Medical Terminology Ch3&4

Front 1

antero (root)

Back 1

front/anterior

Front 2

cervo (root)

Back 2

neck

Front 3

chondr (root)

Back 3

cartilage

Front 4

cyt/o (root)

Back 4

cell

Front 5

dors/o

Back 5

back

Front 6

inguin

Back 6

groin

Front 7

my/o

Back 7

muscle

Front 8

myel/o

Back 8

spinal cord

Front 9

neur/o

Back 9

nerve/ neuron

Front 10

poster/o

Back 10

posterior/back

Front 11

proxim

Back 11

near

Front 12

super

Back 12

superior

Front 13

trans

Back 13

across

Front 14

hypogastric

Back 14

below the stomach

Front 15

hypochondriac

Back 15

below the ribs/ imaginary illnesses

Front 16

inferior

Back 16

below cranium

Front 17

inguinal

Back 17

groin

Front 18

lateral

Back 18

away from the middle

Front 19

medial

Back 19

towards the midline

Front 20

myalgia

Back 20

muscle pain

Front 21

posterior

Back 21

towards the back of the body

Front 22

proximal

Back 22

towards the point of fixation

Front 23

sacrum

Back 23

five fused bones of lower back

Front 24

superior

Back 24

above, towards cranium

Front 25

thoracic

Back 25

adj for chest

Front 26

thorax

Back 26

chest

Front 27

umbilicus

Back 27

navel, belly button

Front 28

ventral

Back 28

towards the front

Front 29

derm (root)

Back 29

skin

Front 30

cutane (root)

Back 30

skin

Front 31

cyte

Back 31

cell

Front 32

dermat

Back 32

skin

Front 33

onych

Back 33

nail

Front 34

pil

Back 34

hair

Front 35

seb

Back 35

sebum

Front 36

sudo

Back 36

sweat

Front 37

albin

Back 37

white

Front 38

cirrh/o

Back 38

yellow

Front 39

cyan

Back 39

blue

Front 40

epi

Back 40

upon

Front 41

erythro

Back 41

red

Front 42

fero

Back 42

Latin for "to carry"

Front 43

ichthy

Back 43

dry/scaly

Front 44

kerato

Back 44

hornlike

Front 45

melan

Back 45

black

Front 46

myc

Back 46

fungus

Front 47

scler

Back 47

hardening

Front 48

sub

Back 48

below

Front 49

xer/o

Back 49

dry

Front 50

adipose

Back 50

fatty tissue

Front 51

corium

Back 51

synonym for dermis

Front 52

cutaneous

Back 52

skin (adj)

Front 53

cuticle

Back 53

thin band of tissue that seals nail plate to skin

Front 54

dematologist

Back 54

specialist who treats skin diseases

Front 55

dermis

Back 55

innermost layer of skin

Front 56

epidermis

Back 56

outter layer of skin

Front 57

follicle

Back 57

small sac in skin from where hair grows

Front 58

keratin

Back 58

protein that forms hair, nails, and tough outter layer of skin

Front 59

lunula

Back 59

white, crescent shaped area of a nail

Front 60

melanin

Back 60

dark pigment in skin

Front 61

melanocyte

Back 61

cell that produces melanin

Front 62

sebaceous

Back 62

oil-producing gland

Front 63

subcutaneous

Back 63

beneath the skin

Front 64

sudoriferous

Back 64

sweat-producing glands

Front 65

abscess

Back 65

localized collection of puss

Front 66

acne

Back 66

inflammatory papular eruption

Front 67

albinism

Back 67

partial or total absence of pigment

Front 68

alo[ecia

Back 68

baldness

Front 69

comedo

Back 69

blackhead (dilated hair follicle filled with bacteria)

Front 70

cyanosis

Back 70

blush discoloration of tissue

Front 71

cyst

Back 71

closed sac or pouch under or in skin that contains fluid

Front 72

dermatitis

Back 72

inflammation of the skin

Front 73

dermatomycosis

Back 73

fungal infection of skin

Front 74

diaphoresis

Back 74

syn for perpiration

Front 75

ecchymosis

Back 75

purple patch more then 3mm in diameter caused by blood under the skin

Front 76

eczema

Back 76

inflammatory condition of skin

Front 77

epidermitis

Back 77

inflammation of epidermis

Front 78

erythema

Back 78

redness of the skin

Front 79

excoriation

Back 79

scratch mark in skin surface

Front 80

hemangioma

Back 80

benign tumor of blood vessels (birthmark)

Front 81

hyperhidrosis

Back 81

profuse sewating increased or excessive presipration

Front 82

ichthyosis

Back 82

abnormally dry skin

Front 83

impetigo

Back 83

inflammatory skin disease caused by bacteria

Front 84

keloid

Back 84

overgrowth of scar tissue

Front 85

lesion

Back 85

wound, injury, pathologic change in body tissue

Front 86

macule

Back 86

flat, discolored area that is flush with the skin; birthmark or freckle

Front 87

melanoma

Back 87

tumor of melanocytes

Front 88

nevus

Back 88

mole

Front 89

nodule

Back 89

small node or cicumscribed swelling

Front 90

onychomalacia

Back 90

softening of nails

Front 91

onychopathy

Back 91

any disease of the nails

Front 92

papule

Back 92

small, circumscribed solid elevation of the skin

Front 93

paronychia

Back 93

infection around a nail

Front 94

petechia

Back 94

tiny hemmoragic spots on the skin less than 3mm in diameter

Front 95

polp

Back 95

a mass of tissue that bulges outwards from the surface

Front 96

pruritus

Back 96

itching

Front 97

psoriasis

Back 97

chronic skin disease characterized by itchy, red, silvery scaled patches

Front 98

pustule

Back 98

small (1cm in diameter) curcumscribed elevnation of the skin

Front 99

scabies

Back 99

contagious infection caused by a mite

Front 100

scleroderma

Back 100

chronic diseasse characterized by theckening and hardening of the skin

Front 101

shingles

Back 101

viral infection producing erruption of highly painful vesicles

Front 102

tinea

Back 102

any fingle infection of the skin

Front 103

ucler

Back 103

an open sore or lesion of the skin

Front 104

urticaria

Back 104

hives

Front 105

verruca

Back 105

wart

Front 106

vesicle

Back 106

small, fluid filled blister

Front 107

vitiligo

Back 107

localized loss of skin pigmentation

Front 108

analgesic

Back 108

pain reliever

Front 109

antipyretic

Back 109

reduces fever

Front 110

antipuritic

Back 110

reduces itching

Front 111

debridement

Back 111

removeal of necrotic or dead tissue

Front 112

dermatoplasty

Back 112

plastic surgery performed on the skin

Front 113

onychectomy

Back 113

surgical removal of a nail

Front 114

onychotomy

Back 114

incision into a nail