Medical Terms
Anatomy & Physiology
Disease & Conditions
Surgical Procedure & Therapeutics
Medical Abbreviations
100

Breakdown and Define the medical term Fasciitis 

what is the inflammation of the Fascia (fibrous band of tissue)

Fasci/itis

100

The 3 different muscle tissue types

What is Skeletal, Smooth & Cardiac Muscle 

100

 a common skin condition that happens when hair follicles under the skin become clogged

What is Acne

100
test used to identify allergies

What is the Allergy Skin Tests

100

History 

Hx

200

Breakdown and Define the medical term Myomalacia

what is the softening of the muscle 

Myo/malacia

200

The Muscle Tissue properties Excitability refers to ...

What is the skeletal muscle can receive & respond to impulse from the nervous system

200

 a bluish-purple color of the skin.

What is Cyanosis

200

Plastic surgery of the eye lid

What is the Blepharoplasty

200

NKA

What is No-Known-Allergies

300

Breakdown and Define the medical term Melanocytes

What is Melanin cells / a skin containing melanin 

Melano/-cytes

300

Muscle that Extends neck; elevates, adducts and rotates the scapula

What is the Trapezoids 

300

 an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and fibrosis (thickening) in the skin and other areas of the body.

What is Scleroderma

300
Gradual Removal of the Skin Cancer

What is Mohs Surgery

300

SLE

What is Systemic Lupus Erythematous

400

Breakdown and Define the medical term leiomyosarcoma

What is tumor/mass in the smooth muscle 

leio/myo/sarc/oma

400

In a ______ degree burn, the epidermis, dermis and hypodermis are destroyed.

What is Third degree burn

400

the rupture or tearing of a muscle.

What is Myorrhexis

400

 The science of measuring the joint ranges in each joint plane

What is Goniometry 

400

DTR 

What is the Deep Tendon Reflex

500

Breakdown and Define the medical term sarcopenia

What is the deficiency of connective tissue 

500

The ______  is the sheath of connective tissue that surrounds the muscle fibers. 

what is Endomysium

500

The wasting or shrinkage of muscle mass

What is Atrophy
500

A surgical procedure in which a cut is made through the skin to remove an ENTIRE lump or suspicious area so it can be checked under a microscope for signs of disease.

What is Excisional Biopsy

500

DMD

What is Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy