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#5&6
Med terminology
| 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 |
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