body structure & diagnostic, symptomatic terms
Terms
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- removal of a part, pathway, or function by surgery, chemical destruction, electrocautery or radio-frequency -is termed what?
- ablation
- a uniting or holding together of two surface or parts.
- adhesion
- a bursting open of a wound, especially a surgical abdominal wound.
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dehiscence
dehisco=to split apart or open - the branch of medicine involved with the use of radioactive substances for diagnosis, therapy and research.
- nuclear medicine
- a tumor with a pedicle, commonly found in vascular organs such as the nose, uterus and rectum.
- polyp
- radioactive chemicals used in testing the location, size, outline, or function of tissues, organs, vessels or body fluids.
- radiopharmaceutical
- pathological state, resulting from the presence of microorganism or their products in the blood.
- sepsis
- pus forming, associated with the production of pus.
- suppurative
- the joining together of two ducts or vessels to allow the flow from one to the other. bypass
- anastomosis
- the obtaining of a representative tissue sample for microscopic examination, usually to establish a diagnosis.
- biopsy
- to destroy tissue by electricity, heat or corrosive chemicals.
- cauterize
- scraping of a body cavity with a spoon-shaped instrument.
- curettage
- microscopic examination of slides prepared with fresh tissue, used for rapid diagnosis of malignancy.
- frozen section
- an incision made to allow the free flow or withdrawal of fluids from a wound or cavity.
- incision and drainage. I & D
- surgical procedure that employs intense heat and power at close range.
- laser surgery.
- the process of binding or tying using a band, bandage, thread or wire.
- ligation.
- partial excision of a bone, organ or other structure.
- resection.
- the removal of tissue in an extensive area surrounding the surgical site.
- radical surgery.
- prefix (infra-) means?
- = below, under
- prefix (intra-) means?
- = in, within (intramuscular)
- combining form (nucle/o) =
- nucleus
- a division of the body, by an anatomical plane, in which the body is divided into upper and lower parts would be called?
- transverse plane
- what position would have the patient lying horizontally facing downward?
- prone
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supine means lying on the back with the face upward?
true or false. -
true.
supine=lying on the back with the face upwards. - prefix (allo-) means?
- other, differing from the usual.
- prefix (ultra-) means?
- excess, beyond.
- suffix ( -gnosis) means?
- knowing.
- combining form (fasci/o) =
- band
- combining form (somat/o) =
- body
- combining form (viscer/o) =
- internal organs, viscera.
- combining form (xen/o) =
- foreign, strange.
- combining form (xer/o) =
- dry.
- combining form (poli/o) =
- gray.
- combining form (anthrac/o) =
- black, coal.
- combining form (cirrh/o) =
- yellow
- combining form (cyan/o) =
- blue
- combining form (acr/o) =
- extremity
- combining form (inguin/o) =
- groin
- combining form (lumb/o) =
- loin
- combining form (omphal/o) =
- navel (umbilicus)
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combining forms
(albin/o) (leuc/o) (leuk/o) = - white
- combining form (jaund/o) =
- yellow
- combining form (xanth/o) =
- yellow
- combining form (dist/o) =
- far, farthest
- combining form (infer/o) =
- lower, below
- combining form (later/o) =
- side, to one side
- combining form (medi/o) =
- middle
- the process of taking x-rays from two slightly different angels so that when they are viewed through a stereoscope the structure has the appearance of solidity and relief as though seen in three dimensions.
- stereoradiography
- a technique that uses high frequency sound waves to produce an image.
- sonography
- a cross sectional transverse plane that identifies metabolic and physiological function in tissue.
- positron emission tomography(PET)scan
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a noninvasive imaging technique that uses a magnetic field rather than an
x-ray beam to produce an image, especially of the brain, spine, joints and internal organs, which are usually poorly seen on conventional radiographs CT scans. - magnetic resonance imaging. MRI
- an imaging technique that uses a magnetic filed to visualize vascular structures.
- magnetic resonance angiography
- a technique that uses an x-ray to project an image onto a television monitor, this provides live images and allows the observer to study the function of the organ as well as its structures.
- fluoroscopy
- radiographic imaging procedure using a computer screen instead of conventional x-ray film.
- digital radiography (computerized radiography)
- the study of the cause of disease is?
-
"etiology" is the study of all factors involved in the development of a disease.
eti/o=causation
-ology=study of - the etiology of a disease is a study of its?
- cause
- _________ is the study of all factors involved in the development of a disease.
- etiology
- the combining form for unknown or distinctive is?
- idi/o
- any disease of unknown origin is described as?
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idiopathic
idi/o = unknown
-path = disease
-ic = pertaining to - the origination and development of a disease is called?
- pathogenesis
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from the clinical point of view, disease is a ________ or _________
condition of the body. - pathological or morbid condition.
- a morbid condition is one that is?
- pathological
- the tissue type that forms the epidermis of the skin, covers surface of organs, lines cavities and canals, forms tubes and ducts is?
- epithelial
- the prefix ( ultra- ) =
- excess, beyond
- malaise is an example of a sign or symptom. pick one.
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symptom-subjective indicators are only experienced by the person.
can not see malaise which is a feeling of discomfort or uneasiness. - a prediction of the course of a disease is?
- prognosis=the probable outcome.
- an understanding of _____ is important because the disease process originates at the ______ level.
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cytology
cellular level -
true or false.
radiopaque materials are substances that repel x-rays. -
false
radiopaque material are substances that absorb x-rays. -
true or false.
an MRI uses a magnetic field rather than an x-ray to produce an image? - true.
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true or false.
CT scans usually produce sharper images of soft tissue than those obtained using MRI? -
false.
MRI often produces sharper images of soft tissue than those obtained using CT scans. MRI more sensitive than CT. - the diagnostic imaging procedure that produces an image that appears as a slice taken from the patient is called?
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tomography
tom/o = slice
-graphy = process of recording
computed tomography (CT) scan. - x-rays are also known as:
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radiography, roentgenography.
radi/o = radiation - the oldest and most widely used form of diagnostic imaging is called?
- x-rays.