Unit 5 Flashcards
Inflammation and Tissue Repair (39 cards)
What does the prefix dia- mean?
Through
What is diabetes?
A term used to designate two diseases:
Diabetes Insipidus & Diabetes Mellitus;
each having the symptom of polyuria in common
What is a diagnosis?
The term denoting the naming of a disease or syndrome; to recognize a disease
What is dilatation?
The condition of the heart being enlarged
-occur normally, artificially, or as a result of disease
What is a diplobacilli?
A double bacillus, two being linked end to end
What is a diplococcus?
A genus group of bacteria that are gram-positive organisms occurring in pairs
“Streptococcus”
What is a disinfectant?
A chemical or physical agent that kills disease-causing microorganisms generally used on an inanimate object
What is disinfection?
The destruction of infectious agents by chemical or physical means directly applies to an inanimate object
What is diverticulosis?
The presence of diverticula of the intestine
What does drug-fast mean?
Resistant, as in bacteria, to the actions of drugs
What is dry gangrene?
“Ischemic necrosis”
Condition that results when the body part that dies had little blood and remains aseptic
-occurs when the arteries are obstructed
What does the prefix dys- mean?
Difficult
What is dysplasia?
Abnormal development of tissue
What is dystrophy?
Faulty nutrition
What is ecchymosis?
Small, non-elevated hemorrhagic patch; extravasation of blood into a tissue
What does the suffix -ectasis mean?
Dilate
What does the suffix -ectomy mean?
Removal of
What does ectopic mean?
Displaced; not in the normal place
What is an ectopic pregnancy?
The implantation of the fertilized ovum in a site other than the normal one in the uterine cavity
What is edema?
Abnormal accumulation of fluids in tissues or body cavities
What is emaciation?
Excessive wasting away of the body
What is an embolism?
Free floating object in the bloodstream
What does the suffix -emesis mean?
Vomit
What does the suffix -emia mean?
Blood
