Chapter 2 Medical Terminology verified
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abrasion - ✔✔ Process of scraping away from a surface, such as skin or teeth, by friction
ab- - ✔✔ away from
ras - ✔✔ to scrape off
-ion - ✔✔ process
anesthetize - ✔✔ To induce a loss of feeling or sensation with the administration of an anesthetic
an- - ✔✔ without, lack of
esthet - ✔✔ feeling, sensation
-ize - ✔✔ to make
arousal - ✔✔ Pertaining to a state of alertness or consciousness
arous - ✔✔ alertness; to rise
-al - ✔✔ pertaining to
asymmetrical - ✔✔ Unequal in size or shape. Without a proportion of the body or parts of the body;
different in placement or arrangement about an axis.
asystole - ✔✔ Literally means without contraction of the heart; a life-threatening cardiac condition
characterized by the absence of electrical and mechanical activity in the heart.
a- - ✔✔ without
systole - ✔✔ contraction
comatose - ✔✔ Literally means pertaining to a state of deep sleep (coma); total lack of consciousness
comat - ✔✔ a deep sleep
-ose - ✔✔ pertaining to
epithelium - ✔✔ Structure that covers the internal and external organs of the body and the lining of
vessels, body cavities, glands, and organs. It is the layer of cells forming the outermost layer of the skin
and the surface layer of mucous and serous membranes.
exogenous - ✔✔ Pertaining to originating outside the body or an organ of the body or produced from
external causes, such as disease caused by a bacterial or viral agent foreign to the body
epi- - ✔✔ upon, above
thel/i - ✔✔ nipple
-um - ✔✔ tissue, structure
ex (o)- - ✔✔ out
gen - ✔✔ formation, produce
-ous - ✔✔ pertaining to
grandiose - ✔✔ Pertaining to a feeling of greatness. In psychiatry, it refers to a person's unrealistic and
exaggerated concept of self-worth, importance, wealth, and ability.
grand/i - ✔✔ great
-ose - ✔✔ pertaining to
gynecoid - ✔✔ Literally means to resemble a female; gynecoid pelvis is the normal shape of the birth
that allows for the exit of the average fetus
gynec - ✔✔ female
-oid - ✔✔ resemble
hypertrophy - ✔✔ Literally means excessive nourishment; the increase in the size of an organ, structure,
or the body caused by an increase in the size of the cells rather than the number of cells; also called
overgrowth
hyper- - ✔✔ excessive
-trophy - ✔✔ nourishment
irregular - ✔✔ Pertaining to not being regular
ir- - ✔✔ not
regul - ✔✔ rule
-ar - ✔✔ pertaining to
infection - ✔✔ Process whereby a pathogenic (disease producing) microorganism invades the body,
reproduces, multiplies, and causes disease
infect - ✔✔ to infect
-ion - ✔✔ process
nasolabial - ✔✔ Pertaining to the nose and lip
nas/o - ✔✔ nose
labi - ✔✔ lip
-al - ✔✔ pertaining to
palpate - ✔✔ To use the hands or fingers to examine by touch; to feel
palp - ✔✔ touch
-ate - ✔✔ use, action
steroid - ✔✔ Literally means resembling a solid substance; applies to any one of a large group of
substances chemically related to steroids; natural steroid hormones include androgens, estrogen, and
adrenal cortex secretions
ster - ✔✔ solid
-oid - ✔✔ resemble
trauma - ✔✔ Physical injury or wound caused by external force, violence, or a toxic substance; also refers
to physiological injury resulting from a severe emotional shock, which can cause disordered feelings
and/or behavior
turgor - ✔✔ Generally refers to the expected resiliency of the skin caused by the outward pressure of the
cells and interstitial fluid. An evaluation of the skin turgor is an essential part of physical assessment
turg - ✔✔ swelling
-or - ✔✔ one who
