Medical Terminology

diagnosis

Gina's physician ordered laboratory tests that would enable him to establish a differential _____ to identify the casue of her signs and symptoms

pathology

Jennifer plans to go to graduate school so she can specialize in _____. This specialy is concerened with the study of all aspects of diseases

remission

John's cancer went into _____. Although this is not a cure, his symptoms disappeared and he felt much better.

intramuscular

Migues required a/an _____ injection. This term means taht the medication was placed directly within the muscle

pyrosis

Mr. Smith describes that uncomfortable feeling as heartburn. The nedical term for this condition is _____.

abdominocentesis

Mrs. Tillson underwent _____ to remove excess fluid from her abdomen

diarrhea

Phyllis was having gread fun traveling until she ate some contaminated food and developed _____. She felt miserable and needed to stay in her hotel because of the frequent flow of loose and watery stool.

dermatologist

a _____ is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the skin

true

a colostomy is the surgical creation of an artificial opening between the colon and the body surface

sign

a fever is considered to be a _____

cardiologist

a medical specialist concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of heart disease is a/an _____

neonatologist

a medical specialist in disorders of the newborn is a/an _____

syndrome

a set of signs and symptoms

differential

a/an _____ diagnosis is also known as a rule out

fistula

a/an _____ is an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to teh surface of the body

appendectomy

a/an _____ is the surgical removal of the appendix

osis

abnormal condition or disease

gastralgia

abnormal condition or disease of teh stomach

sclerosis

abnormal hardening

stenosis

abnormal narrowing

malacia

abnormal softening

true

an erythrocyte is commonly known as a red blood cell

true

an infection is the invasion of the body by a disease-producing organism

gastroenteritis

an inflammation of the sstomach and small intestine is known as _____

pyoderma

any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection

false

arteriomalacia is abnormal hardening of blood vessels of the walls of an artery or arteries

dys

bad, difficult, painful

rrhage

bleeding bursting forth

hypo

deficient, decreased

megaly

enlargement

palpation

examination procedure

hyper

excessive, increased

rrhea

flow or discharge

exudate

fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound

phalanges

in an accident, Felipe broke several bones in his fingers. The medical term for these injuries is fractured _____

triage

in case of a major disaster Charlie, who is a trained paramedic, helps preform _____. This is the screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment

disease

in the term "myopathy" the suffix -pathy means_____

itis

inflammation

hypotenstion

lower than normal blood pressure is called _____

false

malaise is often the first symptom of inflammation

symptom

pain is classified as a _____

algia

pain, suffering

lesion

pathologic tissure change

palpitation

pounding heart

prognosis

prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder

acute

rapid onset

rrhexis

repture

myorrhexis

rupture of a muscle

gastrosis

stomach pain

ostomy

surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

otomy

surgical incision

ectomy

surgical removal

plasty

surgical repair

rrhaphy

surgical suturing

edema

swelling caused by an abnormalf accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body

arteriosclerosis

the abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries is called _____

arthr/o

the combining form meaning joint is _____

my/o

the combining form meaning muscle is _____

neur/o

the combining form meaning nerve is _____

myel/o

the combining form meaning spinal cord is _____

supparation

the formation of pus is called _____

gastritis

the medical term _____ describes an inflammation of the stomach

hypertension

the medical term for higher than normal blood pressure is _____

angiography

the process of recording a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium is known as_____

acronym

the term "laser" is a/an _____. This means that it is a word formed from the initail letters of the major parts of a compound term

neuroplasty

the term _____ describes the surgical repair of a nerve

intrastitial

the term _____ means between, but not within, the parts of a tissue

hepatomegaly

the term _____ means enlargement of the liver

hemorrhage

the term _____ means loss of a large amount of blood in a short time

viral

the term _____ means pertaining to a virus

natal

the term _____ means pertaining to birth

arterionecrosis

the term _____ means that tissure death of an artery or arteries

myelopathy

the term ______ describes any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord

rhinorrhea

the term meaning a runny nose is _____

neurotomy

the term meaning a surgical incision into a nerve is a/an_____

cardiotomy

the term meaning a surgical incision into the heat is a/an _____

supracostal

the term meaning above or outside the rib is _____

rhinitis

the term meaning an inflammation of the nose is _____

carditis

the term meaning inflammation of the heart is _____

arthralgia

the term meaning pain in a joint is _____

neuralgia

the term meaning pain in a nerve or nerves is _____

rhinalgia

the term meaning pain in the nose is _____

arthritis

the term meaning the inflammation of a joint or joints is _____

trauma

the term meaning wound or injury is _____

necrosis

tissue death

laceration

torn or jagged wound, or an accidental cut would

supination

turning the palm of the hand upward

scopy

visual examination

leukocyte

white blood cell