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MT Midterm
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adip/o | fat |
| all/o | other, different |
| ankyl/o | stiff, bent |
| arthr/o | joint |
| blepahr/o | eyelid |
| cardi/o | heart |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| conjunctiv/o | conjunctiva |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | head, skull |
| cutane/o | skin |
| cycl/o | ciliary body |
| cyst/o | bladder, sac |
| dacry/o | tear |
| dactyl/o | finger |
| derm/o | skin |
| dur/o | dura (tough outer membrane of spinal cord) |
| enter/o | small intestine |
| erythr/o | red |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| femor/o | femur |
| gangli/o | nerve bundle |
| gastr/o | stomach |
| hem/o | blood |
| hemat/o | blood |
| hepat/o | liver |
| heter/o | other |
| hom/o | same |
| irid/o | iris |
| kerat/o | hard, horny // cornea |
| lacrim/o | tear |
| leuk/o | white |
| lip/o | fat |
| lob/o | lobe |
| lumb/o | loin, lower back |
| mening/o | meninges |
| my/o | muscle |
| myc/o | fungus |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| myring/o | eardrum |
| neur/o | nerve |
| onych/o | nail |
| ophthalm/o | eye |
| oste/o | bone |
| ot/o | ear |
| pachy/o | thick |
| path/o | disease |
| phren/o | mind |
| pil/o | hair |
| presby/o | old, old age |
| retin/o | retina |
| scler/o | hard // sclera |
| spondyl/o | vertibra |
| steat/o | fat |
| tars/o | ankle |
| trich/o | hair |
| troph/o | nourishment, development |
| ungu/o | nail |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| xen/o | foreign |
| xer/o | dry |
| -algia | pain |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -centesis | puncture |
| -gen | producer |
| -graft | transplant |
| -gram | written record |
| -graphy | writing procedure |
| -ia | condition |
| -ic | pertaining to |
| -itis | inflammation |
| -opia | vision condition |
| -osis | condition |
| -pathy | disease |
| -plasty | reconstruction |
| -porosis | porous |
| -scopy | process of looking |
| -spasm | involuntary muscle contraction |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tonia | tone |
| -y | condition |
| -graph | instrument used to record |
| a- | not |
| ab- | away |
| ad- | toward |
| anti- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| ENT | ear, nose, throat |
| de- | down, away from |
| dia- | through |
| ID | intradermal |
| dys- | bad |
| exo- | outside |
| extra- | outside |
| hyper- | over |
| hypo- | under |
| par- | around, beside |
| peri- | around |
| poly- | many |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before, on behalf of |
| sym- | with, together |
| syn- | with, together |
| tachy- | fast |
| PC | after meals |
| AC | before meals |
| -clasia | breaking |
| -clasis | breaking |
| -desis | binding, fixation |
| -dynia | pain |
| -ectomy | removal |
| -emia | blood condition |
| -listhesis | slipping |
| -logy | study of |
| -lysis | loosen, break down |
| -malacia | softening |
| Degrees of Burns | How severe a burn is |
| -oma | tumor |
| -rraphy | suture |
| -sclerosis | hardening condition |
| Fracture | a bone break |
| -scope | instrument used to look |
| -graph | instrument used to record |
| AD | right ear |
| ALS | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig's) |
| AOM | acute otitis media (middle ear infection) |
| AS | left ear |
| AU | both ears |
| Morbidity | risk for being sick |
| BID | twice a day |
| C&S | culture and sensitivity |
| EMG | electromyogram |
| Hx | history |
| MS | multiple sclerosis |
| OA | osteoarthritis |
| Pt | patient |
| ROM | range of motion |
| SOAP | subjective, objective, assessment, plan |
| SQ | subcutaneous |
| TID | three times a day |
| VA | visual acuity |
| WB | weight bearing |
| y/o | years old |
| QD | once a day |
| QHS | at night |
| QID | four times a day |
| prn | as needed |
| Abrupt | started recently |
| Alopecia | baldness |
| Anorexia | eating disorder characterized by restricting food or refusing to eat |
| Auscultation | to listen |
| Body Planes | ways to divide the body |
| Bulimia | eating disorder characterized by overeating usually followed by purging |
| Bulla | a large blister |
| Cerebral Palsy | paralysis caused by damage to the area of the brain responsible for movement |
| Cicatrix | scar |
| Combining Form | root plus a combining vowel |
| Combining Vowel | vowel that connects a root with a suffix or another root |
| Decubitus Ulcer | bed sore |
| Dementia | decline in mental function |
| Diagnosis | What a health care professional believes a patient has |
| Ecchymosis | A large bruise |
| Eczema | a red, itchy rash that may weep or ooze, then become crusted and scaly |
| Epilepsy | a disease marked by seizures |
| Exacerbation | getting worse |
| Impetigo | a highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin |
| Keloid | overgrowth of scar tissue |
| Lethargic | lack of energy |
| Macula | freckle |
| Macule | freckle |
| Malaise | not feeling well |
| Manic Depression | psychiatric disorder characterized by alternating bouts of excitement and depression |
| Marked | "it really stands out" |
| Base languages of medical terminology | Greek and Latin |
| Miosis | abnormal contraction of the pupil |
| Mortality | risk for dying |
| Nevus | a mole |
| Noncontributory | not related to the specific problem |
| Palpation | to feel |
| Papule | a small, solid mass (Latin for pimple) |
| Pathogen | the organism causing the problem |
| Percussion | to hit something and listen to the resulting sound or vibration |
| Petechia | small bruise |
| Prefix | a word part placed at the beginning of the word |
| Prognosis | the chances for something to get better or worse |
| Prone | lying down on belly |
| Psoriasis | skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red skin |
| Schizophrenia | psychiatric condition characterized by delusions, hallucinations, and disordered speech |
| Sequela | problem resulting from a disease or injury |
| Subluxation | partial dislocation of a joint |
| Suffix | a word part placed at the end of a word |
| Supine | lying down on back |
| Tinea | fungal condition commonly called ringworm |
| Tinnitis | ringing in the ears |
| Arthritis | a swollen, painful joint |
| Unremarkable | normal |
| Vesicle | a small blister |
| Word Root | base or subject of a word |
| Bilateral | both sides |
| Contralateral | opposite side |
| Ipsilateral | same side |
| Unilateral | one side |
| Transverse | horizontal plane dividing the body to top and bottom sections |
| Dorsal | backside |
| Coronal | vertical plane dividing the body into front and back sides |
| Saggital | vertical plane dividing the body into left and right sides |
| First degree burn | a burn affecting only the epidermis |
| Second degree burn | a deeper burn affecting the epidermis and the dermis |
| Third degree burn | a deep burn affecting the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer |
| Fourth degree burn | A deep burn affecting all layers of the skin and also underlying tissues such as the muscle, fascia, or bone |
| Osteoarthritis | most common form of arthritis; caused by excessive wear and tear |
| Septic Arthritis | arthritis caused by infection |
| Rheumatoid Arthritis | arthritis caused by a disease of joint inflammation |
| Bursitis | inflammation of the bursa in the joint caused by wear and tear |
| Tendonitis | inflammation of the tendon in the joint caused by wear and tear |
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