Medical Terminology ch 1
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