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Medical Termonality
Medical Terminology
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| -iatrist, -ician, -ist | specialist |
| -logist, -ologist | specialist in the study of |
| -algesia, -algesic, -algia, -dynia | pain |
| -rrhaphy | suture (stitch) |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -ectomy | excision, surgical removal |
| -pexy | surgical fixation |
| -desis | surgical fixation of bone or joint, binding, tying together |
| -osmia | smell, odor |
| -esthesia | sensation |
| -gen, -genesis, -genic, -genous | creating, producing |
| -ectasis | dialation, expansion |
| -emesis | vomiting |
| -lysis | destruction |
| -phasia | speech |
| -rrhage, -rrhagia | bursting forth |
| -rrhea | flow, discharge |
| -gravida | pregant woman |
| -edema | swelling |
| -iasis | pathological condition or state |
| -lepsy, -leptic | seizure |
| -malacia | softening |
| -megaly | enlargement |
| -plasia, -plasm | formation, growth |
| -pnea | breathing |
| -sclerosis | hardening |
| -tome | cutting instrument |
| -ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, | pertaining to |
| -cyte, -cytic | cell |
| -prandial | meal |
| -oxia | oxygen |
| -emia | a condition of the blood |
| -rrhexis | rupture |
| -pause, -stasis | cessation, stoping |
| -ptosis | drooping, prolapse |
| -ial, -ic, -ical, -ory, -ous | pertaining to |
| a-, an-, in- | without, not, absence of |
| ambi | both, both sides, around, about |
| oligo- | deficiency |
| -iso | same, equal |
| hemi-, semi- | half |
| en-, end-, endo-, in-, intra- | in, within, inner |
| ec-, ecto- | out, outside |
| para-, peri- | beside, near |
| dys- | bad, painful, difficult |
| auto- | self |
| eu- | good, normal |
| hypo-, infra-, sub- | below, beneath |
| ex-, exo-, extra- | away from, outside, external |
| -cele | hernia |
| medi/o | medial (towardd the midline_ |
| proxim/o | proximal (nearer to the axial body) cranial and thoracic and vertebral |
| ventr/o | ventral, front, anterior |
| super/o | superior (toward or nrar the head) |
| poster/o | posterior (toward or near the back; dorsal) |
| later/o | lateral (away the midline; toward the side) |
| dist/o | distal (further from the axial body) |
| infer/o | inferior (toward or near the feet; caudal) |
| dors/o | dorsal (back, posterior) |
| anter/o | anterior (toward or near the front, ventral) |
| -scopy | visual exmination |
| iatrics, -iatry | field of medican |
| -logy, ology | study of |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -cidal, -cide | destroying/killing |
| -desis | surgical fixation of bone or joint, binding, tying together |
| -dialation | expanding |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -metry | measurement |
| -therapy | treatment |
| -tomy | incision |
| -tripsy | crushing |
| -acusia, -acusis, -cusis | hearing |
| -dipsia | thirst |
| -opia, -opsia, -opsis, -opsy | vision |
| -phobia | fear |
| -phoria | feeling |
| -clasis, -clast | to break |
| -kinesia, -kinesis | movement |
| -spasm | sudden involuntary contraction |
| -uresis | urination |
| -constriction | narrowing |
| -cytosis | condition of cells |
| -emia | condtion of the blood |
| -ia, -ism | condition |
| -itis | inflamation |
| -lith | stone |
| -malacia | softening |
| -oid | resembling |
| -oma | tumor |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -paresis | slight or partial paralysis |
| -partum, -tocia | childbirth, labor |
| -pathy | disease |
| -penia | deficiency |
| -pepsia | digestion |
| -plastic | pertaining to formation or growth |
| -plegia | paralysis |
| -plegic | pertaining to paralysis |
| -pneic | pertaining to breathing |
| -static | not in motion, rest |
| -stenosis | narrowing, stricturre |
| -trophy | nourishment, growth |
| -uria | urine |
| -graph | recording instrument |
| -meter | measuring instrument |
| -scope | viewing instrument |
| -tic, -tous | pertaining to |
| -gram | record |
| -stomy | mouthlike opening |
| bi- | 2 |
| di- | twice, 2, double |
| macro- | large |
| micro- | small |
| mono-, uni- | one, single |
| multi- | much, many |
| poly- | much |
| oligo- | few |
| pan- | all |
| quadri- tetra- | four |
| tri- | three |
| ab- | away from |
| ad- | toward |
| anti- | against |
| brady- | slow |
| con- | together |
| contra- | against |
| circum- | around |
| dia-, -trans | through, across |
| ec-, ecto- | out, outside |
| en-, end-, endo-, in-, intra- | in, within |
| epi- | above, upon |
| eso- | inward |
| ex-, exo-, extra- | away from, outside |
| hyper-, super-, supra- | excessive, above |
| hypo-, infra-, sub- | below, beneath |
| inter- | between |
| para-, peri- | beside, near |
| post- | after, following |
| pre- | before |
| pro- | before, foward |
| re-, retro- | behind, back |
| tachy- | rapid |
| ultra- | beyond |
| auto- | self |
| dys- | abnormal, bad, painful, difficult |
| eu- | good, normal |
| mal- | bad, inadequate |
| neo- | new |
| tox- | poison, toxin |
| epihelial tissue | forms the epidermis (top layer of skin), protects organs and absorbs and secretes |
| statified | protects |
| supine position | lying horinzontally and facing upwards |
| prone | lying horinzontally and facing downwards |
| axial portion | contains head, neck, and trunk |
| appendicular portion of body | arms, upper extremeties, and legs and lower extremeities |
| anterior | near the front, ventral |
| base | lower/supporting part of any stucture |
| bilateral | both sides |
| contralateral | opposite side |
| deep | farther into the body |
| medial | toward the midline/middle |
| proximal | nearer the axial body |
| superior | toward the head; above |
| ventral | front; anterior |
| posterior | near the back; dorsal |
| apex | the poitned tip of a conical sutructure |
| unilateral | one side |
| ipslateral | the same side |
| superfical | nearer the surface of the body |
| lateral | toward the side |
| distal | toward or near the feet |
| dorsal | back; posterior |
| midsaggital plane | midline/median plane. divides body into left and right halves |
| frontal plane/coronal plan | front and back portions |
| transverse/horizontal | upper (superior) and lower segmetns (infeioror) |
| dorsal cavity | posterior or back part of the body |
| cranial cavity | divsion of dorsal cavity which contains the brain |
| vertebral cavityy | divsion of dorsal cavity which contains the spine |
| ventral cavity | anterior/ front side of the body |
| thoracic cavity | divsion of ventral cavity which contains the lungs, heart, great vessels, trachea, esophagus, and thymus |
| abdominopelvic cavity | divsion of ventral cavity. on e large cavity. cintains abdominal and pelvic cavities |
| abdominal cavityy | stomach, pancrease, liver, gallbladder, and large and small intestines |
| retropertioneal space | lateral to the spine, contains kidneys |
| pelvic cavity | contains the cecum, appensdix, colon (descending and ascending), sigmoid colon, rectum, bladder, and ureters. Females contain female reproductive system. |
| epidermis | thin outer layer of skin, thickest on the palms and soles of feet |
| basement membrane | base of the epidermis layer, new epidermal cells are produced |
| dermis | layer of skin below the epidermis. thicker. made of fibrous connective tissue. contains hair folllicules, nerves, sweat glands, oil glands, and sensory receptors |
| subcutaneous layer | beneath the dermis layer of skin. contains fat tissue, nerves, elastin, and collagen. provides insulation |
| sudoriferous glands | located throughout the body, but more concentrated on the soles of feet and palms. |
| sebaceous (oil) glands | found at the base of hair follicles and secrete sebum. |
| Sebum | discourages bacterial growth; lubricates skin to keep soft |
| skin | protects and regulates temperature. |
| laceration | cut or tear in the flesh |
| abrasion | an area where skin or mucous membranes are scraped away |
| integumentary system | skin |
| hair shaft | hair you can see |
| hair follicle | hair buried in the skin, contains the root. |
| lunula | base of the nail where new growth occurs |
| nailbed | layer of epithelial tissue where nail is flat |
| erythema | redness |
| adip/o | fat |
| lip/o | fat |
| bas/o | base |
| cutane/o | skin |
| derm/o | skin |
| dermat/o | skin |
| eti/o | cause |
| hidr/o | sweat |
| hydr/o | water |
| idi/o | unknown, peculiar |
| kerat/o | horn-like tissue, cornea |
| morph/o | shape |
| myc/o | fungus |
| necr/o | dead |
| onych/o | nail |
| pil/o | hair |
| trich/o | hair |
| rhytid/o | wrinkle |
| scler/o | hardening |
| seb/o | sebum |
| son/o | sound |
| xer/o | dry |
| albin/o | white |
| leuk/o | white |
| chromat/o | color |
| cirrh/o | yellow |
| xanth/o | yellow |
| cyan/o | blue |
| erythem/o | red |
| erythr/o | red |
| melan/o | black |
| kerat/o | keratinized tissue, cornea |
| cranium | bones of the skull that enclose the brain |
| meninges | three membranes that protect the brain and spinal cord |
| dermatomes | areas of the skin associated with specific spinal nerve roots |
| myotomes | groups of muscles associated with specific spinal nerve roots |
| cephal/o | head |
| cerebell/o | cerebellum |
| cerebr/o | brain |
| encephal/o | brain |
| gangli/o | ganglion |
| gli/o | glue, gluelike |
| lex/o | word, phrase |
| mening/o | meninges |
| meninigi/o | meninges |
| myel/o | spinal cord, bone marrow |
| narc/o | sleep, supor |
| neur/o | nerve |
| phas/o | speech |
| pysch/o | mind |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| spin/o | spine |
| sthen/o | strength |
| thalam/o | thalamus |
| ton/o | tension, tone |
| ventricul/o | ventricle |
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