Vocab Terms Etiology - Triage

Medical Terminology for Healthcare Professionals 10/e

eti/o

-logy

cf: cause

s: study of

etiology

study of the cause(s) of disease

ex

cis

-ion

p: out

r: to cut

s: process

excision

process of cutting out, surgical removal

febrile

pertaining to fever, a sustained body temperature (T)

gram (g)

unit of weight in the metric system;

hetero-

gene

-ous

p: different

r: formation, produce

s: pertaining to

heterogeneous

literally means pertaining to a different formation; composed of unlike substances

What is the opposite of heterogeneous

homogeneous

illness

state of being sick

in-

cis

-ion

p: in, into

r: to cut

s: process

incision

process of cutting into.

kil/o

-gram

cf: a thousand

s: a weight

kilogram (kg)

unit of weight in the metric system

liter (L)

unit of volume in the metric system

macr/o

scop

-ic

cf: large

r: to examine

s: pertaining to

macroscopic

pertaining to objects large enough to be examined by the naked eye

malaise

a general feeling of discomfort, uneasiness; often felt by a patient who has a chronic disease

mal

format

-ion

p: bad

r: shaping

s: process

malformation

literally means a process of being badly shaped, deformed

malign

-ant

r: bad kind

s: forming

malignant

literally means formation of a bad kind; growing worse, harmful, cancerous

maxim

-al

r: greatest

s: pertaining to

maximal

pertaining to the greatest possible quantity, number, or degree

micro-

-gram

p: small

s: a weight

microgram (mcg)

unit of weight in the metric system

micro-

organ

-ism

p: micro

r: organ

s: condition

microorganism

small living organisms that are not visible to the naked eye

micro-

-scope

p: small

s: instrument for examining

microscope

scientific instrument designed to view small objects that are not visible to the naked eye

milli-

-gram

p: one thousandth

s: a weight

milligram (mg)

unit of weight in the metric system

milli-

-liter

p: one thousandth

s: liter

milliliter (mL)

unit of volume in the metric system

minim

-al

r: least

s: pertaining to

minimal

pertaining to the least possible quantity, number, or degree

morbid

-ity

r: sick

s: condtion

morbidity

state of being diseased; ill, sick; refers to the disease rate or number of cases of a particular disease in a given age range, gender, occupation, or other relevant population based grouping

mortal

-ity

r: human being

s: condition

mortality

being human, subject to death; refers to the death rate reflected by the population in a given region, age range, or other relevant statistical grouping

multi-

-form

p: many, much

s: shape

multiform

occurring in or having many shapes; an object that has more than one defined shape

necr

-osis

r: death

s:condtion

necrosis

abnormal condition of tissue death

onc/o

-logy

cf: tumor

s: study of

oncology

literally means the study of tumors

pallor

paleness, a lack of color

palm

-ar

r: palm

s: pertaining to

palmar

pertaining to the palm of the hand

para-

-centesis

r: beside

s: surgical puncture

paracentesis

surgical puncture of a body cavity for fluid removal

path/o

gen

-ic

cf: disease

r: produce

s: pertaining to

pathogenic

pertaining to producing disease

pro-

-gnosis

p: before

s: knowledge

prognosis

literally means a state of foreknowledge; prediction of the course of a disease and the recovery rate of the affected person

prophylact

-ic

r: guarding

s: pertaining to

prophylactic

pertaining to preventing or protecting against disease or pregnancy

pyr/o

-genic

cf: heat, fire

s: formation, produce

pyrogenic

pertaining to the production of heat; a fever

radi/o

-logy

cf: ray, x-ray

s: study of

radiology

study of x-rays and other imaging modalities that use x-rays

rapport

relationship of understanding between two individuals, especially between the patient and the physician

sequela

the late or residual effect (condition produced) after the acute phase of an illness or injury has ended

sign

any objective clinical evidence of an illness or disordered function of the body.

syn-

-drome

p: together, with

s: that which runs together

syndrome

a group of signs and symptoms occurring together that characterize a specific disease or pathological condition

therm/o

-meter

cf: hot, heat

s: instrument to measure

thermometer

an instrument used to measure degree of heat, especially the temperature of a person

triage

a system of prioritizing and classifying patient injuries to determine priority of need and treatment