01: Intro to Med Term

study of

deficient, decreased

within or inside

between, among

disease

the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

enlargement

flow or discharge

abnormal hardening

surgical removal, cutting out

picture or record

surgical repair

before, in front of

the process of recording

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

pain

surgical suturing

excessive, increased

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

inflammation

pain, suffering

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

wound or injury

pertaining to a virus

abnormal condition, disease

objective evidence of disease e.g. fever

inflammation of the tonsils

subjective evidence of a disease e.g. pain or headache

the formation of pus

above or outside the ribs

the surgical suturing of a tendon

heartburn, discomfort due to regurgitation of stomach acid upward into esophagus

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

any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo

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

a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

the bones of the fingers and toes

a pounding or racing heart

the active rotating of arms so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward

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

study of the ears, nose, and throat

any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus

pertaining to birth

the study of all aspects of diseases

suturing together the ends of a severed nerve

within the muscle

any injury, degeneration, or disease of the spinal cord

a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness... usually the first indication of some kind of disease or infection

any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue

a torn or jagged wound or cut

the study of disorders of the newborn

lower-than-normal blood pressure

a localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues

between, but not within, the parts of a tissue

higher-than-normal blood pressure

invasion of the body by a pathogenic (disease-producing) organism

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

a pathological change of the tissues due to disease or injury

any disease of the stomach

inflammation of the stomach AND small intenstine

pain in the stomach, stomachache

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

abnormal enlargement of the liver

inflammation of the stomach

a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named after a person

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

abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or artieries

pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery

a mature red blood cell

a groove or crack-like sore of the skin. this term also describes normal folds in the contours of the brain.

process of producing an x-ray of blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make those blood vessels visible

surgical removal of the appendix

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

pain in a joint or joints