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MedTerms Week 4
Medical Terminology Week 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| edema | excessive fluid in body tissue causing swelling |
| syndrome | a set of sign and symptom that occurs together as part of a disease |
| diagnosis | identification of disease |
| sign | objective evidence of disease |
| symptoms | subjective evidence of disease |
| prognosis | the forecast of prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease |
| remission | temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of disease |
| chronic | disease or symptoms of long duration |
| acute | disease that has a rapid onset, severe, course, and short duration |
| appendicities | inflammation of the appendix |
| appendic | appendix |
| lithotomy | surgical removal of stone |
| otorhinolaryngology | the study of ear, nose, and throat |
| lith/o | stone |
| rhinitis | inflammation of nose |
| laryng/o | larynx/throat (voice box) |
| rhin/o | nose |
| otoscope | instrument to view inside the external ear canal |
| ot/o | ear |