CH 3-4 Directional Terms, Imaging, Integumentary System, and Dermatology (Ch 3-4)

A vocabulary set covering directional terms, imaging terms, combining forms, prefixes, suffixes, integumentary terms, and dermatology terminology from Chapters 3 and 4.

anter/o

combining form meaning front

poster/o

combining form meaning behind

dors/o

combining form meaning back

ventr/o

combining form meaning belly (front)

super/o

combining form meaning over or above

infer/o

combining form meaning below or beneath

later/o

combining form meaning side

medi/o

combining form meaning middle

prox/o

combining form meaning near

dist/o

combining form meaning distant or away

radi/o

combining form meaning radiation or X-ray

son/o

combining form meaning sound (used in imaging)

tom/o

combining form meaning cut or section

uni-

prefix meaning one

bi-

prefix meaning two

-ior

suffix meaning pertaining to

-graphy

suffix meaning recording (imaging)

-gram

suffix meaning record (image)

-graph

suffix meaning instrument for recording; record

anterior

pertaining to the front

posterior

pertaining to the back

ventral

pertaining to the front (belly side)

dorsal

pertaining to the back

superior

pertaining to above

inferior

pertaining to below

lateral

pertaining to the side

unilateral

pertaining to one side

bilateral

pertaining to both sides

medial

pertaining to the middle

proximal

pertaining to near

distal

pertaining to away (far)

radiography

imaging using X-rays

radiograph

image made using radiation

sonography

imaging using ultrasound

sonogram

image made using ultrasound

tomography

imaging of a section

radiology

branch of medicine that uses imaging

derm/o

skin (combining form)

dermat/o

skin (combining form)

cutane/o

skin

onych/o

nail

ungu/o

nail

seb/o

sebum (skin oil)

hidr/o

sweat

myc/o

fungus

rhytid/o

wrinkle

crypt/o

hidden

bi/o

life

necr/o

death

intra-

within

trans-

across

para-

beside

par-

beside

xero-

dry

-ia

abnormal condition

-malacia

softening

-mycosis

fungal infection

-rrhea

flow or discharge

-phagia

eating

-ectomy

cutting out; surgical removal

-plasty

forming or surgical reconstruction

dermat/itis

inflammation of the skin

onych/o/crypt/osis

ingrown nail

onych/o/malacia

softening of the nail

onych/o/mycosis

fungal infection of the nail

onych/o/phagia

nail biting

par/onych/ia

abnormal condition beside the nail (paronychia)

seb/o/rrhea

excessive discharge of sebum

hidr/aden/itis

inflammation of the sweat glands

xero/derm/a

abnormal dryness of the skin

dermat/o/plasty

surgical reconstruction of the skin (skin grafting)

rhytid/ectomy

surgical removal of wrinkles (facelift)

dermat/o/logy

branch of medicine treating skin disease

dermat/o/logist

physician specializing in skin disease

cutane/ous

pertaining to the skin

hypo/derm/ic

under the skin

trans/derm/al

through the skin

intra/derm/al

within the skin

sub/ungu/al

under the nail

TD (transdermal)

through the skin