medical term ch 4 and 5
Terms
undefined, object
copy deck
- left hypochondriac
- upper left region beneath the ribs
- epigastric
- region above the stomach
- right hypochondriac
- upper right region beneath the ribs
- left lumbar
- left middle lateral region
- umbilical
- region of the navel
- right lumbar
- right middle lateral region
- left inguinal (iliac)
- left lower lateral region
- hypogastric
- lower middle region beneath the navel
- right inguinal (iliac)
- right lower lateral region
- abduction
- movement away from the median plane of the body or one of its parts
- Adduction
- movement toward the median plane of the body
- medial
- pertaining to the midline of the body or structure
- lateral
- pertaing to a side
- superior(cephalad)
- toward the head or upper portion of a structure
- inferior(caudal)
- away from the head, or toward the tail or lower part of a structure
- Proximal
- nearer the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body
- Distal
- further from the center (trunk of the body) or to the point of attachment to the body
- Anterior (ventral)
- near the front of the body
- Posterior (dorsal)
- near the back of the body
- parietal
- pertaing to the outer wall of the body cavity
- Visceral
- pertaining to the viscera, or internal organs, especially the abdominal organs
- Prone
- lying horizontal with the face downward, or indicating the position of the hand or foot with the palm turned downward
- Supine
- lying on the back with the face upward, or indicating the position of the hand or foot with the palm or foot facing upward
- Inversion
- turning inward or inside out
- Eversion
- turning outward
- Palmer
- pertaining to the palm of the hand
- Planter
- pertaining to the sole of the foot
- Superficial
- toward the surface of the body
- deep
- away from the surface of the body (internal)
- cyto
- cell
- hist/o
- tissue
-
nucle/o
kary/o - nucleus
- anter/o
- anterior, front
- caud/o
- tail
- dist/o
- far, farthest
- dors/o
- back(of body)
- infer/o
- lower, below
- later/o
- side
- medi/o
- middle
- poster/o
-
back (of body)
behind, posterior - proxim/o
- near, nearest
- ventr/o
- belly, belly side
- abdomin/o
- abdomen
- cervic/o
-
neck; cervix uteri
(neck of uterus) - crani/o
- cranium (skull)
- gastr/o
- stomach
- ili/o
- ilium
- inguin/o
- groin
- lumb/o
- loins, lower back
- umbilic/o
- navel
-
pelv/i
pelv/o - pelvis
- spin/o
- spine
- thorac/o
- chest
-
albin/o
leuk/o - white
- chlor/o
- green
- chrom/o
- color
-
cirrh/o
jaund/o
xanth/o - yellow
- cyan/o
- blue
- erythr/o
- red
- melan/o
- black
- poli/o
- gray; gray matter
- acr/o
- extremity
- eti/o
- cause
- fasci/o
- band, fascia
- idi/o
- unknown, peculiar
- morph/o
- form, shape, structure
- path/o
- disease
- radi/o
- radiation, x-ray, radius
- somat/o
- body
- son/o
- sound
- viscer/o
- internal organs
- xer/o
- dry
- -logy
- study of
- -logist
- specialist in the study of
- -genesis
- forming, producing, origin
- -gnosis
- knowing
- -gram
- record, writing
- -graph
- instrument for recording
- -graphy
- process of recording
- -meter
- instrument for measuring
- -metry
- act of measuring
- -pathy
- disease
- ab-
- from, away from
- ad-
- toward
- infra-
- below, under
- hetero-
- different
- homeo-
- same, alike
- peri-
- around
- super-
- upper, above
- trans-
- across, through
- ultra-
- excess, beyond
- cell membrane
- boundry of cell
- cytoplasm
- body of cell
- nucleus
- center of the cell that contains the chromosomes
- chromosomes
- 46 (23 pair) except the sperm and the egg which have 23 versus 46
- genes
- heredity characteristic
- DNA
- a chemical found in every gent that regulates the activity of the cell
- karotype
- picture of the nucleus
- Down Syndrome
- 47 chromosomes versus 46
- muscle
- produces movement
- nervous tissue
- conducts impulses to and from the brain
- connective tissue
- examples are bone, fat, blood, cartilage
- epithelial tissue
- lining for internal organs and outer surface of skon covering the body
- RUQ
- large and small intestines, pancreas, liver, gallbladder
- LUQ
- large and small intestines, pancreas, liver, stomach, spleen
- RLQ
- large and small intestines, right ureter, appendix, right ovary, right fallopian tu be
- LLQ
- large and small intestines, left ureter, left ovary, left fallopian tube
- extension
- limb is in a straight position
- flexion
- limb is bent
- afferent
- toward the center
- efferent
- away from the center
- unilateral
- one side
- bilateral
- both sides
- ap
- anteroposterior
- ct
- computed tomography
- cat
- computed axial tompgraphy scan
- Dx
- diagnosis
- MRI
- magnetic resonance imaging
- PA
- posteroanterior; pernicious anemia
- PET
- position emission tomography
- epidermis
- outer layer of skin
- dermis
- inner layer of skin
- subcutaneous/hypodermis
- connective tissue layer that connects the skin to underlying organs
- sudoriferous gland (sweat)
- cools the body
- sebaceous glands
- secretes oil to protect the body
- lunula
- moon shaper white area near the root of the nailbed
- abrasion
- scraping away the skin
- abscess
- localized collection of pus
- alopecia
- baldness
- cellulitis
- inflammation of cellular or connective tissue
- cicatrix
- scar
- comedo
- blackhead
- contusion
- bruise
- decubitus ulcer
- bedsore
- diaphoresis
- profuse sweating
- edema
- swelling
- erythema
- inflammatory redness of skin
- fissure
- crackline sore in the skin
- furuncle/ carbuncle
- boil
- gangrene
- death of tissue caused by loss of blood supply, followed by bacteria invasion
- herpes
- inflammatory skin disease caused by herpes virus
- herpes simplex
- causes fever blisters
- herpes zoster
- causes shingles
- hirsutism
- excessive growth of hair or presence of hair in unusual places, especially in women
- jaundice
- condition characterized by yellow tinge to the skin
- keloid
- thickened scar
- laceration
- torn, ragged-edged wound
- lesion
- any pathological change in the structure or function of tissue owing to injury or disease
- nevus
- birthmark, mole
- pallor
- paleness
- pediculosis
- invasion of lice into skin and hair
- pruritus
- itching
- psoriasis
- chronic skin disease characterized by itching, red macules, papules, or silvery scales
- tactile
- pertaining to touch
- tinea
- ringworm
- ulcer
- eroded sore on the skin or muscous membrane
- urticaria
- hives
- verruca
- wart
- vesicle
- blister
- allograft
- skin graft of self
- xenograft
- skin graft from someone else (donor)
- Bx/ bx
- biopsy
- ung
- ointment