MULT 1110 Midterm Exam

-itis

inflammation

-ectomy

surgical removal

-otomy

incision into

-ostomy

surgically create an opening

-plasty

surgical repair

-pexy

surgical fixation

-rrhaphy

surgical suturing

-scopy

visual examination

-scope

instrument used for visual examination

-gram

record

-graph

recording instrument

-graphy

process of recording

-meter

measuring instrument

-metry

process of measuring

-algia

pain

-dynia

pain

-emia

blood condition

-megaly

enlargement

-malacia

softening

-sclerosis

hardening

-stenosis

narrowing

-oma

tumor or mass

-osis

abnormal condition

-pathy

disease

-rrhage

bursting forth of blood

-rrhagia

excessive bleeding

-cyte

cell

-blast

immature cell

-clast

to break down or destroy

-lysis

breakdown, destruction, or separation

-cele

hernia or protrusion

-edema

swelling

-spasm

involuntary muscle contraction

a-, an-

without; not

anti-

against

brady-

slow

tachy-

fast

hyper-

excessive; above normal

hypo-

below normal; deficient

pre-

before

post-

after

peri-

around

endo-

within

epi-

above

inter-

between

intra-

within

sub-

under

trans-

across

ab-

away from

ad-

toward

dys-

bad; painful; difficult

eu-

normal; good

neo-

new

poly-

many

mono-

one

bi-

two

tri-

three

quadri-

four

hemi-

half

pan-

all

Anterior

front of the body

Posterior

back of the body

Superior

above

Inferior

below

Medial

toward the midline

Lateral

away from the midline

Proximal

closer to the point of attachment

Distal

farther from the point of attachment

Superficial

toward the surface

Deep

away from the surface

Prone

lying face down

Supine

lying face up

Sagittal plane

divides left and right

Frontal (coronal) plane

divides front and back

Transverse plane

divides upper and lower

RUQ

right upper quadrant

LUQ

left upper quadrant

RLQ

right lower quadrant

LLQ

left lower quadrant

Cranial cavity

contains the brain

Thoracic cavity

contains the heart and lungs

Abdominal cavity

contains digestive organs

Pelvic cavity

contains urinary and reproductive organs

Dermis

middle layer of skin

Epidermis

outer layer of skin

Subcutaneous layer

layer of fat beneath the skin

Dermatitis

inflammation of the skin

Psoriasis

chronic autoimmune skin disease

Eczema

inflammatory skin condition causing itching

Melanoma

malignant skin cancer from melanocytes

Basal cell carcinoma

most common skin cancer

Squamous cell carcinoma

skin cancer arising from squamous cells

Cellulitis

bacterial infection of the skin