Week 2 Flashcards
Adip/o
Combining form for fat
Aden/o
Gland
Cutane/o
Dermat/o
Derm/o
Skin, forms for skin
Kerat/o
Hornlike,hard cornea
Hist/o
Tissue
Lact/o
Milk
Lip/o
Fat
Mamm/o
Mast/o
Breast
Myc/o
Fungus
Onych/o
Claw or nail
Pil/o
Hair
Scler/o
White of the eye (sclera) or hand
Seb/o
Wax or sebum
Albinism
The hair,skin and eyes have no pigmentation
Alopecia
Hair loss resulting in hairless patches or complete lack of hair
Biopsy
Removal of living tissue for examination of life
Erythema
Skin redness
Gangrene
Necrosis associated with loss of circulation
Petechia
Small pinpoint hemorrhages (petechiae-plural)
Piloerection
Condition of the hair standing straight up
Pruritus
Itching
Suppuration
Formation or discharge of pus
Topical
Pertaining to a particular area, as a topical anti-infective applied to a certain area of the skin and affecting only the area to which it is applied
Mastitis
Inflammation of the breast
Mammary
Pertaining to the breast
Mastectomy
Removal of the breast
Lipoma
Tumor of fat
Lipoid
Resembling fat
Dermatitis
Inflammation of the skin
Dermoid
Resembling skin
Dermatologist
One who specializes in the study of skin
Dermatome
Instrument to cut skin
Histologist
One who specializes in the study of tissue
Piloerection
Hair which is standing up stiffly
Lactate
Lactation
Secretion of milk
Seborrhea
A discharge of sebum
Acromi/o
Point of the shoulder bladd
Ankyl/o
Bent or stiff
Arthr/o
Articu/o
Joint
Axill/o
Armpit
Brachi/o
Arm
Burs/o
Bursa
Calcane/o
Heel bone (calcaneus)
Carp/o
Carpus or joint of front
Chondr/o
Cartilage
Cephal/o
Head
Cervic/o
Neck or necklike
Cost/o
Costals
Condyl/o
Knuckle or knob
Crani/o
Skull-crainum
Dactyl/o
Digits
Femor/o
Thigh bone (femur)
Fibul/o
Small bone of distal hindlimb (fibula)
Humer/o
Long bone of the proximal forelimb (humerus)
ili/o
Part of the pelvis (ilium)
Ischi/o
Part of the pelvis (ischium)
Lamin/o
One part of the dorsal portion of the vertebra (lamina)
Lumb/o
Lower back or loin
Metacarp/o
Beyond the carpus
My/o
Muscle
Myel/o
Spinal cord or bone marrow “white substance”
Orth/o
Straight, normal or correct
Oste/o
Bone
Patell/o
Patella
Ped/o
Pod/o
Foot
Pelv/o
Hip bone or pelvis
Phalang/o
Phalanges
Pub/o
Part of the hip bone (pubis)
Spondyl/o
Vertebra
Ten/o
Tend/o
Tendin/o
Tendon
Throac/o
Chest
Tibi/o
Tibia
Vertebr/o
Vertebra
Amputation
Removal of all or part of a body part (usually a limb)
Brachycephalic
Have a short, wide head (ex. Pugs)
Dolichocephalic
Have a narrow long head (ex. Collies)
Crepitation
Fine or coarse interrupted crackling noises coming from collapsed or fluid filled alveoli during inspiration
Exacerbation
Increase in severity of a disease or any of its clinical signs
Fracture
Breaking of a part especially a bone
Luxation
Dislocation or displacement of a bone from its joint also called dislocation
Osetoporosis
Abnormal condition of marked loss of bone density and an increase in bone porosity
Prosthesis
Artificial substitute for a disease or missing part of the body
Subluxation
Partial displacement of a bone from its joint
Sprain
Wrenching or twisting of a joint with partial rupture of its ligaments
Strain
To overexercise, to filter, an over stretching or over exertion of some part of the musculature, excessive effort, one or more organism with a species or variety characterized by some particular quality as rough as a strain of bacteria
Arthroscopy
Endoscopic examination of the internal structure of a joint
Arthrocentesis
Surgical puncture of the joint space to remove synovial fluid
Cephalic
Pertaining to the head
Cephalopathy
Disease of the brain or head
Hydrocephalus
Fluid of the head or water on the brain
Craniomalacia
Softening of the skull bones
Craniotomy
Incision into the skull
Crainoplasty
Plastic repair of the skull
Cervical
Pertaining to the neck
Cervicovrachial
Pertaining to the neck and arm
Myleomalacia
Softening of the spinal cord
Myelogram
Record of the spinal cord
Myeloma
Tumor of the spinal cord
Costochondral
Pertaining to a rib and cartliage
Costalgia
Costodynia
Pain in a rib
Sternoid
Resembling a breastbone
Chondroblast
A germ cell that forms cartilage
Arthritis
Inflammation of a joint
Chondrology
The study of cartilage
Arthralgia
Arthrodynia
Pain in a joint
Arthrotomy
Incision into a joint
Lumbar
Pertaining to the lumbar spine
Pelvic
Pertaining to the pelvis
Myoma
Tumor of the muscle