Chapter 1

blue

red

white

black

gray

pain, suffering

bad, difficult, or painful

surgical removal, cutting out

excessive, increased

deficient, decreased

inflammation

abnormal condition, disease

the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface

cutting, surgical incision

surgical repair

bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge

surgical suturing

flow, discharge

rupture

abnormal hardening

The surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid for diagnostic purposes

A condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration

The process of producing a radiographic study of the blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make the blood vessels visible

Surgical removal of the appendix

Abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries

Pain in a joint or joints

The surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface

Blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood

A physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin

The identification of a disease

The frequent flow of loose or watery stools

Swelling caused by excess fluid in body tissues

Pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery

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

A mature red blood cell

A groove or cracklike sore of the skin; also a normal fold in the contours of the brain

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

Pain in the stomach

Inflammation of the stomach

Inflammation of the stomach and small intestine

Any abnormal condition or disease of the stomach

The loss of a large amount of blood in a short time

Abnormal enlargement of the liver

Higher-than-normal blood pressure

Lower-than-normal blood pressure

Invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism

A localized response to an injury or destruction of tissues that is characterized by heat, redness, swelling, and pain

Between, but not within, the parts of a tissue

Within the muscle

A torn, jagged wound or an accidental cut wound

A pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury

A feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease

Any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus

Any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord

Any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue

The rupture of a muscle

Pertaining to birth

Study of disorders of the newborn

Suturing together the ends of a severed nerve

Study of the ears, nose, and throat

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

A pounding or racing heart

The study of all aspects of diseases

The bones of the fingers and toes

A viral infection of the gray nerve tissue of the spinal cord

A prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disease

Any acute, inflammatory, pus-forming bacterial skin infection

• Discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus
• aka heartburn

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

Objective evidence of disease, such as a fever

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

The formation or discharge of pus

Above or outside the ribs

Subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache

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

Inflammation of the tonsils

Wound or injury

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

Pertaining to a virus