Chapter 1

a blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of oxygen ( cyan/o means blue, and  -osis means abnormal condition or disease)

a mature blood cell (erythr/o means red, and -cyte means cell)

is a viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord (poli/o means gray, myel means spinal cord, and -itis means inflammation)

is an inflammation of the stomach and the small intestine (gastr/o means stomach, enter/o means small intestine, and -itis means inflammation)

is the suturing together the ends of a severed nerve (neur/o means nerve, and -rrhaphy means surgical suturing)

is an inflammation of the tonsils (tonsill means tonsils, and -itis means inflammation)

the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid (abdomin/o means abdomen, and -centesis means a surgical puncture to remove fluid)

word formed from the initial letter of the major parts of a compound term

condition has a rapid onset, a severe, course, and a relitively short duration

the process of producing a radiographic (x-ray) study of blood vessels after the injection of a contrast meduim to make thos blood vessels visible (angi/o means blood vessel, and -graphy means the process of recording)

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

the abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries (arteri/o means artery, and -sclerosis means abnormal hardening)

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

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

a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin (dermat means skin, and -ology means the study of)

identification of a disease

the frequent flow of loose, watery stools (dia- means through, and -rrhea means flow or discharge)

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

pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery (end- means withing, arteri/o means artery, and -al means pertaining to)

a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it first

a groove or crack-like sore on the surface of the skin

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

pain in the stomach (gastr means stomach, and -algia means pain)

inflammation of the stomach (gastr means stomach and -itis means inflammation)

any disease of the stomah (gastr/o means stomach, and -osis means abnormal condition or disease)

the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time (hem/o means blood, and -rrhage means abnormal excessive fluid discharge)

abnormal enlargement of the liver (hepat/o means liver, and -megaly means enlargment)

higher than normal blood pressure (hyper- means excessive or increased)

lower then normal blood pressure (hypo- means deficient or decreased)

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

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

between, but not within, the parts of a tissue (inter- means between or among)

within the muscle (intra- means within or inside)

a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut wound

pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury

feeliing of general discomfort or uneasiness the is often the first indication of an infection or other disease

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

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

any pathologic change or disease in muscle tissue (my/o means muscle, and -pathy means disease)

the rupture of a muscle (my/o means muscle, and -rrhexis means rupture)

pertaining to birth (nat means birth, and -al means pertaining to)

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

study of the ears, nose, and throat (ot/o means ear, rhin/o means nose, laryng means larynx or throat, and -ology means the study of)

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

pounding or racing heart

study of all aspects of diseases (path means disease, and -ology means study of)

bones in the fingers or toes

prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder

any acute, inflamatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection (py/o means pus, and -derma means skin)

discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus, aka: heartburn (pyr means fever or fire, and -osis means abnormal condition or disease)

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

objective evidence of disease, such as a fever

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

formation or discharge of pus

above or outside the ribs (supra- means above or excessive)

subjective edvidence of a disease, such as pain or headache

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

wound or injury

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

pertaining to a virus