Medical Terminology (Ch. 1)

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Viral

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pertaining to a virus

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Triage

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medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment

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Trauma

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wound or injury

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Tonsillitis

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Inflammation of the tonsils

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Syndrome

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

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Symptom

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subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache

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Supracostal

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above or outside the ribs

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Suppuration

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the formation or discharge of pus

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Supination

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the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward

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Sign

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objective evidence of disease, such as a fever

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Remission

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the temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure

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Pyrosis

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discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus

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Pyoderma

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any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection

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Prognosis

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a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

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Poliomyelitis

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a viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord

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Pathology

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the study of all aspects of diseases

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Palpitation

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a pounding or racing heart

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Palpation

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an examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts

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Otorhinolaryngology

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study of the ears, nose, and throat

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Neurorraphy

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suturing together the ends of a severed nerve

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Neonatology

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study of disorders of the newborn

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Natal

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pertaining to birth

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Myorrhexis

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the rupture of a muscle

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Myopathy

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any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue

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Myelopathy

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any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord

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Mycosis

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any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus

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Malaise

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a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease

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Lesion

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a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury

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Laceration

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a torn, jagged wound or an accidental cut wound

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Intramuscular

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within the muscle

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Interstitial

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between, but not within, the parts of a tissue

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Inflammation

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a localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues that is characterized by heat, redness, swelling, and pain

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Infection

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invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism

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Hypotension

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lower than normal blood pressure

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Hypertension

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higher than normal blood pressure

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Hepatomegaly

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abnormal enlargement of the liver

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Hemorrhage

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the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time

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Gastrosis

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any abnormal condition or disease of the stomach

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Gastroenteritis

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inflammation of the stomach and small intestine

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Gastritis

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inflammation of the stomach

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Gastralgia

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pain in the stomach

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Fistula

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an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body

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Fissure

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a groove or crack-like sore of the skin; also a normal fold in the contours of the brain

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Erythrocyte

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a mature red blood cell

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Eponym

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a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first

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Endarterial

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pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery

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Edema

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swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissues

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Diagnosis

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the identification of a disease

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Cyanosis

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blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood

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Colostomy

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the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and body surface

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Arthralgia

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pain in a joint or joints

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Arteriosclerosis

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abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries

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Appendectomy

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surgical removal of the appendix

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Angiography

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the process of producing a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make the vessels visible

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Acute

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a condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration

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Abdominocentesis

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the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes