Question | Answer |
ankyl/o | stiff; immobility |
arthr/o
articul/o | joint; articulation |
burs/o | bursa; sac |
calcane/o | heel bone, calcaneus |
carp/o | carpus: wrist bones |
cervic/o | cervical vertebrae; neck |
chondr/o | cartilage |
clavicul/o, cleid/o | clavicle, collarbone |
coccyg/o | coccyx,coccygeal vertebrae; fused vertebrae that form the tail bone |
crani/o | cranium; skull |
femor/o | femur; thigh bone |
fibul/o | fibula; calf bone |
humer/o | humerus; upper arm bone |
ili/o | ilium |
ischi/o | ischium |
kyph/o | hump |
lord/o | bent backwards |
lumb/o | lumbar vertebrae; loin, lower back |
metacarp/o | metacarpals, hand bones |
metatars/o | metatarsals, foot bones |
myel/o | bone marrow; spinal cord |
orth/o | straight |
oste/o | bone |
patell/o | patella; knee cap |
pelv/o, pelv/i | pelvis |
phalang/o | phalanges, phalanx; toes or fingers |
pub/o | pubis |
radi/o | radius, forearm bone; or radiant energy |
sacr/o | sacrum, sacral vertebrae; fused vertebrae to form the sacrum |
scapul/o | scapula; shoulder blade |
scoli/o | Crooked, bent |
spondyl/o | vertebrae |
stern/o | sternum; breastbone |
synovi/o
synov/o | synovial membrane |
tars/o | ankle; tarsus |
thorac/o | chest; thoracic vertebrae |
tibi/o | tibia; shin bone |
uln/o | ulna; forearm bone |
vertebr/o | vertebrae |
fibr/o | fibers |
kinesi/o | movement |
lei/o | smooth |
muscul/o
my/o
myos/o | muscle |
sarc/o | flesh |
ten/o
tend/o
tendin/o | tendon |
-blast | immature, embryonic
(suffix) |
-clasia
-clast | to surgically break
(suffix) |
-desis | stabilize, fuse
(suffix) |
-listhesis | slipping
(suffix) |
-physis | growth
(suffix) |
-porosis | porous
(suffix) |
-asthenia | weakness
(suffix) |
-kinesia | movement
(suffix) |
-tonia | tone
(suffix) |
ab- | away from
(perfix) |
ad- | toward
(prefix) |
cirucum- | around
(prefix) |
dia- | through (prefix) |
syn- | together (prefix) |
AROM | active range of motion |
BMT | bone marrow transplant |
C1, C2, etc | first, second, etc, cervical vertebrae |
CPM | continuous passive motion (abbre) |
CTS | carpal tunnel syndrome
(abbreviation) |
FX, Fx | fracture
(abbreviation) |
L1, L2, | first lumbar vertebra,
second lumbar vertebra
(abbreviation) |
DJD | degenerative joint disease
(abbreviation) |
ROM | range of motion
(abbreviation) |
DMARD | disease-modifying antirheumatic drug
(abbreviation) |
T1, T2, | first thoracic vertebra,
second thoracic vertebra, etc.
(abbreviation) |
MTP | metatarsophalangeal
(abbreviation) |
EMG | electromyogram
(abbreviation) |
NSAID | nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug
(abbreviation) |
blast/o | CF embryonic form |
cost/o | CF costae; rib bones |
rach/i, rachi/o, spin/o | CF vertebral or spinal column; spine, backbone |
scler/o | CF hard |
troph/o | CF nutrition |
fasci/o | fascia |
PROM | passive range of motion (abbreviation) |
RA | Rheumatoid arthritis |
TJR | total joint replacement |
TMJ | temporomandibular joint |