Test Flashcards
1) Dermatology
2) Dermatologist
Dermat/o : Skin
- logy : Study of
- logist : One who studies
1) Definition: Diagnosis prevention and treatment of the skin
2) Definition: Someone who specializes in dermatology
1) Internal Medicine
2) Internist
Intern/o : Within
- al : Pertaining to
- ist : One who studies
1) Cardiology
2) Cardilogist
Cardi/o : Heart
- logy : Study of
- logist : One who studies
1) Definition: Study of diseases/ abnomalities of the heart
2) Definition: One who studies the diseases/ abnormalities of the heart
1) Gastroenterology
2) Gastroenterologist
Gastr/o : Stomach
Enter/o : Intestines
-logy: Study
-logist: One who studies
1) Definition: Study of medicine that deals with disorders of the stomach and intestines.
2) Definition: One who studies the medicine that deals with disorders of the stomach and intestines
1) Neurology
2) Neurologist
Neur/o: Nerve/ Nervous System
- logy: Study of
- logist: One who studies
1) Definition: Study of the nervous system
2) Definition: One who studies diseases/abnormalities of the nervous system
1) Endocrinology
2) Endocrinologist
End/o: Secrete internally
- logy: Study of
- logist: One who studies
1) Definition:Medicine concerned with endocrine glands and hormones.
2) Definition: One who studies the medicine concerned with endocrine glands and hormones
1) Oncology
2) Oncologist
Oncol/o: Tumor
- logy: Study of
- logist: One who studies
1) Definition: Study and treatment of tumors
2) Definition: One who studies and practices on the treatment of tumors
1) Surgery
2) Surgeon
1) Definition: Treatment of injuries/disorders of the body by incision/manipulation
2) Definition: One who performs surgery
1) Pathology
2) Pathologist
Path/o: Disease
- logy: Study of
- logist: One who studies
1) Definition: Branch of medicine that deals with examining samples of body tissue
2) Definition: One who studies with the branch of medicine that deals with examining samples of body tissue
1) Clinical Pathology
2) Clinical Pathologist
1) Definition: Medical specialty that deals with the diagnosis of disease band on the laboratory analysis of bodily fluids
2) Definition: One who studies “ “
Ophthamology
Definition: Study of treatment/diseases of the eye
Veterinary Dentistry
Study of treatment and diseases of the teeth
Radiology
Study of internal body structures after exposure of ioninzing radiation
Pharmacology
Nature, uses, and effects of drugs
Anesthesiology
Medicine concerned with anesthesia/anesthetics
Toxicology
Study of the nature, effects, and detection of poisons
-algia and -dynia
Pain
ex: Arthralgia/Athrodynia = Joint pain
-ia
State or condition
ex: Hyperglucemia = Condition of elevated amounts of blood glucose
-ion
Action, process, state, or condition
ex: Infarction= Condition of blood flow obstruction
-itis
Inflammation
ex: Hepatitis= inflammation of the liver
-ive
Performs/ tends toward
ex: Congestive = tends towards accumulation of fluid
-malacia
Abnormal softening
ex: Osteomalacia= Abnormal softening of bone
-megaly
Enlargement
ex: Cardiomegally= enlargemnet of the heart
-osis
A process, condition, or state, usually abnormal or diseased
ex: Cardiosis= abnormal condition of the heart
-pathy
Disease
ex: Enteropathy= disease of the small intenstine
-lysis
Separation/ breakdown
ex: Urinialysis
-scope
Instruments to visually examine
ex: endoscope
-scopy
Procedure to visually examine inside the body
-therapy
Treatment
ex: Chemotherapy = Treatment with chemical substances or drugs
-rrhagia or -rrhage
Bursting forth
ex: Hemorrhage= Bursting forth of blood from the vessels
-rrhaphy
To suture
ex: Enterorrhaphy= suturing of the small intenstines
-rrhea
Flow/Discharge
ex:Diarrhea= Complete discharge of the bowels
-rrhexis
Rupture
ex: Myorrhexis= Rupture of the muscle
Cranial
Crani/o: Cranium
-al: Pertaining to
Defintion: Towards the head
Caudal
Definition: Towards the tail
Dorsal
Dors/o: Back
-al: Pertaining to
Definition: Refers to the back
Ventral
Defintion: Refers to the undersides of a body/ body part
Superior
Definition: Uppermost, above, or toward the head
Inferior
Definition: Lowermost, below, or toward the tail
Superficial
Definiton: Near the surface; also called external
Deep
Definition:Away from the surface; also called internal
Anterior
Front of the body
Posterior
Rear of the body
Rostral
Nose end of the head
Caudal
Toward the tail
Proximal
Nearest the midline/ nearest the beginning of a structure
Distal
Farthest the midline/ nearest the end of a structure
Palmar
The caudal surface of the manus (Front paw) including the carpus (From the antebrachial join distally)
Plantar
The caudal surface of the pes (rear paw) including the tarsus (From the tibiotarsal joint distally)
Midsagittal Plane (Median Plane)
Divides the body into equal left halves
Sagittal Plane
Dives the body into unequal right and left parts
Dorsal Plane (Frontal Plane)
Divides the body into dorsal (back) and ventral (belly)
Transverse Plane (Cross sectional plane)
Divides the body into cranial (toward the head) and caudal (towards the tail) parts
Anatomy
Study of structure/ form
Physiology
Branch of biology that deals with the normal functions of living organisms and their parts.
Pathology
Study of diseases
Pathophysiology
Study of abnormal functions
Etiology
Study of causes of disease
Root words for: Abdoment, thorax, and pelvis
Abdomen: Laper/o
Throax: Thorac/o
Pelvis:Pelvi
What structure acts to separate and divide the trunk of the body into the thoracic and abdominal cavities?
Disphragm
Are the abdominal and pelvic cavities also divided into two completely separate cavities?
No
Visceral layer
Covers the abdominal organs
Parietal
Lines the abdominal and pelvis cavities
Intrapleural
intra: Inside/within
Definitoin: Small space filled with pleural fluid
Visceral
Viscer/o: Organs of the body
-al : Pertaining to
Parietal
Pariet/o: Wall of body
-al: Pertaining to
In veterinary medicine, what is the other name for the word umbilicus?
Navel
Mesentery
Layer of peritoneum that suspends parts of the intestine in the abdominal cavity
Write the word part that means both mesentery and middle
Meso
Mesonazal- Middle of nose
Dorsal Recumbency
Lying on the back
Ventral Recumbency
Lying on the stomach
Lateral Recumbeny
Lying on the side
Abduciton
Movement away from the midline
Adduction
Movement toward the midline
Write and define the prefix seen in the term abduction and also the prefix of the term adduction
-ion: Action, process, state, or condition
cytology
Study of the cells
cyt/o= cell
Osteocyte
Bone cell
-cyte= cell
Genetic
Denote something that pertains to genes or heredity
Genetic disorder
Any inherited disease or condition caused by defective genes
Congential
Present at birth
Anomaly
Deviation from what is regarded as normal
What is another term that means the same as anomaly?
Defect
Tissue
Group of specialized cells that is similar in structure and function
Histology
Study of structure, composition, and function of tissue
Histopathology
Microscopic study of the structure, composition, and function of tissues
-plasia
Used to describe formation, development, and growth in the number of cells in an organ/tissue
-trophy
Used to describe formation, development, and growth in individual cells
Aplasia
Condition without growth
Dysplasia
Abnormal growth
Hyperplasia
Abnormal increase in the number of normal cells in normal arrangement in an organ/tissue
Hypoplasia
Incomplete/ less than normal development of an organ/tissue/cell
Atrophy
Decrease in size complete wasting of an organ or tissue or cell
Dystrophy
Defective growth in the size of an organ/tissue/cell
Hypertrophy
Increase in the size of an organ/tissue/cell
What is the suffix that means tumor?
-oma
What is the difference between benign and malignant tumor growths?
Benign: Not recurring
Malignant: Tending to spread and be life threatening
uni
One
bi
Two
Unilateral
Pertaining to one side
Bilateral
Pertaining to two sides
