medical terminology chapter 1

the term ___ describes any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord

myelopathy

the medical term for higher- than mormal blood pressure is ___

hypertension

the term ___ means pertaining to birth.

natal

Pain is classified as a

symptom

in the term myopathy, the suffix -pathy means

disease

white blood cells

leukocytes

prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder

prognosis

swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body

edema

rapid onset

acute

turning the palm of the hand upward

supination

examination procedure

palpation

fluid, such as pus, that leaks out of an infected wound

exudate

pathologic tissue change

lesion

pounding heart

palpitation

torn or jagged wound, or an accidental cut wound.

laceration

the medical term ___ describes an inflammation of the stomach.

gastritis

the formation of pus is called ___.

suppuration

the term meaning wound or injury is ___.

trauma

the term ___ means pertaining to a virus.

viral

an ____ is the surgical removal of the appendix.

appendectomy

a disease named for the person who discovered it is known as

eponym

A localized response to injury or tissue destruction is called

inflammation

a fisure of the skin is a groove or crack- like sore of the skin

fissure

the medical term meaning suturing together the ends of a severed nerve is

neurorrhaphy

the medical term meaning inflammation of the tonsil is

tonsilliris

inflammation of a tendon

tendinitis

a set of signs and symptoms

syndrome

rapture of a muscle

myorrhexis

stomach pain

gastralgia

any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection

pyoderma

abnormal hardening of walls of an artery or arteries is called

atherosclerosis

a fever is considered to be a

symptom

An inflammation of the stomach and small intestine is known as

gastroenteritis

The term meaning pain in a joint or joints is ________________.

arthralgia

A ________________ is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating diseases and disorders of the skin

dermatologist

A word ________________ is a word part that usually indicates the part of the body involved.

word root

A/An ________________ word is a term made up of more than one word part

compound word

The word part attached at the end of word is called a/an ________________.

suffix

A combining ________________ is added to the end of a word root to make the resulting term easier to pronounce

form vowel

The word part attached at the beginning of word is called a/an ________________.

prefix