Final Exam Review (Matching) Medical Terminology
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Sign | Objective indicator of a disease (eg. rash, fever) |
| Symptom | Subjective indicator of a disease (pain, dizziness, nausea) |
| Adhesion | Tissues are bound that are normally separate |
| Inflammation | Body defense against injury/disease (heat, swell, pain, red) |
| Febrile | Pertaining to fever |
| Morbid | Diseased or unhealthy |
| Sepsis | Presence of pathogen in blood or other tissue |
| Suppurative | Pertaining to generating pus |
| ECG | A recording of electrical activity of the heart |
| Spirometry | Pulmonary fx test, measures volume/flow of air in & out lungs |
| Anastomosis | Joining 2 ducts, bowels, vessels allowing flow btw them |
| Biopsy | Removal of tissue sample for evaluation |
| Endoscopy | A visual examination of an organ or cavity ((within the body ) |
| Ultrasound | Use of ultra-high sound waves to produce image |
| PET | Use of tracer to identify areas of high or metabolic rate |
| MRI | Multi-planar images produced from magnets to view soft tissue |
| Veruca | Warts |
| Alopecia | Partial or complete loss of hair |
| Impetigo | Bacterial skin infection causing vesicles, pustules, crusts |
| Abscess | Localized collection of pus at the site of infection |
| Scabies | Contagious skin disease transmitted by the itch mite |
| Tinea | Fungal skin infection, also called ringworm |
| Diaphoresis | Excessive sweating (hyperhidrosis) |
| Ecchymosis | Bruise, hemorrhagic areas with changing colors |
| Furuncle | Abscess originating in a hair follicle |
| Carbuncle | A cluster of furncles |
| Acne Vulgaris | Inflammatory disease of the sebaceous glands |
| Debridement | Removal of necrotized tissue from a wound |
| Psoriasis | Red patches covers by silvery scales, overactive epidermis |
| Pruritis | Intense itching |
| Hirsutism | Excessive hair especially in women (hyertrichosis) |
| Cryosurgery | Exposure of abnormal tissue to extreme cold (super freezing) to remove or treat tissue |
| Thalamotomy | Destruction (incision) of a very small area around thalamus to control tremors in Parkinson Disease |
| Trephination | production of a circular opening into the skull to reveal brain tissue or relieve intracranial pressure |
| EEG | Recording of electrical activity of the brain by placing electrodes on the skull. |
| EMG | Recording of electrical signals from the muscle at rest and during contraction; used to evaluate the health of the muscle and its response to electrical stimuli. |
| NV | Measurement of the speed at which impulses travel through a nerve using electrodes to diagnose demyelination disorders. |
| PET | Imaging procedure that records metabolic activity by the use of a biologically active substance (tracer) that emits positively charged molecules; used to scan brain and nervous tissue to identify areas of abnormal activity that occur in schizophrenia, tumors, epilepsy, stroke, and AD |
| CT/CAT | Radiological technique requiring the use of a computer to generate three-dimensional images. |
| Lumbar Puncture | Insertion of a needle and syringe into the lumbar area of the spine to withdraw a sample of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) for analysis. |
| Angiography | The process of recording a vessel after injection of contrast dye. |
| Myelography | The process of recording a vessel after injection of contrast dye. |
| MS | Hardening, then loss of myelin; progressive and degenerative. |
| Aura | Awareness or feeling of an approaching physical or mental disorder, commonly preceding a seizure or migraine headache. |
| Convulsion | Any sudden, violent contraction of one or more muscles. |
| Bell Palsy | Facial paralysis associated with the herpes virus which usually resolves. |
| Syncope | Temporary loss of consciousness; also called fainting. |
| Dementia | Broad term referring to cognitive deficit and memory impairment. |
| Herpes Zoster | Painful, acute infection of nerve roots; also called shingles. |
| Gillian-Barre | Autoimmune condition that causes acute inflammation of the peripheral nerves; myelin sheaths are destroyed, sudden muscle weakness through entire body. |
| Epilepsy | Brain disorder featuring chronic and recurring seizures. |
| Autism | Developmental disorder characterized by extreme withdrawal, usually coupled with an inability to communicate even on a basic level. |
| Hydrocephalus | Accumulation of fluid in the ventricles of the brain causing increased intracranial pressure. |
| Parkinson Disease | A neurological disorder effecting the portion of the brain that controls movement; also called 'shaking palsy'. |
| Poliomyelitis | Inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord caused by a virus which results in spinal and muscle deformity and paralysis. |
| Aneurysm | Weak vessel walls causing bulging |
| angina pectoris | Chest pain |
| arrhythmia (fibrillation) | Abnormal heart rhythm |
| arteriosclerosis | Hardening of the arteries |
| Atherosclerosis | Hardening of the arteries due to fatty plaquing |
| CAD | Coronary Artery Disease |
| DVT (iliac and femoral) | Blood clot in deep veins |
| Embolus | Traveling blood clot that becomes lodged |
| Thrombus | blood clot attached to a vessel wall |
| Heart Failure | Heart cannot pump sufficient blood to the tissues |
| Hypertension | High Blood Pressure |
| ischemia | interrupted blood flow - inadequate blood to body part |
| Mitral Valve Prolapse | Faulty bicuspid valve causing |
| Murmur | Abnormal heart sound |
| Myocardial Infarction (MI) | Heart attack |
| Patent ductus arteriosus | Abnormal opening btw PA and Aorta |
| Rheumatic heart disease | Bacterial infection that damages heart valves |
| Stroke or CVA | Damage to brain due to interrupted blood supply |
| TIA | Ministroke - no permanent damage to brain blood to backflow |
| Varicose veins | Dilated veins |
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