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Week one
words, prefixes, roots
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| poly- | many |
| en-, endo- | in, inside (synonyms) |
| hyper- | over, excessive |
| hypo- | under, insufficient (opposite) |
| a-, an- | not, without (synonyms) |
| pneumon/o | lung |
| SOAP | subjective, objective, assessment, planning |
| -cost | rib |
| -dactyl | finger |
| -burso | bursa |
| -osteo | bone |
| -erythro | red |
| -onycho | nail |
| -xantho | yellow |
| -hidro | sweat |
| -crypto | hidden |
| -sebo | oil |
| -xero | dry |
| -rhytido | wrinkle |
| -adipo, lipo, steat | fat |
| -kerato | horny |
| -pilo, tricho | hair |
| -leuko, albo | white |
| -melano | black |
| -squam | scale |
| -femoro | femur |
| -ankylo | stiff, bent |
| -brachio | arm |
| -tono | tone, tension |
| -chondro | cartilage |
| -tarso | ankle |
| -carpo | wrist |
| -lumb | lower back, loin |
| -fascio | fascia |
| -teno, tendo, tendino | tendon |
| -spondyl | vertebra |
| -musculo, myo, myoso | muscle |
| -cervico | neck |
| -taxo | arrangement, order coordination |
| -kinesio, kineto | movement, motion |
| ABCDE | asymmerty, border, color, diameter, evolving |
| BX | biopsy |
| ID | intradermal |
| S1-S5 | sacral vertebra |
| DTR | deep tendon reflex |
| FROM | full range of motion |
| NSAID | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| ORIF | open reduction internal fixation |
| PT | physical therapy |
| RA | rheumatoid arthritis |
| RICE | rest, ice, compression, elevation |
| ROM | range of motion |
| WB | weight bearing |
| WBAT | weight bearing as tolerated |
| costalgia | rib pain |
| arthralgia | joint pain |
| carpitis | wrist inflammation |
| dystaxia | poor condition |
| myospasm | muscle spasm |
| albinism | lack of pigment in skin causing skin to look white |
| adipocele | a hernia filled with fatty tissue |
| actinic dermatitis | inflammation of skin caused by sun expose |
| cyanhidrosis | blue sweat |
| dermatomycosis | a fungal skin condition |
| dermabrasion | removal of upper layers of skin by a rotary brush |
| epidermal | pertaining to the epidermis |
| epidermal tumor | tumors on the skin |
| erythroderma | red skin |
| hidradenitis | inflammation of sweat glands |
| hypodermic | below the skin |
| hemathidrosis | sweating blood |
| hypomelanosis | excessive melanin in the skin |
| keratosis | horny tissue condition |
| keratogenic | causing horny tissue development |
| hyperhidrosis | excessive sweating |
| hypomelanosis | diminished melanin inthe skin |
| onychia | a nail condition |
| lipectomy | surgical removal of adipose nail |
| onychophagia | eating (biting) of the nail |
| onychomalacia | abnormal softening of the nail |
| onychectomy | remove a nail |
| rhytidoplasty | reconstruction of wrinkled skin |
| seborrheic | chronic skin condition |
| seborrhea | excessive amount of sebum |
| scleronychia | thickening and hardening of nails |
| steatitis | inflammation of fat tissue |
| steatoma | a fatty tumor |
| subcutaneous injection | below the skin (hypodermic) |
| squamous cell carcinoma of the | cancerous tumor of squamous skin cell |
| trichomycosis | fungal condition of the hair |
| trichomegaly | abnormally thick hair |
| xerosis | condition of dryness |
| xanthosis | yellowing of the skin |
| xanthoderma | yellow skin |
| osteonecrosis | death of a bone |
| osteogenesis | disease in which the bone does not develop correctly |
| myoclounus | violent muscle contraction |
| hydarthrosis | water in a joint |
| hermathrosis | blood in joint |
| pyrathrosis | pus in a joint |
| myotasis | stretching of a muscle |
| exostosis | abnormal growth of a bone |
| tarsoptosis | flat feet |
| craniosynostosis | head; skull |
| costotectomy | rib |
| myofasciitis | muscle |
| polydactyly | finger |
| antiarthritic | arth;joint |
| spondyloarthropathy | spondylo;vertebra or arth;joint |
| effusion | fluid build-up |
| antipyretic | a patient with a fever would need to take |
| cardiomyopathy | path;disease |
| cardiopulmonary | ary;pertaining to |
| pericarditis | peri;around |
| epicardium | ium;tissue |
| pericardium | ium;tissue |
| achondroplasia | chondro;cartilage |
| lysis | loosen or break down |
| xanthoma | a yellow tumor |
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