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Term/Definition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gen/o | creation, cause |
| Hydr/o | water |
| morph/o | change |
| myc/0 | fungus |
| necr/o | death |
| orth/0 | straight |
| path/o | suffering, disease |
| Phag/o | eat |
| plas/o | formation |
| xen/o | foreign |
| Algia | pain |
| cele | hernia ( a bulging of tissue into an area where it doesn’t belong) |
| emia | blood condition |
| iasis | presence of |
| itis | inflammation |
| lysis | loosen, break down |
| megaly | enlargement |
| oma | tumor |
| osis | condition |
| pathy | disease |
| Contra | against |
| de | down, away from |
| ante | before |
| brady | slow |
| tachy | faster |
| ab | away |
| ad | toward |
| peri | around |
| ecto | outside |
| dys | bad |
| Acute | it just started recently or is a sharp, severe symptom |
| chronic | it has been going on for a while now |
| exacerbation | it is getting worse |
| abrupt | all of a sudden |
| Noncontributory | not relate to this specific problem |
| lethargic | a decrease in level of consciousness; In a medical record, this is generally an indication that the patient is really sick |
| alert | able to answer questions; responsive; Interactive |
| Oriented | being aware of who he or she is, where he or she is, and the current time; a patient who is aware of all three is “ oriented times 3” |
| Marked | it really stand ou |
| Unremarkably | Another way of saying normal |
| Auscultation | to listen |
| Percussion | to hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel for the resulting vibration; drums are a percussion instrument |
| palpation | to feel |
| Impression | another way of saying assessment |
| differential diagnosis | a list of conditions the patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam |
| benign | safe |
| malignant | dangerous; a problem |
| degeneration | to be getting worse |
| remission | to get better or improve; most often used when discussing cancer; remission does not mean cure |
| Idiopathic | no known specific cause; it just happens |
| Lesion | disease tissue |
| sequela | a problem resulting from a disease or injury |
| morbidity | the risk for being sick |
| mortality | the risk for dying |
| sterile | extremely clean, germ-free conditions; especially important during medical procedures and surgery |
| contralateral | opposite side |
| Ipsilateral | same side |
| sagittal | divides the body along a hypothetical plane from right to left |
| coronal | Divides the body along a hypothetical plane from front to back |
| transverse | Divides the body from top to bottom |
| Abrasion | scraping away of skin |
| comedo | a hair follicle that is plugged with sebum ( black head, white head) |
| Hyperkerotosis | excessive growth of horny skin |
| hypopigmentation | diminished pigment in the skin |
| sebopolesis | formation of oil (sebum) |
| trichomegaly | abnormally thick hair |
| vascular lesion | wounds relate to blood vessels |
| excisional biopsy | removal of an entire lesion for examination ( to cut it out) |
| erthrocyanosis | a red and/or blue discoloration of the skin |
| keratogenic | Causing horny tissue development |
| onychomalacia | abnormal softening of a nail |
| paronychia | a condition of the tissue around a nail |
| dermatosis | skin condition |
| xanthosis | yellowing of the skin |
| squamous cell carcinoma | cancerous tumor of skin cells |
| tinea | a fungal condition often called “ringworm” due to its circular appearance |
| steatitis | inflamation of fat tissue |
| third-degree burn | deep burn affecting the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer |
| antibiotic | a drug that temporarily blocks sensation |
| antihistamine | a drug that opposes the effects of histamine |
| antiseptic | a drug that prevents sepsis (rotting of flesh) by killing microorganisms |
| epidermal | pertaining to the skin |
| hypodermic | pertaining to beneath the skin |
| intradermal | pertaining to inside the skin |
| percutaneous | Pertaining to through the skin |
| subcutaneous | pertaining to beneath the skin |
| topical | applied directly to the skin |
| chemotherapy | treatment using chemicals |
| rhytidoplasty | Reconstruction of wrinkled skin |
| xenograft | skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient’s |
| Arthroscopy | procedure of looking into a joint |
| electromyogram | procedure for measuring the electrical activity of a muscle |
| computed axial tomography (CAT or CT) | imaging procedure using computer to produce cross sections along axis |
| carpitis | Wrist inflammation |
| polydactyly | having more than the normal number of fingers (or toes) |
| spondylomalacia | Softening of the vertebra |
| bursollth | A stone in a bursa |
| atrophy | underdevelopment, decrease, or loss of muscle tissue |
| Cranlosynostosis | the premature fusing of the skull bones |
| hypertrophic spondylitis | overdevelopment of the vertebrae causing inflammation |
| osteogenesis imperfecta | A disease in which the bones do not develop correctly, also known as brittle bone disease |
| osteopenia | reduction in bone volume |
| osteoporosis | loss of bone density |
| rheumatoid arthritis | inflammation of the joints; it is called rheumatoid because its symptoms resemble those of rheumatic fever |
| bursopathy | disease of the bursa |
| tendonitis | tendon inflammation |
| chondroma | a tumorlike growth of cartilage tissue |
| osteocarcinoma | bone cancer tumor |
| osteochondroma | a tumor made up of bone and cartilage, also known as an exostosis made up of cartilage |
| osteosarcoma | Cancerous tumor arising out of bone cells |
| analgesic | a drug that relieves pain |
| orthotics | a device that aids in the straightening or stabilizing of a part of the body |
| prosthesis | a device that is added to a body to replace a missing part or lost function |
| Kyphosis | humped back; abnormal forward curvature of the upper spine |
| lordosis | sway back; abnormal forward curvature of the lower spine |
| scollosis | crooked back; abnormal lateral curvature of spine |
| fracture | A bone break |
| effusion | fluid buildup |
| hermarthrosis | Blood in the joint |
| myocionus | violent muscle contraction |
| Tibiaigia | tibia (shin) pain |
Created by:
Julieni Abasi