Orthopedics Terms Word Scramble
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Term | Meaning |
cephal/o | head |
cervic/o | neck |
cost/o | ribs |
crani/o | cranium |
lamin/o | lamina (part of the vertebral arch) |
myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
orth/o | straight |
oste/o | bone |
rachi/o | spine |
spondyl/o | vertebrae (backbone) |
vertebr/o | vertebrae (backbone) |
stern/o | sternum (breastbone) |
thorac/o | chest |
brachi/o | arm |
carp/o | carpus (wrist bones) |
clavicul/o | clavicle (collar bone) |
dactyl/o | fingers, toes |
humer/o | humerus (upper arm bone) |
acromi/o | acromion (projection of the scapula) |
metacarp/o | metacarpus (hand bones) |
phalang/o | phalanges (bones of fingers & toes) |
radi/o | radiation, x-ray, radius (lower arm bone on thumb side) |
uln/o | ulna (lower arm bone on thumb side) |
calcane/o | calcaneum (heel bone) |
femor/o | femur (thigh bone) |
fibul/o | fibula (smaller, outer bone of the lower leg) |
ili/o | ilium (lateral, flaring portion of the hip bone) |
ischi/o | ischium (lower portion of the hip bone) |
lumb/o | loins (lower back) |
patell/o | patella (kneecap) |
ped/i | foot, child |
pelv/i | pelvis |
pelv/o | pelvis |
pod/o | foot |
pub/o | pelvis bone (anterior part of the pelvic bone) |
tibi/o | tibia (larger inner bone of the lower leg) |
ankyl/o | stiffness, bent, crooked |
arthr/o | joint |
chondr/o | cartilage |
condyl/o | condyle (rounded protuberance at end of a bone that forms an articulation) |
synov/o | synovial membrane, synovial fluid |
my/o | muscle |
rhabd/o | rod shaped (striated) |
fasci/o | band, fascia (fibrous membrane supporting and separating muscles) |
fibr/o | fiber, fibrous tissue |
ten/o | tendon |
tend/o | tendon |
tendin/o | tendon |
dia- | through, across |
epi- | above, upon |
endo- | in, within |
peri- | around |
itis | inflammation |
ar | pertaining to |
desis | surgical immobilization |
malacia | softening |
al | pertaining to |
ectomy | excision |
algia | pain |
dys | bad, painful, difficult |
trophy | development |
sarc | flesh |
oma | tumor |
osteo | bone |
porosis | porous |
kyph | hill, mountain |
osis | abnormal condition |
lord | curve, swayback |
scoli | crooked, bent |
pathy | disease |
ic | pertaining to, relating to |
ectomy | excision |
ptosis | prolapse |
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