Unit 3 Seminar Medical Terminology

Seminar Rubric Frequent interactions on concepts being discussed by students and instructor Posts are on topic and contribute to the quality of the seminar Arriving on time and staying the entire hour of seminar

Unit 3 Review Chapter 4 & 5

Chapter 4: Integumentary System Prefixes –epi- on, upon, over –intra- within –para- beside, beyond, around, abnormal –per- through –sub- under, below –trans- through, across, beyond

Chapter 4: Integumentary System Suffixes –-ectomy – excision or surgical removal –-ia –diseased or abnormal state –-it is – inflammation –-malacia – softening –-opsy – view of, viewing –-phagia – eating or swallowing –-plasty –surgical repair –-rrhea –flow, discharge

Chapter 4: Integumentary System Combining Forms –cutane/o, derm/o, demat/o – skin –hidr/o – sweat –kerat/o – horny tissue, hard –onych/o, ungu/o – nail –seb/o – sebum (oil) Combining Forms –trich/o – hair –aut/o – self –bi/o – life –myc/o – fungus –necr/o – death (cells, body) –staphyl/o – grapelike clusters –strept/o – twisted chains

Abbreviations BCCbasal cell carcinoma bx biopsy CMVcytomegalovirus Decubpressure sore Dermdermatology I&Dincision and drainage

More Abbreviations IDintradermal SLE systemic lupus erythematosus SqCCAsquamous cell carcinoma staphstaphylococcus strepstreptococcus subcutsubcutaneous TDtransdermal

Chapter 5: Respiratory System Prefixes –A-, an- without, absence of –Endo- within –Eu- normal, good –Pan- all, total –Poly- many, much –Tachy- fast, rapid

Chapter 5: Respiratory System Suffixes –-algia pain –-cele hernia or protrusion –-centesis surgical puncture to remove fluid –-ectasis stretching out, dilation, expansion –-emia blood condition –-graphy process of recording –-meter instrument used for measuring –-pexy surgical fixation, suspension –-pnea breathing –-rrhagia rapid flow of blood, bursting forth –-scope instrument used for visual exam –-stenosis constriction or narrowing –-thorax chest –-tomy cut into or incision

Chapter 5: Respiratory System –nas/o, rhin/o – nose –pharyng/o – pharynx –plur/o – pleura –pneum/o, pneumat/o, pneumon/o – lung, air –pulmon/o – lung –sinus/o – sinus –thorac/o – thorax (chest) –tonsillo/o – tonsil –trache/o -- trachea Combining Forms –adenoid/o – adenoids –alvelo/o – alveolus –bronchi/o, bronch/o – bronchus –diaphragmat/o, phren/o – diaphragm –epiglott/o – epiglottis –laryng/o – larynx –lob/o – lobe

Abbreviations ABG’sarterial blood gas ARDSadult respiratory distress syndrome CFcystic fibrosis CO2carbon dioxide COPDchronic obstructive pulmonary disease CTcomputed tomography CXRchest x-ray

More Abbreviations fluinfluenza LLLleft lower lobe O 2 oxygen OSAobstructive sleep apnea PFTpulmonary function test TBtuberculosis URIupper respiratory infection

True or False The dermis is the outermost layer of the skin

False The epidermis is the outermost layer of the skin.

True or False Hair is composed of compressed, keratinized cells

True Hair is composed of compressed, keratinized cells

True or False The combining form onych/o and ungu/o means nail

True The combining form onych/o and ungu/o means nail

True or False Dermatitis means inflammation of the skin

True Dermatitis means inflammation of the skin

True or False Trichomycosis is an abnormal condition of fungus found in the hair.

True Trichomycosis is an abnormal condition of fungus found in the hair.

True or False Tinea Pedis is also known as ringworm

False Tinea pedis is also known as athlete’s foot.