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Body Extremities Arms, elbow wrist, fingers
Legs, knees, ankles, toes
Body ExtremitiesAcr(o) = extremitiesAcroparalysis: impaired movement of the
extremitiesCyan(o) = blueCyanoderma: a blue discoloration of the skin
Body Extremities-osis = condition (usually inflammatory)Dermatosis: skin conditionWhat is psychosis?Acrodermatitis: inflammation of the skin of
the extremitiesAcromegaly: enlargement of the extremities,
usually fingers and toes-megaly = increased size
Hands and fingersDactyl(o) = finger or toe (also called digits)Dactylogram: fingerprint-spasm = cramp or twitchDactylospasm: cramping of a digit
Hands Chir(o) = handWhat is writers cramp called?Chirospasm What is chiroplasty?Surgical repair of the hand
FeetPod(o) = FeetWhat is a podogram?A footprint
Additional Extremity Related TermsSom(a) and somat(o) = body-genic = origin or beginningSomatogenic: originating in the bodySomatic cells: body cells except
reproductive cells (sperm and egg)
Additional TermsSomatomegaly: increased body size
(gigantism)
Additional TermsPsychosomatic: interactions between the
body and the mindEncephalitis: inflammation of the brain-itis = inflammationEncephalopathy: disease of the brain
-itis What is inflammation of the ear called?What is inflammation of the eye called?What is inflammation of the heart called?What is inflammation of the nerve called?What is inflammation of the digit called?What is inflammation of tissue called?What is inflammation of the joints called?What is inflammation of the stomach called?What is inflammation of the liver called?
Answers OtitisOphthalmitisCarditisNeuritisDactylitisHistitisArthritisGastritisHepatitis
Additional TermsOmphalus or umbilicus: navelOmphalocele: hernia, protrusion of the
navel because of the intestineBlephar(o): eyelidJoin eyelid and twitch to make a medical termBlepharospasm
Additional TermsWhat is the medical term for back
pain or backache?What is the medical term for ear
pain or earache?What is the medical term for a
headache?What is the medial term for foot
pain?What is the medical term for
stomach ache?
Additional TermsTachy- = fastBrady- = slow-pnea = breathingTachypnea = rapid breathingBradypnea = slow breathingKinesi(o) = movement
Additional TermsDys- = badDysfunction = abnormal functionDyscrasia = morbid conditionBi- = twoFurcate = to divide into twoBiconcave = having two concave surfacesPronation = lying prone or face downSupination = lying flat on the back or can
also mean palms up
Additional TermsAmbulation = the act of walking (ambulatory)Anti = againstAntiinfective = capable of killing infectious
organisms or preventing them from spreadingAntimicrobial = same as antiinfectiveAntibiotic = act against living infectious organisms
Produced by microbesAntiinflammatory = acting against inflammationAntipyretic = substance or procedure that acts
against feverPyr(o) = fire
Additional TermsPyrexia = abnormal elevation of body
temperatureFebrile = feverAfebrile = without feverAntifebrile = same as antipyreticPyrogen = substance that causes a fever
Some bacterial toxinsHyperpyrexia = highly elevated body
temperature Hyperpyrexic = 106° F or more
Caused by hot bath, hot air or infection
Additional TermsTrauma = injury Atraumatic = not causing injuryWhat part of the body is injured in a thoracic
injury?ChestSupra- = aboveSuprathoracic = above the chestTrans- = acrossTransthoracic = through the chest cavity
Additional TermsOmphalorrhexis = rupture of the umbilicus-rrhexis = rupture-rrhagia = to hemorrhage Write a word that means hemorrhage from
the umbilicus.Omphalorrhagia Edema = swelling that is caused by
accumulation of fluid in an organ or place
Additional TermsWrite a term that means swelling of the
eyelidBlepharedemaWrite a word that means paralysis of the
eyelidBlepharoplegiaPtosis = sagging or droopingWrite a word that means sagging of the
eyelidsBlepharoptosis
Additional TermsMicro - = smallOt(o) = ear-ia = conditionMicrotia = underdevelopment or absence of the
earMicrocephaly = abnormally small head
Usually associated with mental retardationMacro = largeMacrocephaly = abnormal largeness of the headWhat does macropodia mean? Large foot