The X's Of Things Flashcards
Som(at)o
Body
anthropo
Man
Derm(at)o
Skin
Epiderm(at)o
Epidermis
Cyto
Cell
X-ocyte
A cell of x
Arthro
Joint
Acro
Extremities
Melo
Limb
Somatomelic
P.t the limbs, involving the body
Or p.t the limbs and involving the body
Or p.t the limbs and body
Melodermatocyte
A cell of the skin of the limb
Acromelectomy
The cutting out of something involving the limb and involving the extremities
Cephalo
Head
Encephalic
P.t the stuff inside the head
Cephaloacromelotic
P.t an abnormal condition involving a limb involving an extremity of the head
Tricho
Hair
Trichoschisis
The splitting of hair, hairs, a hairs, the hairs,
Not the hair
Blepharo
Eyelid
Blepharospastic
P.t a spasm of the eyelid
Blepharoptotic
The downward displacement of the eyelid
Ophthalmo
Eye
Ophthalmologist
One who studies eyes
Ophthalmostomotic
P.t an abnormal condition involving the making of an opening in the eye
Oto
Ear
Otolaryngology
The study of the larynx and the ear
Otodemocyte
A cell of the skin involving the ear
Dermocytosis
An abnormal condition involving the cells of the ear
Rhino
Nose
Otorhinorrhea
The flowing of something involving the nose and ear
Rhinorrhealotic
P.t an abnormal condition involving something p.t something flowing of something involving the nose
Rhinotorrhea
The flowing of something from the ear involving the nose (ambiguous)
The flowing of something involving an abnormal condition involving the nose
Melaroid
Resembling something pertaining to limbs
Acralin
A substance of something pertaining to extremities
Blepharalodynia
Pain in something pertaining to the eyelid
Cephalaralgia
Pain involving something pertaining to the head
Prosop
Face
Faci
Face
Prosoporhinal
Pertaining to the nose and the face
Or pertaining to the nose involving the face
Cevic
Neck
Trachel
Neck
Trachelostomy
The making of an opening in the neck
Omo
Shoulder
Brachio
Arm
Brachiotomic
Pertaining to the cutting of the arm
Otobrachiomic
Pertaining to the shoulder and the arm and the ear
Ancono
Elbow
Branchioanconalgia
Pain in the elbow involving the arm
Cheir
Hand
Cheiroplegia
The paralysis of the hand
Dactylo
Digit
Onycho
Nail
Chirodactylonychectomodynia
Pain involving the cutting out of the nail involving the digits of the hand
Thoraco
Chest
Stetho
Chest
Thoracectomy
The cutting out of something involving the chest
Thoracicotomy
The cutting of something pertaining to the chest
Thoracicectomy
The cutting out of something pertaining to the chest
Mastoiditis
The inflammation of something resembling the breast
Masto
Breast
Mammo
Breast
Thele
Nipple
Omphalo
Navel
Umbil(ic)o
Navel
Omphalotomy
The cutting of the navel
Omphalicotomy
The cutting of something pertaining to the navel
Umbilicotomy
The cutting of the navel
Umbilarotomy
The cutting of something pertaining to the navel
Umbilicarotomy
The cutting of something pertaining to the navel
Plan a
Plan b
Plan c
A x of z
B x involving z
C x and z
Faciocephalalgia
Z. X. T
Pain in the face involving the head -cephalfacialgia
Pain in the head involving the face - faciocephalalgia
Pg 37 exception
Cheirarthritis 1,2,3 the inflammation of the joints of the hand
Anconarthrosis 1,2,3 an abnormal condition involving the joint of the elbow
No answer just the rule
Oste / Osse/ oss
Bone, if it doesn’t look like this it doesn’t mean bone
Ostossis
The ossification of the x
Arthrosteosis
An abnormal condition involving the bones of the joint
Arthrostosis
The ossification of the a joint
Skelet
Skeleton
Crani
The skull, cranium
Craniostomic
Pt the making of an opening in the skull
Branchioskeleton
A skeleton of the arm