Medical Terminology

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1. the process of producing a picture or record.
5. an inflammation of the stomach and small intestine.
14. a localized response to an injury or to the destruction of tissues.
15. a set of signs and symptoms that occur as part of a specific disease process.
19. a picture or record.
20. the time and events before birth.
22. pertaining to the heart.
23. the abnormal hardening of the walls of an artery or arteries.
24. the loss of a large amount of blood in a short time.
25. a combining form meaning ... left side.
26. objective evidence of disease such as a fever.
28. the surgical creation of an artificial opening to the body surface.
29. the medical screening of patients to determine their relative priority of need and the proper place of treatment.
30. the resulting film that is produced by
33. Most often used to describe sudden, severe bleeding.
34. the study of disorders of the newborn.
36. "abnormal condition, disease" ... that begins with "o".
38. a combining form meaning ... stomach.
39. the portion of the skull that encloses the brain.
42. pain. Not used as commonly as algia.
46. surrounding.
50. purposes, or to remove excess fluid.
51. joint.
52. an inflammation of the tonsils.
54. blood vessel.
55. above or outside the ribs.
56. enlargement.
59. tissue death.
61. bad, difficult, or painful.
62. swelling caused by an abnormal accumulation of fluid in cells, tissues, or cavities of the body.
63. white.
67. a word root meaning ... birth.
68. between, but not within, the parts of a tissue.
69. means wound or injury.
72. the surgical creation of an artificial excretory opening between the colon and the body surface.
73. the identification of a disease
74. the abnormal softening of the walls of an artery or arteries.
75. a combining form meaning ... right side.
78. cutting, surgical incision.
80. abnormal softening.
84. discomfort due to the regurgitation of stomach acid upward into the esophagus, also known as heartburn.
85. a combining form meaning ... scanty, few.
88. the rupture of a muscle.
91. nerve.
93. a feeling of general discomfort or uneasiness that is often the first indication of an infection or other disease.
97. the blue discoloration of the skin caused by a lack of adequate oxygen in the blood.
98. the tissue death of an artery or
99. a condition that has a rapid onset, a severe course, and a relatively short duration.
100. a combining form meaning ... liver.
102. any acute, inflammatory, pusforming bacterial skin infection such as impetigo.
104. the surgical puncture of the abdominal cavity to remove fluid.
106. the surgical removal of the appendix.
107. visual examination.
110. the abnormal narrowing of an artery or arteries.
111. an organ or body part that is not working properly.
112. a pounding or racing heart.
113. inflammation.
114. any pathologic change or disease of muscle tissue.
115. drawn toward or a strong dependence on a drug or substance.
116. the surgical suturing of a muscle wound.

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2. the study of all aspects of diseases.
3. the invasion of the body by a pathogenic organism.
4. the study of the ear, nose, and throat.
6. subjective evidence of a disease, such as pain or a headache.
7. the bones of the fingers and toes.
8. higher than normal blood pressure.
9. a word root meaning ... heart.
10. an examination technique in which the examiner's hands are used to feel the texture, size, consistency, and location of certain body parts.
11. a groove or cracklike sore of the skin.
12. a physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders of the skin.
13. the frequent flow of loose or watery stools.
16. suturing together the ends of a severed nerve.
17. a torn or jagged wound or an accidental cut
18. small.
20. the time and events after birth.
21. small intestine.
24. lower than normal blood pressure.
27. not normal or away from normal.
31. a combining form meaning ... artery.
32. an inflammation of the stomach.
35. pain in a joint or joints.
37. the formation or discharge of pus.
40. any condition of unusual deposits of black pigment in body tissues or organs.
41. a white blood cell.
43. a combining form meaning ... abdomen.
44. a disease, structure, operation, or procedure named for the person who discovered or described it
45. the surgical repair of muscle.
47. bleeding, abnormal excessive fluid discharge. Most often used to describe sudden, severe bleeding.
48. an abnormal passage, usually between two internal organs or leading from an organ to the surface of the body.
49. deficient or decreased.
53. abnormal narrowing.
56. any pathologic change or disease in the spinal cord.
57. the time and events surrounding birth.
58. the act of rotating the arm so that the palm of the hand is forward or upward.
60. surgical removal, cutting out.
64. a mature red blood cell.
65. pertaining to a virus.
66. any disease of the stomach.
67. the surgical repair of a nerve.
70. the temporary, partial, or complete disappearance of the symptoms of a disease without having achieved a cure.
71. abnormal hardening. The opposite of malacia.
76. a viral infection of the gray matter of the spinal cord.
77. a pathologic change of the tissues due to disease or injury.
79. a prediction of the probable course and outcome of a disorder
81. within the muscle.
82. the surgical removal of the tonsils.
83. pain in the stomach
86. excessive or increased.
87. pertaining to the interior or lining of an artery.
89. the process of producing a radiographic (xray) study of blood vessels after the injection of a contrast medium to make these blood vessels visible.
90. a word root meaning ... skull.
92. pertaining to birth.
94. a surgical puncture to remove fluid for
95. the visual examination of the internal structure of a joint.
96. abnormal enlargement of the liver.
101. a word root meaning ... disease.
102. surgical repair.
103. any abnormal condition or disease caused by a fungus.
105. blue.
108. black.
109. gray.