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Ch 4 Med Term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cyt(o) or -cyte | cell |
| hist(o) | tissue |
| kary(o) | nucleus |
| nucle(o) | nucleus |
| anter(o) | anterior, front |
| caud(o) | tail |
| ceph(o) | head |
| dist(o) | far, farthest |
| dors(o) | back (of body) |
| infer(o) | lower, below |
| later(o) | side, to one side |
| medi(o) | middle |
| poster(o) | back of body |
| proxim(o) | near, nearest |
| ventr(o) | belly, belly side |
| albin(o) | white |
| leuk(o) | white |
| chrom(o) | color |
| cirrh(o) | yellow |
| jaund(o) | yellow |
| xanth(o) | yellow |
| cyan(o) | blue |
| erythr(o) | red |
| melan(o) | black |
| poli(o) | grey; grey matter |
| radi(o) | radiation, x-ray; radius |
| tom(o) | to cut |
| viscer(o) | internal organs |
| -ar | pertaining to |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -infra | below, under |
| peri- | around |
| super- | upper, above |
| ultra- | excess, beyond |
| -logist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | separation; destruction; loosening |
| -ior | pertaining to |
| -ad | toward |
| -al | pertaining to |
| -ism | condition |
| hetero- | different |
| -osis | abnormal condition; increase (used primarily with blood cells) |
| -ice | noun ending |
| -oma | tumor |
| -tic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| myel | bone marrow; spinal cord |
| lumb(o) | loins (lower back) |
| epi- | above, upon |
| son(o) | sound |
| cost- | ribs |
| umbilic | umbilicus, navel |
| homeostasis | stable internal environment |
| disease | homeostasis is disrupted and cells, tissues, organs or systems are unable to function effectively |
| pathological | disease presenting signs, symptoms and clinical findings (focuses on root cause / structural damage from the illness) |
| morbid | disease presenting signs, symptoms and clinical findings (focuses on the state of illness itself) |
| signs | objective indicators that are observable |
| symptoms (Sx) | a subjective indicator of disease |
| diagnosis (Dx) | the cause and nature of a disease |
| treatment (Tx) | the manner in which a person deals with a medical condition |
| prognosis | prediction of the course of a disease and its probable outcome |
| idiopathic disease | one whose cause is unknown or exists without any connection with a known cause |
| AP | anteroposterior |
| Bx, bx | biopsy |
| CBC | complete blood count |
| CT | computed tomography |
| DNA | deoxyribonucleic acid |
| Dx | diagnosis |
| I&D | incision and drainage |
| LAT, lat | lateral |
| LLQ | left lower quadrant |
| LUQ | left upper quadrant |
| MRI | magnetic resonance imaging |
| PET | positron emission tomography |
| RF | rheumatoid factor; radio frequency |
| RLQ | right lower quadrant |
| RUQ | right upper quadrant |
| SPECT | single-photon emission computed tomograpyh |
| Sx | symptom |
| Tx | treatment |
| U&L, U/L | upper and lower |
| US | ultrasound, ultrasonography |
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