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Terminology Ch.III
Medical terminology - Combining form, Prefix, & Suffix
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| oste/o, oss/i, osso/o | bone |
| burs/o | bursa |
| calc/o | calcium |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cartilage/o | cartilage |
| pector/o | thorax |
| thorac/o | thorax |
| cleid/o | clavicle (collar bone) |
| clavicul/o | clavicle (collar bone) |
| coccyg/o | coccyx (tail bone) |
| scoli/o | curvature |
| femor/o | femur (thigh bone) |
| fibul/o | fibula (lower lateral leg bone) |
| humer/o | humerous (upper arm bone) |
| kyph/o | round back |
| arthr/o | articulation (joint) |
| articul/o | articulation (joint) |
| lumb/o | lower back |
| mandibul/o | lower jaw |
| maxilla/o | maxilla (upper jaw bone) |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| my/o | muscle |
| myos/o | muscle |
| troph/o | development, nourishment |
| patell/o | patella (knee cap) |
| cost/o | costa (rib) |
| scapul/o | scapula (shoulder blade) |
| sin/o | sinus cavity |
| sinus/o | sinus cavity |
| crani/o | cranium (skull) |
| stern/o | sternum (breast bone) |
| rhabdomy/o | striated (skeletal) muscle |
| lord/o | sway back |
| thorac/o | thorax (chest) |
| tibi/o | tibia (shinbone) |
| vertebr/o | vertebra (spine) |
| spondyl/o | vertebra (spine) |
| leiomy/o | smoothe muscle |
| dia- | through, complete |
| syn- | together, joined |
| poly- | many, much, excessive, frequent |
| inter- | between |
| ex- | out |
| pro- | forward, in-front of, favor |
| re- | back, backward, again |
| -centesis | surgical puncture |
| -desis | binding |
| -clasis | intentional breaking |
| -listhesis | slipping |
| -trophy | development; process of nourishment |
| -plasia | development; condition of formation |
| -malacia | condition of softening |