Question | Answer |
adip/o | Fat |
lip/o | Fat |
derm/o | Skin |
dermat/o | Skin |
cutane/o | Skin |
Hidr/o | Sweat |
Hydr/o | Water |
Seb/o | Oil |
Trich/o | Hair |
Hist/o | Tisssue |
Melanoma | Black tumor |
purpur/o | Purple |
xanth/o | Yellow |
xanthoma | yellow tumor |
myc/o | Fungas |
mycologist | study of fungi |
onych/o | Nail |
plas/o | Formation |
Bx | Biopsy |
C&S | Culture and Sensitivity |
HSV-1 | Herpes simplex type 1 |
HSV-2 | Herpes simplex virus type 2 |
I&D | Incision and drainage |
SLE | systemic lupus erythematosus |
1 Degree | Primary |
2 Degree | Secondary |
dysplasia | Abnormal groweth |
squam/o | Scale |
xer/o | Dry |
xerosis | Condition of dryness |
electr/o | electrticity |
chem/o | chemical |
cry/o | freezing |
Carcin/o | cancer |
scler/o | Hardening |
scleroderma | Hardening of skin |
auto | self |
autograft | Transfer to a near positionin the body of the same person |
homo | Same |
homograft | Human to human |
hetro | different or another |
hetrograft | from one species to another species |
epithelium | cells coevering internal and external surfaces of the body |
epidermis | outer most layer of shin |
dermis | connective tissue of the skin |
sebaceous glands | oil gland in the skin |
sudoriferous gland | Sweat glands |
keratin | Hard protien material |
lesion | Abnormal groweth on tissue |
macule | Flat lesion |
papule | Abump |
vesicle | Raised lesion w/fluid |
pastule | "pimple" Vesicle that has pus |
wheal | Localized skin swelling |
ulcer | open sore on the skin |
excoriation | A scratch mark |
fissure | A crack in the skin |
petechia | tiny purple spot |
nevus | mole |
comodone | Blackhead |
eruption | Appearance of a skin lesion |
prurites | Sever itching |
urticaria | Hives |
burn | Damaged layer of skin |
First degree | Least severe "Sunburn" |
Secondary | 2nd layer of skin "Blisters" |
third degree | All layers of skin |
cellulites | Bacterial skin Inflammation |
dermatitis | Inflammation of skin |
atopic | Chrinic skin inflammation |
contact | Inflammation of the skin resulting from contact |
Seborrheic | Redness of the skin covered by itchy scales |
psoriasis | Chronic recurrent skin desease |
Herpes zoster | Shingles |
impetigo | highly contagious bacterial skin inflammation |
pediculosis | Infection w/lice |
tinea | Fungus |
debridement | Removal of dead or damaged skin |
anti-inflammatory | A drug that reduces inflammation |
antifungal | Drug that kills or prevents the growth of fungi |
antihistamine | Blocks the affect of histamine in the body |
antipruritic | Drug that relieves itching |
ankyl/o | Crooked or stiff |
arthr/o | Joint |
brachi/o | Arm |
cervic/o | Neck |
chandr/o | cartlidge |
cost/o | Rib |
crani/o | Skull |
dectyl/o | Digit "Finfer or toe" |
fasci/o | Delicate tissue that covers muscle |
femor/o | big bone |
fibr/o | Fiber |
Lei/o | Smooth |
lumb/o | Lower back |
lord/o | Bent |
myel/o | Bone marrow or spinal chord |
my/o | muscle |
oste/o | bone |
patell/o | Knee cap |
rhabd/o | Rod shaped or striated |
sacr/o | flesh |
spondyl/o | spine |
vertebra | Spine |
stern/o | Pertaining to breast bone |
tendin/o | inflammation of tendon |
thorac/o | Chest |
ton/o | tone or tension |
arthr/algia | Joint pain |
a/trophy,hyper/trophy | Shrinking of tissue such as muscleIncreasing of tissue such as muscle |
crepitation/crepitus | Grating sound made by movement of joint or broken bone |
rigor | Stiffness, stiff muscle |
spasm | involuntary contraction of muscle |
tremor | Shaking |
necrosis | Tissue death |
bursitis | Inflammation of bursa |
kyphosis | Humpback, hunchback or potts curvature |
lordosis | curve of lower back |
scoliosis | curved from side to side |
subluxation | A partial or incomplete dislocation |
analgesic | Drug that relieves pain |
anti-inflammatory | Drug that reduces inflammation |
antipyretic | Drug that relieves fever |
RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
EMG | Electromyogram |
MRI | Magnetic resonance imaging |
PT | physical therapy |
NSAID | Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
Fx | Fracture |
OA | Osteo arthritis |
ROM | Range of motion |
XR | X-Ray |
subcutaneous | Below the skin |
keratosis | Brown spots |
ankylosis | Crookedness or Stiffness |
arthrodesis | Binding |
arthroalgia | Joint pain |
arthrocentisis | Drawing fluid from joints |
brachial | Pertaining to the arm |
cervical | pertaining to neck |
chondromalacia | softening of cartlidge |
costochondritis | Inflammation of rib cartlidge |