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Med. Term. chp.1
Medical Terminology for Health Profession Devry
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many types of word parts may be used to create medical terms? | Four |
| What are the four types of word parts? | Word Root, Combining Form, Suffix, and Prefix |
| Word Root | Contains the basic meaning of the term. |
| Which word part usually but not always indicate the involved body part and sometimes color? | Word Root |
| Combining Form | is a word root with a vowel at the end so that a suffix beginning with a constanant can be added. |
| When a combining form appears alone, it is shown with a _____________ between the word root and the combining vowel. | Slash (/) |
| What are the 3 Word part guidelies? | 1. A word root cannot stand alone 2. The rules for creating combining form by adding a vowel apply when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added to a word root. 3. When a prefix is necessary, it is always placed at the beginning of the word. |
| Suffix | always comes at the end of a word |
| Which word part usually ut not always indicate the procedure, condition, disorder, or disease? | Suffix |
| Prefix | always comes at the beginning of a word |
| Which word root usually but not always indicate location, time, number, or status? | Prefix |
| Tonsillitis | Inflamation of the tonsils |
| Tonsill | tonsils |
| -itis | inflamation |
| Tonsillectomy | the surgical removal of the tonsils |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| Cranium | the portion of the skull that encloses the brain |
| crani | skull |
| -um | noun ending |
| cardiac | pertaining to the heart |
| cardi | heart |
| -ac | pertaining to |
| -osis | abnormal condition or disease |
| Gastrosis | any disease of the stomach |
| gastr | stomach |
| cyan/o | blue |
| cyanosis | is blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood. |
| erythr/o | red |
| erythrocyte | is a mature red blood cell |
| -cycte | cell |
| leuk/o | white |
| leukocyte | is a white blood cell |
| melan/o | black |
| melanosis | is any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in body tissues or organs. |
| poli/o | gray |
| poliomyelitis | is a viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord |
| What are the three rules for using combining form vowels? | 1. A combining vowel is used when the suffix begins with a consonant. 2. A combining vowel is not used when the suffix begins with a vowel. 3. A combining vowel is used when two or more word roots are joined. |
| neur/o | nerve |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| neuroplasty | the surgical repair of a nerve |
| neuritis | is inflammation of a nerve or nerves |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| gastroenteritis | inflammation of the stomach and small intestine |
| pathology | is the study of all aspects of diseases |
| path | disease |
| -ology | study of |
| Suffixes related to pathology describes specific _________________ ________________. | disease conditions |
| -algia | pain and suffering |
| gastralgia (stomach ache) | pain in the stomach |
| -dynia | pain |
| gastrodynia | pain in the stomache |
| gastritis | inflammation of the stomach |
| -malacia | abnormal softening |
| arteriomalacia | abnormal softening of the walls of an atery or arteries |
| arteri/o | artery |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| hepatomegaly | abnormal enlargement of the liver |
| hepat/o | liver |
| -necrosis | tissue death |
| arterionecrosis | the tissue death of an artery or arteries |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| arteriosclerosis | abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries |
| -stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| arteriostenosis | abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries |
| -centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purpose or to remove excess fluid. |
| abdominocentesis | surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid |
| abdomin/o | abdomen |
| -graphy | the process of producing a picture or record |
| angiography | the process of producing a radiographic (x-ray) study of the blood vessels |
| angi/o | blood vessel |
| -gram | a picture or record |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| myoplasty | the surgical repair of a muscle |
| myo | muscle |
| -scopy | visual examination |
| arthroscopy | visual examination of the internal structure of a joint |
| arthr/o | joint |
| -rrhage and -rrhagia | bleeding |
| hemorrhage | loss of a large amount of blood in a short time |
| hem/o | blood |
| -rrhapy | surgical suturing to close a wound |
| myorrhaphy | surgical suturing of a muscle wound |
| -rrhea | flow or discharge |
| diarrhea | the frquent flow of loose or watery stools |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| myorrhexis | the rupture of a muscle |
| natal | pertaining to birth |
| nat | birth |
| -al | pertaining to |
| perinatal | time and events surrounding birth |
| pre- | before |
| peri- | surrounding |
| post- | after |
| postnatal | time and events after birth |
| otorhinolaryngology | the study of the ears, nose and throat |
| ot/o | ear |
| rhin/o | nose |
| laryng/o | larynx and throat |
| lithotomy | surgical incision for the removal of a stone |
| lith | stone |
| edema | swelling caused by excesss fluid in the body tissues |
| appendicitis | inflammation of the appendix |
| appendic | appendix |
| phalanges | the bones of the fingers and toes |
| endarterial | pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery |
| end- | within |
| arther/o | plaque |
| arthr/o | joint |
| atheroma | fatty deposit within the wall of an artery |
| -oma | tumor |
| arthralgia | pain in the joint pr joints |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| appendectomy | surgical removal of the appendix |
| -ostomy | surgical creation of an artificial opening |
| colostomy | surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface |
| col | colon |
| -otomy | cutting or surgical incision |
| colotomy | surgical incision into the colon |
| fissure | a groove or crack like sore of the skin |
| fistula | an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | towards |
| abnormal | not normal; away from normal |
| addiction | drawn toward or a strong dependence on a drug or substance |
| dys- | bad, difficult, or painful |
| dysfunctional | an organ or body part not working properly |
| eu- | good, normal, well or easy |
| euthyroid | a normally functioning thyroid gland |
| hyper- | excessive or increased |
| hypertension | higher than normal blood pressure |
| hypo- | deficient or decreased |
| hypotension | lower than normal blood pressure |
| inter- | between or among |
| intra- | inside or within |
| interstitial | between but not within the parts of a tissue |
| intramuscular | within the muscle |
| sub- | under, less or below |
| super-, supra- | above or excessive |
| subcostal | below rib or ribs |
| supracostal | above or outside the ribs |
| ileum | last and longest portion of the small intestine |
| illium | part or the hip bone |
| infection | the invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism |
| malaise | a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease. |
| exudate | fluid such as pus that leaks out of an infected wound |
| inflammation | a localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues. |
| laceration | a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut wound |
| lesion | a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease oer injury |
| mucous | specialized mucous membranes that line the body cavities |
| mucus | the name of fluid secreted by the mucous membranes |
| myc/o | fungus |
| mycosis | abnormal condition or disease caused by fungus |
| -osis | abnormal condition or disease |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| myelopathy | any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord |
| myopathy | any pathologic change or disease of the muscle tissue |
| -ologist | specialist |
| dermatologist | a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin |
| dermat | skin |
| -ology | the study of |
| neonatology | the study of disorders of the newborn |
| neo- | new |
| palpation | an examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture size consistency and location of certain body parts. |
| palpitation | pounding or racing heart |
| prostate | a male gland that lies under the urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra |
| prostrate | to collapse and be lying flat or to be overcome with exhaustion |
| pyel/o | renal pelvis |
| pyelitis | inflammation of the renal pelvis |
| py/o | pus |
| pyoderma | any acute, inflammatory, pus forming bacterial skin infection |
| pyr/o | fever or fire |
| pyrosis aka: heartburn | discomfirt due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus |
| supination | the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward |
| suppuration | the formation or discharge or discharge of pus |
| triage | the medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment |
| trauma | wound or injury |
| viral | pertaining to a virus |
| vir | virus or poison |
| virile | having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male |
| AP | appendectomy or appendicitis |
| CFS | chronic fatigue syndrome |
| DG, Dg, Diag, diag, DX, Dx | diagnosis |
| D/D, DD, DDx, diaf, Diag | differential diagnosis |
| He | hemorrhage |
| Inflam, Inflamm | inflammation |
| PA, Pa, path | pathology |
| PN | postnatal |
| prog, progn, Prx, Px | prognosis |
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