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MedTerms Week 5
Medical Terminology Week 5
Question | Answer |
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lesion | pathological change of tissue due to injury or change of tissue |
mucus | fluid secretal by the mucous membrane |
infection | invasion inside of the body by a pathogen |
endartrial | pertaining to the inside lining |
ili/o | hip |
ileum | part of the small intestine |
ile/o | small intestine |
inflammation | localized response to an injury: redness(erythema), heat(hypothermia), swelling(edema) |
myelopathy | abnormal condition of Bone marrow or Spinal Cord |
ilium | hip bone |
myopathy | disease of a muscle tissue |
-ologist | specialist |
my/o | muscle |
gerontologist | MD specializes in elderly |
fissure | groove or crack like sore of the skin. Also describes the normal folds in the contour of brain |
fistula | abnormal passage between two internal organs or leading from organ to outside of body |
arteri/o | artery |
arthr/o | joint |
ather/o | fat |
atherosclerosis | hardening of the artery due to fatty deposits |
arthralagia | pain in the joint |
myc/0 | fungus |
mycosis | a disease caused by a fungus |
mucous | type of membrane that line body cavities |
lacer | torn |
laceration | torn or mangled wound |
geront- | old age |
nephrologist | MD specializes in Kidney |
myel/o | Bone Marrow or Spinal Cord |