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Ch.1 Med Term
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abdomin- | abdomen |
| angi- | blood or lymph vessel |
| append- | appendix |
| arteri- | artery |
| col- | color |
| cyan- | blue |
| dermat- | skin |
| arythr- | red |
| gastr- | stomach |
| hem- | blood |
| hepat- | liver |
| muscul- | muscle |
| my- | muscle |
| nat- | birth |
| neur- | nerve |
| ot- | ear |
| rhin- | nose |
| path- | disease |
| tonsil- | tonsils |
| ver- | poson, virus |
| dys- | ill, bad |
| hyper- | over, high |
| hypo- | low, under |
| -algia | pain |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -osis | abnormal |
| -osotomy | surgically opening |
| -otomy | incision |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| -rrhage | bleeding |
| -rrhagia | excessive fluid lose |
| -rrhea | flor or discharge |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -sclerosis | abnormal harding |
| abdominocentesis | surgery of belly to remove fluids |
| acronym | abbreviation |
| acute | short term |
| angiography | examination by x-ray of blood or lymph vessels |
| appendectomy | removal of the appendix |
| arteriosclerosis | thickening of artery's wall |
| arthraligia | pain in the joints |
| colostomy | surgical operation in which a piece of the colon is diverted to an artificial opening in the abdominal wall so as to bypass a damaged |
| cyanosis | bluish discoloration of the skin |
| dermatologist | doctor who specializes in the physiology and pathology of the skin |
| diagnosis | identification of the nature of an illness or other problem by examination of the symptoms |
| diarrhea | condition in which feces are discharged from the bowels frequently and in a liquid form |
| edema | condition characterized by an excess of watery fluid collecting in the cavities or tissues of the body |
| endarterial | innermost lining of the artery |
| eponym | person after whom a discovery, invention, place |
| erythrocyte | red blood cell that (in humans) is typically a biconcave disk without a nucleus |
| fissure | A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, esp. in rock or earth. |
| fistula | An abnormal or surgically made passage between a hollow or tubular organ and the body surface, or between two hollow or tubular organs |
| gastralgia | stomachache |
| gastritis | Inflammation of the lining of the stomach |
| gastroenteritis | Inflammation of the stomach and intestines, from bacterial toxins or viral infection |
| gastroisis | disease of the stomach |
| hemorrhage | An escape of blood from a ruptured blood vessel |
| hepatomegaly | abnormal enlargement of the liver |
| hypertension | high blood perssure |
| hypotension | low blood pressure |
| infection | The process of infecting or the state of being infected |
| inflammation | A localized physical condition in which part of the body becomes reddened, swollen, hot, and often painful, esp. as a reaction to injury |
| interstitial | situated within but not restricted to or characteristic of a particular organ or tissue—used especially of fibrous tissue |
| intramuscular | taking place within, or administered into, a muscle |
| laceration | a torn ragged wound |
| lesion | A region in an organ or tissue that has suffered damage |
| mycosis | A disease caused by infection with a fungus, such as ringworm or thrush |
| myelopathy | Disease of the spinal cord |
| myorrhexis | Tearing of a muscle |
| natal | relating to the place or time of one's birth |
| neonatology | that branch of pediatric medicine concerned with the newborn; the diagnosis and treatment of neonates |
| neutaitis | Inflammation of a peripheral nerve or nerves, usually causing pain and loss of function |
| otorhinolaryngology | The study of diseases of the ear, nose, and throat |
| palpation | a method of examination in which the examiner feels the size or shape or firmness or location of something |
| palpitation | A noticeably rapid, strong, or irregular heartbeat due to agitation, exertion, or illness |
| pathology | The science of the causes and effects of diseases |
| poliomyelitis | An infectious viral disease that affects the central nervous system and can cause paralysis |
| prognosis | The likely course of a disease or ailment |
| prostate | A gland surrounding the neck of the bladder in male mammals and releasing a fluid component of semen |
| pyoderma | A skin infection with formation of pus |
| pyrosis | a painful burning sensation in the chest caused by gastroesophageal reflux |
| remission | diminution of the seriousness or intensity of disease or pain; a temporary recovery |
| sign | An object, quality, or event whose presence or occurrence indicates the probable presence or occurrence of something else |
| supination | rotation of the hands and forearms so that the palms face upward |
| suppurstion | festering: (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus |
| supracostal | located above ribs |
| symptom | 2.A sign of the existence of something, esp. of an undesirable situation. A sign of the existence of something, esp. of an undesirable situation. |
| syndrome | group of symptoms that consistently occur together or a condition characterized by a set of associated symptoms |
| tonsillitis | Inflammation of the tonsils |
| trauma | A deeply distressing or disturbing experience |
| triage | The action of sorting according to quality |
| viral | Of the nature of, caused by, or relating to a virus or viruses |
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