sport med quiz #2

pt 2

hemorrhage

loss of a large amount of blood in a short time

hepatomegaly

abnormal enlargement of the liver

hypERtension

high, excessive, increased

hyPOtension

low,deficient, decreased, or under

infection

invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism

inflammation

localized response to injury/tissue destruction

intersitial

between, but not within, parts of a tissue

intramusclar

within the muscle

laceration

torn or jagged wound

lesion

pathologic change of tissue due to disease or injury

malaise

chills, fever, redness, and EXUDATE (fluid like pus leaking from a wound)

mycosis

any disease caused by fungus

myelopathy

pathologic change in the spiral cord

myopathy

pathologic change in muscle

myorrhexis

rupture of a muscle

natal

pertaining to birth

neonatology

study of disorders of the newborn

neurorrhaphy

suturing ends of a severed nerve

otorhinolaryngology

branch of medicine that focuses and treats disorders (ear, nose, and throat) (ENT)

palpation

examination technique using hands to feel textures and locations of body parts

palpitation

pounding or racing heart

pathology

the study of all aspects of diseases

phalanges

bones of the fingers and toes

poliomyelitis

viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord

prognosis

prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

pyoderma

pus-forming bacterial skin infection

pyrosis

discomfort from stomach acid regurgitation

remission

temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of symptoms without achieving a cure

sign

objective evidence of disease, can be measured/ evaluated by the patient or others

supiuation

rotating the arm so the palm is forward or upward

suppuration

the formation or discharge of pus

supracostal

above or outside the ribs

symptom

evidence of a disease

syndrome

set of signs and symptoms that occur together of a specific disease process

tonsillitis

inflammation of tonsils

trauma

wound or injury

triage

screening patients to determine priority of needs

viral

pertaining to a virus