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Vic DavidsonSaunders
Medical terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Arth/Artho | Joint |
| Centesis | Puncture |
| Burs/Burso | Bursa |
| Scope | Instrument to look |
| Chondr/Chondro | Cartilage |
| Pathy | Disease |
| Fasci/Fascio | Fascia |
| Osteo/Ost | Bone |
| My/Myo/Muscul/Musculo | Muscle |
| Tomy | Incision |
| Tend/Tendo | Tendon |
| Osis | Condition |
| Cranio/Crani | Skull |
| Syn | Together |
| Genesis | Creation |
| A/An | Not |
| Malacia | Softening |
| Plasty | Reconstruction |
| Ectomy | Removal |
| Dys | Bad |
| Trophy | Nourishment |
| Lysis | Loose |
| Desis | Binding |
| Clasia | Breaking |
| Rrhaphy | Suture |
| Ing | Causing |
| Spondyl/Spondylo | Vertebra |
| Itis | inflammation |
| Sten | Narrowing |
| Listhesis | Slipping |
| Penia | Deficiency |
| Scopy | Procedure to look |
| Gram | Record |
| Hypomelanosis | Diminished melanin in the skin |
| Hypopigmentation | Diminished pigment in the skin |
| Leukoderma | White Skin |
| Leuk/Leuko | White |
| Derm/Dermo/ Dermat/Dermato/ Cutane/Cutaneo | Skin |
| Macerate | To soften the skin |
| Onychophagia | Eating or biting the nails |
| Pruritis | An itch |
| Rhytidermia | Wrinkled skin |
| Sebopiesis | Formation of oil |
| Nodule | A solid mass that extends deeper into the skin |
| Tumor | A large solid mass |
| Vesicle | a smaller blister |
| Pustule | a pus-filled blister |
| ABCDE | Asymmetry, border, color, diameter, evolving |
| AK | Actinic Keratosis |
| Bx | Biopsy |
| C&S | Culture and sensitivity |
| Derm | Dermatology |
| ID | Intradermal |
| SC/SQ | Subcutaneous |
| Myc | Fungus |
| I&D | Incision and drainage |
| Electrodesiccation | Using electricity to destroy by drying it |
| Costalgia | Rib Pain |
| Metatarsalgia | Pain in the bones of the foot |
| Ostalgia | Bone Pain |
| Spondylodynia | Vertabra pain |
| Tibialgia | Shin Pain |
| Tibia | Shin Bone |
| Femur | Thigh Bone |
| Tarsal | Ankle Bone |
| Carpe | Wrist |
| Phalanges | Fingers |
| Macule | Small, Flat, discolored area (Freckle) |
| Patch | Larger, Flat, Discolored area (Vitiligo) |
| Papule | A small Solid mass (Pimple) |
| Plaque | A solid mass on the surface of the skin |
| Abscess | A localized collection of pus in the body |
| Algia | Pain |
| Cele | Hernia |
| Emia | Blood condition |
| iasis | Presence of |
| Megaly | Enlargement |
| Oid | Resembling |
| Oma | Tumor |
| Rrhage | Excessive flow |
| Rrhea | Flow |
| Rrhexis | Rupture |
| Spasm | Involuntary contraction |
| de | Down, away from |
| Ante/Pre/Pro | Before |
| Brady | Slow |
| Tachy | Fast |
| Post | After |
| Re | Again |
| Ab | Away |
| Ad | Towards |
| Circum/Peri | Around |
| Dia/Trans | Through |
| E/EC/EX | Out |
| Ecto/Exo/Extra | Outside |
| En/Endo/Intra | In/Inside |
| Epi | Upon |
| Sub | Beneath |
| Inter | Between |
| Bi | Two |
| Hemi/Semi | Half |
| Hyper | over |
| Hypo | Under |
| Macro | Large |
| Micro | Small |
| Mono/Uni | One |
| Oligo | Few |
| Pan | All |
| Poly/Multi | Many |
| Con/Syn/ Sym | With/Together |
| Eu | Good |
| Gastr/ S\Gastro | Stomach |
| Hepat/ Hepato | Liver |
| Enter/Entero | Small Intestine |
| Neur/Neuro | Nerve |
| Hemo/ Hemato | Blood |
| Angi/Angio/Vas/Vaso/Vascul/Vasculo | Vessel |
| Pneumon/ Pneumono/Pneum/Pneumo/Pulmon/Pulmono | Lung |
| Phag/Phago | Eat |
| Plas/Plaso | Formation |
| Erytho | Red |
| Cyan | Blue |
| Kerato/Kerat | Horny |
| Onych | Nail |
| Necr/Necro | Death |
| Xanth | Yellow |
| Steat | Fat |
| Lumb | Lower Back |
| Brachi | Arm |
| Dactyl/Dactylo | Finger/Toe |
| Carp | Wrist |
| Cost | Rib |
| Kyth | Bent |
| Lord | Bent Backwards |
| Ankylos | Stiffen |
| Septic | Rotting |
| Ortho | Straight |
| Pros | Towards |
| Sterno | Sternom |
| Tars/Tarso | Ankle |
| Lacrim/Lacrimo/Dacry/Dacryo | Tear |
| Ocul/Oculo/Ophthalm/Ophthalm/Ophthalmo/Opt/Opto | Eye |
| Opia/Opsia | Vision Condition |
| Blephar/Blepharo | Eyelid |
| Corne/Corneo/Kerat/Kerato | Cornea |
| Conjunctiv/Conjunctivo | Conjunctiva |
| Scler/Sclero | Sclera(White Part of the eye |
| Vitre/Vitreo | Vitreous Liquid |
| Cycl/Cyclo | Ciliary Body |
| Retin/Retino | Retina |
| Ir/Iro/Irid/Irido | Iris |
| Phac/Phaco/Phak/Phako | Lens |
| Aur/Auro/Ot/Oto | Ear |
| Acous/Acouso/Audi/Audio | Sound,Hearing |
| Acusis | Hearing Condition |
| Cerumin/Cerumino | Ear wax |
| Salping/Salpingo | Eustachian Tube |
| Tympan/Tympano | Eardrum |
| Mastoid/Mastoido | Mastoid Process |
| Labyrinth/Labyrintho | Labyrinth (Maze) |
| Vestibul/Vestibulo | Vestibule |
| Adema | Swelling |
| Cochie/Cochieo | Cochiea |
| Akinetopsia | Inability to see objects in Motion |
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