Medical Terminology - 2 Flashcards
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divides left and right
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median or midsagittal plane
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divides front and back
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coronal or frontal plane
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divides top and bottom
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transverse or horizontal plane
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dorsal cavities
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cranial and spinal
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ventral cavities
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thoracic, abdominal, and pelvic
6
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another term for dorsal
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posterior
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another term for ventral
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anterior
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nine abdominopelvic regions
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right hypochondriac region
epigastric region
left hypochondriac region
right lumbar region
umbilical region
left lumbar region
right inguinal (iliac) region
hypogastric region
left inguinal (iliac) region
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pertaining to the umbilicus
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umbilical
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above the stomach
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epigastric
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beneath the umbilicus
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hypogastric
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cell
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cyt/o
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nucleus
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kary/o, nucle/o
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tissue
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hist/o
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anterior, front
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anter/o
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middle
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medi/o
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lower, below
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infer/o
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side, to one side
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later/o
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back (of body), behind, posterior
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dors/o, poster/o
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stomach
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gastr/o
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chest
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thorac/o
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cranium (skull)
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crani/o
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pelvis
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pelv/i, pelv/o
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abdomen
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abdomin/o
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loins (lower back)
lumb/o
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red
erythr/o
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white
albin/o, leuk/o
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black
melan/o
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blue
cyan/o
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yellow
cirrh/o, jaund/o, xanth/o
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dry
xer/o
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extremity
acr/o
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internal organs
viscer/o
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disease
path/o
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unknown, peculiar
idi/o
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destruction of white cells
leuk/o/cyt/o/lysis
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pertaining to the coccyx
coccyg/eal
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resembling red
erythr/oid
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tumor of black (cells)
melan/oma
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pertaining to the neck
cervic/al
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abnormal condition of yellow(ness)
cirrh/osis
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abnormal condition of blue(ness)
cyan/osis
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pertaining to the loins (lower back)
lumb/ar
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pertaining to a disease of unknown (origin)
idi/o/path/ic
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pertaining to the body
somat/ic
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specialist in the study of disease
path/o/logist
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pertaining to the internal organs
viscer/al
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white cell
leuk/o/cyte
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pain in the stomach
gastr/algia, gastr/o/dynia
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instrument to measure the cranium (skull)
crani/o/meter
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enlargement of internal organs
viscer/o/megaly
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incision of the chest
thorac/o/tomy
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study of tissues
hist/o/logy
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record of an x-ray
radi/o/gram
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pertaining to a deficient color
hypo/chrom/ic
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sepsis
presence of pathogens in blood or other tissues
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suppurative
producing or pertaining to the generation of pus
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record of sound
son/o/gram
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process of recording (images using frequencies) beyond sound
ultra/son/o/graphy
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instrument to cut skin
derm/a/tome
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instrument for examining the bronchi
bronchi/o/scope
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instrument to measure the cranium
crani/o/meter
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visual examination within (the body)
endo/scopy
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pertaining to through the abdomen
trans/abdomin/al
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study of blood
hemat/o/logy
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instrument for measuring heat
thermo/o/meter
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specialist in the study of x-rays
radi/o/logist
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what specialized cells protect the skin from the sun
melanocytes
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which glands produce oil
sebaceous glands
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skin
cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o
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sebum, sebaceous
seb/o
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hair
pil/o, trich/o
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sweat
sudor/o, hidr/o
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blue
cyan/o
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red
erythem/o, erythemat/o, erythr/o
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fungus
myc/o
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black
melan/o
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fat
adip/o, lip/o, steat/o
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nerve
neur/o
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arteriole
arteriol/o
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dry, scaly
ichthy/o
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horny tissue; hard; cornea
kerat/o
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dry
xer/o, ichthy/o
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hardening; sclera (white of eye)
scler/o
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abnormal condition without sweat
an/hidr/osis
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treatment with cold
cry/o/therapy
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resembling skin
derm/oid
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pertaining to under the skin
sub/cutane/ous
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abnormal condition of blue (skin)
cyan/osis
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condition of sweat
sudor/esis
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softening of a nail
onych/o/malacia
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white cell
leuk/o/cyte
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black cell
melan/o/cyte
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skin that is dry
xer/o/derma
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transplantation of same (species)
homo/graft or allo/graft
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tumor (composed of) cancer
carcin/oma
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skin (condition associated) with pus
py/o/derma
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discharge or flow of sebum
seb/o/rrhea
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treatment with cold
cry/o/therapy
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abnormal condition of dry or scaly (skin)
ichthy/osis
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pertaining to heat
therm/al
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alopecia
absence or loss of hair; especially of the head
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débridement
removal of necrotized tissue from a traumatic or infected area by surgical excision, enzymes, or chemical agents; used to promote healing and prevent infection
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diaphoresis
medical condition in which a person sweats excessively
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hirsutism
excessive growth of hair in unusual places
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allograft
donor of same species
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autograft
tissue from yourself
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synthetic
chemical means of substance
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xenograft
donation from a different species
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instrument to cut skin
derm/a/tome or dermat/o/tome
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pertaining to within the skin
intra/derm/al
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study of skin
dermat/o/logy
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Intradermal allergy
skin test
Identification of
suspected allergens via
subcutaneous injection
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Scratch (prick) skin test
Identification of
suspected allergens via
placement
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Mohs surgery
Removal of thin layers of skin cancer
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Impetigo
Common contagious,
superficial skin infection
Marked by a fluid-filled
blister that becomes
pustular, ruptures, and
forms a yellow crust
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Scabies
Contagious skin disease
that is the result of
infestation by the itch mite
Transmitted by direct
skin-to-skin contact
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Acne Vulgaris
Common inflammatory skin
disease of the sebaceous
glands and their hair follicles
Characterized by
appearance of comedos
(blackheads or whiteheads),
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Psoriasis
Chronic, noninfectious,
inflammatory skin
disease
Circumscribed red
patches covered by
thick, dry, silvery,
adherent scales
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Abscess
Localized collection of pus
at the infection site
(characteristically a
staphylococcal infection)
Most common sites on
hairy parts of the body
exposed to irritation,
pressure, friction, or
moisture
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Basal Cell Carcinoma
Most common type of skin cancer
