Monday, April 30, 2012

Monday Medical Term Cheilitis

CHEILITIS =

CHEILI= ROOT
 
ITIS = SUFFIX

CHEILI = LIPS

ITIS = INFLAMMATION

CHEILITIS = INFLAMMATION OF THE LIPS

Friday, April 27, 2012

Friday Medical Terminology Glossosect

GLOSSOSECT = 

GLOSS =   ROOT

O =           COMBINING VOWEL

SECT =     SUFFIX


GLOSS =  TONGUE

SECT     =   TO CUT



GLOSSOSECT = TO CUT THE TONGUE

Wednesday, April 25, 2012

Wednesday Medical Terminology Word Blepharoplasty

BLEPHAROPLASTY =

BLEPHAR =  ROOT

O  =  COMBINING VOWEL

PLASTY =  SUFFIX


BLEPHAR = EYELID

PLASTY = SURGICAL REPAIR


BLEPHAROPLASTY = SURGICAL REPAIR OF THE EYELID

Monday, April 23, 2012

Monday Medical Terminology Word Trichopathy

TRICHOPATHY  -  


TRICH = ROOT


O  = COMBINING VOWEL


PATHY =  SUFFIX


TRICH = HAIR

PATHY = DISEASE


TRICHOPATHY = DISEASE OF THE HAIR

Sunday, April 22, 2012

Sunday Medical Terminology Word Epidermis

EPIDERMIS  =

EPI  =  ABOVE

DERM =  SKIN

IS         =  PERTAINING TO


EPI =  PREFIX

DERM =  ROOT

IS  =   SUFFIX


EPIDERMIS  =  PERTAINING TO THE SKIN ABOVE

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Saturday Medical Terminology Term Cephalodynia

CEPHALODYNIA  =

CEPHAL = ROOT

O   =   COMBINING VOWEL

DYNIA = SUFFIX



CEPHALODYNIA =

CEPHAL = HEAD

DYNIA  =  PAIN


CEPHALODYNIA = PAIN IN THE HEAD OR HEADACHE

Friday, April 20, 2012

Rhinorrhagia

RHINORRHAGIA  =

RHIN = ROOT

O      =       COMBINING VOWEL

RRHAGIA =  SUFFIX


RHIN   =   NOSE

RRHAGIA  = PROFUSE FLOW (MAINLY BLOOD)

RHINORRHAGIA  =

PROFUSE BLOOD FLOW FROM THE NOSE