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chapter 1
word parts and meanings
Term | Definition |
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rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
truama | wound or injury |
inflammation | localized response to injury or destruction of tissues |
laceration | torn, jagged wound |
diarrhea | frequent flow of loose or watery stool |
hyper | prefix meaning excessive or increase |
acute | describes disease with rapid onset and relatively short duration |
dys | bad, difficult, or painful |
abdominocentesis | a surgical puncture into the abdomen to remove fluid |
algia | suffix meaning pain and suffering |
plasty | suffix meaning surgical repair |
colostomy | surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface |
hemorrhage | loss of large amount of blood in a short time |
triage | medical screening to determine the priority of treatment |
viral | pertaining to a virus |
arteriosclerosis | abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries |
otomy | suffix meaning a surgical incision |
tonsillitis | inflammation of the tonsils |
rrhea | suffix meaning flow or discharge |
appendectomy | surgical removal of the appendix |
gastralgia | pain in the stomach |
prognosis | prediction of probable course and outcome of a disorder |
rrhexis | suffix meaning rupture |
syndrome | a set of signs and symptoms that occur together |
ostomy | suffix meaning surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface |
myel | spinal cord |
osis | abnormal condition or disease |
cyte | cell |
cardi | heart |
cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
path | disease |
ology | study of |
ot/o | ear |
rhin/o | nose |
laryng | throat |
arteri/o | atery |
my/o | muscle |
myc/o | fungus |
nat | birth |
illium | hip bone |
ileum | last and longest portion of intestine |
palpation | examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts |
palpitation | pounding or racing heart |