Chpt 1 anatomy
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 -rrhage | bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge |
| -rrhaphy | surgical suturing |
| -sclerosis | abnormal hardening |
| appendectomy | is the surgical removal of the appendix |
| arteriosclerosis | is the abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries |
| edema | describes swelling caused by excess fluid in the body tissues |
| gastralgia | also know as stomach ache, means pain in the stomach |
| gastrosis | disease of the stomach |
| neuritis | inflammation of a nerve or nerves |
| palpation | is an examination technique in which the examiner hand are used to feel the texture , size, consistency and location of certain body parts |
| supracostal | above or outside the ribs |
| syndrome | is a set of the signs and symptoms that occur together as part of a specific disease process |
| tonsillitis | is an inflammation of the tonsils |
| Cardi | the term cardiac is an adjective that means pertaining to the heart (Cardi means heart, and -AC means pertaining to |
| -osis | means abnormal condition or disease |
| -itis | mean inflammation |
| -necrosis | means tissue death |
| -sclerosis | means abnormal hardening |
| -stenosis | means abnormal narrowing |
| Arteri/o | means artery |
| ather/o | means plaque or fatty substance |
| Sign | is objective evidende of disease such a fever. Objective means the sign can be evaluated or measured by the patient or others |
| Laceration | is a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut wound |
| Pyr/o | fever or fire |
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