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Ch 1-3
Med Term chapters 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Cardi/o | Heart |
| Enter/o | Small Intestine |
| Gastr/o | Stomach |
| Hepat/o | Liver |
| Neur/o | Nerve |
| Hem/o OR Hemat/o | Blood |
| My/o OR Muscul/o | Muscle |
| Angi/o OR Vas/o OR Vascul/o | Vessel (most commonly refers to blood, but can be other types of vessels too) |
| Derm/o OR Dermat/o OR Cutane/o | Skin |
| Pneum/o OR Pneumon/o OR Pulmon/o | Lung |
| Acute | It just started recently or is a sharp, severe symptom |
| Chronic | It's been going on for a while |
| Exacerbation | It's getting worse |
| Malaise | Not feeling well |
| Febrile | To have a fever |
| Afebrile | To not have fever |
| Lethargic | A decrease in level of consciousness; typically indicates that a patient is really sick |
| Auscultation | To listen |
| Palpation | To feel |
| Benign | Safe |
| Abrasion | Scraping away of skin |
| Anhidrosis | Lack of sweating |
| Comedo | A hair follicle that is plugged with sebum (black head, white head) |
| Dermatalgia | Skin pain |
| Dermatolysis | Loose skin |
| Erythroderma | Red skin |
| Hyperkerotosis | Excessive growth of horny skin |
| Hypomelanosis | Diminished melanin in the skin |
| Macerate | To soften the skin |
| Onychophagia | Eating or biting the nails |