MED TERMS Ch. 1-4 Exam

cost/o

rib

enter/o

intestine

hepat/o

liver

lapar/o

abdomen

leuk/o

blood

-ation

being, having, or process

-ion

action or condition

-ia

condition, state, thing

-ism

disease from a specific cause

-itis

infection or inflammation of

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

mass. tumor

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-ectomy

surgical removal

-gram

picture, record

-graphy

process of recording

-metry

process of measuring

-scope

intrument used to examine

-scopy

process of using an instrument to examine

-tomy

process of cutting or making an incision

-iatry

medical treatment

-ics

knowledge, practice

-ist

person who specializes in

-logy

study of

-ac

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

-ar

pertaining to

-ary

pertaining to

-ic

pertaining to

-ine

pertaining to

-ive

pertaining to

-ous

pertaining to

epi-

above, upon

inter-

between

intra-

within

peri-

around

post-

after, behind

pre-

before, in front of

sub-

below or under, less than

trans-

across, through

hemi-

one half

poly-

many, much

an-

not, without

anti-

against

dys-

abnormal, difficult, painful

re-

again and again, backwards, unable to

disease

any change in the normal structure or function of the body

disorder

a disturbance of action or function

etiology

cause or origin of disease or disorder

hereditary

passed on by a parent

nosocomial infection

exposure to a disease causing agent in the HOSPITAL environment

Nosos

disease

latrogenic

medicine or treatment received by the patient

latros

physician

idiopathic

no identifiable cause

idiopathos

one’s own disease

infection disease

pathogen, bacterium, virus, fungus

neoplastic disease

growth of a benign or malignant mass

symptom

felt by patient

sign

detected by others

acute

sudden in nature and severe in intensity

subacute

less severe in intensity

chronic

continue for three months or longer

syndrome

set of symptoms and signs associated with anf characteristic of a particular disease

sequela

complication that remains after the original disease has resolved

physical exam

PE

history of the present illness

HPI

auscultation

use of stethoscope to listen to body sounds

percussion

tapping over body cavities to hear what sounds are produced

Dx

diagnosis

H&P

history and physical

NP

nurse practitioner

PE

physical examination

PCP

primary care physician

-cutane/o

skin

epidermis

thin, outermost layer

dermis

thick and lies below the epidermis

hypodermis (subcutaneous)

connective tissue that lies beneath the dermis

dermatitis

infection or inflammation of skin

dermat/o

skin

pruritus

itching

Xeroderma

excessively dry skin

xer/o

dry

-derma

skin

edema

swelling from excessive amounts of fluid

pitting edema

fingertip pressure on an area of severe edema displaces the tissue fluid and produces a deep indentation in the tissue

syndactyly

toes or fingers are joined (webbed)

syn-

together

-dactyly

condition of fingers or toes

lesion

visible damage on the skin or a variation from normal skin

neoplasm

new growth on skin, benign or malignant

neo-

new

-plasm

growth

actinic keratosis

raised, rough areas due to chronic sun exposure

actin/o

rays of sun

-ic

pertaining to

kerat/o

hard, fibrous protein

-osis

abnormal condition

hemangioma

mass of superficial, dialated blood vessels present at birth