Video 4
Introduction to Medical Etymology
Overview of Medical Terms
- The course "Etymologías para las ciencias de la salud" focuses on understanding medical terms from their roots and meanings.
- The Greek root "adén" means gland or ganglion, leading to the term adenoma, which translates to a glandular tumor.
Key Medical Terms Derived from Greek Roots
- Adenectomía: Composed of "adén" (gland) and "ectomía" (excision), meaning excision of a gland or ganglion.
- Aerobio: From "aero" (air) and "biío" (life), referring to organisms that live only in the presence of air.
- Aeroneurosis: Combining "aero" (air), "neuro" (nerve), and "osis" (disease state), it describes a functional nervous disorder affecting aviators.
Understanding Vascular and Joint Terminology
Vascular Related Terms
- Angiotomía: From "angio" (vessel) and "tomía" (cutting), meaning dissection of blood vessels.
- Angiocardiografía: Composed of “angio” (vessel), “cardio” (heart), and “grafía” (writing/recording); it refers to graphic recording of the heart and vessels.
Joint Related Terms
- Artralgía: From “art” (joint) and “algia” (pain); it signifies pain in a joint.
- Artritis: Combining “art” with “itis” (inflammation); it denotes joint inflammation.
Terms Related to Eye, Heart, and Head
Eye Conditions
- Blefaroedema: From “blefaro” (eyelid) and “edema” (swelling); indicating swelling of the eyelid.
- Blefaroplastia: Composed of “blefaro” and “plastia” (reconstruction); this term refers to surgical reconstruction of the eyelid.
Cardiac Terms
- Fonocardiografía: Combining “fono” (sound/voice), “cardio”, and “grafía”; it means graphic recording of heart sounds.
- Cardiomegalia: From "cardio" and "megalia" (enlargement); indicating abnormal enlargement of the heart.
Head, Neck, Spine, Bladder, Bile Duct Terminology
Head Related Terms
- Cefalalgia: Derived from "cefal" (head); it refers specifically to headache pain.
- Cefálico: Meaning pertaining to the head; derived from combining cefal with "-ico".
Neck & Spinal Terminology
- Cervical: From "cervic" meaning neck; indicates something related or pertaining to the neck.
Bladder Conditions
- Cistoscopía: Composed from 'cisto' meaning bladder, 'escopía' meaning examination; it's a procedure for examining inside the bladder.
- Cistitis: Formed by ‘cisto’ for bladder plus ‘itis’ for inflammation; thus referring to bladder inflammation.
Biliary System & Cartilage Related Terms
Biliary System Terminology
- Colecistoduodenal: This term combines 'cole' for bile, 'cisto' for vesicle/bladder, 'duodenal' relating to duodenum; signifying relation between gallbladder/bile duct system.
- Colecistografía: Formed by ‘cole’ plus ‘grafía’; this means graphic recording related specifically to gallbladder function.
Cartilage Related Terms
- Condreectomía: This is composed by ‘condro’ meaning cartilage plus ‘ectomía’ denoting excision; hence referring specifically to cartilage removal surgery.
- *Condroma: A term formed by combining ‘conro’ with ‘oma’, which means tumor; thus defining as cartilage tumor.
Understanding Medical Terminology Related to Anatomy
Key Terms and Their Meanings
- Por condal: Refers to aspects related to the caldríago, specifically concerning ribs and cartilages.
- Craneometría: Derived from "cráneo" (skull) and "metría" (measurement), it signifies the measurement and study of skull proportions.
- Cráneo: This term combines "cráneo" with "taves," indicating a condition of softening or atrophy, which translates to thinning of the skull bones.
- Darioadenetis: Composed of "dácrio" (tear), "adén" (gland), and "itis" (inflammation), this term refers to inflammation of the tear gland that produces tears.
- Dacriosistitis: Formed from "dácrio," "quistis" (sack), and "itis," it denotes inflammation or infection of the tear sac.
Conclusion
- The video concludes by encouraging viewers to review the content covered so far. If there are any questions, they can be raised in the forum for further clarification.