Unit 3 SeminarUnit 3 SeminarMedical Terminology

Seminar Rubric 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 ReviewUnit 3 ReviewChapter 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

BCC basal cell carcinoma

bx biopsy

CMV cytomegalovirus

Decubpressure sore

Derm dermatology

I&D incision and drainage

More Abbreviations

ID intradermal

SLE systemic lupus erythematosus

SqCCA squamous cell carcinoma

staph staphylococcus

strep streptococcus

subcut subcutaneous

TD transdermal

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

ARDS adult respiratory distress

syndrome

CF cystic fibrosis

CO2 carbon dioxide

COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary

disease

CT computed tomography

CXR chest x-ray

More Abbreviations

flu influenza

LLL left lower lobe

O2 oxygen

OSA obstructive sleep apnea

PFT pulmonary function test

TB tuberculosis

URI upper 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.