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Chapter 1
Medical terminology I
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -algia | Pain, suffering |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | surgical removal, cutting out |
| -gram | picture or record |
| -hyper | excessive, increased |
| -hypo | deficient, decreased |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -ostomy | the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhage | bleeding abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| abdominocentesis | surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid |
| acronym | a word from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term |
| acute | rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration |
| angiography | process of producing and x-ray or radiographic study of blood vessels after injection of a contrast medium to make blood vessels visible |
| appendectomy | surgical removal of the sppendix |
| arteriosclerosis | abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or ateries |
| arthralgia | pain in a joint or joints |
| colostomy | surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and body |
| cyanosis | blue discoloration of the skin caused by lack of adequate oxygen in the blood |
| dermatologist | physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin |
| diagnosis | the identification of a disease |
| diarrhea | frequent flow of loose or watery stools |
| edema | swelling |
| endarterial | pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery |
| eponym | disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first |
| erthyrocyte | mature red blood cell |
| fissure | groove or crack-like sore of the skin |
| fistula | abnormal passage, usually between 2 internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body |
| gasrtralgia | stomachache |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| gastroenteritis | inflammation of the stomach and small intestine |
| gastrosis | any disease of the stomach |
| hemorrhage | loss of a large amount of blood in a short time |
| hepatomegaly | abnormal enlargement of the liver |
| hypertension | higher than normal blood pressure |
| hypotension | lower than normal blood pressure |
| infection | invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism |
| inflammation | localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues |
| interstitial | means between, but not within, the parts of the tissue |
| intramuscular | within the muscle |
| laceration | torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut |
| lesion | pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury |
| malaise | feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness |
| mycosis | describes any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus |
| myelopathy | describes any injury, degeneration or disease in the spinal cord |
| myopathy | describes any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue |
| natal | pertaining to birth |
| neonatology | the study of disorders of the newborn |
| neurorrhaphy | suturing together the ends of a severed nerve |
| otorhinolaryngology | the study of the ears, nose, and throat |
| palpation | examination technique which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts |
| palpitation | pounding or racing heart |
| pathology | the study of all aspects of diseases |
| phalanges | the bones of the fingers and toes |
| poliomyelitis | a viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord |
| prognosis | prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease |
| pyoderma | any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo |
| pyrosis | also known as heartburn, discomfort due to regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus |
| remission | temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without achieved a cure |
| sign | objecting evidence of disease, such as a fever |
| spination | act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward upward |
| suppurnation | the formation of pus |
| supracostal | above or outside of the ribs |
| symptom | subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache |
| syndrome | persistent, overwhelming fatigue of unknown origin |
| tenorrhaphy | the surgical suturing of a tendon |
| tonsillitis | an inflammation of the tonsils |
| trauma | wound or injury |
| triage | medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment |
| viral | means pertaining to a virus |
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