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HLHS 101 Midterm
Flashcards covering content for medical terminiology
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Steatoma - Stea/toma | Fatty tumor |
| Polydactyly - Poly/dactyl/y | Condition of many digits |
| Paronychia - Para/onych/ia | Condition around the nail/nail bed. Usually an infection around the nail. |
| Apathy - A/path/y | Without suffering, disease condition |
| Retinopathy - Retin/pathy | Disease of the retina |
| Presbyopia - Presby/opia | Aging Vision |
| 1st Degree Burn | Burns the epidermis |
| 2nd Degree Burn | Burns Epidermis & Dermis |
| 3rd Degree Burn | Burns Epidermis, Dermis, and Hypodermis |
| 4th Degree Burn | Goes through all 3 and muscle |
| Malaise | Generally not feeling well |
| Excaberation | Getting worse in condition |
| Lethargic | Decreasing consciousness |
| Abrupt | All of a sudden |
| Caudal | Toward the tail |
| Supine | Lying on back |
| Lateral | Away from midline |
| Medial | Toward midline |
| Septic arthritis | Inflammation of a joint caused by infection |
| Rheumatoid arthritis | Inflammation of joint resembling fluid |
| Osteoarthritis | Bone and joint inflammation. Inflammation of weight bearing joints |
| Osteitis | Bone inflammation |
| Aphasia | Without speech; unable to speak or understand |
| Ataxia | Without coordination |
| Catatonia | Lack of muscle tone |
| Delirium | BRIEF loss of mental function |
| Dementia | Loss of mental function |
| Allograft | One human to another |
| Homograft | One human to another (synonym to allograph) |
| Xenograph | From different species |
| Heterograph | From different species (synonym to xenograph) |
| Autograft | Same person |
| How do you pronounce xeroderma? | ZER-oh-DER-mah |
| -plasty | Surgical reconstruction or repair |
| Rhinoplasty | Nose job. Surgically altering the nose |
| Arthrodesis | Surgical fixation of a joint |
| Arthralgia or arthogynia | Joint pain |
| Myopathy | Muscle disease |
| Prognosis | Chance for things to get better or worse |
| Adip/o, Lip/o, Steat/o | Fat |
| Xer/o | Dry |
| Mole | Nevus |
| Ecchymosis | Large bruise |
| Tars/o | ankle |
| Brachi/o | Arm |
| Polyneuritis | Inflammation of many nerves |
| Lobectomy | Removal of brain lobe |
| Neurogenic | Originating from/created by nerves |
| Lacrim/o | Tears |
| Conjuctivitis | Inflammation of the conjunctiva |
| Dys | Bad, difficult, painful |
| Otodynia & otoalgia | Ear pain |
| Osteomalacia | Softening of the bone |
| Pil/o & Trich/o | Hair |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Idiopathic | No known cause |
| Alopecia | Baldness |
| Tinnitus | Ringing in the ears |
| Ausculation | To listen |
| Keloid | Overgrowth of scar tissue |
| Spondyl | Vertebra inflammation |
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