Introduction to Basic Terminology Introduction to Medical Terminology Seeing Medical Terminology - NEW The Root of the Word - NEW Combining Forms When to Use a Combining Vowel - NEW Suffix - It's at the End of the Word Suffix Knights of Procedures and Interventions Medical Equipment Suffixes Suffixes and Surgical Issues Suffixes that Describe Pathology RR Suffixes Prefix - It's at the Beginning of the Word More Prefixes - NEW Pronunciation - NEW Rules for Using Singular and Plural Forms Guidelines to Unusual Plural Forms - NEW Guidelines to Unusual Plural Forms (continued) - NEW Anatomical, Positional, and Directional Terms Anatomical, Positional and Directional Terms Anatomic Position - NEW Directional Terminology - NEW Anterior and Ventral Superior and Inferior Posterior and Dorsal - NEW Cephalic and Caudal Medial and Lateral - NEW Ipsilateral and Contralateral Unilateral and Bilateral Proximal and Distal Supine and Prone Basic Examination Positions Supinate and Pronate Palmar and Plantar Afferent and Efferent Body Cavities and their Divisions Body Cavities Dorsal Cavity Cranial and Spinal Cavities Ventral Cavity Thoracic Cavity Abdominal and Pelvic Cavities Planes of the Body Horizontal Plane Vertical Plane Cells: Human Building Blocks Cells: Human Building Blocks Cytology Stem Cells Sources of Stem Cells Cell Membrane Cytoplasm Nucleus Chromosomes Genes Tissue Tissue Types Epithelial Tissue Connective Tissue Muscle Tissue Nerve Tissue Tissue Pathology Anaplasia Aplasia Dysplasia Hyperplasia Hypertrophy Hypoplasia Congenital Disorders Congenital Disorders Anomaly Dominant and Recessive Genes Genetic Disorders Cystic Fibrosis Down Syndrome Hemophilia Huntington's Disease/Huntington's Chorea Muscular Dystrophy Phenylketonuria Sickle Cell Anemia Tay-Sachs Disease Disciplines -logist and -logy Anesthesiology Cardiology Dermatology Geriatrics Gynecology Hematology Histologist Immunology Neonatology Neurology Oncology Ophthalmology Orthopedics and Other Related Fields Otorhinolaryngology Pathology Pediatrics Psychiatry Urology Body Systems and Main Structures Body Systems and Structures Musculoskeletal System (muscul/o, skelet/o) Bone Tissue (oste/o, osse/o) Joints (arthr/o) Cartilage (chondr/o) Muscles (my/o) Muscle and Fascia Ligaments and Tendons (tendin/o, ten/o) Muscle Pathology Introduction to Cardiovascular Terms Arteries (arteri/o, arter/o) Veins (phleb/o, ven/o) Blood Cell Types and Components Extravasation Atherosclerosis Angiography Immune System's First Line of Defense Immune System's Second Line of Defense Immune System's Third Line of Defense Lymphatic System Lymph Vessels Spleen Lymph-Related Blood Cells Respiratory System Nose and Pharynx Structures of the Lungs Breathing - NEW Tonsils Mucous and Mucus Gastrointestinal System Mouth, Esophagus, and Stomach Abdomen and Stomach Nausea Small and Large Intestine Liver, Pancreas, and Gall Bladder Urinary System Kidneys, Ureters, Urinary Bladder, Prostate, and Urethra -uria vs Urea Nervous System Spinal Cord Structures of the Brain Eye Core/o and Corne/o Ear Integumentary System Skin Associated Structures of the Integumentary System Sweat Gland Related Issues Infection and Inflammation Laceration and Lesion Strata and Striae Endocrine System Pituitary Gland Thyroid Gland Parathyroid Glands Adrenal Glands Pancreas Thymus Gland Testes Ovaries Menstrual Disorders Abnormal Uterine Bleeding Types of Diseases Types of Diseases Disease, Malaise, Dysfunction Infectious Diseases Organic Disorders Iatrogenic Disorders Idiopathic Disorders Nosocomial Infections Diagnostic Procedures Diagnostic Procedures Vital Signs Signs, Symptoms, and Syndrome Diagnosis, Differential Diagnosis, and Prognosis Acute, Chronic, Remission, and Relapse Assessment Tools Laboratory Tests Urinalysis -centesis Radiology CT Scan MRI Fluoroscopy Diagnostic Sonography Pharmacology Palliative Measures Anti-, -lytic, -cides Potentiation and Synergism Drug and Idiosyncratic Reactions Routes of Drug Administration Don't Confuse These! -ectomy, -stomy, -tomy Supination and Suppuration Cyt/o vs Cyst/o Os vs Oste/o Sacr/o vs Sarc/o Palpation and Palpitation Arteri/o, Ather/o, Arthr/o Fissure and Fistula Myc/o, Myel/o, My/o Ileum and Ilium Pyel/o, Py/o, Pyr/o Perone/o, Perine/o, Peritone/o Phall/o vs Phalang/o Prostate and Prostrate Vesic/o vs Vescul/o Viral and Virile Trauma and Triage
