auscultation
to listen
biopsy
a tissue sample to be tested
edema
swelling
-gram
visual record
-graph
instrument used to produce a visual record
-graphy
procedure used to produce a visual record
localized
isolated to one part of the body
-meter
instrument used to measure
-metry
process of measuring
palpation
to feel
-scope
instrument for visualizing something
-scopy
process of using an instrument to visualize something
sign
what the clinician can measure or observe
systemic
throughout the body
therm/o
temperature