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AH311 1.1-1.95
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| hyper- | excessive, increased |
| megaly- | enlargement |
| -algia | pain, suffering |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -osis | abnormal condition, disease |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| hypo- | deficient, decreased |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| -rrhage | bleeding, bursting forth |
| -ostomy | surgically create an opening |
| -otomy | surgical incision |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| -rrhea | flow,discharge |
| myelopathy | any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord |
| hypertension | high blood pressure |
| natal | pertaining to brith |
| symptom | an indication of a problem (ex: pain) |
| -pathy | disease |
| leukocyte | white blood cell |
| prognosis | prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder |
| edema | swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body |
| acute | rapid onset |
| supination | turning the palm of the hand upward (think: soup) |
| palpation | examination procedure |
| suppuration | formation of pus |
| arthralgia | pain in a joint or joints |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| malaise | discomfort, illness, or fatigue that has no clearly identifiable cause |
| intramuscular injection | medication injected directly into the muscle |
| differential diagnosis | series of laboratory tests that would allow doctors to differentiate the signs and symptoms of a certain condition (rule out) |
| pathology | specialty concerned with the study of all aspects of diseases |
| appendectomy | surgical removal of the appendix |
| fissure | a groove or crack-like sore of the skin |
| atherosclerosis | abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries |
| supracostal | above or outside the ribs |
| remission | cancer symptoms disappearing, but not a cure |
| pyrosis | another word for heartburn |
| exudate | fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound |
| lesion | pathologic tissue change |
| plapitation | pounding heart |
| laceration | torn or jagged wound, or an accidental cut |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| trauma | wound or injury |
| viral | pertaining to a virus |
| eponym | disease named after the person to discover it |
| inflammation | localized response to injury or tissue destruction |
| neurorrhaphy | suturing together the ends of a severed nerve |
| tonsilitis | inflammation of the tonsils |
| gastrosis | abnormal condition or disease of the stomach |
| syndrome | a set of signs and symptoms (ex: fever) |
| myorrhexis | rupture of a muscle |
| gastralgia | stomach pain |
| pyoderma | any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection |
| gastroenteritis | inflammation of the stomach and small intestines |
| dermatologist | physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the skin |
| venography | process of recording a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium |
| fistula | abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body |
| arteriomalacia | abnormal softening of the walls of the arteries |
| colostomy | surgical creation of an artificial opening between the colon and the body surface |
| infection | invasion of the body by a disease-producing organism |
| otorhinolaryngology | the study of the ears, nose, and throat (ot/o-, -rhin/o, -laryng/o, -ology) |
| mycosis | abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus (myc/o-, -osis) |
| poliomyelitis | viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord (polio-, -myel/o, -itis) |
| neonatology | study of disorders of newborns (neo-, nat/o, -ology) |
| endarterial | pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery (end-, arter-, -ial) |
| paracentesis | process of removing excess fluid from the abdomen |
| acronym | a word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term. EX: LASER stands for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation. |
| fractured phalanges | broken several finger bones |
| triage | screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and proper place of treatment |
| diarrhea | frequent flow of loose or watery stool |
| neuroplasty | surgical repair of the nerve |
| hemorrhage | loss or a large amount of blood in a short amount of time |
| arterionecrosis | tissue death of an artery or arteries |
| interstitial | between but not within the parts of a tissue |
| hepatomegaly | enlargement of the liver |
| cardiologist | medical specialist concerned with the diagnosis of a treatment of heart disease |
| rhinorrhea | runny nose |
| arthritis | inflammation of the joints |
| neurotomy | surgical incision of the nerve |
| carditis | inflammation of the heart |
| rhinalgia | pain in the nose |
| neuralgia | pain in a nerve or nerves |
| cardiotomy | surgical incision into the heart |
| rhinitis | inflammation of the nose |
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