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Medical Terminology Chapter 4
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Undergraduate 2
09/30/2011
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Term
trichoid
 Definition
resembling hair
Term
capital
 Definition
pertains to the head
Term
cephalogyric
 Definition
relates to the orbit (rotation) of the head
Term
facioplegia
 Definition
paralysis of the face
Term
prosoponeuralgia
 Definition
pain in the nerves of the face
Term
oculofacial
 Definition
pertains to the eyes and the face
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circumoral
 Definition
pertains to the area around the mouth
Term
mentoplasty
 Definition
surgical repair of the chin
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cervicofacial
 Definition
pertains to the neck and face
Term
omalgia
 Definition
pain in the shoulder
Term
axillary
 Definition
pertains to the area of the armpit
Term
brachiocrural
 Definition
pertains to the arms and the legs
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anconal, anconeal
 Definition
relates to the elbow
Term
cubital
 Definition
pertains to the elbow
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chiromegaly, cheiromegaly
 Definition
enlargement of the hands
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bimanual
 Definition
pertains to two hands
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palmar
 Definition
relates to the palm of the hand
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dactyledema
 Definition
swelling of the fingers
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digitate
 Definition
having fingers
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onycholysis
 Definition
destruction of the nails
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pectoral
 Definition
pertains to the chest
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stethomyitis
 Definition
inflammation of the muscles of the chest
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thoracocentesis
 Definition
surgical puncture of the chest
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mammiform, mammography
 Definition

having the shape of a breast,

x-ray recording of the breast
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mastoid, macromazia
 Definition

breast-like,

a condition of large breasts
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papilliform, papillary
 Definition

having a nipple shape,

pertains to the nipple
Term
athelia
 Definition
condition of having no nipples
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trilateral
 Definition
pertains to three sides
Term
omphalocele
 Definition
herniation of the navel
Term
inguinocrural
 Definition
pertains to the legs and genital area
Term
dorsoventral
 Definition
pertains to the back and front of the body
Term
gluteal
 Definition
relates to the buttocks
Term
crural
 Definition
pertains to the legs
Term
genucubital
 Definition
pertains to the knees and elbows
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popliteal
 Definition
relates to the ham of the knee
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pedicle, pedalgia
 Definition

a small foot,

foot pain
Term
podarthritis
 Definition
inflammation of the joints of the foot
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plantar
 Definition
relates to the sole of the foot
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acrohyperthermy
 Definition
state of low temperature in the extremities
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ansiomelia
 Definition
condition in which the limbs are of unequal length
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