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What does marked mean in medical terms?
A general term for a spot or place on a body surface, which is indicated either naturally, as in a birthmark, or deliberately, as in the use of felt-tip marker by a surgeon planning a procedure.
What does Cirrh mean?
The Anatomy of medical jargon – part 2
| Color | Greek root | Example |
|---|---|---|
| purple | porphyr(o)- | Porphyroblast/uropurpurin |
| red | erythr(o)-, rhod(o)- | erythrocyte/rhodopsin rubella |
| red-yellow | cirrh(o)- | cirrhosis |
| white | leuc-, leuk- | leukocyte/albinuria |
What is red in medical terminology?
Red. erythrocyte (mature red blood cell)
What is moderate as marked mean?
For instance, mild usually means 25% disabled; moderate usually means 50% disabled; Marked usually means 67% disabled and total obviously means 100% disabled. Sometimes doctors disagree about your degree of disability.
What does marked difference mean?
A marked change or difference is very obvious and easily noticed.
Is emesis a suffix?
Suffix denoting vomiting, vomitus.
What is the prefix of diagnosis?
diagnosis. Prefix: dia- Prefix Definition: complete. 1st Root Word: gnos/o.
Which suffix refers to a disease or abnormal condition?
-osis abnormal condition, disease.
What is the medical term for yellow?
“Xanth-” is related to the word “xanthic” which has its roots in the Greek word “xanthos” which means yellow. A number of medical terms trace to “xanthos” including, for example: Xanthelasma: A condition in which tiny (1-2 mm) yellowish plaques that are slightly raised on the skin surface of the upper or lower eyelids.
What medical term means blue?
Cyanosis
Cyan/o is the word root and combining form that is derived from the Greek word, kuanos, meaning blue. Cyan- is combined with the suffix -osis, which means condition of. Cyanosis is a term used to describe a condition where a person appears blue in color due to a lack of oxygen in the bloodstream.