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medical term ch 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| contains the basic meaning of the term | word root |
| word root with a vowel at the end so that a suffix beginning with a consonant can be added | combing form |
| comes at the end of the words, usually indicated procedure, condition, disorder or disease | suffix |
| comes at the beginning of the word, indicates location, time, # or status | prefix |
| study of all aspects of diseases | pathology |
| surgical incision for the removal of a stone | lithotomy |
| swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissues | edema |
| objective evidence of disease | sign |
| subjective evidence of a disease | symptom |
| set of he signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process | syndrome |
| ID of a disease | diagnosis |
| "rule out" attempt to determine which one of several diseases can be producing the signs and symptoms that are present | differential diagnosis |
| prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder | prognosis |
| condition has a sudden onset, severe course and short duration | acute |
| condition long in duration | chronic |
| temp, partial or complete disappearance of the symptoms of disease without having a cure | remission |
| condition in which 1 or more body parts are not functioning normally | disease |
| disease, structure, operation or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first | eponym |
| word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term | acronym |
| groove or cracklike sore of the skin | fissure |
| abnormal passage usually between 2 organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body | fistula |
| last and longest portion of the small intestine | ileum |
| part of the hip bone | ilium |
| invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism | infection |
| feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection | malaise |
| fluid, such as pus, that leas out of an infected wound | exudate |
| localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues | inflammation |
| 3 cardinal signs of inflammation | erythema, hyperthermia, edema |
| torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut wound | laceration |
| pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury | lesion |
| membranes that line the body cavities | mucous |
| fluid secreted by the mucous membranes | mucus |
| examination technique | palpation |
| pounding or racing heart | palpitation |
| male gland that lies under the bladder | prostate |
| collapse, lying flat and to overcome exhaustion | prostrate |
| act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward | supination |
| formation or discharge of pus | suppuration |
| medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment | triage |
| wound or injury | trauma |
| pertaining to virus | viral |
| having the nature properties or qualities of an adult male | virile |
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