Glossary Flashcards
Decrease in, such as pain
Abatement
An excoriation
A circumscribed removal of the epidermis of skin or mucous membrane
Abrasion
Localized accumulation of pus
Abscess
A marked decrease in in blood CO2 content
Acapnia
Condition in which there is an excessive proportion of acid in the blood
Acidosis
Presents itself after birth
Acquired
A disease that is not congenital, but has developed since birth
Acquired Disease
Prefix meaning extremity
Acro-
Hyperfunction of pituitary gland after ossification has been completed
Acromegaly
Disease with rapid onset and short duration
Acute
Prefix meaning gland
Adeno-
Neoplasm formed by glandular epithelium
Adenoma
Suffix meaning pain
-algia
Congenital absence of one or more limb
Amelia
Pre-senile dementia occurring usually in persons over 60 years of age
Thought to be associated with neurofibril degeneration
Alzheimer’s Disease
Hypersensitivity to a substance that does not normally cause a reaction
Allergies
Condition in which there is excessive proportion of alkali in the blood
Alkalosis
Deficient blood oxygen supplies to tissues
Anoxia
A swelling or tumor due to dilation of blood vessels (hemangioma) or lymphatics (lymphangioma)
Angioma
Generalized massive edema in subcutaneous tissue
Anasarca
Prefix meaning without
An-
Suffix meaning vessel
-angio
Localized dilation of a blood vessel
Aneurysm
Decrease in the number of erythrocytes, hemoglobin, or both
Anemia
Congenital absence of an organ or another part
Aplasia
Suffix meaning enzyme
-ase
Mutual opposition or contrary action
Antagonism
Prefix meaning before
Ante-
Prefix meaning against
Anti-
Glycoprotein substance developed in response to and interacting specifically with an antigen
Antibody
A foreign substance that stimulates the formation of antibodies
Antigen
Prevention of sepsis by preventing the growth of causative microorganisms
Antisepsis
Dilution or weakening of virulence of a microorganism, reducing or abolishing pathogenicity
Attenuation
Disease of the arteries resulting in thickening and loss of elasticity of arterial walls
Arteriosclerosis
Inflammation, usually of a chronic progressive character, involving one or multiple arteries
Arteritis
Prefix meaning Joint
Arthro-
Accumulation of serous fluid in peritoneal cavity
Ascites
Loss of consciousness from deficient oxygen
Asphyxia
A form of arteriosclerosis marked by deposition of lipids in the inner layer of arterial walls
Athersclerosis
A wasting, decrease in size of an organ or tissue
Atrophy