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Medical Terminology

Chapter 3.1 - Disease and Treatment

TermDefinition
7 Disease Types 1. Infectious Disease 2. Degenerative Disease 3. Neoplasia 4. Immune Disorders 5. Metabolic Disorders 6. Hormonal Disorders 7. Mental and Emotional Disorders
4 Signs Of Inflammation 1. Heat 2. Pain 3. Redness 4. Swelling
3 Responses To Disease 1. Inflammation 2. Phagocytosis 3. Immunity
Acute Sudden, Quick Onset
Benign Not recurrent or malignant. Describing a tumor that does not spread to other tissues.
Carcinoma A malignant neoplasm composed of epithelial cells
Chronic Long Duration, Progressing Slowly
Edema Accumulation of fluid in the tissues, swelling
Etiology Cause Of A Disease
Gram Stain Lab Stain Test That Divides Bacteria Into Two Groups (Gram Positive and Gram Negative)
Malignant Growing worse, harmful, describing an invasive tumor that can spread (metastasize) to other tissues
Metastasis Spread from one part of the body to another, characteristic of cancer
Necrosis Death of tissue
Neoplasia An abnormal and uncontrolled growth of tissue
Neoplasm A tumor, or abnormal growth, which may be benign or malignant
Phagocytosis Ingestion of organisms, such as invading bacteria or small particles of waste material by a cell. The phagocyte cell destroys the ingested material.
Prolapse A dropping or downward displacement of an organ or part
Pus A product of inflammation consisting of fluid and white blood cells
Sarcoma Malignant neoplasm arising from connective tissue
Roots For Disease: alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o Pain
Roots For Disease: carcin/o Cancer, Carcinoma
Roots For Disease: cyst/o Filled Sac or Pouch, Cyst, Bladder
Roots For Disease: lith Calculus, Stone
Roots For Disease: onc/o Tumor
Roots For Disease: path/o Disease
Roots For Disease: py/o Pus
Roots For Disease: pyr/o, pyret/o Fever, Fire
Roots For Disease: Scler/o Hard
Roots For Disease: tox/o, toxic/o Toxin/Poison
Prefixes For Disease: brady- Slow
Prefixes For Disease: dys- Abnormal, Painful, Difficult
Prefixes For Disease: mal- Bad, Poor
Prefixes For Disease: Pachy- Thick
Prefixes For Disease: tachy- Rapid
Prefixes For Disease: xero- Dry
Suffixes For Disease: -algia, -algesia Pain
Suffixes For Disease: -cele Hernia, Localized Dilation
Suffixes For Disease: -clasis, -clasia Breaking
Suffixes For Disease: -itis Inflammation
Suffixes For Disease: -megaly Enlargement
Suffixes For Disease: -odynia Pain
Suffixes For Disease: -oma Tumor
Suffixes For Disease: -pathy Any Disease Of
Suffixes For Disease: -rhage, -rhagia Bursting Forth, Profuse Flow, Hemorrhage
Suffixes For Disease: -rhea Flow, Discharge
Suffixes For Disease: -rhexis Rupture
Suffixes For Disease: -schisis Fissure, Splitting
Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: dilation, dilatation Expansion, Widening
Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: ectasia, ectasis Dilation, Dilatation, Distension
Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: edema Accumulation Of Fluid, Swelling
Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: lysis Separation, Loosening, Dissolving, Destruction
Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: malacia Softening
Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: necrosis Death Of Tissue
Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: ptosis Dropping, Downward Displacement, Prolapse
Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: sclerosis Hardening
Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: spasm Sudden Contraction, Cramp
Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: stasis Suppression, Stoppage
Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: stenosis Narrowing, Constriction
Words For Disease Used As Suffixes: toxin Poison
Prefixes For Infectious Disease: staphylo- Grape-Like Cluster
Prefixes For Infectious Disease: strepto- Chain
Roots For Infectious Disease: bacill/i, bacill/o Bacillus
Roots For Infectious Disease: bacteri/o Bacteria
Roots For Infectious Disease: Myc/o Fungus, Mold
Roots For Infectious Disease: Vir/o Virus
Abbreviations: AF Acid Fast
Abbreviations: CA, Ca Cancer
Abbreviations: CIS Carcinoma In Situ
Abbreviations: FUO Fever Of Unknown Origin
Abbreviations: Gm+ Gram Positive
Abbreviations: Gm- Gram Negative
Abbreviations: MDR Multidrug Resistant
Abbreviations: MRSA Methicillin-Resistant S. Aureus
Abbreviations: Staph Staphylococcus
Abbreviations: Strep Streptococcus
Abbreviations: VRSA Vancomycin-Resistant S. Aureus
In Situ Localized, Non-Invasive (Said Of Tumors That Don't Spread)
Nosocomial Infection Acquired In A Hospital
Iatrogenic Caused By The Effects Of Treatment
Hypertrophy Increase In Size Of An Organ Without Increase In The Number Of Cells
Hyperplasia Excessive Growth Of Normal Cells
Exudate Material That Escapes From The Blood Vessel As A Result Of Injury To Tissue
Ascites Accumulation Of Fluid In The Peritoneal Cavity
Adhesion Uniting Of Two Surfaces Or Parts
Abscess Localized Collection Of Pus
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