james

dys-

Bad, difficult, painful

-algia

Pain, suffering

-plasty

Surgical repair

-osis

Abnormal condition or disease

-rrhaphy

Surgical suturing

-megaly

Enlargement

-otomy

Surgical incision

hyper-

Excessive, increased

-ac

Pertaining to

-itis

Inflammation

-ectomy

Surgical removal

-sclerosis

Abnormal hardening

-rrhage

Bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

-scopy

Visual examination

-rrhea

Flow or discharge

-stenosis

Abnormal narrowing

-malacia

Abnormal softening

hypo-

Deficient, decreased

-necrosis

Tissue death

-ostomy

Surgical creation of an artificial opening

Myelopathy

A pathologic change or disease of the spinal cord.

Hypertension

Higher-than-normal blood pressure.

Natal

Pertaining to birth.

Symptom

Pain is classified as a.

-pathy in myopathy

Disease.

Prognosis

The prediction of the probable course of a disorder.

Edema

Swelling caused by abnormal fluid accumulation.

Laceration

Torn or jagged wound.

Lesion

Pathologic tissue change.

Supination

Turning the palm upward.

Acute

Rapid onset.

Palpitation

Pounding heart.

Leukocyte

White blood cell.

Palpation

Examination by touch.

Exudate

Fluid such as pus from an infected wound.

Gastritis

Inflammation of the stomach.

Suppuration

Formation of pus.

Trauma

Wound or injury.

Viral

Pertaining to a virus.

Appendectomy

Removal of appendix.

Tendonitis

Tendon inflammation.

Syndrome

Set of signs & symptoms.

Tenorrhaphy

Suturing of a tendon.

Gastralgia

Stomach pain.

Pyoderma

Pus-forming skin infection.

Arteriosclerosis

Hardening of artery walls.

Sign

A fever is a.

Gastroenteritis

Inflammation of stomach + small intestine.

Arthralgia

Joint pain.

Dermatologist

Skin doctor.

Hypotension

Low blood pressure.

Angiography

X-ray imaging of vessels.

Supracostal

Above/outside the ribs.

Differential diagnosis

Rule-out diagnosis.

Fistula

Abnormal passage.

True

An erythrocyte is a red blood cell.

False

Arteriomalacia = hardening of artery walls.

True

A colostomy creates an artificial opening.

False

Malaise is the first symptom of inflammation.

False

Infection = invasion by disease-producing organism.

cyt/o

Cell.

-ologist

Specialist.

aden/o

Gland.

exo-

Out of.

cephal/o

Head.

-stasis

Control.

anter/o

Front.

-plasia

Formation.

endo-

Within.

path/o

Disease.

caud/o

Lower part of body.

hist/o

Tissue.

-ology

Study of.

adip/o

Fat.

poster/o

Back.

Nosocomial infection

Hospital-acquired infection.

Dominant gene

Inherited from one parent & expressed.

Abdominal cavity

Organs of digestion cavity.

Medial

Toward the midline.

Adult stem cells

Repair cells.

Phenylketonuria

Missing digestive enzyme disorder.

Adenitis

Inflammation of a gland.

Parietal peritoneum

Outer peritoneum layer.

Gene

Basic unit of heredity.

Hospitalist

Hospital-based doctor.

Umbilical

Belly button.

Iliac

Hip bone area.

Hypochondriac

Below the ribs.

Epigastric

Above stomach.

Hypogastric

Below stomach.

Inguinal

Lower abdominal region.

Genetics

Study of gene transfer.

Epidemiologist

Disease outbreak specialist.

Exocrine glands

Glands that secrete into ducts.

Diaphragm

Stomach is inferior to the.

Proximal

Nearest midline.

Posterior

Back.

Frontal plane

Anterior/posterior divider.

Midsagittal plane

Equal left/right halves.

Distal

Elbow formed by distal humerus.