Common Root and Musculoskeletal Terms
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| adeno | gland ***gland, sweat gland, sweaty dinosaur, a dino, adeno*** adenoma- gland tumor | ||||
| calculi | stone ***stone, counting stones, math, calculus, calculi*** calculosis- stones | ||||
| cele | tumor, cyst, hernia ***tumor, two more, sale, cele*** hydrocele- water cyst, tumor | ||||
| cyto | cell ***cell, jail cell, the hole, site, hole, cyto*** cytology-study of cells | ||||
| glyco | sweet, sugar ***sugar, doughnut, "o", gee like "o", glyco*** glycosuria- sugar in the urine | ||||
| homeo, homo | similar, same, like ***same, same home, home, homeo*** homeostasis-same environment | ||||
| lingua | tongue ***tongue, eat, pasta, linguini, lingua*** linguiform- tongue shaped | ||||
| lip | fat ***fat, fatty, fatty food, passes through your lips, lip*** lipoma-fat tumor | ||||
| lith | stone ***stone, speaking with stones in your mouth, lisp, lith*** lithotripsy-stone dissolve | ||||
| madaro | falling hair ***falling hair, hair cut, sharp cut, arrow, mad arrow, madaro*** madarosis-loss of eyelashes or eyebrows | ||||
| psych | mind ***mind, circuit, cycle, psych*** psycho- mind; study of psychology; mental processes | ||||
| pyo | pus ***pus, yellow ooze, yellow, lemon, lemon pie, pie, pus*** pyogenic-pus producing | ||||
| radi | rays ***rays, 4 letters, D is the 4th letter, ray+d= radi*** radiology-rays, study of | ||||
| thermic | heat ***heat, temperature, thermometer, thermic*** thermobiosis-exists at high temperature | ||||
| arthro | joint ***joint, arm bend, throw, r+throw, arthro*** arthritis- joint inflammation | ||||
| carpo | wrist ***wrist, drive car with wrists, carpool, carpo*** carpoptosis-wrist dropping | ||||
| chondro | cartilage ***cartilage, cart, apart, apartment, condo, chondro*** chondromalacia-cartilage, soft | ||||
| costa | rib ***rib, buying ribs, cost, costa*** intercostal-between ribs | ||||
| cranio | skull ***skull, houses brain, rhymes with brain, crane, cranio*** craniotomy- skull incision | ||||
| dactyl | finger ***finger, web fingers, duck, duck tail, dactyl*** dactylitis-finger inflammation | ||||
| ili | hip ***hip, cool, temperature, ill, ill+e= ili*** iliosacral- ilium and sacrum | ||||
| manus | hand ***hand, help, man, manus*** manicure-hand care | ||||
| myel | bone marrow ***marrow, tomorrow, distance, mile, myel*** myeloma-marrow tumor | ||||
| myo | muscle ***muscle, contract, spread, mayonaise, mayo, myo*** myoedema-muscle swelling | ||||
| orthro | straighten ***straighten, hammer, Thor, or Thor, orthor*** orthopedic-concerning deformities | ||||
| osteo | bone ***bone, shell, oyster, osteo*** osteoplast-bone surgery | ||||
| pedi | foot ***foot, pedal, pedia*** pedicure-foot care | ||||
| spondyl | vertebra ***vertebra, spine, spin, spindle, spondyl*** spondylitis- vertebrae inflammation |
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Created by:
selonimes
on 2010-02-10