Medical Terminology

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abrasion

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scraping of the skin

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abscess

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collection of puss

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alopecia

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baldness or without hair

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cellulitis

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inflammation of the connective tissue

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cicatrix

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scar

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comedo

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black head

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contusion

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bruise

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decubitus ulcer

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bed sore

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diaphoresis

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excessive sweating

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edema

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swelling

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erythema

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red skin

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fissure

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crack like sore

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furnuncle

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boil

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gangrene

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tissue dies

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herpes

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virus

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herpes simplex

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virus

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herpes zoster

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virus that cause shingles

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hirusutism

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excessive amount of hair

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jaundice

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yellow

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keloid

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scar this is raised

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laceration

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jagged wound

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lesion

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change in the tissue

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nevus

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birth mark

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pallor

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pale

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pediculosis

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lice

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pruritus

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itching

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psoriasis

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chronic condition with flat red legions called mapules.

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papules

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raised red legions

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tactile

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touch

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tinea

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ring worm

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ulcer

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eroding away of tissue or skin

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urticaria

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hives

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verruca

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wart

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vesicle

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blister

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List the build ups of the body?

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cells
tissues
organs
systems

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Cell membrane

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boundary or outside of the cell

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cytoplasm

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bosy or main part of the cell

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nucles

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middle or the center of the cell

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chromosomes

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normal number is 46 or 23 pairs

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genes

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hereditery characteristics

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DNA

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chemical that controls the activivty of the cell

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Karyotype

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picture of a nucleas

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XX

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female

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XY

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male

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Down Syndrome

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47 chromosomes

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Histology

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the study of tissue

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4 types of tissue

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muscle: movement
nervous: sends messages back and forthe from the brain
connective: cartilage,fat,bone,blood
epithelial: skin nad lining of internal organs

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Morbidity

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sickness or illness

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Mortality

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death

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Planes

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imaginary divisions of the body

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Sagital Plane

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right and left

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coronal/frontal

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front and back

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transverse

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divides body into top and bottom

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Right Upper Quadrant

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intestines
pancreas
liver
gallbladder

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Left Upper Quadrant

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intestines
pancreas
liver
stomach
spleen

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Right Lower Quadrant

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intestines
ureter
appendix
ovary
fallopian tube

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Left Lower Quadrant

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intestines
ureter
ovary
fallopian tube

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radiography/ roetgenography

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x-ray

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computed tomography/ computed axial tomography

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slice

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MRI

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Magnet

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ultra sonography

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sound

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signs

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objectives

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symptoms

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subjectives

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clinical findings

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x-rays or lab work

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homeostasis

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everything is working like it should

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etiology

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study of cause

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diagnosis

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name of whats wrong with the patient

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prognosis

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making a prediction of the outcome of the patient

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idiopathic

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unknown disease

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extension

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straighten

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flexion

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bend

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afferent

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toward

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efferent

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away from

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unilateral

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one side

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bilateral

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two sides

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Nuclear Medicine

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the branch of medicine involved with the use of radioactive suvstances for diafnosis, therapy, and research.

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Radiopharmaceutical

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radioactive chemicals used in testing the location, size, outline,or function of tissues, organs, vessels, or body fluids.

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AP

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anterposterior

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CT scan/ CAT scan

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computrd tomography scan, computed axial tomography scan

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Dx

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diagnosis

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MRI

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Magnetic resonance imaging

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PA

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posteroanterior

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Integumentary System

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Skin

hair

nails

glands

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Dermis

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outer layer

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Subcutaneous Layer

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under the skin

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hypodermic

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above the skin

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Sudorifeous gland

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sweat gland, water, cools

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Sebacous gland

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oil, sweat glands, and protects

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Lumina

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half moon shaped of the nail

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Oncology

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the study of a tumor

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Neoplasm tumor

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same thing

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Malignant tumor

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Life threatinging

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Benign

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Not life threatening

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Basil Cell Carcinoma

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most common skin cancer

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TNM staging

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T= tumor

N= nodes

M= metasis

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Allogragt

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same

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Biopsy

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excision if a small piece of tissue for microscopic examination

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Dibridment

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removal of foriegn material and dead or damaged tissue, especially in wound.

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Fulguration

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burning bad or diseased tissue

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xenograft

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skin graft from other than yourself

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Incisional biopsy

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paart of the organ

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Excisional Biopsy

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all of the organ

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I & D

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incision and drainage

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UNG

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OINTMENT

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1st degree burn

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redness abd erthema

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2nd degree burn

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blisters

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3rd degree burn

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distruction of skin