Medical Terminology - GPS

Galen Week 1

1. ACUTE

Sudden and relatively severe onset of a disease or disease symptoms that then subside within a short period of time.

2. Asymptomatic

Without symptoms

3. Benign

not harmful, nonmalignant (cancerous)

4. Chronic

a slow progression of a condition that persists over a long period of time 

5. Dysphagia

difficulty swallowing

6. Dyspnea

difficulty breathing

7. Extremity

the outermost part of the body, such as an arm or foot

8. Exacerbation

the relapse of a chronic condition

9. Febrile

having or showing the symptoms of a fever

10. Subcutaneous

located beneath the skin

Remember

prefix-root-suffix

a/an-

without, none

ad-

toward

ab-

away

sub-

beneath

dys-

painful, difficult