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MedTerms Week 5
Medical Terminology Week 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| lesion | pathological change of tissue due to injury or change of tissue |
| mucus | fluid secretal by the mucous membrane |
| infection | invasion inside of the body by a pathogen |
| endartrial | pertaining to the inside lining |
| ili/o | hip |
| ileum | part of the small intestine |
| ile/o | small intestine |
| inflammation | localized response to an injury: redness(erythema), heat(hypothermia), swelling(edema) |
| myelopathy | abnormal condition of Bone marrow or Spinal Cord |
| ilium | hip bone |
| myopathy | disease of a muscle tissue |
| -ologist | specialist |
| my/o | muscle |
| gerontologist | MD specializes in elderly |
| fissure | groove or crack like sore of the skin. Also describes the normal folds in the contour of brain |
| fistula | abnormal passage between two internal organs or leading from organ to outside of body |
| arteri/o | artery |
| arthr/o | joint |
| ather/o | fat |
| atherosclerosis | hardening of the artery due to fatty deposits |
| arthralagia | pain in the joint |
| myc/0 | fungus |
| mycosis | a disease caused by a fungus |
| mucous | type of membrane that line body cavities |
| lacer | torn |
| laceration | torn or mangled wound |
| geront- | old age |
| nephrologist | MD specializes in Kidney |
| myel/o | Bone Marrow or Spinal Cord |