Unit 2 Vocabulary Review (Dermatology/Integumentary System)

A comprehensive set of flashcards covering prefixes, suffixes, combining forms, key terms, diseases, diagnostic terms, and abbreviations from Unit 2 notes.

a- (prefix)

absence of, without, not

an- (prefix)

absence of, without, not

ab-

away from, from

ad-

toward, to, into, at; increase

allo-

other

auto-

self

bi-

two, twice, double

brady-

slow

dia-

through, across, complete

dys-

difficult, painful, bad

epi-

on, upon, above

epidermis

outer layer of the skin; layer above the dermis

hemi-

half

homo-

same

hyper-

above, excessive

hypo-

below, deficient, under

inter-

between

intra-

in, within

meta-

change, beyond

neo-

new

anhidrosis

absence of sweating

avascular

without blood vessels

epidermis

outer skin layer; skin above the dermis

intervertebral

between the vertebrae

intradermal

within the skin; inside the skin

paraplegia

paralysis of both legs and lower part of the body

quadriplegia

paralysis of all four limbs (and sometimes the neck down)

hemiplegia

paralysis of one side of the body

uniaxial

pertaining to a joint that moves in one plane of motion

monoplegia

paralysis of one limb

-algia

pain, painful

arthralgia

painful joint

-cele

hernia, swelling

hydrocele

swelling of water

-clasia

to break, surgical fracture

osteoclasia

intentional breaking of a bone to correct a deformity

-coccus

berry-shaped bacteria

staphylococcus

berry-shaped bacteria with grape-like clusters

-cyte

cell

adipocyte

fat cell

-derma

skin

xeroderma

dry skin

-ectomy

excision, surgical removal

diskectomy

surgical removal of disk (intervertebral)

-gen

substance or agent that produces, creates, or forms

pathogen

producing disease

-genesis

creation, origin, formation

carcinogenesis

origin/creation of cancer

-genic

creating, producing, or causing

osteogenic

producing bone cells

-gnosis

knowing

prognosis

knowledge before; expected outcome of intervention

-gram

a record, radiographic image

myelogram

image of the spinal cord

-graphy

process of recording or imaging

electromyography

recording electrical activity in a muscle

-ia

condition, abnormal state

monoplegia

paralysis of one limb

-itis

inflammation

arthritis

inflammation of the joints

-kinesia

movement

hyperkinesia

excessive movement

-logist

specialist in the study of

rheumatologist

specialist in rheumatic diseases

-logy

study of

dermatopathology

study of diseases of the skin

-lysis

destruction, dissolution, loosening

dermatolysis

loosening or atrophy of the skin

-oid

resembling

keloid

raised scar resembling a tumor

-oma

tumor, mass

myeloma

tumor in bone marrow

-opsy

viewing, process of viewing

biopsy

visual examination of tissue under a microscope

-osis

abnormal condition

cyanosis

blue discoloration due to low oxygen

-pathy

disease

myopathy

disease of the muscle

-penia

deficiency or reduction in number

osteopenia

deficiency of bone tissue; precursor to osteoporosis

-physis

growth

epiphysis

ends of a long bone

diaphysis

shaft of a long bone

-plasia

formation, growth

hyperplasia

excessive growth

-plasty

surgical repair

arthroplasty

surgical repair of a joint

-plegia

paralysis

-rrhaphy

suture, repair

myorrhaphy

suture/repair of a muscle

-rrhea

discharge, flow

dermatorrhea

discharge from the skin

-sarcoma

malignant tumor

myosarcoma

malignant tumor of a muscle

-scopy

process of viewing; examining by sight

arthroscopy

visual examination of a joint

-sis

state of, condition

exocytosis

process of moving molecules out of the cell

-stasis

stopping, standing still; homeostasis = staying the same

homeostasis

stable internal environment