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MedTerminologyWk1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Algia (Suffix) | Pain |
| Cele (Suffix) | Hernia/ Bulging (Example: Varicocele-Bulging Vein) (Example 2: Hydrocele) |
| Emia | Blood Condition |
| Gen | Creation/ Cause (Example: PathoGENic) |
| Morph | Change (Example: Morphology) |
| Myc | Fungus |
| Necr | Death |
| Orth | Straight |
| Path | Suffering/ Disease |
| Phag | Eat |
| Plas | Formation |
| Py | Pus |
| Scler | Hard |
| Sten | Narrowing |
| Troph | Nourishment/ development |
| Xen | Foreign |
| Acute | Started recently or is sharp, severe symptom |
| chronic | been going on for a while |
| exacerbation | getting worse |
| abrupt | all of a sudden |
| febrile | to have a fever |
| afebrile | to not have a fever |
| malaise | not feeling well |
| lethargic | a decrease in level of consciousness, in medical record it indicates patient is really sick. |
| auscultation | to listen |
| percussion | to hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel for vibration; drums are a percussion instrument |
| palpation | to feel |
| idiopathic | no known specific cause; it just happens |
| prognosis | chances for things to get better or worse |
| occult | hidden |
| lesion | diseased tissue |
| sequela | a problem resulting from a disease or injury |
| palliative | treating the symptoms, but not getting rid of the cause |
| prophylaxis | preventative treatment |
| proximal | closer to center |
| distal | farther away from center |
| lateral | out to the side |
| medial | toward the middle |
| ventral/ antral/ anterior | the front |
| dorsal/ posterior | the back |
| cranial | toward the top |
| caudal | toward the bottom |
| superior | above |
| inferior | below |
| contralateral | opposite side |
| ipsilateral | same side |
| dorsum | top of the hand or foot |
| planter | sole of foot |
| palmer | palm of hand |
| sagittal | divides body along hypothetical plane from left to right |
| coronal | divides body along hypothetical plane from front to back |
| transverse | divides body from top to bottom |
| abrasion | scraping away of skin |
| albino | a person affected with albinism |
| alopecia | baldness |
| macule, macula (freckle) | small flat discolored area |
| patch | larger flat discolored area |
| papule | a small solid mass (pimple) |
| plaque | a solid mass on surface of skin |
| nodule | a solid mass that extends deeper into the skin |
| tumor | a larger solid mass |
| vesicle | a smaller blister |
| bulla | bubble (a larger blister) |
| pustule | a pus-filled blister |
| abscess | a localized collection of pus in the body |
| erosion | loss of skin |
| ulcer | a sore |
| excoriation | a scratch |
| fissure | a crack in the skin |
| scale | skin flaking off |
| crust | a dried substance |
| cherry angioma | a small blood vessel tumor |
| telangiectasia (spider angioma) | over expansion of the end of a blood vessel |
| petechia | a small bruise |
| ecchymosis | a larger bruise |
| cicatrix | scar |
| keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| nevus | mole |
| dysplastic nevus | a mole with bad changes often precancerous |
| verruca | wart |
| onychia | nail condition |
| keratosis | horny tissue condition |
| erythrocyanosis | red/ and or blue discoloration of skin |
| impetigo | a highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin |
| tinia | a fungal condition of ten called a ringworm due to circular appearance |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xer/o | dry |
| ungu/o; onych/o | nail |
| melan/o | black |
| steat/o | fat |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| erythr/o | red |
| leuk/o | white |
| kerat/o | hard/ horny |
| squam/o | scale |
| pachy/o | thick |
| crypt/o | hidden |
| alb/o | white |
| antipruritic | a drug that relives itching |
| antiseptic | a drug that prevents sepsis |
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