Y1S2(P3) RTE 003 FINALS

• Combining form


  A root word in combination with a vowel used to link the root with a suffix
• Suffix

  A word part added to the end of a root to modify its meaning
• • ist

  A suffix meaning a person
• Neurologist

  A doctor who specializes in treating diseases of the nervous system, which includes the brain and spinal cord
• Medical terms for plastic surgery procedures

  • Angioplasty
  • Rhinoplasty
  • Cystoplasty
  • Arthroplasty
• Mammography

  A process of specialized medical imaging that uses a low-dose x-ray system to see inside the breasts
• Mammogram

  An x-ray image of the breast
• Gastroenterology

  The study of the normal function and diseases of the esophagus, stomach, small intestine, colon and rectum, pancreas, gallbladder, bile ducts and liver
• Gastroenterologist

  An expert in digestive health and issues related to the stomach, intestines, and bowels
• Gastroscopy

  The visual examination of the stomach
• Surgical procedures

  • Mastectomy
  • Mammoplasty
  • Lumpectomy
  • Lymphadenectomy
• Thoracotomy

  A surgical incision in the chest wall to access the contents of the thoracic cavity
• Diverticulum

  A small, bulging pouch that develops in the digestive tract
• Diverticulosis

  When small, bulging pouches (diverticula) develop in the digestive tract
• Diverticulitis

  When the pouches become inflamed or infected
• Leiomyoma

  A type of tumor composed of smooth muscle cells
• The cranial and spinal cavities are the dorsal body cavities
• The heart is superior to the diaphragm
• A midsagittal plane divides the body into equal right and left parts
• A frontal plane divides the body into anterior and posterior parts
• The thoracic cavity is superior to the abdominal cavity
• The right hypochondriac region is in the RUQ
• The skin is superficial to the skeletal bones
• The epigastric region is above the stomach
• The nose is superior to the navel
• Mastitis is the inflammation of the mammary glands/breast
• Pathology

  The science or the study of the origin, nature, and course of diseases
• Etiology

  Refers to the cause of a disease
• Pathogenesis

  It describes the development of the disease
• Symptom

  An indication that a disease is present and something of which the patient complains
• Latent

  An initial "silent" disease stage, in which no clinical signs are evident
• Classifications of diseases


  • Infectious
  • Congenital
  • Immunological
  • Neoplastic
  • Endocrine
  • Traumatic
  • Homeostatic
  • Degenerative
  • Nutritional
  • Psychogenic
  • Toxic
  • Iatrogenic
  • Genetic
  • Idiopathic
• Infectious diseases


  • Caused when microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, and helminths enter and spread within the body
• Immunological diseases


  • Occur in circumstances in which the immune system can cause damage to the body's own tissues
• HIV stands for Human Immunodeficiency Virus
• Gigantism


  Elevated levels growth hormone released by the pituitary gland with a closed epiphyseal plate
• Acromegaly


  Elevated levels growth hormone released by the pituitary gland with a closed epiphyseal plate
• Iatrogenic

  Caused by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures
• Sequence that allows infectious diseases to spread

  • Infectious agent
  • Reservoir
  • Portal of exit
  • Mode of transmission
  • Portal of entry
  • Susceptible host
• 1. Cells


  Cells that help the body defend against various diseases