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