Word Parts I
This word part usually, but not always, indicates the involved body part.
What is word root?
bad, difficult, painful
What is dys-?
Objective evidence of disease, such as a fever
What is a sign?
Spell It. A torn or jagged wound, or an accidental cut wound.
What is L A C E R A T I O N?
The medical term for higher-than-normal blood pressure.
What is hypertension?
This usually, but not always, indicates location, time, number or status.
What is a prefix?
inflammation
What is -itis
A set of signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process.
What is a syndrome?
SPELL IT. Inflammation of the stomach.
What is G A S T R I T I S?
Swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body.
What is edema?
This is a word root with a combining vowel at the end, used when two word roots are combined or when a suffix beginning with a consonant is added.
What is a combining form?
Surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface.
What is -ostomy?
A condition in which one or more body parts are not functioning normally.
What is disease?
SPELL IT. The surgical removal of the appendix.
What is A P P E N D E C T O M Y?
Enlargement of the liver
What is hepatomegaly?
This usually, but not always, indicates the procedure, condition, disorder or disease.
What is a suffix?
Surgical suturing to close a wound
What is -rrhaphy?
A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease.
What is a prognosis?
SPELL IT. The medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment.
What is T R I A G E?
A pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury.
What is a lesion?
These are considered vowels.
What are a,e,i,o,u and sometimes y?
A surgical puncture to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes or to remove excess fluid.
What is -centesis?
An attempt to determine which one of several possible diseases is causing the signs and symptoms that are present.
What is a differential diagnosis?
SPELL IT. A word of French origin referring to a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease.
What is M A L A I S E?
The study of the ears, nose and throat.
What is otorhinolaryngology?