Medical Terms Flashcards
adipose
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Fatty tissue
adip/o - Fat
- ose - full of
arrector pili
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muscles that cause the hair to raise
rectus - to raise up hair
pil/o
cutaneous
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Pertaining to skin
cutane/o - skin
-ous - pertaining to
depilatory
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Agent used to remove hair
de - away
pil/o - hair
dermatology
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The study of the skin
dermat/o - skin the study of
- ology
elastin
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Connective tissue protein
elast/o- flexing
-in - substance
epithelium
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Layer of cells forming the epidermis
epi - upon; above
theil/o - cellular layer
- um - a structure
fallicle
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A small sac or cavity
follicle - small sac
keratin
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Protein polymers found only in epithelial cells
kerat/o - hard fibrous protein substance
-in
lipocyte
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Fat cell
lip/o - fat
- cyte - cell
Melanin
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Pigment in the skin
melan/o - black
Nevus
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Hyperpigmented area of the skin
mole; birthmark
Sebaceous Gland
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Gland that produces oily secretion
seb/o - sebum
- aceous - pertaining to
Subcutaneous
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Beneath the skin
sub- below skin pertaining to
cutane/o
-ous
Alveolus
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Area where oxygen and carbon dioxide are exchanged
alveol/o - Hallow sac
Bronchial
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Pertaining to the bronchus
bronch/o - bronchus
-al - pertaining to
Cavity
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hollow space
cav/o - hallow space
- ity - state; condition
Epiglottis
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Cartilage that acts as a valve of the glottis to prevent aspirated food.
epi - upon
glottis - mouth of the windpipe
Esophagus
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Structure between the pharynx and the stomach
esophagus - gullet
Eupneic
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Pertaining to normal breathing
eu - normal; good
pne/o - breathing
-ic - pertaining to
Intercostal
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Space between the ribs
inter - between
cost/o - rib
-al - pertaining to
Larynx
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Voice box; structure that contains the vocal cords
laryng/o - larynx
Lobe
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Large division of the lung
lob/o - lobe
Mediastinum
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Smaller cavity that contains the trachea and the other respiratory structures
mediactin/o - mediastinum
Nasopharynx
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Part of the pharynx located above the soft palate.
nas/o - nose
pharyng/o - pharynx
Parietal Pleura
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Membrain of the pleura that lines the thoracic cavity
pariet/o - wall of a cavity lung
pleur/o - membrane
Sternum
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Bone that forms the anterior middle part of the bony thorax
stern/o - sternum; breast bone
Thorax
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Bony cage of ribs that surrounds and protects the lungs.
thorac/o - thorax; chest
Trachea
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Air passageway between the larynx and the bronchi
trache/o - trachea
