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MedTerm 1
Medical Terminology for Health Professions Chapter 1 words activity
Question | Answer |
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Abdominocentesis | The surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid. |
Acronym | A word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term. |
Acute | Has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration. |
Angiography | The radiographic study of blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make these blood vessels visible. |
Appendectomy | The surgical removal of the appendix. |
Arteriosclerosis | The abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries. |
Arthralgia | Pain in a joint or joints. |
Colostomy | The surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface. |
Cyanosis | Blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood. |
Dermatologist | A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin. |
Diagnosis | The identification of a disease. |
Diarrhea | The frequent flow of loose or watery stools. |
Edema | Swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body. |
Endarterial | Pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery. |
Eponym | A disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first. |
Erythrocyte | A mature red blood cell. |
Fissure | A groove or crack-like sore of the skin. |
Fistula | An abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body. |
Gastralgia | Pain in the stomach. |
Gastritis | An inflammation of the stomach. |
Gastroenteritis | An inflammation of the stomach and small intestine. |
Gastrosis | Any disease of the stomach. |
Hemorrhage | The loss of a large amount of blood in a short time. |
Hepatomegaly | Abnormal enlargement of the liver. |
Hypertension | Higher-than-normal blood pressure. |
Hypotension | Lower-than-normal blood pressure. |
Infection | The invasion of the body by a pathogenic (disease-producing) organism. |
Inflammation | a localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues. |
Interstitial | Between, but not within, the parts of a tissue. |
Intramuscular | Within the muscle. |
Laceration | A torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut wound. |
Lesion | A pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury. |
Malaise | A feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease. |
Mycosis | Any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus. |
Myelopathy | Any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord. |
Myopathy | Any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue. |
Myorrhexis | The rupture of a muscle. |
Natal | Pertaining to birth. |
Neonatology | The study of disorders of the newborn. |
Neurorrhaphy | Suturing together the ends of a severed nerve. |
Otorhinolaryngology | The study of the ears, nose, and throat. |
Palpation | An examination technique in which the examiner’s hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts. |
palpitation | A pounding or racing heart. |
Pathology | The study of all aspects of diseases. |
Phalanges | The bones of the fingers and toes. |
Poliomyelitis | A viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord. |
Prognosis | A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder. |
Pyoderma | Any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo. |
Pyrosis | Also known as heartburn, the discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus. |
Remission | The temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure. |
Sign | Objective evidence of disease such as a fever. |
Supination | The act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward. |
Suppuration | The formation or discharge of pus. |
Supracostal | Above or outside the ribs. |
Symptom | Subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache. |
Syndrome | A set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process. |
Tonsillitis | An inflammation of the tonsils. |
Trauma | A wound or injury. |
Triage | The medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment. |
Viral | Pertaining to a virus. |