MED 104 Chapters1-3 Flashcards
Arthr/o
Joint
Cardi/o
Heart
Enter/o
Small intestine
Gastr/o
Stomach
Hepat/o
Liver
Neur/o
Nerve
Hem/o
Hemat/o
Blood
My/o
Muscul/o
Muscle
Angl/o
Vas/o
Vascul/o
Vessel
Derm/o
Dermat/o
Cutane/o
Skin
Pneum/o
Pneumon/o
Pulmon/o
Lung
Gen/o
Creation, cause
Hydr/o
Water
Morph/o
Change
Myc/o
Fungus
Necr/o
Death
Orth/o
Straight
Path/o
Suffering, disease
Phag/o
Eat
Plas/o
Formation
Py/o
Pus
Scler/o
Hard
Sten/o
Narrowing
Troph/o
Nourishment, development
Xen/o
Foreign
-ac, -al, -ar, -ary, -eal, -ic, -tic, -ous
Pertaining to
-ia, -ism
Condition
-ium
Tissue, structure
-y
Condition, procedure
-icle, -ole, -ule, -ula
Small
-iatrics, -iatry
Medical science
-iatrist
Specialist in medicine of
-ist
Specialist
-logist
Specialist in the study of
-logy
Study of
-algia
-dynia
Pain
-cele
Hernia
-emia
Blood condition
-iasis
Presence of
-itis
Inflammation
-lysis
Loosen, break down
-malacia
Abnormal softening
-megaly
Enlargment
-old
Resembling
-oma
Tumor
-osis
Condition
-pathy
Disease
-penia
Deficiency
-ptosis
Drooping
-rrhage
-rrhagia
Excessive flow
-rrhea
Flow
-rrhexis
Rupture
-spasm
Involuntary contraction
-centesis
Puncture
-gram
Written record
-graph
Instrument used to produce a record
-graphy
Writing procedure
-meter
Instrument used to measure
-metry
Process of measuring
-scope
Instrument used to look
-scopy
Process of looking
-desis
Binding, fixation
-ectomy
Removal
-pexy
Surgical fixation
-plasty
Reconstruction
-rrhaphy
Suture
-stomy
Creation of an opening
-tomy
Incision
A
An
Not
Anti-
Contra-
Against
De-
Down, away from
Ante-
Pre-
Before
Pro-
Before, on behalf of
Brady-
Slow
Tachy-
Fast
Post-
After
Re-
Again
Ab-
Away
Ad-
Toward
Circum-
Peri-
Around
Dia-
Trans-
Through
E-
Ec-
Ex-
Out
Ecto-
Exo-
Extra-
Outside
En-
Endo-
Intra-
In, inside
epi-
Upon
Sub-
Beneath
Inter-
Between
Bl-
Two
Hemi-
Semi-
Half
hyper-
Over
hypo-
Under
macro-
Large
-micro
Small
Mono-
One
Oligo-
Few
pan-
All
Poly-
Multi-
Many
Con-
Syn-
Sym-
With, together
dys-
Bad
Eu-
Good
Chapter 2:
Acute
It just started recently or is a sharp, severe symptom
Chronic
It has been going on for a while now
Exacerbation
It is getting worse
Abrupt
All of a sudden
Febrile
To have a fever
afebrile
To not have a fever
malalse
Not feeling well
Progressive
More and more each day
Symptom
Something a patient feels
Noncontributory
Not related to this specific problem
Lethargic
A decrease in level of consciousness; in a medical record, this is generally an indication that the patient is really sick
Genetic/hereditary
It runs in the family
Alert
Able to answer questions; responsive; interactive
Oriented
Being aware of who he or she is, where he or she is, and the current time; a patient who is aware of all three is “oriented x3”
Marked
It really stands out
unremarkable
Another way of saying normal
Auscultation
To listen
Percussion
To hit something and listen to the resulting sound or feel for the resulting vibration; drums are a percussion instrument
Palpation
To feel
Impression
Another way of saying assessment
diagnosis
What the health care professional thinks the patient has
Differential Diagnosis
A list of conditions that patient may have based on the symptoms exhibited and the results of the exam
Benign
Safe
malignant
Dangerous; a problem
Degeneration
To be getting worse
remission
To get better or improve; most often used when discussing cancer; remission does not mean cure
Idiopathic
No known specific cause; it just happens
localized
Stays in a certain part of the body
Systemic/generalized
All over the body (or most of it)
prognosis
The chances for things getting better or worse
occult
Hidden
Lesion
Diseased tissue
Recurrent
To have again
Sequela
A problem resulting from a disease or injury
Pending
Waiting for
pathogen
The organism that causes the problem
Morbidity
The risk for being sick
Mortality
The risk of dying
etiology
The cause
disposition
What happened to the patient at the end of the visit; often used at the end of ED notes to reference where the patient went after the visit (home, the ICU, normal hospital bed)
discharge
Literally, to unload; it has two meanings: 1. To send home (to unload the patient from the health care setting to home)
2. Fluid coming out of a part of the body (your body unloading a fluid)
palliative
Treating the symptoms, but not actually getting rid of the cause
observation
Watch, keep an eye on
Reassurance
To tell the patient that the problem is not serious or dangerous
Supportive care
To treat the symptoms and make the patient feel better
Sterile
Extremely clean, germ-free conditions; especially important during medical procedures and surgery
Prophylaxis
Preventive treatment
Proximal
Closer in to the middle
Proximal and approximate come from the same word and mean close
distal
Farther away from the center
Distal and distant come from the same word and mean far
Lateral
Out to the side
Think of a quarterback lateraling a football to a running back
medial
Toward the middle
Like the median of a highway
Ventral/antral/anterior
The front
The word ventral means “stomach”
dorsal/posterior
The back
A dorsal fin on a shark is on its back
cranial
Toward the top
caudal
Toward the bottom
From latin, for tail
superior
Above
inferior
Below
prone
Lying down on belly
Supine
Lying down on back
contralateral
Opposite side
ipsilateral
Same side
unilateral
One side
bilateral
Both sides
Dorsum
The top of the hand or foot
Plantar
The sole of the foot
Palmar
The palm of the hand
sagittal
-Dives the body along a hypothetical plane from right to left
-sagitta is latin for arrow; think of this as dividing the body in half, as if someone shot an arrow toward it
Coronal
-Divides the body along a hypothetical plane from front to back
-Corona is latin for crown; this plane divides the body in half from the top of the head down like someone putting a crown on the head
Transverse
Divides the body from top to bottom
Physician
A skilled health care provider who attended and graduated medical school
Pediatrician
A physician with special training in caring for children
Surgeon
A physician qualified to treat patients surgically, that is, by means of operation or invasive procedure
Anesthesiologist
A physician with special training in pain sedation and pain control
epidemiologist
A specialist in the study of the causes and distribution of diseases in populations and the use of this data to enhance public health
Physician Assistant (PA)
A midlevel health care provider who works under the license of a supervising physician
Nurse practitioner (NP)
A nurse with postgraduate training that serves as a midlevel health care provider; works under the license of a supervising physician
Emergency medical technician (EMT)
Specially trained in the emergency care of a patient before and/or during transport to medical facility
Speech therapist
Specially trained in evaluating and treating problems with speech and/or swallowing
occupational therapist
Specially trained in evaluating and treating problems with performing daily activities at home, school, or work
Physical therapist
Specially trained in evaluating and treating physical impairments including disabilities or recovery from an injury
Respiratory therapist
Specially trained in treating patient’s respiratory issues under the guidance of a health care provider
Dietician
Specially trained in evaluating the nutritional status of a patient and developing an appropriate diet plan
licensed practical nurse (LPN)
Licensed vocational nurse (LVN)
Trained and certified to provide basic care to a patient
registered nurse (RN)
An advanced level nurse who has completed an associate’s or bachelor’s degree; often assists with patient care planning and patient education
Medical assistant
Trained to carry out basic administrative and clinical tasks under the guidance of a health care provider
pathologist
A physician with special training in both evaluating the causes and effects of disease and in laboratory medicine
medical laboratory technician
Trained in performing laboratory testing on bodily fluids
phlebotomist
Trained in the removal of blood from the body for diagnostic or therapeutic purposes
radiologist
A physician specially trained in evaluating images of the body to diagnose illness or injury
radiology technician
Trained to perform radiologic testing or administer radiation therapy under the direction of a health care provider
Ultrasonographer
Trained in performing ultrasound imaging on a patient
Pharmacist
Trained and licensed in preparing and dispensing medicine
pharmacy technician
Trained to assist a pharmacist with pharmacy-related tasks
patient service coordinator
Handles administrative tasks and coordinates patient care
Medical transcriptionist
Trained in converting the voice-recorded dictations of health care providers into test format
Chapter 3
Adip/o
Lip/o
Steat/o
Fat
cutane/o
Derm/o
Dermat/o
Skin
Pil/o
Trich/o
Hair
hidr/o
Sweat
squam/o
Scale
onych/o
Ungu/o
Nail
Seb/o
Sebace/o
Oil
crypt/o
Hidden
Kerat/o
Hard, horny
Xer/o
Dry
xanth/o
Yellow
Erythr/o
Red
Leuk/o
Alb/o
White
Melan/o
Black
Abrasion
Scraping away of skin
Albinism
Lack of pigment in skin causing patient to look white
Albino
A person afflicted with albinism
Alopecia
Baldness
Anhidrosis
Lack of sweating
comedo
A hair follicle that is plugged with sebum
cyanhidrosis
Blue sweat
depigmentation
Loss of pigmentation
Dermatalgia
Dermatodynia
Skin pain
Dermatolysis
Loose skin
Erythema
Redness
Erythroderma
Red skin
Hemathidrosis
sweating blood
Hidropolesis
The formation of sweat
hyperhidrosis
Excessive sweating
Hyperkerotosis
Excessive growth of horny skin
hypermelanosis
Excessive melanin in the skin
Hyperpigmentation
Excessive pigment in the skin
Hypohidrosis
Diminished sweating
Hypomelanosis
Diminished melanin in the skin
Hypopigmentation
Diminished pigmentation in the skin
Leukoderma
White skin
Macerate
To soften the skin
Onychophagia
Eating or biting the nails
pruritus
An itch
rhytidermia
Wrinkled skin
Sebopolesis
Formation of oil
Seborrhea
Discharge of oil
Trichomegaly
Abnormally thick hair
urticaria
Swollen raised itchy areas of the skin
xanthoderma
Yellow skin
Xeroderma
Dry skin
Xerosis
Condition of dryness
Macule, macula
Freckle; small, flat, discolored area
Patch
Larger, flat, discolored area
Papule
A small solid mass
Plaque
A solid mass on the surface of the skin
Nodule
A solid mass that extends deeper into the skin
Tumor
A larger solid mass
Vesicle
A smaller blister
bulla
Latin for “bubble”
pustule
A pus-filled blister
abscess
A localized collection of pus in the body
Erosion
Loss of skin
Ulcer
A sore
Excoriation
A scratch
fissure
A crack in the skin
Scale
Skin flaking off
Crust
A dried substance
vascular lesion
Wounds related to blood vessels
Cherry angloma
A small blood vessel tumor
Telanglectasia
The overexpansion of the end of a blood vessel; sometimes called a spider anagloma because of how it looks on the skin
Petechia
A small bruise
Ecchymosis
A larger bruise
cicatrix
Scar
Keloid
Overgrowth of scar tissue
Epidermal tumors
Tumors on the skin
Nevus
Mole
dysplastic nevus
Nevus
Verruca
Wart
culture and sensitivity
Growing microorganisms in isolation in order to determine which drugs they might respond to
Biopsy
Removal of tissue in order to examine it (with your own two eyes)
excisional biopsy
Removal of a entire lesion for examination
Incisional biopsy
Removal of a portion of a lesion for examination (to cut into it)
dermatoscope
Instrument used to look at the skin
Dermatoscopy
Procedure for looking at the skin
Adipocele
A hernia filled with fatty tissue
Dermatofibroma
A fibrous skin tumor
erythrocyanosis
A red and/ or blue discoloration of the skin
Keratogenic
Causing horny tissue deveoplement
Keratosis
Horny tissue condition
Necrosis
Tissue death
Onychia
A nail condition
Onychocryptosis
An ingrown nail
Onycholysis
The loss of a nail
Onychomalacia
Abnormal softening of a nail
onychopathy
Nail disease
pachyderma
Tough skin
Paronychia
A condition of the tissue around the nail
steatoma
A fatty tumor
xanthoma
A yellow tumor
decubitus ulcer
Bed sore
Dermatosis
Skin condition
dermopathy
Skin disease
Atopic dermatitis
A chronic dry inflammatory disease characterized by itching
hypertrichosis
Excessive growth of hair
ichthyosis
A condition in the skin is dry and scaly resembling fish scales
postpartum alopecia
Baldness experiences by women after a pregnancy
Psorlasis
A skin condition characterized by patches of itchy, red, scaly skin
Sclerodermatitis
Inflammation of the skin accompanied by thickening and hardening
scleronychia
Thickening and hardening of the nails
Xanthosis
Yellowing of the skin
Actinic keratosis
Horny skin condition caused by sun exposure
Basal cell carcinoma
Cancerous tumor of basal skin cells
hidradenoma
Tumor of the sweat glandm
alignant cutaneos neoplasm
A harmful new formation of skin tissue (skin cancer)
Malignant melanoma
A harmful tumor of melanin cells
Squamous cell carcinoma
Cancerous tumor of squamous skin cells
acne vulgaris
Inflammation of the skin follicles
Dermatomycosis
A fungal skin condition
Hidradentitis
Inflammation of the sweat glands
impetigo
A highly contagious bacterial infection of the skin
Mycodermatitis
Inflammation of the skin caused by fungus
mycosis
A fungal condition
Onychodystrophy
Poor nourishment (and deveoplement) of the nail
Onychomycosis
A fungal condition of the nail
Tinea
A fungal condition of the nail
Trichomycosis
A fungal condition of the hair
actinic dermatitis
Inflammation of the skin caused by sun exposure
dermatitis
Inflammation of the skin
Seborrheic dermatitis
Inflammation of the skin caused by the discharge of oil (sebum)
steatitis
Inflammation of fat tissue
First-degree burn
Burn affecting only the epidermis or superficial layer of the skin
Second-degree burn
Deeper burn affecting both the epidermis and dermis
third-degree burn
Deep burn affecting the epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer
fourth-degree burn
Deep burn affecting not just all layers of the skin (epidermis, dermis, and subcutaneous layer) but also underlying tissues like muscle, fascia, or bone
Anesthetic
A drug that temporarily blocks sensation
Antibiotic
A drug that destroys or opposes growth of microorganisms
Antihistamine
A drug that opposes the effects of histamine
antipruritic
A drug that prevents or relieves itching
Antiseptic
A drug that prevents sepsis (rotting of flesh) by killing microorganisms
Epidermal
Pertaining to the skin
Hypodermic
Pertaining to beneath the skin
Intradermal
Pertaining to inside the skin
Percutaneous
Pertaining to through the skin
Subcutaneous
Pertaining to beneath the skin
Topical
Applied directly to the skin
Transdermal
pertaining to through the skin
Chemosurgery
Removal of tissue that has been destroyed using chemicals
Chemotherapy
Treatment using chemicals
Cryosurgery
Destruction of tissue through freezing
Dermabrasion
Rubbing or scraping away the outer surface of skin
Electrocauterization
using electricity to destroy tissue by burning it
Electrodesiccation
Using electricity to destroy tissue by drying it
Incision and drainage
To cut into a wound to allow trapped infection liquid to drain.
lipectomy
Removal of fatty tissue
Liposuction
Removal of fatty tissue using a vacuum
Onychectomy
Remove of a nail
Onychotomy
Incision into a nail
Rhytidoplasty
Reconstruction of wrinkled skin
Autograft
Skin transplant taken from a different place on the patient’s body
Homograft (allograft)
Skin transplant taken from another member of the patient’s species
Heterograft
Skin transplant taken from a species other than the patient’s
xenograft
Skin transplant from a species other than the patient’s
