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14. Splanchnology: digestive system and oral cavity

Covers Latin and Greek roots, prefixes and suffixes used to build terms for oral cavity disorders, presented through picture-based tables. It then goes through disorders by body part (lip, cheek, tonsil, chin and lower jaw, gum, uvula), giving each term's synonyms, meaning and word-element breakdown.

Inside: 5 sections · 4 labelled pictures · 14 flashcards · 2 min

Topic 14 of 23 in the MU Sofia syllabus for Latin (Dental Medicine, Year 1). The free AceMed note covers it in 5 sections, about 268 words (2 min of reading), with 14 flashcards.

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  1. Lesson: Medical Terminology – Understanding Terms and Disorders of the Oral Cavity
  2. Prefixes
  3. Roots
  4. Suffixes
  5. Disorders by Body Part

Lesson: Medical Terminology – Understanding Terms and Disorders of the Oral Cavity

Overview

This lesson will help you understand medical terms related to Disorders of the Oral Cavity. You'll learn the Greek and Latin roots, prefixes, and suffixes that form these terms, making it easier to decipher medical vocabulary.

Sure! Here's a structured and organized version of the information with prefixes, roots, and suffixes in their respective tables, followed by disorders categorized by body parts:

Disorders by Body Part

Lip

  • Cheiloschisis (syn. Schizocheilia, Labium leporinum): Cleft upper lip.
  • Components: cheil- (lip) + -schisis (split)
  • Dicheilia (syn. Labium duplex, Fissura labii superioris): "Double" upper lip due to abnormal fold of the mucosa.
  • Components: di- (double) + cheil- (lip)

Cheek

  • Meloplastica: Plastic surgery of the cheek.
  • Components: mel- (cheek) + -plastica (plastic surgery)
  • Melorhaphia: Suturing of the cheek.
  • Components: mel- (cheek) + -rhaphia (stitching)

Tonsil

  • Tonsillitis (syn. Amygdalitis): Inflammation of the tonsils.
  • Components: tonsill- (tonsil) + -itis (inflammation)
  • Tonsillectomia (syn. Amygdalectomia): Surgical removal of the tonsils.
  • Components: tonsill- (tonsil) + -ectomia (surgical removal)
  • Paratonsillitis: Inflammation around the tonsils.
  • Components: para- (around) + tonsill- (tonsil) + -itis (inflammation)

Chin/Lower Jaw

  • Microgenia: Small (underdeveloped) chin.
  • Components: micro- (small) + geni- (chin)
  • Progenia: Prognathism (the lower jaw protrudes in front of the upper one).
  • Components: pro- (forward) + geni- (chin)

Gum

  • Gingivectomia (syn. Ulectomia): Resection of the gum.
  • Components: gingiv- (gum) + -ectomia (surgical removal)
  • Gingivitis (syn. Ulitis): Inflammation of the gum.
  • Components: gingiv- (gum) + -itis (inflammation)

Uvula

  • Staphyloplegia: Paralysis of the uvula.
  • Components: staphyl- (uvula) + -plegia (paralysis)
  • Staphylectomia (syn. Uvulectomia): Surgical removal of the uvula.
  • Components: staphyl- (uvula) + -ectomia (surgical removal)
  • Staphyloschisis (syn. Uvula bifida): Splitting of the uvula.
  • Components: staphyl- (uvula) + -schisis (split)

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