Chpt 1 + Chpt 2- NDT 2202

-algia

Pain, sufferring

Dys-

bad, difficult, painful, abnormal

-ectomy

Surgical removal

-megaly

Enlargment

Hyper-

Excessive, increased, more than normal

Hypo-

Deficient, decreased, less than normal

-itis

inflammation

-malacia

Abnormal softening.

-necrosis

Tissue death

-osis

Any abnormal condition or disease

-ostomy

The creation of an artificial opening to the body

-otomy

to cut into or incision

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhage

burst forth of blood

-rrhea

flow or discharge

-rrhaphy

to suture

-rrhexis

to rupture

-centiesis

surgical puncture

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

arthr/o

Joint

carcin/o

cancer

cardi

heart

cephal

head

electr

electricity

gastr

stomach

hepat

liver

my

muscle

oste

bone

rhin

nose

-pathy

disease

-ology

study of

-ologist

one who studies

a-

without

bi-

two

inter-

between, among

intra-

within, inside

post-

after, behind

pre-

before, in front of

peri-

surrounding, around

sub-

under, below

encephal-

brain

fibr/o

fibrous

dermat/o

Combining form meaning skin

-oma

tumor, mass

cutane

skin

-ous

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

laryng

larynx (voice box)

neur

nerve

opthalm

eye

oto

ear

-scope

look, observe

scapul

scapula (shoulder blade)

angi-

vessel

ventricul

ventricle; a small cavity

pan-

all, entire

men/o

menstruation, menses

enter

small intestine

cyan

blue

erythr/o

red

melan

black

luek/o

white

poli/o

gray

symptom

subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache

syndrome

A group of symptoms typical of a particular disease or condition

signs

objective changes that a clinician can observe and measure

diagnosis

identification of a disease

prognosis

a prediction of the course of a disease

differential diagnosis

a list of conditions the patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam

acronym

A word formed from the first letter of each word in a series

abrupt

all of a sudden

acute

just started recently, sharp, severe symptom

afebrile

to not have a fever

chronic

going on for a while

exacerbation

getting worse

febrile

have a fever

genetic

runs in the family

lethargic

a decrease in level of consciousness; in a medical record, this is generally an indication that the patient is really sick

malaise

not feeling well

noncontributory

not related to this specific problem

progressive

more and more each day

symptom

something a patient feels

alert

able to answer questions; responsive; interactive

ausculation

to listen

marked

really stands out

oriented

being aware of who he or she is, where he or she is, and the current time; a patient who is aware of all three is "oriented x 3"

palpation

to feel

percussion

to hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel for the resulting vibration

unremarkable

normal

impression

another way of saying assessment

diagnosis

what the health care professional thinks the patient has

differential diagnosis

a list of conditions the patient may have based on the symptoms

benign

safe

malignant

dangerous

degeneration

getting worse

etiology

the cause

remission

to get better or improve

idiopathic

no known cause

localized

stays in a certain part of the body