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OTHA 1301 8d
HCC OT Medical Terminology Lesson 8 Medical Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aerial (aer i al) | pertaining to the air |
| aerosis (aer osis) | the production of gas in the tissues or organs of the body |
| aeropathy (aer o path y) | any disease due to a change in atmospheric pressure such as compressed air illness (“bends”) or air sickness |
| alveolus (alveol us) | (plural alveoli) name used to designate a small saclike pit or cavity |
| dental alveoli (dent al alveol i) | the tooth sockets in the upper and lower jaw bones |
| alveolar (alveol ar) | pertaining to an alveolus |
| alveolectomy (alveol ectomy) | surgical excision of the tooth socket bony structure as a preparatory measure for the wearing of false teeth (dent ures); may include the removal of remaining teeth and roots of teeth and excision of diseased tissue |
| alveoloplasty (alveol o plast y) | the surgical improvement of the shape and condition of the tooth sockets in preparation for immediate or future denture construction |
| corn | the name of the build-up of thick horny skin tissue produced by friction and pressure |
| corneal (corne al) | pertaining to the cornea of the eye |
| corneous (corne ous) | hornlike or horny |
| dactyloscopy (dactyl o scop y) | examination of fingerprints for purpose of identification |
| isodactylism (iso dactyl ism) | a condition in which the fingers are of relatively equal length |
| dactylospasm (dactyl o spasm) | a spasm or cramp of a finger or toe |
| edematous (edemat ous) | pertaining to or affected by edema |
| pneumonedema (pneumon edema) | abnormal quantities of fluid in the lungs |
| dactyledema (dactyl edema) | abnormal swelling of the fingers or toes due to fluid accumulation |
| ependyma (ependym a) | name of the membrane lining the cavities of the brain and the canal enclosing the spinal cord |
| ependymal (ependymal) | pertaining to or composed of ependyma |
| ependymopathy (ependym o path y) | any disease of this membrane (the ependyma) |
| ependymitis (ependym itis) | inflammation of the ependyma |
| fistula (fistul a) | term for such an abnormal passage |
| fistulous (fistul ous) | pertaining to or of the nature of a fistula |
| internal fistula | an abnormal passage between two internal organs |
| external fistula | an abnormal passage between a hollow organ and the external surface of the body |
| intestinal fistula | an abnormal passage connecting with the intestine |
| fistulization (fistul ization) | the process of becoming fistulous; the surgical creation of an opening into a hollow organ or of an opening between two structures which were not previously connected |
| fistuloenterostomy (fistul o enter ostomy) | the operation of making a fistula empty permanently into the intestine |
| furcal (furc al) | shaped like a fork; forked |
| bifurcate (bi furc ate) | forked; divided into two like a fork |
| bifurcation (bi furc ation) | division into two branches; the site where a single structure divides into two |
| glycemia (glyc em ia) | the presence of sugar in the blood |
| hyperglycemia (hyper glyc em ia) | abnormally increased content of sugar in the blood |
| glycolysis (glyc o lysis) | the breaking down of sugar into simpler compounds |
| glycopenia (glyc o penia) | a deficiency of sugar in the body tissues |
| glucose (gluc ose) | a thick, syrupy, sweet liquid; the sweet, colorless, soluble form of dextrose that occurs widely in nature and is the usual form in which carbohydrate is assimilated by animals |
| gravid | pregnant; containing developing young |
| gravidic (gravid ic) | occurring during pregnancy |
| gravidity (gravid ity) | the condition of being with child; pregnancy |
| gravidocardiac (gravid o cardi ac) | pertaining to heart disease of pregnancy |
| iris | name of the colored membrane of the eye |
| iridic, iridal (irid ic, irid al) | pertaining to the iris |
| iridization (irid iz ation) | the patient’s perception of colored halos about lights, occurring in glaucoma |
| keratic (kerat ic) | pertaining to horny tissue; pertaining to the cornea |
| keratoderma (kerat o derma) | a horny skin or covering |
| keratoid (kerat oid) | resembling horny or corneal tissue |
| hyperkeratosis (hyperkeratosis) | overgrowth (excessive growth) of the horny layer of the skin |
| keratomalacia (kerat o malacia) | softening of the cornea |
| keratocentesis (kerat o centesis) | puncture of the cornea |
| metabolism (metabol ism) | the sum of all the physical and chemical processes by which living organized substance is produced and maintained, and also the transformation by which energy is made available for the use of the body |
| basal metabolism | the minimal energy needed to maintain the physical and chemical activities of the body |
| omentum (oment um) | name of the membranous cover of the abdominal organs |
| omental (oment al) | pertaining to the omentum |
| omentopexy (oment o pexy) | the attachment of the omentum to another tissue or organ |
| omentoplasty (oment o plast y) | the use of omental grafts, that is, surgical repair using the omentum as the grafting material |
| oophoron (oophor on) | an ovary |
| oophoropexy (oophor o pexy) | the surgical fixation or attaching of the ovary |
| hystero-oophorectomy (hyster o oophor ectomy) | surgical removal of the uterus and ovaries |
| parietal (pariet al) | pertaining to the walls of a cavity |
| parietitis (pariet itis) | inflammation of the wall of an organ |
| onychophagy (onych o phag y) | nail biting |
| phagomania (phag o mani a) | an insatiable craving for food; literally an “eating mania” |
| phagocyte (phag o cyt e) | any cell that absorbs (“eats”) micro-organisms, other cells, and foreign bodies |
| phagocytosis (phag o cyt osis) | the process of engulfing a micro-organism, other cells and foreign bodies by phagocytes |
| odynophagia (odyn o phag ia) | pain in swallowing |
| phrenic () | pertaining to the mind; pertaining to the diaphragm |
| bradyphrenia (brady phren ia) | slowness of mental activity such as initiative, interest, speech, frequently accompanying encephalitis |
| leukoplakia (leuk o plak ia) | a disease marked by white thickened patches on the mucous membrane of the cheeks, gum and tongue |
| malacoplakia (malac o plak ia) | the formation of soft patches on the mucous membrane of a hollow organ |
| pneumal (pneum al) | pertaining to the lungs |
| pneumatic (pneumat ic) | of or pertaining to air or respiration |
| pneumatocele (pneumat o cele) | a swelling containing air any place in the body; a pushing out of the lung through a weak place in the wall of the chest |
| pneumonia (pneumon ia) | inflammation of the lungs, usually with complications and usually accompanied by chill, increase in temperature, pain and coughing |
| pneumonitis (pneumon itis) | a condition of localized, acute inflammation of the lung without the range of complications and symptoms accompanying pneumonia; benign pneumonia |
| pneumonic (pneumon ic) | pertaining to the lung or to pneumonia |
| -pnea (pne a) | breathing |
| hyperpnea () | abnormal increase in the speed and depth of breathing |
| hypopnea () | abnormal decrease in the speed and depth of breathing |
| bradypnea () | abnormal slowness of breathing |
| ptyalism (ptyal ism) | excessive secretion of saliva; salivation |
| -ptysis (pty sis) | the spitting of |
| hemoptysis (hem o pty sis) | the spitting of blood or of blood stained spittle (sputum) |
| ptyalectasis (ptyal ectasis) | dilation (enlarging) of a salivary duct by surgery |
| ptyalogenic (ptyalo gen ic) | formed from or by the action of saliva |
| pulmo (pulm o) | the lung, the organ of respiration |
| pulmonic, pulmonary (pulmon ic, pulmon ary) | pertaining to the lungs |
| renopulmonary (ren o pulmon ary) | pertaining to the kidney and lungs |
| radial (radi al) | pertaining to rays; pertaining to the spreading out from the center |
| radiology (radi ology) | the study of X-rays, frequently called roentgenology after Wilhelm Konrad Roentgen, the discoverer of X-rays |
| radiotherapy (radiotherapy) | the treatment of disease by the use of X-rays or rays from a radioactive substance |
| radical (radic al) | directed to the cause; going to the root or source of a morbid process |
| radix | ”the root”; the lowermost part, or a structure by which something is firmly attached |
| radicle (radi cle) | ”a little root”; any one of the smallest branches of a vessel or nerve |
| radiculectomy (radic ul ectomy) | excision of a nerve root |
| radiculoneuropathy (radic ul o neur opath y) | disease of the nerve roots and the nerve |
| sedation (sedat ion) | the act or process of calming |
| sedative (sedat ive) | an agent such as a drug that calms or reduces excitement |
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