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Chap 4
Medical Terminology. The Skeletal System
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Chir/o | Hand |
| Pract ROOT | Efficient, Practical |
| -or | A doer |
| -fication | Remove |
| Muscul/o | Muscle |
| Skelet ROOT | Skeleton |
| Orth/o | Straight |
| Ped ROOT | Child |
| -ist | Specialist |
| -in | Chemical compound |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Calc ROOT | Calcium |
| -path | Disease |
| -pathy | Disease |
| Cortic ROOT | Cortex |
| Physis ROOT | Growth |
| -ial | pertaining to |
| Medulla ROOT | Medulla |
| -ary | pertaining to |
| -um | Structure |
| Peri- | Around |
| -plasia | Formation |
| A- | Without |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| -malacia | Abnormal Softness |
| Myel ROOT | Bone Marrow |
| -penia | Deficient |
| -sis | Condition |
| Por/o | Opening |
| Sarc ROOT | Flesh |
| Gen ROOT | Creation |
| -ed | Pertaining to |
| Comminut ROOT | Break into pieces |
| Hermat ROOT | Blood |
| -blast | Immature cell |
| Cyte ROOT | Cell |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Log ROOT | To study |
| -ure | Result of |
| Fract ROOT | To break |
| Cervic ROOT | Neck |
| Kyph/o | Bent, humpback |
| Sacr ROOT | Sacrum |
| Scoli/o | Crooked |
| Spin ROOT | Spine |
| Vertebr ROOT | Vertebra |
| Whip ROOT | To swing |
| Lash ROOT | End of whip |
| Crani ROOT | Skull |
| -oid | Resembling |
| Ethm ROOT | Sieve |
| Lacrim ROOT | Tears |
| Mandibul ROOT | Mandible |
| Maxilla ROOT | Maxilla |
| Occipit ROOT | Back of the head |
| -ine | Pertaining to |
| Palat ROOT | Palate |
| Pariet ROOT | Wall |
| Sphen ROOT | Wedge |
| Tempor ROOT | Time, temple |
| Tempo/o | Temple |
| Zygomat ROOT | Cheekbone |
| Acromi/o | Acromion |
| Clavicul ROOT | Clavicle |
| Articul ROOT | Joint |
| Form ROOT | Appearance, form |
| Dis- | Apart, away from |
| Locat ROOT | Place |
| Pector ROOT | Chest |
| Scapul ROOT | Scapula |
| Sub- | Under, below, slightly |
| Luxat ROOT | Dislocate |
| -ion | Process |
| Aspirat ROOT | To breathe on |
| Burs Root | Bursa |
| -lum | Small structure |
| Capit/u | Small head |
| Pronat ROOT | Bend down |
| Radi ROOT | Radius |
| Supinat ROOT | Bend backward |
| Trochle ROOT | Pulley |
| Uln ROOT | Ulna |
| Arthr ROOT | Joint |
| Carp ROOT | Wrist bones |
| Meta- | After |
| Carp/o | Bones of the wrist |
| Phalang/e | Phalanx, finger or toe |
| -ism | Condition |
| Rheumat ROOT | A flow |
| Femor ROOT | Femur |
| Ischi ROOT | Ischium, hip bone |
| Pelv ROOT | pelvis |
| Pub ROOT | Pubis |
| Ili ROOT | Ilium |
| -desis | To fuse together |
| Radi/o | Radiation |
| -ize | Action |
| Stabil ROOT | Steady, fixed |
| Vascul ROOT | Blood vessel |
| Prosthet | Prosthesis |
| Co- | Together |
| Later ROOT | Side |
| Fibul ROOT | Fibula |
| Patell ROOT | Patella |
| Tibi ROOT | Tibia |
| -centesis | Puncture |
| -graphy | process of recording |
| -scopy | Process of using an instrument to examine |
| -scope | instrument to examine |
| -ment | Action |
| De- | Removal, out of |
| Hyper- | Excessive |
| Flex ROOT | Bend |
| Menisc ROOT | Crescent, meniscus |
| Tendin ROOT | Tendon |
| -eal | Pertaining to |
| Calcan ROOT | Calcaneus |
| Hallux ROOT | Big toe |
| Valgus ROOT | Turn out |
| -us | pertaining to |
| Tars ROOT | Ankle |
| -iatry | Treatment |
| Pod ROOT | Foot |
| -iatrist | Practitioner |
| Amput ROOT | To prune, top off |
| Bi- | Two |
| Phos ROOT | Phosphate |
| Phon ROOT | Sound |
| -ery | process of |
| Surg ROOT | Operate |
| Estr/o | Woman |
| -ose | Full of |
| Gluc ROOT | Sugar, glucose |
| Incis ROOT | Cut into |
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