Word Parts
Word part that means abnormal hardening
-sclerosis
Word part that means 'surgical suturing'
-rrhaphy
Word part that means 'deficient, decreased'
hypo-
condition has a rapid onset
acute
localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues
inflammation
medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment
triage
word part that means pain or painful condition
-algia
Word part that means 'surgical removal, cutting out
-ectomy
Word part that means 'inflammation'
-itis
surgical removal of the appendix
appendectomy
a torn or jagged wound or accidental cut wound
laceration
abnormal passage, normally between two organs or leading from an organ to the surface of he body
fistula
Word part that means 'rupture'
-rrhexis
Word part that means 'bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge'
-rrhage
Word part that means 'abnormal condition, disease'
-osis
blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of oxygen in the blood
cyanosis
examination technique in which the examiner’s hands are used to feel texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts
palpation
feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease
malaise
Word part that means 'painful, difficult or bad'
dys-
Word part that means 'excessive, increased'
hyper-
Word part that means 'cutting, surgical incision'
-otomy
swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid
edema
subjective evidence of disease such as headache or pain
symptom
inflammation of the stomach and small intestine
gastroenteritis
Word part that means 'flow or discharge'
-rrhea
Word part that means 'surgical repair'
-plasty
Word part that means 'the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface
-ostomy
groove or crack-like sore of the skin
fissure
formation or discharge of pus
suppuration
prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder
prognosis