Abdominal Regions, Unit 1: Medical Terminology, Medical Terminology - Medical vocabulary, medical terminology

Cyst

Fluid filled: Encapsulated fluid-filled or a semi-solid mass in the subcutaneous tissue or dermis EX: sebaceous cyst, epidermoid cyst

Bullae

Fluid filled: same as a vesicle only greater than 0.5 cm EX: contact dermatitis, large second-degree burns, bulbous impetigo, pemphigus

Boil (furuncle)

Fluid filled: skin infection originating in gland or hair follicle EX: furunculosis

Pustule

Fluid filled: vesicles or bullae that become filled with pus, usually described as less than 0.5 cm in diameter EX: acnes, impetigo, furuncles, carbuncles, folliculitis

PA

Physician Assistant

Crust

Surface lesion: dried serum, blood, or pus on the surface of the skin EX: impetigo

Macule

Surface lesion: localized changes in skin color of less than 1 cm in diameter EX: freckle

Wheal

Surface lesion: localized edema in the epidermis causing irregular elevation that may be red or pale EX: insect bite or hive

Papule

Surface lesion: solid, elevated lesion less than 0.5 cm in diameter EX: warts

Abdominal Regions

There are 9 of these regions: *Top*: 1. Right Hypochondriac 2. Epigastric Region 3. Left Hypochondriac -- *Middle*: 1. Right Lumbar 2. Umbilical Region 3. Left Lumbar -- *Bottom*: 1. Right Iliac 2. Hypogastric Region 3. Left Iliac

-able

ability

-ible

ability

injectable

able to be injected (adjective)

hydrophobia

abnormal fear of water

disease

abnormal function or condition

crisis/crises

acute (severe) situation (singular/plural)

adj

adjective

cyst

bladder

brainstem

brain structure that includes: midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata

carcinoma/carcinomata

cancerous tumor (epithelial origin), singular/plural

-tion

condition

inflammation

condition defined by redness, swelling, pain, and warmth

cyanosis/cyanotic

condition of blueness (noun/adjective)

contraction

condition of shortening a body part, tension, muscle function

-ism

condition, state, or theory

-osis

condition, status or process

ccu

critical care unit

adjective

descriptor, modifies nouns

ER

emergency room

acromegaly

enlarged extremities

megal/o

enlarged, large

gastroduodenoscopy

examination by looking into the stomach and the duodenum with a scope

gastrectomy

excision of the stomach

acr/o

extremities or parts

salping/o

fallopian tubes

-mycosis

fungal condition

appendix/appendices

glandular structure below the cecum, singular/plural

Gr

greek

hydrocele

herniation or sac containing water (fluid)

HSV-1, HSV-I

herpes simplex virus 1

HSV-2, HSV-II

herpes simplex virus 2

-itis

inflammation

dermatitis

inflammation of the skin

acrodermatitis

inflammation of the skin extremities

gastritis

inflammation of the stomach

cytometer

instrument that measures cells

anemia/anemic

lack of blood, noun/adjective

L

latin

-paralysis

loss of movement

gastroduodenostomy

make a new surgical opening between the stomach and duodenum

bacteria/bacterium

microorganism group

n

noun

-logy

noun, study of

-er

one who

-logist

one who specializes, noun

-oophor

ovaries

hyperthyroidism

overactive thyroid condition

acroparalysis

paralysis of the extremities

abdomin/o

pertaining to the abdomen

pl

plural

-ous

possessing, having, full of

-scopy

process of examining with a scope

-y

process or condition

inject, injected, injecting

put in using a needle, verbs

-ity

quality

-ectomy

removal

bacillus/bacilli

rod-shaped bacteria

condyle/condylar

rounded bony process (noun/adjective)

s

singular

dermat/o

skin

micr/o

small

enter

small intestine

-ist

specialist

gastr/o

stomach

gastric

stomach (adjectival form)

extension

stretching or elongtion

-logos

study

-megaly

suffix for enlarged

dermatology

the study of the skin, medical specialty

hydrotherapy

therapy using water

illium/illiac

upper pelvic bone, noun/adjective

hyster/o

uterus

VAR

varicella zoster vaccine (chickenpox vaccine)

VZV

varicella zoster virus

v

verb

chickenpox

viral infection with Varicella zoster

larynx/larynges

voice box (singular/plural)

hydr/o

water

compound word

word made of two or more word roots

combining form

word root plus a vowel

carpus, carpal, carpi

wrist bones (noun/adj/plural)