Disease Categories
Due to pathogens, viral, bacterial, fungal...
Infectious
bacteri/o
bacterium, bacteria.
Visual examination of a patient.
Inspection
A non-cancerous fluid filled sac.
Cyst
Stethoscope
Temperature, Pulse, Heart Rate, Blood Pressure
Vital Signs.
BID
Twice a day
A sudden illness with a short duration
enlarged heart
Cardiomegaly
radi/o
radiation
A disease that is prevalent throughout the world.
Pandemic
Over or underproduction of a hormone
Hormonal disorder
Heat, swelling, pain and redness
Inflammation
Touching an affected body part see how it feels and if it elicits pain or other sensations.
Palpation
When a neoplasia spreads to another tissue.
Metastasis
Uses sound waves to create an image.
Ultrasound
The expected duration and outcome of a disease
Prognosis
PRN
as needed
The elimination of pain during a procedure
Anesthesia
Slow and rapid heartrates
Bradycardia and tachycardia
phot/o
light
A localized collection of pus
absecess
Uncontrolled and abnormal growth.
neoplasia
When WBC engulf damaged or harmful cells
Phagocytosis
Listening to breath sounds.
Auscultation
This word means that something is not malignant.
Benign
Uses a magnetic field to create images
MRI
The word that means the CAUSE of the disease.
Etiology
nothing by mouth
A painful contraction of a muscle.
Spasm
To open an area, lumen or blood vessel.
-dilate
therm/o
head, temperature.
Prevention of disease
Prophylaxis
Disease that affects the mind and adaptation to the environment.
Mental and Emotional Disorders
All of our defenses against disease.
Immunity
Removal of tissue so it can be examined microscopically.
Biopsy
Two ways to determine the extent of a cancer.
Grading and Staging
This purpose of surgery is to help with loos of function, transplantation and reconstruction.
Restorative
When a disease that affects many people in a specific area at a specific time.
Endemic
Intravenously
IV
Protrusion of an organ through an opening.
Hernia
mimicking or simulation
-mimetic
vas/o
(blood) vessel
profuse sweating
diaphoresis.
Lupus, cold urticaria, allergy responses. When the body makes antibodies to it's own tissue.
Immune Disorders/Diseases
Swelling or accumulation of fluid in tissues.
edema
Removal of a surface layer of cells with a razor like tool.
Shave biopsy
No active signs of the disease remain.
Remission
PET uses administration of natural substances to visualize metabolic activity. What does PET stand for?
Position Emission Tomography
When tissue dies
Necrosis
How well a medication/drug/treatment works
Efficacy
An organ dropping from it's original position, a type of degenerative condition.
Prolapse
Excision or removal of
-ectomy
alg/o, algi/o, algesi/o
pain
Hardening or an abnormally hard spot
Induration
Osteoarthritis, prolapses, or other wear and tear injuries.
Degenerative
Prefix for Fever
Pyr/o, Pryret/o
Removal of fluid from a tumor with a needle.
Aspiration Biopsy
Glandular tumor.
adenocarcinoma
This tool would be used to stop blood flow.
Hemostat
Hemostasis means to stop the active bleeding.
Full body infection
Sepsis
Tab
tablet
Infection in the blood stream
Sepsis
dissolving, reducing, loosening
-lytic
son/o
sound
Temporary loss of consciousness; fainting.
Lack of an enzyme or other factors needed for cellular structure
Metabolic Disorder
Prefix for hard
Tapping on the finger over abdominal organs.
Percussion
Malignant tumor of the connective tissue or muscle
Sarcoma
One visualizes the eyes with this tool.
opthalmoscope
This is when one substance interferes with the action of another medication.
Antagonist
This means that the medication is NOT appropriate for a specific patient. (Can be due to many reasons)
Contraindicated
Worsening of disease or increase in symptoms.
Exacerbation
puncture, tap
-centesis
cry/o-
cold
Accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal/abdominal cavity
ascites