HSCI 131 Purdue Exam 1 Review

diplopia

double vision

stomatalgia

Pain in the mouth. Also called stomatodynia.

visceral

pertaining to the internal organs

osteogenesis

formation, production of bone

first degree burn

burns through only the epidermis

second degree burn

damage the epidermis and parts of the dermis

third degree burn

destruction of epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous layer

vesicles

small fluid filled blisters

bulla

large blister

dermatoplasty

skin grafting; transplantation of skin

allograft

skin graft from another person or a cadaver

dermatologist

skin doctor

edema

puffy swelling of tissue from the accumulation of fluid

mycosis

any fungal infection in or on the body

diagnose

to say exactly what an illness or the cause of a problem is

histologist

specialist in the study of tissues

transverse plane

division of the body into upper and lower portions

coronal plane

divides body into front and back

midsagittal plane

divides the body into equal left and right halves

inferior

Lower on the body, farther from the head

superior

Higher on the body, nearer to the head

Posterior

back of body

anterior

front of the body

lateral

Away from the midline of the body

medial

Toward the midline of the body

deep

Away from the body surface; more internal

superficial

toward the surface of the body

dorsal cavity

includes the cranial and spinal cavities.

ventral cavity

located along the front of the body, contains the body organs that sustain homeostasis

right upper

right lobe of the liver, the gallbladder, part of the pancreas, and part of the small and large intestines

left upper

left lobe of the liver, the stomach, the spleen, part of the pancreas, and part of the small and large intestines

right lower

part of the small and large intestines, the appendix, the right ovary, the right fallopian tube, and the right ureter

left lower

part of the small and large intestines, the left ovary, the left fallopian tube, and the left ureter

right hypochondriac region

right upper region below the cartilage of the ribs that extend over the abdomen

right lumbar region

right middle region near the waist

right inguinal region

right lower region of the lower row by the groin

epigastric region

located above the stomach, superior to the umbilical region

umbilical region

The centermost region, which includes the umbilicus

hypogastric region

inferior to the umbilical region; encompasses the pubic area

left hypochondriac region

left upper region below the rib cartilage; diaphragm, spleen

left lumbar region

left middle region near the waist; descending colon of large intestine

left inguinal region

left lower region of the lower row by the groin, sigmoid colon

gallbladder

small pouch like organ that stores bile

rupture

to burst or break open (usually a body part)

greek component

word being formed describing a medical condition, procedure (ex: DERMAT/itis)

latin component

term being formed referential (ex: SUBCUTAN/eous)

-algia

pain, painful condition

-dynia

generic bodily pain

dermat/o

skin

cutane/o

skin

nephr/o

kidney

ren/o

kidney

stomat/o, or/o

mouth

erythr/o

red

gastr/o

stomach

hepat/o

liver

immun/o

immune, protection, safe

oste/o

bone

-itis

inflammation

-megaly

enlargement

-oma

tumor

-cyte

cell

an-

without, not

hyper-

excessive, above normal

intra-

in, within

para-

beside, near, beyond

poly-

many, much

pre-

before

esthes/

feeling

therm/

heat

muscul/

muscle

nas/

nose

ur/

urine

nat/

birth

-ia

condition

-ar

pertaining to

-al

pertaining to

/enter/

intestine

/chondr/

cartilage

/arthr/

joint

-megaly

enlargement

hemat/o

blood

-emesis

vomiting

-logy

study of

-centesis

surgical puncture

-dynia

pain

-pathy

disease

encephal/o

brain

/mening/

meninges

-clasis

to break; surgical fracture

-desis

binding, fixation (of a bone or joint)

-ectomy

excision, removal

-lysis

separation; destruction; loosening

-pexy

surgical fixation of an organ

-rrhaphy

suture

-stomy

forming an opening (mouth)

-tome

instrument to cut

-tomy

process of cutting, incision

-tripsy

crushing

-gram

record, writing