Chapter 6 Flashcards
(137 cards)
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Acute
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Short course, sudden, severe
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Benign
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Not recurrent or malignant, tumor that does not spread.
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Carcinoma
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Malignant neoplasm (harmful growth of tissue) in epithelial cells
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Chronic
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Long duration
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Cyst
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Abnormal fluid filled sac
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Edema
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Fluid in tissues; swelling
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Etiology
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Cause of disease
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Gram stain
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Lab test that divides bacteria into gram-positive (purple) or gram-negative (red).
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Hernia
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Rupture, protrusion of organ through abnormal opening.
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Inflammation
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Tissue injury that invloves: heat, pain, redness and swelling.
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Lesion
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Wound, damaged tissue
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Malignant
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Harmful, causes death, tumour that spreads
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Metastasis
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Spreads from one body part to another, cancer does this.
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Microorganism
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Small organism that can only be seen by a telescope
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Necrosis
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Death of tissue
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Necr/o
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Death
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Cyst/o
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Fluid filled sac; bladder, gallbladder, cyst
Ex. Cystic - pertaining to or having cysts
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Neoplasm
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Abnormal growth of tissue (tumor)
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Plasm
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Formation
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Parasite
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Organism that grows on another (host) causing damage to that host.
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Pathogen
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Organism capable of causing disease
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Path/o
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Disease
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Phagocytosis
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Ingestion of organisms by a cell such as waste or bacteria that is then destroyed.
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Prolapse
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Dropping downward displacement of organ
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Pus
Product of inflammation resulting in fluid and white blood cells
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Sarcoma
Malignant neoplasm arising from connective tissue
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Sepsis
The presence of harmful microorganisms or toxins in blood or tissue.
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Toxin
Poison
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py/o
Pus
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Sarco
Flesh
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tox/o toxic/o
Toxin
| ex. endotoxin - toxin within bacterial cells
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Trauma
Physical or psychological wound
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alg/o
pain
| Ex. algesia - condition of having pain
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algi/o
pain
| Ex. algesia - condition of having pain
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algesi/o
pain
| Ex. algesia - condition of having pain
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carcin/o
cancer, carcinoma
| Ex. Carcinoid - resembling a carcinoma
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lith
calculus, stone
| Ex. lithiasis - stone formation
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onc/o
tumor
| Ex. oncogenic - causing a tumor
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pyr/o
fever, fire
| Ex. pyrexia - fever
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pyret/o
fever, fire
| Ex. pyrexia - fever
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scler/o
hard
| ex. sclerosis - hardening of tissue
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Prefix: brady
slow
| ex. bradypnea - slow breathing rate
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pnea
breathing
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Prefix: dys
abnormal, painful, difficult
| ex. dysplasia - abnormal development of tissue
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plas
tissue
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Prefix: mal
bad, poor
| ex. malabsorption - poor absorption of nutrients
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Prefix: pachy
thick
| ex. patchycephaly - abnormal thickness of skull
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Prefix: tachy
Rapid
| ex. tachycardia - rapid heart rate
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cardi/o
heart
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Prefix: xero
dry
| ex. xeroderma - dry skin
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Suffix: algia
pain
| ex. neuralgia - pain in nerve
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neur/o
nerve
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Suffix: algesia
pain
| ex. neuralgia - pain in nerve
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Suffix: cele
hernia, localized dilation
| ex. gastrocele - hernia of stomach
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gastr/o
stomach
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Suffix: clasis
breaking
| ex. karyoclasis - breaking of nucleus
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Suffix: clasia
breaking
| ex. karyoclasis - breaking of nucleus
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Suffix: itis
inflammation
| ex. cystitis - inflammation of urinary bladder
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Suffix: megaly
enlargement
| ex. hepatomegaly - enlargement of liver
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hepat/o
liver
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Suffix: odynia
pain
| ex. urodynia - pain on urination
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ur/o
urination
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Suffix: oma
tumor
| ex. lipoma - tumor of fat cells
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Suffix: pathy
any disease of
| ex. nephropathy - any disease of kidney
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nephr/o
kidney
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Suffix: rhage
bursting forth, profuse flow
| ex. hemorrhage - profuse flow of blood
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Suffix: rhagia
bursting forth, profuse flow
| ex. hemorrhage - profuse flow of blood
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Suffix: rhea
flow, discharge
| ex. pyorrhea - discharge of pus
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Suffix: rhexis
rupture
| ex. amniorrhexis - rupture of amniotic sac
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Suffix: schisis
Fissure, splitting
| ex. retinoschisis - splitting of retina
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my/o
muscle
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Suffix: dilation
expansion, widening
| ex. vasodialation - widening of blood vessels
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vas/o
blood vessels
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Suffix: dilatation
expansion, widening
| ex. vasodialation - widening of blood vessels
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Suffix: ectasia
dilation, distension
| ex. gastrectasia - dilation of stomach
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Suffix: ectasis
dilation, distension
| ex. gastrectasia - dilation of stomach
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Suffix: edema
swelling
| ex. cephaledema - swelling of head
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Suffix: lysis
separation, loosening, dissolving
| ex. dialysis - separation of substances by passage through membrane
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dia
membrane
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Suffix: malacia
softening
| ex. craniomalacia - softening of skull
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crani/o
skull
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Suffix: ptosis
dropping, downward displacement
| ex. blepharoptosis - drooping of eyelid
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blephar/o
eyelid
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Suffix: sclerosis
hardening
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Suffix: spasm
sudden contraction, cramp
| ex. arteriospasm - spasm of artery
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Suffix: stasis
suppression, stoppage
| ex. menostasis - suppression of menstrual flow
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Suffix: stenosis
narrowing, constriction
| ex. bronchostenosis - narrowing of bronchus
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Prefix: staphyl/o
grape like cluster
| ex. staphylococcus - round cluster bacteria
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Prefix: strept/o
twisted chain
| ex. streptobacillus - rod bacteria that form chains
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bacill/i
bacillus - gram positive rod shaped bacteria
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bacill/o
bacillus - gram positive rod shaped bacteria
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bacteri/o
bacterium
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myc/o
fungus/mold
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vir/o
virus
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acid fast stain
Staining method to identify TB
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communicable
contagious
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endemic
Occuring at low level but continuously in a given region.
| ex. the common cold
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epidemic
affecting many people in a given region at the same time
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exacerbation
worsening of disease or symptoms
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iatrogenic
caused by the effects of treatment
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idiopathic
No known cause
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in situ
Localized, noninvasive. (in position)
| ex. tumors that do not spread
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normal flora
normal microorganisms/bacteria that are found in the body
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nosocomial
infection acquired in a hospital
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opportunistic
an infection that occurs because of a hosts poor or altered condition
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pandemic
a disease that is prevalent throughout a region or the world.
ex. AIDS in africa
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remission
a period where disease symptoms lessen
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septicemia
presence of pathogenic bacteria in blood (blood poisoning)
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systemic
Pertaining to the whole body
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abscess
localized collection of pus
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adhesion
uniting of two surfaces/parts that may normally be separated
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anaplasia
lack of normal differentiation, as shown by cancer cells
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ascites
collection of fluid in the peritoneal cavity
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cellulitis
a spreading inflammation of tissue
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effusion
escape of fluid into cavity or other body part
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exudate
material that escapes from blood vessels as a result of tissue injury
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fissure
groove or split
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fistula
an abnormal passage between two organs or an organ to the surface of the body
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gangrene
death of tissue, caused by lack of blood supply or bacterial infection
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hyperplasia
excessive growth of normal cells in normal arrangement
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hypertrophy
increase in the size of an organ without increase in number of cells (muscles from increased activity)
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induration
Hardening, abnormally hard spot
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metaplasia
conversion of cells to a form that is not normal for that tissue
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Prefix: meta
change
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polyp
a tumor attached by a thin stalk
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purulent
forming or containing pus
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suppuration
pus formation
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AF
Acid Fast
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CA, Ca
Cancer
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CIS
Carcinoma in Situ
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FUO
Fever of Unknown Origin
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Gm+
Gram Positive
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Gm-
Gram negative
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MRSA
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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Staph
Staphylococcus
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Strep
Streptococcus
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VRSA
Vancomycin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
