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KINE 306 MT(141-300)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| poplit/o | back of the knee |
| poster/o | behind, toward the back |
| pre- | before, in front of |
| pron/o, pronat/o | bent forward |
| proxim/o | near |
| pub/o | pubis, part of hip bone |
| pulm/o, pulmon/o | lung |
| quadr/i, quadr/o | four |
| radicul/o | nerve root |
| ren/o | kidney |
| restor/o | rebuild, put back, restore |
| resuscit/o | revive |
| retent/o | hold back |
| reticul/o | network |
| retin/o | retina, net |
| retract/o | draw back or in |
| retro- | behind, backward, back of |
| rhin/o | nose |
| rigid/o | stiff |
| rotat/o | rotate, revolve |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| scapul/o | scapula, shoulder blade |
| scoli/o | curved, bent |
| semi- | half |
| soma-, somat/o | body |
| spher/o | round, sphere, ball |
| splen/o | spleen |
| spondyl/o | vertebrae, vertebral column, backbone |
| stasis, -static | control, maintenance of a constant level |
| stenosis | abnormal narrowing |
| stern/o | sternum, the breastbone |
| styl/o | pen, pointed instrument |
| sub- | under, less, below |
| subluxat/o | partial dislocation |
| sulc/o | furrow, groove |
| super-, super/o | above, excessive, higher than |
| supin/o | lying on the back |
| supra- | above, upper, excessive |
| sym- | with, together, joined together |
| syn- | together, with, union, association |
| syndesm/o | ligament |
| tachy- | fast, rapid |
| tact/i | touch |
| tars/o | tarsus (ankle bone), instep, edge of the eyelid |
| ten/o, tend/o | tendon, stretch out, extend, strain |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| therm/o | heat |
| thora/o, thorac/o | chest |
| tibi/o | tibia (shin bone) |
| trans- | across, through |
| tri- | three |
| troph/o, -trophy | development, nourishment |
| tubercul/o | little knot, swelling |
| uln/o | ulna (medial lower arm bone) |
| un- | not |
| uni- | one |
| vast/o | vast, great, extensive |
| ventr/o | in front, belly side of body |
| vertebr/o | vertebra, backbone |
| zygomat/o | cheek bone, yoke |