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OTHA 1301 6d
HCC OT Medical Terminology Lesson 6 Medical Terms
Question | Answer |
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Acoustic (acoust ic) | pertaining to hearing |
Acoustogram (acoust o gram) | the graphic tracing of the measures of sound such as decibel levels and frequency per sound |
-acusis (acu sis) | used to denote a condition of hearing |
Anacusis (an acu sis) | condition of not hearing; total deafness |
Hemianacusia (hem an acus ia) | loss of hearing in one ear only |
Auricle (aur i cle) | the projecting part of the ear lying outside the head |
Auricul (aur I cul) | form denoting relationship to the ear or to an ear-shaped appendage of a chamber of the heart |
Auriculocranial (aur I cul o crani al) | pertaining to an ear and the cranium |
Auris (aur is) | the ear |
Buccal (bucc al) | pertaining to the cheek; directed toward the cheek |
Buccally (bucc al ly) | toward the cheek |
Buccocervical (bucc o cervic al) | that surface of a tooth along its neckline on the cheek side |
Suprabuccal (supra bucc al) | above the cheek region |
Ciliary (cili ary) | pertaining to the eyelases; resembling the eyelashes |
Cilium (cili um) | the eyelashes; also sometimes the eyelid or the outer edge of the eyelid or the edge of the eyelid from which the eyelashes extend |
supercilia (super cilia) | the eyebrows |
Ciliogenesis (cili o gen esis) | the formation or development of cilia |
-colpos (-colp os) | suffix stem used to denote a vaginal disorder of a specific tpe |
Pyocolos (py o colp os) | collection of pus within the vagina |
Hematocolpos (hemat o colp os) | an accumulation of menstrual blood in the vagina |
Colpitis (colp it is) | inflammation of the vagina |
Cordate (cord ate) | heart shaped |
Cordial (cord i al) | stimulating the heart |
Dendrite (dendr ite) | name for the nerve fibers that extend from a nerve cell |
Dendritic (dendr it ic) | resembling a dendrite; branching like a tree |
Dendroid (dendr oid) | branching like a tree |
Encephalic (en cephal ic) | pertaining to the brain; also, lying within the cranial cavity |
Encephalon (en cephal on) | name for the brain |
Endocardium (end o card ium) | the tissue (membrane) lining the heart |
Endosteum (end ost eum) | the tissue lining the cavit of a bone and surrounding the bone marrow |
Histocyte (hist o cyt e) | a tissue cell |
Histoma (hist oma) | tumor formed from fully developed tissue such as blood vessels, muscles, etc. |
Histolysis (hist o lsis) | the breaking down and destruction of tissue |
Histology (hist ology) | the study of the structure, composition and function of the tissues |
Leiomyoma (leio my oma) | a tumor composed of smooth muscle fibers |
Leiodermia (deio derm ia) | abnormal glossiness of smoothness of the skin |
Orchic, orchidic (orch ic, orchid ic) pertaining to the testicles | |
-orchidism, -orchism (orchid ism, orch ism) | a form or condition of the testes |
Orchitis (orch it is) | inflammation of a testicle |
Orchidopexy (orchid o pexy) | the surgical fixing in place of a displaced testicle |
Palpebral (palpebr al) | pertaining to the eyelid |
Palpebra (palpebr a) | the eyelid |
Palpebrate (palpebr ate) | to wink |
Palpebration (palpebr ation) | abnormally frequent winking |
Phlebectasis (phleb ectasis) | an enlargement of a vein |
Phlebolith (phleb o lith) | vein stone; a bloodclot, in a vein, which has turned chalky |
Phlebostenosis (phleb o sten osis) | narrowing or constriction of a vein |
Phlebophlebostomy (phleb o phleb ostomy) | surgical openings to provide communication between two veins |
Phlebitis (phleb itis) | inflammation of a vein |
Phonic (phon ic) | pertaining to the voice |
Phonocardiogram (phon o cardi o gram) a record of heart sounds | |
Phonogram (phon o gram) | a record of any sound |
Phonomyogram (phon o my o gram) | a record of the sound produced by muscle action |
Phonopathy (phon o path y) | any disease or disorder of the organs of speach |
Physiology (physi ology) | the study of the functions of the body and its parts |
Physiactric (phys iatr ics) | the diagnosis and treatment of disease with the aid of phsical agents such as light, heat cold, water and electricity or with mechanical apparatus |
Physician (phys ic ian) | an authorized practitioner of medicine |
Pilus (pil us) | a hair |
Pilous (pil ous) | hairiness, covered in hair |
Pilosis (pil osis) | excessive growth of hair |
Pilocystic (pil o syst ic) | cystlike and containing hair; used to describe certain skin tumors |
Dipilation (di pil ation) | the process of removing hair |
Hyperplasia (hyper plasia) | abnormal increase in growth |
Hypoplasia (hypo plasia) | incomplete or defective development |
Mastoplasia (mast o plasia) | the development of breast tissue |
Plexal (plex al) | pertaining to a plexus |
Plexiform (plex i form) | resembling a plexus or network |
Subplexal (sub plex al) | situated beneath a plexus or network of vessels, nerves or veins |
Renal (ren al) | pertaining to the kidney |
Supraren- (supra ren-) | situated above the kidney |
Nephrectomy (nephr ectomy) | surgical removal of a kidney |
Ruga (rug a) | a ridge, wrinkle or fold, as of mucous membrane |
Rugose (rug ose) | characterized by wrinkles |
Rugosity (rug osit) | the condition of being wrinkled; a fold, ridge or wrinkle |
Salpingostomy (salpin ostomy) | the making of an opening into the fallopian tube because the natural opening has become closed |
Endosalpinx (end o salpin x) | the mucous membrane lining the salpinx |
Stomatology (stomat ology) | the branch of medicine that treats the mouth and it's diseases |
Stomatoplasty (stomat o plast y) | plastic surgery of, operative repair of, defects of the mouth |
Stomatogastric (stomat o gastr ic) | pertaining to the stomach and the mouth |
Stomatalgia (stomat algia) | mouth pain |
Thalamus (thalam us) | name for the large gray mass in the brain |
Thalamic (thalam ic) | pertaining to the thalamus |
Tympanum (tympan um) | name for the enclosure or chamber in which the eardrum is located; also called the tympanic cavity |
Tympanic membrane (tympan ic) | name for the eardrum |
Tympanal (tympan al) | pertaining to the tympanum |
Tympanic (tympan ic) | pertaining to the tympanum |
Umbilicus (umbilic us) | name for the navel |
Umbilical (umbilic al) | pertaining to the umbilius or navel |
Umbilicectomy (umbilic ectomy) | excision of the umbilicus |
Parumbilical (par umbilic al) | near the navel |