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HLHS Ch 3&4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adip/o lip/o steat/o | fat |
| pil/o trich/o | hair |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| squam/o | scale |
| onych/o ungu/o | nail |
| seb/o sebace/o | oil |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| kerat/o | hard, horny |
| xer/o | dry |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o alb/o | white |
| melan/o | black |
| anhidrosis | lack of sweating |
| dermatolysis | loose skin |
| erythema | redness |
| hidropoiesis | formation of sweat |
| hemathidrosis | sweating blood |
| macerate | to soften the skin |
| olychophagia | biting nails |
| pruritus | itch |
| rhytidermia | wrinkled skin |
| sebopoiesis | oil formation |
| urticaria | swollen raised itchy areas of skin |
| xerosis | condition of dryness |
| macule, macula | freckle, flat nonpalpagle |
| patch | vitiligo, flat nonpalpable |
| papule | small, Elevated, Palpable, Solid Mass |
| plaque | surface of skin, Elevated, Palpable, Solid Mass |
| nodule | extends deeper into skin, Elevated, Palpable, Solid Mass |
| tumor | larger solid mass Elevated, Palpable, Solid Mass |
| vesicle | smaller blister, Elevated, Fluid-Filled |
| bulla | latin for bubble Elevated, Fluid-Filled |
| pustule | puss filled blister Elevated, Fluid-Filled |
| abscess | localized collection of pus in the body Elevated, Fluid-Filled |
| erosion | loss of skin |
| excoriation | scratch |
| scale | flaking off |
| crust | a dried substance on the skin |
| petechia | small bruise |
| eccymosis | larger bruise |
| cicatrix/ cicatrices | scar |
| keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| -ectasia | expansion |
| tel- | end |
| vascular lesion | blood vessel wound/wounds related to blood vessels |
| nevus | mole |
| verruca | wart |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| Bx | biopsy |
| excisional biopsy | removal of entire lesion |
| incisional biopsy | removal of portion of lesion |
| adipocele | hernia filled with fatty tissue |
| erythrocyanosis | red and/or blue skin |
| keratogenic | horny tissue development |
| onychia | nail condition |
| onychocryptosis | ingrown nail |
| paronychia | condition of tissue around a nail |
| decubitus ulcer | bed sore |
| ichthyosis | skin is dry and scaly |
| scleronychia | thickening and hardening of the nails |
| actin | sun ray |
| hidradenoma | tumor of sweat gland |
| acne vulgaris | inflammation of skin follicles |
| dermatomycosis | fungal skin condition |
| myc | fungus |
| tinea | fungal condition called ringworm |
| trichomycosis | fungal condition of hair |
| first degree burn | only the epidermis of superficial layer |
| second degree | deeper affecting epidermis and dermis |
| third degree | deep burn of epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous |
| fourth degree | affects all layers of skin and also muscle fascia or bone |
| antipruritic | drug that prevents or relieves itching |
| anesthetic | drug that blocks sensation |
| percutaneous | through the skin |
| transdermal | through the skin |
| electrodesiccation | using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it |
| I&D | incision and drainage to cut into a wound to allow trapped infected liquid to drain |
| rhytidoplasty | reconstruction of wrinkly skin |
| epiphysis | end of a bone |
| metaphysis | growth center |
| diaphysis | long shaft of the bone |
| -physis | growth |
| oste/o | bone |
| crani/o | head, skull |
| cervic/o | neck |
| spondyl/o | vertebra |
| lumb/o | loin, lower back |
| brachi/o | arm |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| carp/o | wrist |
| cost/o | rib |
| femor/o | femur |
| tibi/o | tibialgia |
| tars/o | ankle |
| chondro/o | cartilage |
| arthr/o | joint |
| burs/o | bursa |
| ten/o tend/o tendin/o | tendon |
| muscul/o my/o myos/o | muscle |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| ton/o | tone, tension |
| kinesi/o | movement, motion |
| tax/o | arrangement, order, coordination |
| ankyl/o | stiff/bent |
| spondylodynia | vertebra pain |
| ankylosis | joint stiffness |
| crepitation | crackling sound heard in joints |
| genu valgum | knock-kneed |
| genu varum | bowlegged |
| dyskinesia | inability to control movement |
| dystaxia | poor coordination |
| graphospasm | writer's cramp |
| electromyogram | record of the electrical activity of a muscle |
| kyphosis | humped back, forward curvature of upper spine |
| lordosis | sway back, forward curvature of lower back |
| exostosis | abnormal growth of bone out of another bone |
| osteolysis | bone loss |
| syndactyly | fusion of fingers or toes |
| tarsoptosis | flat feet |
| effusion | fluid buildup |
| craniosynostosis | premature fusing of skull bones |
| chondro-osteodystrophy | poor dvlmt of bones and cartilage |
| osteopenia | reduction in bone volume |
| rheumatoid arthritis | symptoms resemble rheumatic fever |
| subluxation | partial dislocation of a joint |
| clonus | turmoil: may mean contraction |
| asthenia | weakness |
| tardive | slow |
| tardive dyskinesia | slow bad/movement condition characterized by the loss of muscle control |
| antipyretic | a drug that opposes fever |
| external/internal fixation | external:fixing fracture from outside (cast/splint) internal: from inside (screws,pins,plates) |
| closed vs open reduction | returning bones to their proper position without vs with the use of surgery |
| metacarpectomy | removal of a bone in the hand |
| tarsoclasia | surgical fracture of the ankle |
| fasciodesis | binding of fascia |
| myomectomy | removal of a muscle tumor |
| Fx | fracture |
| Tx | treatment |
| ACL/PCL | anterior cruciate ligament/posterior |
| MCL/LCL | medial collateral/lateral collateral |
| what are the numbers for cervical vertebrae | C1-C7 |
| what are the numbers of thoracic vertebrae | T1-T12 |
| what are the numbers of lumbar vertebrae | L1-L5 |
| what are the numbers of sacral vertebrae | S1-S5 |
| EMG | electromyogram |
| FROM | full range of movement |
| OA / RA | osteoarthritis/ rheumatoid |
| ORIF | open reduction internal fixation |
| RICE | rest, ice, compression, elevation |
| WBAT | weight bearing as tolerated |
| what is the root in cyanidrosis | idr: sweat |
| what is the root in hidradenitis | aden: gland |
| what is the root in dermatomycosis | dermato: skin |
| what is the root in rhytidoplasty | rhytido: wrinkle |
| onychopathy | nail disease |
| break down epidermal | epi/derm/al |
| ABCDE | asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving. |
| What root describes the fibrous connective tissue that binds muscles together? | fasci/o |
| What root describes the small fluid-filled sac found near the body’s joints? | burs/o |
| Does anykl/o pertain to a bone? | NO Ankyl/o is a root that means "stiff, bent." |
| Which is the correct breakdown of the medical term metatarsalgia into its component parts? | meta/tars/algia |
| Which medical term means involuntary contraction of the muscle? | Myospasm |
| Build a medical term that means "joint recording process," a procedure used to examine a joint. | Arthrography |
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