MASTER LIST OF TERMINOLOGY & DEFINITIONS

 

Unit 1 Terminology, Integumentary

Prefixes:

 

1. hemat(o)-blood

2. brady-abnormally slow

3. mal-bad,poor

4. path-disease

5. tachy-abnormally rapid

6. leuk/o-white

7. erythr/o-red

8. eu-good, easy, well

9. iso-equal, alike, same

10. scler/o-hardening

 

Suffixes:

 

1. lith-stone

2. pnea-breathing

3. esthesia-perception, feeling, sensation

4. plasia-formation, development, growth of tissue

    and cell numbers

5. tumor - oma

 

Directional terms:

 

1. para-near

2. peri-around

3. retro-behind/backwards

4. sub-below

5. superficial-surface

6. deep-below the surface

7. oblique-off the midline

8. recumbent-lying down

9. dorsal recumbency-on back

10. lateral recumbency-on side

 

Integumentary System:

 

1. aden/o-gland

2. ocul/o-eye

ophthalm/o-eye

3. ot/o-ear

4. laminitis-inflammation of laminae

5. transdermal-absorption of a drug across intact skin

6. neoplasia-cancer

7. atrophy-wasting away

8. alopecia-hair loss

 

Unit 2 Musculoskeletal

 

1. cox/o-hip/pelvis

2. oste/o, oss/e, oss/i-bone

3. arthr/o-joint

4. my/o-muscle

5. myel/o-spinal cord/bone marrow

6. chondr/o-cartilage

7. crani/o-skull

8. burs/o-sac of fluid near joint

9. synovi/o-synovial membrane

 

Unit 3 Digestive

 

1. phagia (suffix)-eating/swallowing

phago (prefix)-

2. gingiv/o-gum

3. pharyng/o-throat/pharynx

4. esophag/o-esophagus

5. gastr/o-stomach

6. enter/o-small intestine

7. anorexia-lack/loss of appetite

8. colic-severe abdominal pain

9. dysphagia-difficulty swallowing/eating

10. polydipsia-excessive thirst/drinking

11. ileus-stopping of intestinal peristalsis

12. peristalsis-wavelike contractions of smooth muscle

 

 

 

Unit 4 Respiratory, Hematology, Immunology

 

1. alveoli/o-small sack

2. bronchio/i-bronchi

3. naso/rhino-nose

4. laryng/o-voice box

5. pharyng/o-throat

6. pulm/o/pulmono-lung

7. thorac/o-chest

8. trache/o-windpipe

9. epiglott/o-epiglottis

10. pneumo/, pneumon/o, pneu/o-lung/air

11. epistaxis-nose bleed

12. pneumonia-abnormal, inflammation and congestion of lung

13. hemothorax-accumulation of blood in chest cavity

14. stethoscope-device used for auscultation

15. tachypnea-rapid breathing

16. bradypnea-slow breathing

17. dyspnea-difficulty breathing

18. apnea-absence of breathing

19. aspiration-inhalation of foreign substance into

      upper respiratory tract

20. diaphragm-separates thorax and abdomen

21. hypoxia-low oxygen

 

 

 

Unit 5 Cardiovascular, Lymphatic

 

1. cardi/o, coron/o, cor/o-heart

2. arrhythmia-irregular heart beat

3. diastole-expansion, relaxation

4. systole-contraction of ventricles

5. murmur-abnormal sound, regurgitation

6. emboli-blood clot

7. patent-open

8. electrocardiogram- record of electrical activity of heart

9. echocardiogram-evaluation heart structures, ultrasound

10. bradycardia-slow heart beat

11. tachycardia-fast heart beat

12. hypotension-low blood pressure

13. hypertension-high blood pressure

14. auscultation-listening

 

Unit 6 Nervous, Endocrine

 

1. neur/o, neur/i-nerve/nerve tissue

2. encephal/o-brain

3. –algesia-pain/suffering

4. vertebr/o-vertebrae

5. –esthesia-sensation or feeling

6. analgesia-without pain

7. anesthesia-absence of sensation

8. paralysis-loss of voluntary movement or mobility

9. ataxia-without coordination

 

1. Cushing’s disease-pituitary adenoma overproducing hormones

2. Insulin-hormone that regulates blood glucose

3. Glycemia-glucose in the blood

 

Unit 7 Urinary, Reproductive

 

1. nephro-kidney

2. ren/o-kidney

3. cysto-urinary bladder

4. urethr/o-urethra

5. cystoscopy-visual exam of urinary bladder using fiberoptic instrument

6. hematuria-blood in urine

7. nephrotoxic-poison to kidney

 

1. Cryptorchid-failure of one testes to descend into scrotum

2. Intact-has reproductive organs

3. Gestation- period of devlopment of fetus in uterus (between conception and parturition)

4. Parturition-act of giving birth

5. Lactation-process of forming and secreting milk

6. Dystocia- diffuculty giving birth