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14
Ch. 14 New Med Term
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Combining forms that mean night | nocti and nycto |
| Noctiluca | microscopic marine animals that make the ocean glow during the night |
| Ambul | comes from Latin ambulare means walk |
| Ambulatory | means able to walk |
| Ambulance | means vehicle for transporting the sick |
| Ambul | the word root for walk |
| Sleepwalking | what you mean when you use the word noctambulism |
| Somn | the word root for sleep. |
| Common term for sleepwalking | somnambulism |
| Sleepwalking can occur at any age, but childhood is the most common age | somnambulism |
| Nycto | comes from the Greek word nyx |
| Nyctalgia | pain during the night |
| Nyctalbuminuria | the presence of albumin in the urine only during the night |
| Nyctalopia | night blindness or difficulty in seeing at night |
| Lack of vitamin A in the diet | one cause of nyctalopia |
| Al | comes from the Greek word alaos meaning blind |
| Nyctalopia | literally means night vision and has several causes |
| Retinal fatigue from exposure to very bright light | a cause of nyctalopia |
| Retinitis pigmentosa | another cause of nyctalopia |
| Abnormal fear of night | nyctophobia or noctiphobia |
| Unusual attraction to the night | nyctophilia or noctiphilia |
| Nocturia and Nycturia | excessive urination during the night |
| Ankylo | immovable or fixed |
| Ankylosed | stiffened |
| Ankyloblepharon | adhesions resulting in immovable eyelids |
| Ankylosis such as in ankylosing spondylitis | a condition of immobility of the spine |
| Adeno | gland |
| Cardio | heart |
| Cheilo | lips |
| Dactyl | digits |
| Dento | teeth |
| Dermo | skin |
| Gastro | stomach |
| Glosso | tongue |
| Onycho | nails |
| Ophthalmo | eyes |
| Oto | ears |
| Phago | eat |
| Pneumono | lung |
| Procto | anus plus rectum |
| Urethro | urethra |
| ia | condition. |
| glossia | condition of the tongue |
| Ankylostoma | lockjaw (stiff mouth) |
| Adhesions of lips (immovable lips) | ankylocheilia |
| Closure (immobility) of the anus and rectum | ankyloproctia |
| Abnormal fear of ankylosis | ankylophobia |
| Tongue tied (stiff tongue) | ankyloglossia |
| Adhesions of fingers (immovable fingers) or toes | ankylodactylia |
| -stasis | used as a suffix and means stopping or controlling |
| Say you control an organ or what that organ produces | viscerostasis |
| Fungistasis | a condition in which the growth of fungi is stopped or controlled |
| Cholestasis | control or stopping bile flow |
| Controlling the small intestine | enterostasis |
| Stopping the formation of pus | pyostasis |
| Controlling the blood flow | hemostasis |
| Checking flow in the veins | phlebostasis or venostasis |
| Checking flow in the arteries | arteriostasis |
| Schizo | prefix that means split |
| Schisto | prefix that means cleft |
| -schisis | suffix that means fissure |
| Split speech (incomprehensible speech) | schizophasia |
| Splitting nails | schizonychia |
| Schizophrenia literally | split mind |
| A person with delusions of persecution, jealousy, and hallucinations may suffer from | paranoid schizophrenia |
| Antipsychotic medications and psychotherapy | treatments used for those with schizophrenia |
| Split tongue | schistoglossia |
| Split cell (cell with a fissure) | schistocyte |
| Split chest (fissure) | schistothorax |
| Cleft palate | palatoschisis or uranoschisis |
| Split spine | rachischisis |
| Schistosomiasis | an important disease in terms of world health |
| Carpos | a Greek word meaning wrist. |
| Root word for wrist | carp |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | an occupational hazard to those who perform repetitive hand movement |
| Pertaining to the wrist | carpal |
| Pertaining to the wrist and metacarpals | carpometacarpal |
| Excision of all or part of the wrist | carpectomy |
| Meta | means beyond |
| The bones in the hand beyond the carpals | metacarpals |
| Tarso | the combining form for the tarsal bones in the ankle |
| Bones located beyond the tarsals | metatarsals |
| The lateral malleolus | a protrusion on the fibula bone |
| The medial malleolus | a protrusion on the distal end of the tibia |
| Phalanges | the bones of the fingers and/or toes |
| The word root for phalanges | phalang |
| The singular form of phalanges | phalanx |
| Inflammation of the phalanges | phalangitis |
| Excision of a phalanx (singular) | phalangectomy |
| Acromio | combining form for scapula |
| Acromion process | a projection of the scapula |
| Pertaining to the acromion | acromial |
| Pertaining to the acromion and humerus | acromiohumeral |
| Pertaining to the acromion and the clavicle | acromioclavicular |
| Humero | used in words to refer to the bone in the upper arm which |
| The radius (radio) and the ulna (ulno) | located in the forearm |
| FxBB | fracture of both bones |
| condyle | a rounded bony process that occurs on many bones |
| Complete fx | break through the width of the bone |
| Incomplete fx | break not through the width of the bone |
| Closed fx | (simple fracture) skin is not broken |
| Open | (compound fracture) bone ends protrude through the skin |
| Pathologic fracture | diseased area that weakens the bone |
| closed manipulation | movement of body part to cause bone ends to align without surgery |
| internal fixation, screws or nails in bone under the skin | (ORIF) |
| external fixation, screws attached to an external bar | (OREF) |
| Two rounded bony processes at the medial and lateral distal ends of the femur | femoral condyles |
| Femur | Latin meaning thigh |
| Femoro | combining form for the longest bone |
| The artery that supplies blood to the leg | called the femoral artery |
| The tibia | the shin bone |
| The fibula | a thin, long bone lateral to the tibia |
| If both bones are broken | tibiofibular fracture |
| Tibia | aligned with the big toe |
| Fibula | aligned with the little toe |
| Excision of a condyle | condylectomy |
| Resembling a condyle | condyloid |
| Upon a condyle | epicondyle |
| Condylar | pertaining to a condyle |
| Word root for heel | calcane |
| Combining form used in words to refer to the heel | calcaneo |
| Pertaining to the heel | calcaneal |
| Pain in the heel | calcaneodynia or calcanealgia |
| Ischium | ischio |
| Ilium | ilio |
| Pubis | pubo |
| Ileo | combining form for small intestine |
| Ilio | combining form for pelvic bone |
| In which body system would you find the ileocecal valve? | Digestive system |
| In which body system would you find the iliac crest? | Skeletal system |
| Pertaining to the ischium and rectum | ischiorectal |
| Neurologic pain in the hip (synonym | sciatica) |
| Pertaining to the ischium and pubis | ischiopubic |
| Pertaining to the ischium | ischial |
| Herniation through the ischium | ischiocele |
| Ischio | refers to the part of the hip bone known as the ischium |
| The plural of pubis | pubes |
| The combining form | pubo |
| A suprapubic incision | made above the pubis |
| Femoro | the combining form for femur |
| Pertaining to the pubis and femur | pubofemoral |
| Combining form for sternum | sterno |
| Pertaining to the sternum and pericardium | sternopericardial |
| Pertaining to the sternum and ribs | sternocostal |
| Pertaining to the sternum | sterna |
| Pain in the sternum | sternalgia or sternodynia |
| Sterno | a word makes you think of the sternum which |
| Costo | refers to ribs |
| Xiphoid | from the Greek word xiphos means sword |
| The Xiphoid process | the projection at the inferior end of the sternum |
| Xipho | the combining form for xiphoid process |
| Pertaining to the xiphoid process and the ribs | xiphocostal |
| The plural of ganglion | ganglia |
| A ganglion | a collection of nerve cell bodies |
| Combining form for ganglion | ganglia |
| The main cerebral nerve centers | the cerebral ganglia |
| Any of the three neural masses found in the cervical region | called a cervical ganglion |
| A synonym for spine | backbone |
| There are two words that mean spine | rachio and spondylo |
| Inflammation of the spine | rachitis and spondylitis |
| Spine pain | rachialgia |
| Incision into the spine | rachiotomy |
| A synonym for rachialgia | rachiodynia |
| Instrument to measure spinal curvature | rachiometer |
| Spinal paralysis | rachioplegia |
| Fissure of the spine(split spine) | rachischisis |
| Inflammation of the spine | rachitis |
| The three basic types of spinal curvature are | kyphosis (posterior curvature), lordosis (anterior curvature) and scoliosis (lateral curvature) |
| Cervico | cervical |
| Thoraco | thoracic |
| Lumbo | lumbar |
| Sacro | sacral |
| Coccygo | coccygeal |
| A device used to immobilize the neck | a cervical collar |
| Cervical traction | applied as a treatment for an injured neck |
| Recall that the cervix | the neck of the uterus. |
| The plural of cervix | cervices |
| The combining form | cervico |
| Excision of the cervix | cervicectomy |
| Inflammation of the cervix | cervicitis |
| Pertaining to the cervix | cervical |
| Cervico | can mean the neck |
| Cervicofacial | pertaining to the face and neck |
| Cervicobrachial | pertaining to the arm and neck |
| Cervicothoracic | pertaining to the chest and neck |
| Cervix of the axon | constriction between the cell body and the axon |
| Cervix dentis | neck of the tooth |
| Cervix uteri | neck of the uterus |
| Cervix vesicae urinariae | neck of the urinary bladder |
| Branchio | the combining form for arm |
| The biceps brachii | a muscle in the arm |
| The brachial artery | an artery in the arm |
| The muscle that extends from the upper arm to the radial bone | brachioradialis muscle |
| Artery of the arm | brachial |
| Arm and radius muscle | brachioradialis |
| Arm and head | brachiocephalic |
| The joint between the sacrum and the ilium | the sacroiliac joint |
| Pertaining to the thorax and lumbar spines | thoracolumbar |
| Pertaining to the sacrum and the sciatic nerve | sacrosciatic |
| Removal of the coccyx | coccygectomy |
| A lamina (lamino) | a thin, flat sheet, plate or membrane. |
| A laminectomy | the removal of the lamina of the vertebral posterior arch that has been ruptured (ruptured disk) |
| One treatment to repair an intervertebral disk herniation | laminectomy |
| A myelogram | (spinal x-ray) used to diagnose disk herniation. |
| diskectomy | Removal of a herniated disk after which a spinal fusion may be performed |
| The x-ray that can be used to view the spine | a myelogram |
| AMB | ambulate, ambulatory |
| AOTA | American Occupational Therapy Association |
| C1, C2, C3 | 7 |
| DPM | podiatrist (doctor of podiatric medicine) |
| Fx | fracture |
| FxBB | fracture of both bones |
| hs | hour of sleep (hora somni) at bedtime |
| L1, L2, L3 -5 | lumbar vertebrae 1-5 |
| LP | lumbar puncture |
| lt, L | left |
| OREF | open reduction external fixation |
| ORIF | open reduction internal fixation |
| ORTH | orthopedist, orthopedics |
| OTR | registered occupational therapist |
| rt, R | right |
| T1, T2, T3 | 12 |
| y/o, yr | year(s), old, year(s) |
| Looking | inspection |
| Using the hands | manually |
| Toward the side | lateral |
| Cut into | incision |
| Free of microorganisms | sterile |
| Below the skin | subcutaneous |
| Pertaining to the body structures | anatomic |
| Inside | internal |
| Fx | fracture |
| Uses air | pneumatic |
| Made to have no sensation | anesthetized |
| Surgery to restore position | reduction |
| Hold in place | fixation |
| Upon the condyle | epicondyle |
| Upper arm bone | humerus |
| Male | M |
| Years old | y/o |
| Rt | right |
| Post Anesthesia recovery | par |
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