Question | Answer |
-rrhexis | rupture; tear |
-centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |
-sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
-stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
-algia | pain/suffering |
-dynia | pain |
-itis | inflammation |
-malacia | abnormal softening |
-megaly | abnormal emlargement |
-necrosis | tissue death |
-ectomy | surgical removal |
-gram | record or picture |
-graphy | process of recording a picture or record |
-plasty | surgical repair |
-scopy | visual examination |
-rrhage | bursting forth as in abnormal excessive fluid discharge, typically bleeding |
-rrhaphy | to suture or stitch |
-rrhea | abnormal flow or discharge of body fluids |
pre- | time before |
peri- | time surrounding |
post- | time following |
-ology | the study of |
-ologist | specialist |
rhino- | nose |
hyper- | abnormally elevated |
hypo- | abnormally lowered |
cyan/o- | blue |
melan/o- | black |
cirrh/o- | golden yellow |
poli/o- | gray |
rube/o- | red |
rose/o- | light red or pink |
leuk/o- | white |
cardi/o- | heart |
tonsill/o- | tonsil |
-osis | abnormal condition |
gastr/o- | stomach |
dys- | bad; difficult |
eu- | normal |
inter- | between |
intra- | within |
sub- | beneath,below |
supra- | above |
-otomy | surgical incision |
laceration | jagged cut |
lesion | abnormal change in tissue |
sign | disease indicator that can be observed by others |
symptom | disease indicator that is known only to the patient |
syndrome | set of signs & symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process |
prognosis | a prediction of diseases probable course or outcome |
diagnosis | identification of the disease |
objective | a sign that can be seen or measured by others |
subjective | a symptom that can be evaluated or measured only by the patient |
acute | disease or that has rapid onset, severe symptoms, short course |
chronic | disease that is of long duration, may be controlled by meds but are rarely cured |
eponym | disease, structure, procedure, operation named for the person who discovered it |
acronym | a word formed from the first letter/letters of the major parts of a coumpond term |
arteri/o- | artery |
ather/o- | plaque |
arthr/o | joint |
ileum | part of the small intestine |
ilium | part of the hip |
mucous | membranes that line the digestive tract & secrete mucus |
mucus | discharge from mucous membranes |
infection | invasion of body or tissue by a pathgenic organism |
inflammaiton | tissue response to injury, or destruction; characterized by redness, heat, swelling, pain |
-ostomy | surgically created artificial opening |
palpation | to examine with the hands |
palpitation | pounding or racing heart |
suppuration | formation or discharge of pus |
suppination | rotaing the arm so the palm of the hand is facing up |
py/o- | pus |
suturing | the act of closing a wound or incision by stitching |
ligation | the act of binding or tying off a blood vessel or duct |
triage | screening patients to determine their priority of need and the proper place of treatment |
trauma | injury |
viral | pertaining to a virus |
virile | having masculine traits |