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Chapter 1&2 Med 104
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gen/o JIN-oh | Creation, cause |
| Hydr/o HAI-droh | water |
| Morph/o MOR-foh | change |
| Myc/o MAI-koh | fungus |
| Necr/o NEK-roh | death |
| Orth/o OR-throh | straight |
| Path/o PAH-thoh | Suffering,disease |
| Phag/o FAY-goh | eat |
| Plas/o PLAS-oh | formation |
| Py/o PAI-oh | pus |
| Scler/o SKLEH-roh | hard |
| Sten/o STIH-noh | narrowing |
| Troph/o TROH-foh | nourishment, development |
| Xen/o ZEE-noh | foreign |
| Xer/o ZEH-roh | dry |
| Suffix: ()=pronunciation -ac (ak) -al (al) -ar(ar) -ary (ar-ee) -eal (ee-al) -ic (Ik) -tic (tik) -ours (us) | pertaining to |
| -ia (ee-ah) -ism (iz-um) | condition |
| -ium ee-um | tissue, structure |
| -y ee | condition,procedure |
| -icle ik-el | small |
| -ole ohl | small |
| -ula yoo-lah | small |
| -iatrics ee-AH-triks | medical science |
| -iatrist EE-ah-trist | specialist in medicine of |
| -iatry AI-ah-tree | medical science |
| -ist ist | specialist |
| -logist loh-jist | specialist in the study of |
| -logy loh-jee | study of |
| -algia AL-jah | pain |
| -dynia DAI-nee-ah | pain |
| -cele SEEL | hernia (a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn't belong) |
| -emia EE-mee-ah | blood condition |
| -iasis AI-ah-sis | presence of |
| -itis AI-tis | inflammation |
| -lysis lih-sis | loosen, break down |
| -malacia mah-LAY-shah | abnormal softening |
| -megaly MEH-gah-lee | enlargement |
| -oid OYD | resembling |
| -oma OH-mah | tumor |
| -osis OH-sis | condition |
| -pathy pah-thee | disease |
| -penia PEE-nee-ah | deficiency |
| -ptosis puh-TOH-sis | drooping |
| -rrhage RIJ | excessive flow |
| -rrhagia RAY-jee-ah | excessive flow |
| -rrhea REE-ah | flow |
| -rrhexis REK-sis | rupture |
| -spasm SPAZ-um | involuntary contraction |
| -centesis sin-TEE-sis | puncture |
| -gram gram | written record |
| -graph graf | instrument used to produce a record |
| -graphy grah-fee | process of recording |
| -meter mee-ter | instrument used to measure |
| -metry meh-tree | process of measuring |
| -scope skohp | instrument used to look |
| -scopy skoh-pee | process of looking |
| -desis DEE-sis | binding, fixation |
| -ectomy EK-toh-mee | removal |
| -pexy PEK-see | surgical fixation |
| -plasty PLAS-tee | recontruction |
| -rrhaphy rah-fee | suture |
| -stormy stoh-mee | creation of an opening |
| -tomy toh-mee | incision |
| singular: -a | Plural: -ae |
| singular: -ax | Plural: -aces |
| singular: -ex | Plural: ices |
| Singular: -ix | Plural: -ices |
| Singular: -is | Plural: -es |
| Singular: -ma | Plural: -mata |
| Singular: -on | Plural: -a |
| Singular: -um | Plural: -a |
| Singular: -us | Plural: -i |
| Singular: -y | Plural: -ies |
| a- ay | not |
| an- an | not |
| anti- AN-tee | against |
| contra- KON-trah | against |
| de- dee | down, away from |
| ante- an-tee | before |
| pre- pree | before |
| pro- proh | before, on befalf of |
| brady- brah-dih | slow |
| tachy- talk-in | fast |
| post- phost | after |
| re- ree | again |
| ab- ab | away |
| ad- ad | toward |
| circum- sir-kum | around |
| peri- per-ee | around |
| dia- dai-ah | through |
| trans- tranz | through |
| e- eh | out |
| ec- ek | out |
| ex- eks | out |
| ecto- ek-toh | outside |
| exo- ek-soh | outside |
| extra- eks-trah | outside |
| en- en | in, inside |
| endo- en-doh | in, inside |
| intra- in-trah | in, inside |
| epi- eh-pee | upon |
| sub- sub | beneath |
| inter- in-ter | between |
| bi- bai | two |
| hemi- heh-mee | half |
| semi- seh-mee | half |
| hyper- hai-per | over |
| hypo- hai-poh | under |
| macro- mak-roh | large |
| mirco- mai-kroh | small |
| mono- maw-noh | one |
| uni- yoo-nee | one |
| oligo- aw-lih-goh | few |
| pan- pan | all |
| poly- pawlee | many |
| multi- mul-tee | many |
| con- kon | with, together |
| sym- sim | with, together |
| syn- sin | with, together |
| dys- dis | bad |
| eu- yoo | good |
| combining vowels are used to: | -Join a root to any suffix beginning with a consonant -Join two roots together -Joint two roots together even when the second root begins wit a vowel |
| Description of the rash includes: | -Location, size, color, texture, filling of the rash(pustules) |
| location of rash: | -localized vs. generalized -spreading: centrifugal vs. centripetal |
| Presence of bumps and their size | -Papules <1 cm -Nodules >1 cm -Plaques are large and flat |
| Bumps that are filled with fluid: | -Vesicles are <1cm and filled with clear fluid -Bulla are >1 cm and filled with clear fluid. -Pustules are filled with pus -Abscesses are large putules |
| Flat spots: | -Freckles are small flat spots called mascules -Large mascules are called patches |
| Skin conditions caused by blood vessels: | -collection of blood vessels * cherry angioma -raised *telangiectasia - flat |
| -Bruises: | *petechine -small ecchymosis -Large |
| Diagnostic procedures: | -Skin biopsy *excisional *shave *punch |
| scar formation: | -cicatrix -keloid |
| Epidermal tumors: | -nevus -dysplatic nevus -verucca |
| Diagnostic procedures: | -culture and sensitivity -biopsy(Bx) -excisional vs. incisional biopsy -dermatoscope -dermoscopy |
| Pathological conditions of the nail(all have onych -as part of the word) | -onycholysis -onychomalacia -onychopathy -onychophagia -onychocryptosis -paronychia |
| Assessment terms are: | those that describe the diagnosis of the condition |
| skin problems : | -infections -Inflammations -Tumors -Changes in the skin |
| General skin changes: | -dermatosis -decubitus ulcer -dermopathy -eczema |
| General skin changes: -Associated with hair | *hypertrichosis *postpartum alopecia |
| General skin changes: -Associated with skin | *atopic dermatitis *ichthyosis *sclerodermatitis *xanthosis |
| General skin changes: -Associated with nails | *scleronychia |
| Tumors: -malignant cutaneous neoplasms | *basal cell carcinoma *malignant melanoma *squamous cell carcinoma |
| Tumors: -benign skin tumors | actinic keratosis hidradenoma |
| Inflammations: | -steatitis -dermatitis -actinic dermatitis -seborrheic dermatitis -dermatoconiosis |
| Treatments and Therapies Plan terms: | explain how patients will be treated for their conditions |
| Treatments and Therapies Medications: | -Anti-infections or cleansing -Anti-immune -Anti-itch or allergy |
| Treatments and Therapies *Proceduces to treat the integumentary system: | -chemicals -vacuums -Cold -Lasers -Electricity -Surgery *Mohs mircographic surgery *Skin grafting |
| Treatments and Therapies *General terms | -epidermal -intradermal -hypodermic and subdermal -precutaneous and transdermal |
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