tapping an area to determine if fluids are present or absent and to determine consistency

I & D

Sudden breaking or bursting of a structure or organ

SPECT

Prefix for excess, beyond

Prefix for near, next to, beside

Expected outcome of disease

Anter/o

Cyt/o

ventr/o

MRI

2

cephal/o

Prefix for below, under, (also low, deficiency)

4

Prefix for below under

Nucle/o and Kary/o

US

Any fungal infection in or on the body

Blood test which estimates the quantity of white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets

Prefix for upper, above

feverish, pertaining to a fever

subjective indicators of disease

body defense against injury and disease that limits the spread of injury and aids in healing; characterized by redness, heat, swelling, and pain

objective, observable disease indicators

Proxim/o

cirrh/o, xanth/o, jaund/o

Visual examination of an organ or cavity with an endoscope Used for biospy, surgery, and aspirating fluids

6

: producing or pertaining to the generation of pus

Dist/o

Poster/o

viscer/o

PET

Erythr/o

Surgical joining of two ducts, vessels, or bowel segments to allow the flow from one to the other

Hist/o

CT

Ultra–high–frequency sound waves emitted by a transducer or probe to produce an image of a body structure on a computer screen

Abnormal accumulation of fluid within tissue spaces as a result of systemic disease or failure of the lymphatic system to drain tissue fluid from the site

another word for X-ray

Protrusion of any organ through the structure that normally contains it

prefix for slow

chrom/o

Blood test which determines levels of cholesterol, electrolytes, and other components in blood. (BCA)

8

Melan/o

gently feeling with your hands in order to determine size, texture, symmetry, etc.

listening with or without a stethoscope for heart, bowel, or lung sounds (Auscultation)

suffix means vomiting

diseased; unhealthy

Pulmonary function test that measures volume and flow of air into and out of the lungs

Cyan/o

Two prefixes taht mean "without"

albin/o and leuk/o

Inflammation of the peritoneum, the serous membrane that surrounds the abdominal cavity and covers its organs, usually caused by bacteria or fungi

Use of an electromagnetic beam passed through the body to produce images

bacterial infection which has spread to the blood; severe systemic signs can result

Hole that completely penetrates a structure

son/o

Craud/o

general observation of the patient as a whole or specific body areas

poli/o

Abdominal cavity divided into four ____ by two imaginary lines that cross the umbilicus of the body

Death and decay of soft tissue, usually caused by circulatory obstruction or infection

9

Use of radio waves and strong magnets to produce multiplanar, cross-sectional images (MRI)

Removal of a representative sample for evaluation Sample of tissue, blood, or body fluid

radi/o

Lumb/o

medi/o

1

tom/o

AP

Suffix for blood condition

Dors/o means

Suffix for softening

Prefix that means "self"

3

5

abnormal fibrous band binding tissues that are normally separated

Narrow beam of x-rays that rotates in a full arc around the patient (CT)

Prefix for upon, on top of, above

Later/o means

the cause and nature of disease

7

CBC

Prefix for around

Instrument and procedure named for organ or cavity examined