Week 7 Flashcards
kill me (30 cards)
-itis
inflammation
-ac/-al
pertaining to
-algia/ -dynia
pain
Vaso-
blood vessel
-lysis
destruction / breakdown
-megaly
enlargement
-oma
tumor / mass
-pathy
disease
cyan-
blue
effusion
joint swelling
edema
connective tissue swelling
ecchymosis
redness; discoloration
vasodilation
widening of the blood vessels as a result of increased tissue temp and cell metabolism
vasoconstriction
narrowing of the blood vessels as a result of decrease tissue temp and slowing of cell metabolism
nerco-
dead / decay
-trophy
growth
cryotherapy
cold therapy
analgesic
without sensitivity to pain
embolism
condition of a plug or blockage
coagulation
process of blood clotting
hematoma
swelling that contains blood
anemia
without blood
acute
injury characterized by a rapid onset and resulting from a traumatic event
chronic
injury occurrence is due to repetition, overuse, and develops slowly overtime