Med midterm review

Gastritis

Inflimation of the lining of the stomach

-itis

(S)inflamation

gastr-

(R)Stomach

cytology

study of the cell

cyt/o

cell

-ology

study of

Psychosis

disorder causing mental disruption and loss of contact with reality

psych/o

mind

Dermat

skin

diagnosis

the determination of a disease

-dia

complete

diagnost

decision

nephrosis

same as nephrotic syndrome, a kidney disorder characterized by excessive protein loss in urine.

nephr/o

kidney

-osis

condition

biopsy

removing tissue form a person for labraory examination

-opsy

to view

Electroencephalogram

recording the electrical activity of the brain

encephal/o or enceph

brain

Arthralgia

joint pain

arthr/o

joint

-algia

painful condition

Hyperglycemia

high levels of glucose in the blood

-emia

a blood condition

Craniotomy

removal of a portion of the brain

-otomy

insision

Vertebrae

pertaining to the vertebrae

Larynx

an organ of voice production

laryng/o

larynx

Trachea

the tube that connects the larynx to the lungs, allowing air passage

Sarcoma

A malevolent tissue originating in the connective tissue

-oma

tumor or mass

Metabolism

consistantly changing physical chemical and chemical process occurring in the cell that are the sum of anabolism and catabolism

metabol

change

meta-

after or beyond

-ism

coondition or process

Histologist

a specialist in the structure and function of cells, tissue and organs

hist/o

tissue

Viscera

internal organs, particularly in the abdomen

viscer

internal organs

Angioplasty

restoration of blood flow of a blood vessel by surgery

-plasty

repair

angi/o

blood vessel

Tonsillitis

inflimation in the tonsils

Sclerosis

thickening or hardening of a tissue

scler/o

hardness

Necrosis

the pathologic death of tissue or cells

necr/o

death

Laryngectomy

removal of the larnyx

Hypertrophy

increasing in size, but not number, of an individual tissue element

trophy

development or nurishment

Endoscope

an instrument used to examine the inside of a tubular or hollow organ

endo-

inside

Cystocele

hernia of the bladder into the vagina

-cele

hernia or swelling

Acromegaly

enlargement of the head, Hans, feet, face, due to excess growth hormone in an adult

acr/o

highest peak,

-megaly

enlargement

Amniocentesis

removal of amniotic fluid for diagnostic purposes

amni/o

fetal membrane

-centesis

to puncture

Retroperitoneal

posterior to the peritoneum(membrane lining in the abdominal cavity)

retro-

backward

periton/e

stretch over

Diagnoses

the determination of the cause of a disease/issue/injury

Dyspnea

difficulty breathing

-pnea

breath

Cryotherapy

use of cold in treatment of injury

Ultrasonography

describing of deep structures using sound waves

son/o

sound

Tachycardia

rapid heart rate above 100 bpm

Tachy-

rapid

cardi/o

heart

Relapse

reacurrance of an disease

lapse or -lapse

clasp, fall together

Exophthalmos

protrusion of the eyeball

ophthalmos

eye

Periodontis

bactrial infection in the teeth

peri-

around

odnotis

tooth

Diverticulum

a pouch like opening from a sac from a tubular structure

diverticul

byroad (sidepath)

Anorexia

without having appetite to food or apeal to food

orex

appetite

GERD

gastroesophageal reflux disease(stomach acid flows back into the esophagus)

Cecotomy

surgical incision into the pouch in the large intestines

Esophageal Varices

enlarged swollen veins from blocked blood flow

varic

dilated, tortuous (twisted )vein

Oral Leukoplakia

white patches of mucous membrane in the mouth

Hyperbilirubinemia

execive bilirubin in the blood(yellowish pigment broken down byproduct of red blood cells)

Sialotith

a calcified stone in the salviatory gland that cause pain and swelling when eating

Splenorrhagia

hemorrhage or bleeding from a ruptered spleen

splen/o

spleen

-rrhagia

exessive flow discharge

Cholangiectasis

abnormal dilation or widening of the bile ducts

cholangi

bile duct

-ectasis

dilation

Laparoscopy

examination of the contents of the abdomen using and endoscope

lapar/o

abdomen

Stool Guaiac

a tool to detect gastro intestinal bleeding not visible to the eye