med terms exam 7 Flashcards
-genesis
birth, origin
birth, origin
-genesis
-kinesis
movement
movement
-kinesis
-lysis
dissolution, breaking apart
dissolution, breaking apart
lysis
-physis
growth
growth
physis
-stasis
condition, standing
condition, standing
-stasis
-scope
instrument for viewing
instrument for viewing
-scope
-some
body, structure
body, structure
-some
-type
form ,model, exampe
form, model, example
-type
acanth
thorn
Brady-
slow
thorn
acanth
slow
Brady-
chol, chole
bile, gall
bile, gall
chol, chole
chyl, chym
juice
juice
chyl, chym
cly-, clys-
to wash
to wash
cly-, clys-
colp-
vagina
vagina
colp-
dacry-
tear
tear
dacry
dynam-, dyn
power
power
dynam-, dyn
geu-
taste
taste
geu
hol
whole entire
whole entire
hol
ide-
idea, mental image
idea, mental image
ide-
idi-
owns own, distinct
ones own, distinct
idi
lapar
abdomen
abdomen
lapar
metr-
uterus
uterus
metr-
myc-, mycet-
fungus
fungus
Myc, mycet-
oo-
egg
egg
oo-
orch, orchi, orchid-
testicle
testicle
orch, orchi-, orchid
pachy
thick
thick
pachy-
parthen
virgin
virgin
parthen
phan, phaner, phant, phen
to appear, show
to appear, show
phan, phaner, phant, phen
phot, phos
light
light
phot, phos
rhiz-
root
root
rhiz
sperm, spermat
semen, seed
semen, seed
sperm, spermat
slpanchn
entrails, viscera
entrails, viscera
splanchn
steth
chest
chest
steth
toc
childbirth
ominous
from omen: to predict future
signifies something bad coming
Caesar’s wife had nightmare; beware the ides
abomination
from omen - to predict future
inauguration
priests called “augurs” and looked for omens to guide the country action
= To make formal beginning by consulting the omens
auspicious
= show or suggest future success is likely
from avis: bird
from spic: to look
Predict future - Looked to birds for good omens
monster
mon = to warn, show
Monster shows you something bad, evil
enthusiasm
= state of having the God within
from En- = in
from The- = God (theo)
drunken cult thought they were one with God
giddy
god-possessed
Gud = god
juggernaut
= irresistible force which blindly runs over anything in its way
From jagannath: of god, Vishnu
In religious frenzy, his followers would throw themselves in front of his wagon
fetish
Fetico: charm
Applied to idols and amulets, possessed magical power from supernatural spirit inside it
taboo
restrictions enforced by social custom
Prohibition
If disobey, release evil forces
-algia
condition of having pain
condition of having pain
-algia
-emia
blood condition
blood condition
-emia
-mania
madness, obsession
madness, obsession
-mania
-opia
condition of vision
vision condition
-opia
-philia
intense attraction or love for
intense attraction or love for
philia
-phoria
carrying or transporting
carrying or transporting
phoria
-sthenia
condition of strength
condition of strength
-sthenia
-tropia
turning or inclination
turning or inclination
-tropia
acr-
extremity, summit
extremity, summit
acr
acrobatics
acrophobia
fear of heights
argyr
silver
silver
argyr
aut
self
self
aut-
chir-, cheir-
hand
hand
chir-, cheir
chron
time
time
chron-
copr-
excrement
excrement
copr-
gluc-, glyc
sugar
sugar
gluc-, glyc
hem, hemat
blood
blood
hem, hemat
heter
other, different
other, different
heter
hom, home
same, similar
sam, similar
hom, home
necr-
corpse, dead tissue
corpse, dead tissue
necr-
ne-
new, young
new, young
ne-
nom-
rule, law, measure
rule, law, measure
nom-
- gastronomy
orex-
appetite
appetite
orex-
ot-
ear
ear
ot
pale-, palae
old, ancient
old, ancient
pale, palae
platy, platys
broad, flat
broad, flat
platy, platys
pleur-
side, rib
side, rib
pleur-
pleura
side, rib
serious membranes of thorax around lungs
spa, spas
to draw, to jerk
SPASM
spasm
spa, spas
to draw, to jerk
to draw, to jerk
spa, spas
spasm
stere-
solid, 3d
solid, 3d
stere-
stom, stomat
mouth, opening
mouth, opening
stom, stomat
therap
nurture, treatment
nurture, treat
therap
traum, traumat
injury trauma
injury trauma
traum, traumat
auricle
from auricula: little ear, ear flap
little ear, ear flap
auricula
outer ear
auricula
helix
tragus
external acoustic meatus
cerumen
tympanic membrane
helix
coil
coil
helix
tragus
goat; since often hair
goat
tragus
since hairy
external acoustic meatus
ear canal
meatus = pathway
cerumen = wax
ear canal
external acoustic meatus
pathway
meatus
meatus
pathway
wax
cerumen
cerumen
wax
tympanic membrane
drum like
drum like
tympanic membrane
middle ear
3 ossicles
- malleus
- incus
- stapes
tympanic membrane
Eustachian tube
malleus
hammer bone
hammer
malleus
incus
anvil
anvil
incus
stapes
stirrup
stirrup
stapes
Eustachian tube
connects middle ear to throat
named after eustachius
inner ear
oval window
cochlea
utricle
saccule
semicircular canals
oval window
fenestra vestibule - the window of the vestibule
fenestra vestibuli
the window of the vestibule
connects stapes to inner ear
oval window
cochlea
snail; snail shell
contains perilymph
snail; snail shell
cochlea
contains perilymph
utricle
little leather bag
little leather bag
utricle
little sac
saccule
saccule
little sac
labyrinth
from labyrinthos = maze
semicircular canals
labyrinth
osseous
bony labyrinth
perilymph is around
membranous labyrinth
endolymph is in
-ia
state , condition, quality of
cheir + ourg + ia
process of working with the hand; handwork = surgery
argyria
silver poisoning causes skin to turn blue-gray
silver poisoning causes skin to turn blue-gray
argyria
cheirospasm
hand muscle spasm
necrophilia
love the dead
orexigenic
drug stimulates appetite
parorexia
abnormal appetite to eat non normal cravings
otorrhea
ear drainage
platypodia
flat footedness
stereoarthrolysis
loosening stiff joints by operation - break down/loosen joints; treatment of stiff joints
stereognosis
pertains to sensing and being able to recognize solid objects by touch
stomatitis
mouth inflammation
enterostomy
operation to form opening in intestines
microstomy
small opening
astomatous
having NO mouth
barotrauma
caused by significant shifts in air/water pressure resulting in medical damage
hemophilia
blood loving condition
silver in the blood
argyremia
turning inward/crossing of eyes
esotropia
esotropia
turning in/crossing of eyes
monomania
obsessive fixation on 1 thing
phonasthenia
vocal weakness
autophobia
irrational fear of oneself; being alone
exaggerated feeling of well being; bearing well
euphoria
low blood sugar
hypoglycemia
coprophobia
abnormal repugnance for defecation and feces
anorexia
lack or loss of appetite for food
esotropia
a “turning inward” (i.e., crossing) of the eyes
self controlling; functionally independent
self-controlling, functionally independent
-ectomy
cutting out; removal
cutting out; removal
-ectomy
-graphy
writing; imaging
writing; imaging
-graphy
-logy
study or science of
study or science of
-logy
-nomy
-nomy
study or science of
-pathy
disease, disorder
disease, disorder
-pathy
-plasty
shaping, reconstruction
shaping; reconstruction
-plasty
-stomy
cutting of an opening or mouth
cutting of an opening or mouth
-stomy
-tomy
cutting
cutting
-tomy
lobotomy
cutting into frontal lobes
-therapy
treatment
-trophy
nourishment
nourishment
-trophy
osteodystrophy:
abnormal formation of bone; degeneration of bone tissue
angi
vessel
vessel
angi-
antr-
cavity
cavity
antr
blephar-
eyelid
eyelid
blephar-
cac-
bad
bad
cac-
cacophony
bad sounds/noises
cheil-
lip
lip
cheil
enter-
intestine
intestine
enter-
heli
sun
sun
heli
ker, kerat
horn, cornea
horn, cornea
ker, kerat
lept
thin, delicate, slender
thin, delicate, slender
lept
leptocyte
wafer thin RBC with Hb
lymph
water , lymph
nyct
night
night
nyct
onc
tumor, swlling
tumor, swelling
onc-
ophthalm-
eye
eye
ophthalm-
osm-
smell
smell
osm
ost, oste
bone
bone
ost, oste
phleb
vein, blood
vein, blood
phleb
phon
sound, voice
sound, voice
phon
proct
anus, rectum
anus, rectum
proct
pyl, pyle, pylor
gate
entrance, lower stomach
pylorus
gatekeeper of small intestine
pyr, pyret
fire, fever
fire, fever
pyr, pyret
rhin, rrhin
nose
nose
rhin, rrhin
salpinx, salping
tube
salpingectomy
removal of fallopian tubes
removal of fallopian tubes
salpingectomy
splen
spleen
tax, tac
to order, arrange
tele
from far away, at a distance
trache
rough, windpipe
rough, windpipe
trache
endocrine
secreted inwardly to blood
ductless
exocrine
secreted out
through duct
gland
from glans, = acorn
acorn
glans, gland
hormone
impulse, impetus
chemicals in motion
impulse, impetus
hormone
pineal gland
pineal = pinecone
pinecone
pinea; pineal gland
pituitary gland
pituita = mucus
misnomer of hypophysis
thyroid
shield shaped
shield shaped
thyroid
adrenal glands
next to kidneys
4 parathyroids
regulate Ca and phosphorus
galen
moon predicts good and bad days
integumentary
TEG
covering guard
tegere: to cover
tegere
to cover
skin
weighs 9 lbs
epidermis
epi + derma
on skin
5 layers
layers of epidermis
5
1. stratum cornea
2. lucidum
3. granulosum
4. spinosum
5. basale
CatsLove Getting Some Mice
stratum corneum
1st layer on top
horn-like
dead keratinocytes shed
stratum lucidum
layer 2
transparent, clear
dead keratinocytes
nuclei and organelles missing make clearer
stratum granulosum
layer 3
granular
stratum spinosum
layer 4
thorny, pointy cells
shrunken cells
stratum basale
basal layer
melanocytes produce melanin for skin color and protect vs UV
keratinocytes produce keratin that moves up thru layers
contains melatinocytes
stratum basale
layer 2 epidermis
stratum lucidum
layer 3 epidermis
stratum granulosum
layer 4 epidermis
stratum spinosum
layer 1 epidermis
stratum corneum
hypodermis
subcutaneous fat
thickness of paper
epidermis
why is stratum lucid clearer?
layer 2 epidermis is missing organelles/nuclei
dermis
thicker layer (2 layers) with collagen, blood and lymph vessels, nerves, hair follicles and glands producing sweat and oil
oil glands
sebaceous
sebaceous
oil glands
2 layers of dermis
- papillary - nipple shaped projections that interlock with epidermis tissue
- reticular: dense, net-like arrangement of fibrous tissue which anchors things down
ALSO, tiny arrestor pili muscles
1st layer of dermis
papillary
nipple shaped projections interlock with epidermal tissue
bottom layer dermis
reticular: dense, net-like arrangement of fibrous tissue anchors things down
function of reticular dermis
anchors things down
net like arrangement of fibrous tissue
arrector pili muscles
lifter of hair muscles in dermis
pilus = body hair
pilus
body hair
body hair
pilus
capillus
head hair
head hair
capillus
hypodermis
connective tissue and fat
blood vessels and WBCs
1st degree burn
red epidermis
2nd degree burn
burns into epidermis and some of dermis
3rd degree burn
burns past hypodermic and into muscle/bone
acanth
thorn
brady
slow
chol, chole
bile
gall
chyl, chym
juice
cly, clys
to wash
colp
vagina
dacry
tear
dynam, dyn
power
geu
taste
hol
whole entire
ide-
idea
mental image
idi-
ones own
distinct
lapar
abdomen
metr-
uterus
Myc, mycet
fungus
oo
egg
orch, orchi, orchid
testicle
pachy
thick
parthen
virgin
phan, phaner, phant, phen
to appear, show
phot, phos
light
light
phot, phos
rhiz
root
root
rhiz
splanchn
entrails, viscera
steth
chest
toc
childbirth
eccymosis
ec- = outside
cym = juice
osis = condition
condition of bruises resulting from out of place juice/broken blood vessels
clyster
enema
or washing out
mycetoma
infection caused by fungus
leptomeninges
pia mater and archnoid mater are the light/thin/delicate membranes
hypophysis
undergrowth; pituitary gland
tocodynamometer
instrument measuring contractions of childbirth
phenomenon
appearance of something
hemokinesis
blood bending
apophysis
outgrowth from (bone)
thermostasis
maintaining constant body temp
telescope
viewing instrument for far away things
rhizotomy
process of cutting up roots (nerve fibers to relieve chronic pain)
cholesterol
chole = bile
ster = solid
chemical = -ol
stiff bile
bradyglossia
slow tongue/speech
cholestasis
standing/blockage of bile flow
liver disease
acanthocyte
thorny cell
dacryostenosis
narrow/blocked tear duct
ageusia
condition cannot taste
idiopathic
disease of unknown origin
spontaneously arises and comes form self
pachyderma
thick skin
parthenogenesis
asexual reproduction; origin of a virgin
otoscopy
inspect/look at ear
excessive increased appetite
hyperphagia and hyperorexia
chylemia
presence of chyle juices in blood
gastroenteritis
inflamed stomach and intestines
injury to nerve
neurotrauma
anatropia
upper deviation of an eye turning up
incision to remove a calculus/stone
lithotomy
lithectomy
cryotherapy
treatment using cold
liver disease
cholestasis
surgery
cheirourgia
process of working with hands
where is perilymph
osseous labyrinth
where is endolymph
membranous labyrinth of inner ear
nycturia
frequency urination at night
proctology
study of rectum and anus
splenectomy
excision of spleen
biopsy
removal of tissue from living body
osteopathy
disease of bone
cacophony
combination of sounds that are bad/harsh
iridokeratitis
inflamed iris and cornea
salpingectomy
removal of uterine tube
angioplasty
widening/shaping of blood vessel that has become narrow
enterostomy
formation of opening into intestine thru abdomen
wasting away from lack of nourishment
atrophy
dystrophy
disease of intestines
enteropathy
postmortem examination
seeing for oneself
autopsy
irrational fear of night
nyctophobia
treatment by exposure to suns rays
heliotherpay
surgical reshaping of nose
rhinoplasty
branch of med dealing with tumors
oncology
surgical opening of trachea
tracheostomy
tracheotomy
fever producing substance
pyrogen
enlargement of spleen
splenomegaly
having a long slender nose
leptorrhine
removal of a lesion of eyelid
blepharectomy
visualization of veins thru contrast medium
phlebography
surgery on cornea
keratoplasty
classification of organisms into categories
taxonomy
cutting of a tumor or swelling
oncotomy
related to movement of objects by the mind
telekinetic
weakness of voice
phonathenia
lymphocytosis
excess of normal lymph cells in blood
pylorus
distal part of stomach adj. to duodenum
gatekeeper of small intenstine
leukotaxis
development of WBCs in areas of injury
blepharoncus
eyelid tumor
leptocyte
abnormally slender erythrocyte seen in blood diseases
heterophthalmia
difference in direction of axes or color of eyes
phonocardiography
graphic representation of any acoustic phenomena of heart
pyretic
related to fever
procteurynter
bag like device used to dilate or widen rectum
otorhinolaryngology
ENT
pylephlebitis
inflammation/thrombosis of portal vein
cheiloschisis
cleft lip
cacosmia
perception of bad odor without exposure to such stimuli
osteophyte
bony outgrowth
salpingography
visualization of uterine tubes via radiography
splanchnic
relates to viscera
colpeurysis
dilation of vagina by device
transfer of disease or tumor from 1 organ to another
metastasis
slowness of heart, measured by pulse
bradycardia
development of E or force, as in muscles
dynamogenesis
spined erythrocyte, thorny cell
acanthocyte
device for listening to internal body sounds
looking into chest
stethoscope
inflamed vagina
colpitis
estruture in the nucleus carrying genetic info
colored body; easily stained
chromosome
dissolution of sperm cells
spermatolysis
science/development of ideas
ideology
administration of solution introduced for replacing lost fluid or washing, raises BP
clysis
substance discovered in gallstones as solid bile
cholesterol
awareness of sensations arising from viscera; gut feeling
splanchnesthesia
inflamed uterine veins
metrophlebitis
slender, root like filament
rhizoid
instrument used to produce 3D solid image
stereoscope
disease caused by fungus
mycosis
substance inhibits uterine contractions during childbirth
tocolytic
reproduction without fertilization
virgin birth
parthenogenesis
capable of choosing own nourishment
idiotrophic
any particle body found in protoplasm of neuron
neurosome
device used to intensify auscultatory sounds
phonendoscope
movement in response to light
photokinesis
tending to maintain same standing in internal system
homeostatic
any outgrowth, esp. bony
apophysis
laparohysterosalpingo-oophorectomy
removal of uterus and ovaries
hologenesis
they that humans originated everywhere on earth
phenotype
observable apparent traits
clyster
enema or washing
laparotomaphilia
Münchausen syndrome where patient wants abdominal surgery
phosphene
visual perceptions of light when eyes are closed and in absence of visual light
idiopathy
disease arising from unknown cause; spontaneous from self, comes on its own
chyle
milky fluid or juice in digestion
progeria
disease causes rapid aging or premature senility
phanerogenic
known cause or origin
ecchymosis
small hemorrhagic spot
a flowing out
anorexia nervosa
an- = without
orex = appetite
-ia = condition
nervosus = full of nerves
nervous absence of appetite
psychosis
psych = mind/soul
-osis: abnormal state
in mythology, psyche is goddess of the soul
pyromania
pyro = fire
mania = madness
