Final Difficult words Flashcards
rrhexis
rupture
trophy
development, nourishment
post-
after, behind
retro-
backward, behind
super-
upper, above
cachectic
appearance of weight loss and muscle wasting
crepitus
cracking/crunching sound
ili/o
illium (lateral portion of hip bone)
inguin/o
groin
thorac/o
chest
anter/o
anterior, front
dist/o
far, farthest
dors/o
back(of body)
infer/o
lower, below
later/o
side, to one side
medi/o
middle
poster/o
back (of body), behind, posterior
proxim/o
near, nearest
super/o
upper, above
ventr/o
belly, belly side
-gen, -genesis
forming, producing, origin
-plasia
formation, growth
iliac
pertaining to the ilium (lateral portion of hip bone)
palmar
palm side of hand or body
plantar
sole side of foot
prone
face down
ichthy/o
dry, scaly
melan/o
black
scler/o
hardening, sclera (white of eye)
seb/o
sebum, sebaceous
squam/o
scale
-phoresis
carrying, transmission
cellulitis
skin infection
dehiscence
reopening of a previously closed wound
ecchymosis
bruising
epidermoid
noncancerous cysts/small bumps below the skin
homograft
tissue graft from a donor of the same species as the recipient
psoriasis
chronic skin condition marked by dry scaly patches and itchy
scleroderma
skin hardening (tightening)
seborrhea
skin condition causing scaly patches, inflamed skin and dandruff
sudoresis
condition of sweat (excessive sweating)
phren/o
diaphragm
pneum/o,
pneumon/o
air; lung
asphyxia
extreme decrease in the amount of oxygen in the body
asthma
chronic episodes of airway inflammation/narrowing
pneumonia
infection of the lung
rales
crackling noise heard with auscultation of the lung
rhonchi
coarse rattling breath sound
stridor
wheeze like sound heard with auscultation (from obstruction)
tuberculosis
infectious disease cause by bacteria
wheezes
coarse, whistling lung sound caused by narrowed airways
ather/o
fatty plaque
thromb/o
blood clot
vas/o
vessel (also vas deferens, or duct)
-cardia
heart condition
aneurysm
widening/ballooning of an artery from weakness of the arterial wall
angiography
process of recording a blood vessel
bruit
abnormal heart sound from blood rushing past arterial obstruction
ectopy
extra heart beats seen on an ECG tracing
endarterectomy
removal of the lining of an artery
ischemia
to hold back blood (inadequate blood supply due to blockage of blood flow)
murmur
abnormal heart sounds produced by turbulent blood flow though heart
palpitations
sensations of abnormal heart rate (skipped/extra beats, heart is “racing”)
rub
abnormal heart sound (usually pericarditis)
syncope
fainting
rub
abnormal heart sound (usually pericarditis)
vasospasm
involuntary contraction, twitching of a vessel
macrophage
large swallowing, eating (type of white blood cell, phagocyte)
mononucleosis
abnormal condition of one nucleus (“mono” acute viral infection)
proct/o
anus, rectum
ptyal/o
saliva
pylor/o
pylorus (opening from the stomach to the duodenum – first part of small intestine)
stomat/o
mouth
ascites
accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity
Crohn’s Disease
a form of inflammatory bowel disease
cirrhosis
chronic degenerative liver disease
guarding
contraction of abdominal muscles/discomfort when pressure applied to abdomen
dysentery
inflammation of the intestine (especially the colon)
hemorrhoid
mass of enlarge varicose veins internal or external to the rectum
laparoscopy
visual examination of the abdomen
proctologist
specialist in the study of the anus/rectum
ptyalism
overproduction of saliva
meat/o
opening, meatus
vesic/o
bladder
pyel/o
renal pelvis
balan/o
glans penis
-cyesis
pregnancy
para
to bear (offspring)
salpinx tube
(usually uterine [fallopian], OR eustachian [auditory] tubes)
-tocia
childbirth, behind
dyspareunia
bad/painful/difficult sexual intercourse
crine
to secrete
-ism
condition
goiter
enlargement of thyroid gland
panhypopituitarism
condition of all under/below/deficient pituitary gland (total impairment)
polydipsia
many/much thirst (increased thirst, occurs with untreated diabetes mellitus)
clonus
series of rapid repeated muscle contractions and relaxations
ataxia
without/no muscle coordination
dysarthria
difficulty speaking due to loss of control of muscles controlling mouth/face
paresthesia
altered skin sensation such as “burning”, “prickling” or “tingling”
poliomyelitis
inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord
hemiparesis
partial paralysis of one half
ankyl/o
stiffness, bent/crooked
spondyl/o
vertebra (backbone)
-clast
to break
-sarcoma
malignant tumor of connective tissue
arthr/o
joint
chondr/o
cartilage
avulsion
injury where a structure is torn off another (avulsion fracture – ligament tears bone)
diaphysis
shaft of a bone
spondylolisthesis
slipping vertebra (backbone)
sprain
injury to ligament (stretched beyond its capacity)
strain
injury to tendon and/or muscle (stretched beyond its capacity)
malleolus
bony structure on either side of the ankle (commonly fractured)
anisocoria
condition of unequal/dissimilar pupils
cerumen
earwax
esotropia
turning inward (muscular eye disorder where eye deviates towards other eye)
exotropia
turning outward (muscular eye disorder where eye deviates away from other eye)
strabismus
muscular eye disorder leading to deviation of the eyes
tonometry
act of measuring tension (test measuring pressure in the eye)
