Comprehensive Medical Terminology and Anatomy for Healthcare Students

Oma

tumor

Osis

abnormal condition

Stenosis

narrowing

Care

to worry

Ab

away from

Ad

toward

Record

remember

-desis

fusion

Edma

fluid in tissues

Gram

to record

Crit

to separate

Icle

small

Retro

backwards

Supra

above

Posterior

adjective suffix

Ilium

pelvis bone

Ileum

small intestine

Malleous

ear!

Algia

pain

Malleolus

bone protruding from ankle/junction between lower and upper functions

Hema

vomit

-plasty

surgical repair

Cough

expel breath from lungs

Knee

angular shape

Hypertension

high blood pressure

Pyrexia

abnormally high body temperature

cost/o

ribs

Capsule

Transverse

upper and lower

Sagittal

divides body left and right

Epigastric

abdominal region above stomach

Hormones

chemical from one cell carried to another

Cartilage

nonvascular, firm tissue, connective/shock absorber

Ligament

band of fibrous tissue connecting two structures

Osteoclasts

dissolve calcium and phosphate

Matrix

surrounds cell and holds them together

Mitochondria

produce energy for cell

Inguinal

pertaining to the groin

Rule of 9's

covers head and neck + each arm/burns

Atopy

state of hypersensitivity

Exorcionation

stretch marks

Medulla

core of hair follicle

Vitamin A cream

retinoid

Hypodermis

fat tissue

Carbuncle

furuncles in back of neck

Skin is exposed to

chemicals, trauma, infection

Applied to local skin

topical

Carcinoma

Vitiligo

pale irregular patches of skin

Sebaceous glands

open up hair follicles

Laceration

tear of the skin

Kerat-osis

Papule

elevated piece of skin

Exorcate

to scratch

Dermatomyositis

associated with ovarian cancer/muscle weakness around eyes

Esthet

sensation

Epidermis

is epithelial

Pheomelanin

light melanin

Superficial to deep

could luther get some boys

Collagen disease

affects connective tissue

Adip

means fat

Sub

below

Cerumen of the ear

kills bacteria and conducts sound

Onycho

means nail

Scleroderma

thickening of skin after formation of new collagen

Cortex

gives keratin thickness

Emulsion

particles suspended in solution