Medical Terminology Ch 3&4

Integumentary System

Skin, hair, nails, sebaceous oil glands, and sweat glands

Skin

Cutane/o, derm/o, dermat/o

Cell

Cyt/o

Hair

Pil/o, trich/o

Nail

Onych/o, unugu/o

Sweat

Hidr/o

Fat

Adip/o, lip/o, steat/o

Dry

Xer/o

Fungus

Myc/o

Necr/o

Dead, death

Hardening

Scler/o

Horny tissue

Kerat/o

Erythr/o

Red

Leuk/o

White

Cyan/o

Blue

Xanth/o

Yellow

Melan/o

Black

___-derma

Skin

___-malacia

Softening

___-penia

Decrease

Aut/o

Self

Xen/o

Strange/foreign. Different species, aka heter/o

All/o

Divergence. Not self, but same species, aka hom/o

Comed/o, comed/ic

Discolored dried sebum blocks skin’s excretory ducts. Aka “blackhead”

Ecchymosis

(-osis) = abnormal condition, (ec-) = out, (chym/o) = to pour. Means discoloration of the skin, large irregular hemorrhagic area. Blue/black in color, changes to green/yellow. A “bruise” (but more severe)

____- osis

Abnormal condition

Ec-___

Out

chym/o

To pour

Petechia/e

Tiny purple or red hemorrhagic spot(s) on the dermal or submucosal layer(s) of skin. A smaller version of ecchymosis.

Eczema

Inflammation of the skin with redness, itching, blisters, and cracking. Can be related to a food allergy/sensitivity. EGG-zema.

Psoriasis

common chronic dermatitis characterized by red lesions covered by silvery scales.

Tinea

Fungal skin disease commonly caused by ringworm

Define Tinea Pedis with onychomycosis

Athlete’s foot with condition of nail bed fungus.

Tinea Barbie

Fungal skin disease in beard area

Tinea corporis

Fungal skin disease in body

Tinea pedis

Athlete’s foot

Tinea capitis

Head

Tinea cruris

Fungal disease in groin area

Bx

Biopsy

Dx

Diagnosis

Dx

Diagnosis

Hx

History

HPI

History of present illness

Paronychia

Acute or chronic condition of the area around the nail

5 signs of inflammation

Rubor, dolor, calor, tumor, loss of function

Rubor

Redness

Dolor

Pain

Calor

Heat

Tumor

Swelling

Dermis

Second layer of skin

Sclerosis

Abnormal hardening

Melanoma

A tumor that is black in color

Adenoma

A glandular tumor

Dermatologist

A healthcare practitioner specializing in skin and its diseases/conditions

Onychomalacia

Abnormal softening of nails

PMH

Past medical history. What does your patient’s medical history look like? Past illnesses, past operations, etc.

HPI

History of present illness. What is your patient presenting with and what has PRESENT CONDITION looked like historically?

MNOPQRST

Mechanism, narrative format, onset, palliative, provocative, quality, radiation/referral, site, timing

Bronch/o, bronchi/o

Airway

Epiglott/o

Epiglottis

Glott/o

Grotto. Part of the larynx that consists of the vocal cords

Nas/o, rhin/o

Nose

Pneum/o, pneumonia/o

Lung

Pleur/o

Pleura. Each lung is enclosed in this double-folded membrane

Thorac/o

Chest, thorax

Tonsill/o

Tonsil(s)

Ox/o

Oxygen

Pharyng/o

Pharynx, throat

Trache/o

Trachea. Windpipe-from larynx to bronchi

Laryng/o

Larynx aka voice box. Hollow muscular organ holding the glottis.

Or/o, stomato

Mouth

Aer/o

Air

My/o

Muscle

Orth/o

Straight

Phren/o

Diaphragm. Historically was shape and size of the cranium

___-centesis

Surgical puncture to facilitate fluid removal

___-plegia

Paralysis

___-pnea

Breathing

___-therapy

Treatment

___-rraphy

Suture

___-spasm

Involuntary twitching, contraction

Macro-

Large

Micro-

Small

Neo-

New

Peri-

Around

Tachy-

Rapid, fast

Brady-

Slow

Eu-

Normal

Acidosis

Excessive acidity of body fluids. Abnormally high levels of CO2 in the body, causes respiratory acidosis

Stridor

Harsh, high-pitched breathing sound from obstruction or narrowing of airways

Croup

Acute condition found in infants and children characterized by a resonant barking cough, stridor, and severe dyspnea

Emphysema

Chronic disease that includes the over-expansion and obstruction of alveoli. It is associated with cigarette smoking

Influenza

Acute, contagious infection characterized by sudden onset of fever, chills, headache, and muscle pain

Pneumothorax

Collection of air/gas in the pleural cavity that enters through a perforated lung or the chest wall.

SIDs

Sudden infant death syndrome. The unexpected and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant that typically occurs between the second week and first year of life.

CPR

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

TB

Tuberculosis

URI

Upper respiratory infection

Rhinitis or mastitis

Inflammation of the nose

Pharyngitis

Inflammation of the pharynx (throat)