Medical Term. Ch. 1

Means artery.

Means plaque or fatty substance.

Means joint.

Pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery. (end-means within, arteri-means artery, and -al means pertaining to.)

surgical removal

surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening to the body surface.

cutting or surgical incision

is a fatty deposit within the wall of an artery (ather means fatty substance, and -oma means tumor)

pain a a joint or joints(arthr means joint, and -algia means pain)

is the surgical removal of the appendix (append means appendix, and -ectomy means surgical removal)

is the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface( col means colon, and -ostomy means the creation of an artificial opening.)

is a surgical incision into the colon (col means colon, and -otomy means surgical incision.)

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

is an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs, or leading from an organ to the surface of the body. May be do to surgery, injury, or the draining of an abscess.

is the last and longest portion of the small intestine. Mem. aid- ileum is spld with an e as in intestine.

is part of the hip bone. Mem. aid- ilium is spld with an i and in hip.

is the invasion of the body by a pathogenic (disease producing) org.

is a localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues.

is a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut wound.

is a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury.

describes the speacialized mucous membranes that liine the body cavities.

is the name of the fluid secreted by the Mucous membranes.

means fungus

describes any abnormal condition of disease caused by a fungus (myc means fungus, and -osis means abnormal condition or disease.)

means bone marrow or spinal cord.

describes any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord (myel/o means spinal cord or bone marrow, and -pathy means disease.)

means muscle

describes any pathologic change or disease of the muscle tissue (my/o means muscle, and -pathy means disease.)

means specialist

is a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin (dermat means skin, and -ologist means specialist.)

means the sturdy of

is the study of disorders of the newborn (neo-means new, nat means birth, and -ology means study of.)

is an examination technique in which the examiners hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts.

is a pounding or racing heart

is a male gland that lies under the urinary bladder and surrounds the urethra.

means to collapse and be lying flat or to be overcome with exhaustion.

means renal pelvis, which is part of the kidney.

is an inflammation of the renal pelvis(pyel means renal pelvis, and -itis means inflammation)

means pus.

is any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo. (py/o means pus, -derma means skin)

means fever or fire

also known as heartburn, is discomfort due to the regurgitaion of stomach acid upward into the esophagus (pyr means fever or fire, and -osis means abnormal condition or disease)

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

is the formation or discharge of pus

is the medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and proper place of treatment. ex. emergency personnel arriving on an accident scene must identify which of the injured require care first and determine where they can be treated most effectively

means wound or injury. These are the types of injuries that might occur in an accident, shooting, natural disaster, or fire.

means pertaining to a virus (vir means virus or poison, and -al means pertaining to)

means having the nature, properties, or qualities of an adult male.