Medical Terminology Simplified

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MEDICAL RECORD ACTIVITY 3-2

PSORIASIS

Terminology

Terms listed in the table below come from the medical report Psoriasis that follows. Use a medical dictionary such
as Taber’s Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary,the appendices of this book, or other resources to define each term.
Then practice the pronunciations aloud for each term.

Term Definition

Bartholin gland

BĂR-tō-lĭn

diabetes mellitus

dī-ă-BĒ-tēz MĔ-lĭ-tŭs

diaphoresis

dī-ă-fō-RĒ-sĭs

Dx

enteritis

ĕn-tĕr-Ī-tĭs

erythematous

ĕr-ĭ-THĔM-ă-tŭs

FH

histiocytoma

hĭs-tē-ō-sī-TŌ-mă

macules

MĂK-ūlz

papules

PĂP-ūlz

PE

pruritus

proo-RĪ-tŭs