Anatomy Terminology - Lesson 5

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litho-, lith-

Back 1

stone or calculus

Front 2

lithotomy

Back 2

an incision into an organ or duct for the removal of a calculus (stone), especially from the urinary bladder

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myco-, mycet-, myces, -mycin

Back 3

fungus

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mycosis

Back 4

any disease induced by fungus

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mycetism

Back 5

also called Mycetismus; poisoning by certain species of mushrooms

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ot-, ot/o, auri-

Back 6

ear

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otitis

Back 7

inflammation of the ear

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otitis media

Back 8

inflammation of the middle ear (the chamber containig the auditory ossicles)

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presby-, presbyo-, gero-

Back 9

old age

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presbyopia

Back 10

the pysiologic loss of accommodation in the eyes due to advancing age

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geriatrics

Back 11

the branch of medicine concerned with the medical problems and treatment/care of the aged

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tinnitus

Back 12

noises in the ears, such as ringing, buzzing, whistling, roaring, etc

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metr/o, metri/o

Back 13

1. uterus
2. measurement

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endometrium

Back 14

the mucous membrane that lines the inner wall of the uterus

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hypermetria

Back 15

condition in which voluntary movements overreach their goal, due to an inability to control the distance, power, and speed of the movement

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myring-, myring/o

Back 16

tympanic membrane (eardrum)

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myringoscope

Back 17

instrument used for examining the tympanic membrane

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myringoplasty

Back 18

surgical repair of a damaged timpanic membrane

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hemi-

Back 19

one-half

Front 20

hemisphere

Back 20

half of any spherical structure; lateral half of the cerebrum of of the cerebellum

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hemiplegia

Back 21

paralysis of one side of the body, due to brain injury on the opposite side

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salping/o

Back 22

a tube (usually either the uterie or auditory tubes)

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salpingotomy

Back 23

incision into the uterine tube

Front 24

salpingostomy

Back 24

establishment of an artificial opening in a uterine tube, primarily as surgical treatment for ectopic pregnancy

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muc/o, myx/o, muci-

Back 25

mucus or mucous

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myxedema

Back 26

accumulatino of mucus-like material under the skin

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mucoenteritis

Back 27

inflammation of th intestinal mucosa

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mucus

Back 28

viscous fluid secreted by mucous membranes that functions to protect and lubricate the membrane

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osmo-, olfact/o

Back 29

1. smell, odor
2. osmosis

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osmometer

Back 30

instrument for measuring osmotic pressure

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olfactometer

Back 31

instrument for testing sense of smell

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para-

Back 32

1. adjacent, alongside, near, beside
2. involvement of a pair or two like parts
3. abnormal

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paravertebral

Back 33

alongside or near a vertebra or the vertebral column

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papaplegia

Back 34

paralysis of both lower extremities and generally the lower trunk, due to lumbar spinal cord injury

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stereo-

Back 35

three-dimensionally; a solid

Front 36

astereognosis

Back 36

the inability to recognize objects by touch alone, even though there is normal sensation in the hands

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vertigo

Back 37

a disabling sensation in which the subject/patient feels that either himself or his surroundings are in a state of constant movement (usually spinning); not the same as faintness

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audi/o

Back 38

the sense of hearing

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audiology

Back 39

also otology; the study of hearing disorders through the identification and measurement o loss of hearing function as well as the rehabilitation of people with hearing impairments

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algesi/o, alge-, algo-, -algia

Back 40

pain or painful condition

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algesimeter

Back 41

also algesiometer; instruement used for measuring the degree of sensitivity to a painful stimulus

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esthesi/o, -esthesia

Back 42

sensation, perception

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anesthesia

Back 43

loss of sensation

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kinesthesia

Back 44

sense that allows the brain to be constantly aware of the position and movement of muscles in different parts of te body (without this, coordinated movements with you eyes closed would be impossible)

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dia-

Back 45

through, throughout, across, completely

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diapedesis

Back 46

passage of blood cells through the unruptured walls of capillaries into the tissue spaces (an important part of the inflammatory response mechanism)

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kines/i

Back 47

motion, movement

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kinesia

Back 48

any form of motion sickness

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kinesiology

Back 49

the science or the study of movement, and the active and passive structures involved

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-plegia

Back 50

paralysis, stroke

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quadriplegia

Back 51

paralysis affecting all four extremities, due to injury at the cervical level of the spinal cord

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-odynia

Back 52

pain in (a specified part)

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cardiodynia

Back 53

also cardialgia; pain in the heart

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-phasia

Back 54

speech

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aphasia

Back 55

a disorder of language in which the generation and comprehension of speech is impaired or absent, and which is commonly also accompanied by difficulties in reading and writing

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acous/o, -cusis, -acusis, -acouis

Back 56

hearing

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hyperacusis

Back 57

abnormally acute sensitivity to sounds

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acusis

Back 58

the ability to perceive sound normally

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acoustic

Back 59

pertaining to hearing and the perception of sound

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-metry

Back 60

measuring or measurement

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craniometry

Back 61

measurement of the skull and the study of its topography

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tax/o, -taxia, -taxis, taxy

Back 62

arrangement, coordination, order

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ataxia

Back 63

inability to coordinate muscle activity during voluntary movements, resulting in shaky/tremor-like movements

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taxonomy

Back 64

the systemic classification of organisms based on degress of similarity or presumed evolutionary relationships

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-osmia

Back 65

smell, odor

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anosmia

Back 66

loss or lack of the sense of smell

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-meter

Back 67

measure or intrument to measure

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thermometer

Back 68

instrument for measuring temperature

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diameter

Back 69

the length of a straight line connecting he center of a circle with two points on its perimeter (or the center of a sphere with two points o its surface)