaining to |
| Endoarterial | pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery |
| Ather/o | plaque or fatty substance |
| -oma | tumor |
| Athroma | fatty tumor within the wall of an artery |
| Arthr/o | joint |
| -algia | pain |
| Arthralgia | painful joints |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| Append | appendix |
| Appendectomy | surgical removal of the appendix |
| -ostomy | surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface |
| Col | colon |
| Colostomy | the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening from the colon to the outside of the body (surgically create a new butthole) |
| What the difference between a sign, a symptom, and a syndrome? | The patient has to tell you about a symptom. You can measure or see a sign. A syndrome is a set of signs and symptoms that go with a certain disease. |
| Define diagnosis. | identification of a disease |
| What’s the abbreviation for diagnosis? | DX |
| Define differential diagnosis. | an attempt to determine which of several diseases could be causing the signs and symptoms present |
| What’s the abbreviation for differential diagnosis? | D/DX |
| Define acute. | rapid onset, relatively short duration |
| Define chronic. | condition of long duration such as chronic back pain |
| Define remission. | The temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure. |
| Define disease. | condition in which one or more body parts are not functioning normally |
| Define eponym. | a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered it such as Alzheimer’s disease (discovered by German neurologist Alois Alzheimer) |
| Define Acronym. | a word formed from the beginning letters of long name (such as LASER – Light Amplification Stimulated Emission of Radiation) |
| Fissure | groove or crack-like sore of the skin, or normal folds in the contours of the brain |
| Fistula | An abnormal passage usually between two organs or from an organ to the outside of the body due to surgery, injury, or the draining of an abscess |
| Ileum | the last portion of the small intestine |
| Ilium | part of the hip bone |
| Infection | invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism |
| Pathogenic | disease producing |
| Malaise | feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease |
| Exudate | fluid or pus, that leaks out of an infected wound |
| What are the four key indicators of inflammation? | erythema (redness), hyperthermia (warmth/heat), edema (swelling), and pain |
| Laceration | torn, jagged or accidental cut wound |
| Lesion | pathologic change to the skin due to disease or injury |
| Mucous | describes membranes that line body cavities such as the mucous membranes of the nasal cavity |
| Mucus | fluid produced by mucous membranes |
| Myc/o | fungus |
| -osis | abnormal condition or disease |
| Mycosis | abnormal condition or disease caused by fungus |
| Myel/o | bone marrow or spinal cord |
| -pathy | disease |
| Myelopathy | disease of the spinal cord or bone marrow |
| My/o | muscle |
| -pathy | disease |
| Myopathy | disease of the muscle tissue |
| Dermat | skin |
| -ologist | specialist |
| Dermatologist | physician that specializes in disorders of the skin |
| Neo- | new |
| Nat | birth |
| -ology | study of |
| Neonatology | the study of disorders of the newborn |
| Palpation | using the hands to assess a patient |
| Palpitation | pounding or racing heart |
| Pyel/o | renal (kidney) pelvis |
| -it is | inflammation |
| Pyelitis | inflammation of the renal pelvis |
| Py/o | pus |
| Derma | skin |
| Pyoderma | a pus forming skin condition |
| Pyr/o | fever or fire |
| -osis | abnormal condition or disease |
| Pyrosis | heartburn – abnormal condition of fire caused by stomach acid regurgitated to the esophagus |
| Supination | turning of the palm upward |
| Suppuration | formation or discharge of pus |
| Triage | screening of patients to see who needs to be seen first on bases of the urgency/ seriousness and treatability of their condition |
| Trauma | injury resulting from accident, shooting, natural disaster, or fire |
| Viral | pertaining to a virus |
| Virile | having the nature properties, or qualities of an adult male |
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