Medical Terminology MOA150 Week 1 The animation on the slides have the definitions of each part come up separately, after a mouse click. After each part definition the terminology definition will appear on a mouse click at the bottom. The notes on the terminology slides identify where the part was given to the students to memorize as part of their weekly lists. If a part has not been previously given, it is stated thus, so you know you will have to coach the students on that part. Example: “My- 120, wk1” means the part “my-” was given on the terminology list for 120 week 1 list.

Narcolepsy Uncontrollable seizures of drowsiness and sleep narco = Sleep, drowsiness seizure narco: 140w1 -lepsy 120 wk1, 110 wk4 Uncontrollable seizures of drowsiness and sleep

Insomnia Condition characterized by the inability to sleep in = Not, without Sleep condition in: 120, wk1 somn 140w1 -ia 120, wk1; 110, wk3 Condition characterized by the inability to sleep

Meningomalacia Abnormal softening of the meninges meningo = meninges Mening(o) 120, wk1 -malacia 110, wk3 Abnormal softening of the meninges

Echoencephalography Visual record of brain activity echo = echo the process of recording echo: 110 wk3 Encephalo 120wk1 -graphy 120wk1 Visual record of brain activity

Neuroma Describes benign neoplasm made up of neurons and nerve fibers tumor neuro 120wk1 -oma 120wk1 Describes benign neoplasm made up of neurons and nerve fibers

Psychology Study of the mind psycho = mind -ology= Study of psych 120wk4 -ology 110wk2 Study of the mind

Kleptomania Disorder characterized by an abnormal desire to steal Insanity, abnormal desire 140w1 Disorder characterized by an abnormal desire to steal

Biology Study of life bio = life -logy= Study of Bi(o) 110 wk1 -logy 140w1 Study of life

Keratosis Disease of the skin marked by overgrowth of horny tissue Horny tissue, cornea, hardness Disease, condition of kerat 120 wk4 -osis 120wk1, 110wk1 Disease of the skin marked by overgrowth of horny tissue

Electroencephalogram electricity, electric brain recorded information electro 140w1 Encephalo: 110wk1 -gram 120wk1 Recorded information of brain activity collected through use of electric waves

Cephalalgia Headache cephal = head -algia= pain Cephal: 140w1 -algia 120wk1 Headache

Myelosis Tumor of the spinal cord myel = marrow -osis= Disease, condition of myel 120wk1, 110wk1 -osis 120wk1, 110wk1 Tumor of the spinal cord

Myelitis Inflammation of the spinal cord myel = marrow -itis= myel 120wk1, 110wk1 -itis 120wk1, 110w1 Inflammation of the spinal cord

Pediculosis Infestation of lice pedicul = Louse (singular), lice Disease, condition of pedicul: 140w1 -osis 120wk1, 110wk1 Infestation of lice

Cellulitis Inflammation of the connective tissues cellul = Cellule (small cell) Inflammation of cellul: 140w1 -itis 120wk1, 110w1 Inflammation of the connective tissues

Urticaria urtic = -aria= Hives, rash Connected with 140w1 Hives

Hematoma hermat = -oma Blood tumor Hermat 110wk3 -oma 120w1 Mass of clotted blood trapped in a tissue, organ or body space as a result of a broken blood vessel

Dermatologist dermat = -ologist= skin specialist dermat 110w2 -ologist 120w1 Physician who specializes in diagnosing and treating disorders and disease of the skin

Alopecia Condition of being bald alopec = baldness -ia= condition Alopec 140w1 -ia 120w1, 110w1 Condition of being bald

Neurologist neur = -ologist= nerve specialist neur 120w1 -ologist120w1, 110w1 A specialist in diagnosing and treating disorders of the nervous system

Encephalitis Inflammation of the brain encephal = brain -itis= encephal 120w1 -itis 120w1, 110w1 Inflammation of the brain

Hyperhidrosis Hyper= hidr = -osis= Overactive, excessive sweat Disease, condition of Hyper 120w3, 110w3 hidr 140 w1 -osis 110w1, 120w1 Condition of excessive sweating in one area or over the whole body

Meningitis Inflammation of the meninges of the brain or spinal cord mening 120w1, 110w1 -itis 120w1, 110w1 Inflammation of the meninges of the brain or spinal cord

Dermatitis Inflammation of the skin dermat= skin -itis = dermat 110w2 -itis 110w1, 120w1 Inflammation of the skin

Lipocytes Fat cells lipo= Fat, fatty tissue -cytes = Cell, cellular lipo 110w2 -cytes 110w2 Fat cells

Rhytidectomy Surgical removal of a wrinkle (s) rhytid= wrinkle Surgical removal, cutting out rhytid MA140, wk1 -ectomy 120w1, 110w1 Surgical removal of a wrinkle (s)

onychophagia Fingernail biting onycho= Nail(s) -phagia = Swallowing, consuming onycho 110w2 -phagia 110w3 Fingernail biting

Onychomycosis Condition of having a nail fungus onycho= Nail(s) Myc= Disease, condition of onycho 110w2 Myc 110w2 -osis 120w1, 110w1 Condition of having a nail fungus

Melanosis Condition characterized by dark or black skin melan= black Disease, condition of melan 110w2 -osis 120w1, 110w1 Condition characterized by dark or black skin

Anhidrosis Condition characterized by the inability to sweat an= Without, not Sweat Disease, condition of an 120w1 hidr MA140, wk1 -osis 120w1, 110w1 Condition characterized by the inability to sweat

Ecchymosis ecchym = -osis Pouring out of juice Disease, condition of ecchym 140w1 -osis 120w1, 110w1 The escape of blood into the tissues from ruptured blood vessels marked by a livid black & blue or purple spot