Chapter 1 Review

dys-

bad; difficult; painful

hyper-

excessive; increased

hypo-

deficient; decreased

-algia

pain; suffering

-itis

inflammation

-osis

abnormal condition or disease

-megaly

enlargement

-ectomy

surgical removal

-otomy

surgical incision

-ostomy

surgical creation of an opening

-plasty

surgical repair

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

-rrhage

bleeding; bursting forth

-rrhea

flow or discharge

-scopy

visual examination

-stenosis

abnormal narrowing

-sclerosis

abnormal hardening

-rrhexis

rupture

myel/o

spinal cord

my/o

muscle

neur/o

nerve

cardi/o

heart

gastr/o

stomach

rhin/o

nose

arthr/o

joint

oste/o

bone

arteri/o

artery

hepat/o

liver

arthritis

inflammation of a joint

arthralgia

joint pain

neuralgia

nerve pain

myopathy

muscle disease

myelopathy

spinal cord disease

gastritis

inflammation of the stomach

gastroenteritis

inflammation of the stomach and intestines

hepatomegaly

enlargement of the liver

rhinorrhea

runny nose

rhinitis

inflammation of the nose

carditis

inflammation of the heart

cardiologist

heart specialist

dermatologist

skin specialist

neurologist

nerve specialist

symptom

what the patient feels

sign

objective, measurable finding

syndrome

group of signs and symptoms

diagnosis

identification of disease

differential diagnosis

rule-out diagnosis

prognosis

predicted outcome of disease

edema

swelling from fluid buildup

acute

rapid onset

angiography

imaging of blood vessels using contrast

palpation

examination by touch

neuroplasty

surgical repair of a nerve

neurorrhaphy

suturing of a nerve

neurotomy

incision into a nerve

arteriosclerosis

hardening of arteries

hypertension

high blood pressure

hypotension

low blood pressure

necrosis

tissue death

malacia

abnormal softening