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Med Term Ch3
Musculoskeletal System
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| muscul/o, my/o, myos/o | muscle |
| skelet/o | skeleton |
| oste/o, oss/i, osse/o | bone |
| arthr/o, articul/o | joint |
| ligament/o | ligament |
| tendin/o, tend/o, ten/o | tendon |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| chondr/o, cartilag/o | cartilage |
| hemat/o | blood |
| orth/o | straight, straighten |
| rheumat/o | watery flow |
| physi/o | nature |
| appendic/o | appendicular |
| myel/o | bone marrow |
| meta | change |
| condyl/o | condyle (rounded projection at end of bone) |
| epicondyl/o | epicondyle (projection above condyle) |
| crest | narrow elongated elevation |
| spin/o | spine (thornlike projection) |
| trochanter/o | trochanter (projection on proximal end of femur) |
| tubercul/o | tubercle (small raised area) |
| tuberosity | elevation, slightly larger than tubercle |
| crani/o | skull, cranium |
| faci/o | face |
| front/o | frontal |
| pariet/o | parietal |
| occipit/o | occipital |
| tempor/o | temporal |
| mastoid/o | mastoid |
| ethmoid/o | ethmoid |
| sphenoid/o | sphenoid |
| zygom/o, zygomat/o | zygoma, zygomatic bone |
| lacrim/o | lacrimal |
| maxill/o | maxilla |
| mandibul/o | mandible |
| vomer/o | vomer |
| palat/o | palatine |
| nas/o | nasal |
| cost/o | rib |
| stern/o | sternum |
| xiph/o | xiphoid |
| spin/o | spine |
| vertebr/o, spondyl/o | vertebra |
| lamin/o | lamina |
| cervic/o | cervical |
| thorac/o | thoracic |
| lumb/o | lumbar |
| sacr/o | sacral |
| coccyg/o | coccygeal |
| humer/o | humerus |
| radi/o | radius (lateral lower arm bone) |
| uln/o | ulna (medial lower arm bone) |
| olecran/o | olecranon, elbow |
| carp/o | carpal (wrist) |
| metacarp/o | metacarpal (hand) |
| phalang/o | phalanx (pl. phalanges) |
| digit/o, dactyl/o | digitus (pl. digits, fingers/toes) |
| pelv/o, pelv/i | pelvis |
| ili/o | ilium (hip) |
| ischi/o | ischium (lower hip bone) |
| pub/o | pubis (anterior hip bone) |
| femor/o | femur |
| patell/o, patell/a | patella (kneecap) |
| tibi/o | tibia (medial lower leg bone) |
| fibul/o, perone/o | fibula (lateral lower leg bone) |
| malleol/o | malleolus |
| tars/o | tarsal (ankle) |
| calcane/o | calcaneus (heel( |
| metatars/o | metatarsal (foot) |
| synovi/o | synovial |
| burs/o | bursa |
| menisc/o | meniscus |
| rhabdomy/o | skeletal muscle |
| leiomy/o | smooth muscle |
| myocardi/o | heart muscle |
| brachi/o | arm |
| glute/o | buttock |
| maxim/o | large |
| long/o | long |
| cleid/o | collarbone |
| tens/o | stretching |
| flex/o | bending |
| supination | turning palm upward |
| pronation | turning palm downward |
| dors/i | back |
| plant/o | sole |
| dorsiflexion | process of bending back |
| plantar flexion | pointing toes away from body |
| vers/o | turning |
| tract/o | pulling |
| rot/o | wheel |
| duct/o | carrying |
| occulta | hidden |
| tort/i | twist |
| coll/o | neck |
| deformans | misshapen |
| por/o | passage |
| crepit/o | crackling |
| phyt/o | growth nature |
| derm/o | skin |
| erythemat/o | red |
| ankyl/o | stiffening |
| kyph/o | round back |
| lord/o | swayback |
| scoli/o | curvature |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| gravis | severe |
| tom/o | section |
| goni/o | angle |
| prosth/o | addition |
| syndesm/o | ligament |
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