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Medical Terminology
Unit 3 - Medical Dictionary Exercises
| Questions | Answer |
|---|---|
| algia | pain |
| arthr/o | joint - pertaining to |
| brachi/o | arm |
| calcane/o | calcaneous (heel bone) (cal - cane - e - us) |
| cephla/o | head |
| cervic/o | neck |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| cost/o | rib |
| desis | surgical fixation; fusion |
| dynia | pain, swelling |
| ectomy | surgical removal |
| fasci/o | fascia |
| fibr/o | fiber |
| humer/o | humerus (upper arm) |
| ili/o | illum (hip bone) |
| lumb/o | lower back |
| malacia | softening |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| myel/o | spinal cord; bone marrow |
| my/o | muscle |
| oma | tumor; swelling |
| orth/o | straight, normal, correct, ( orthotics ) |
| oste/o | bone |
| pelvi/o | pelvis |
| plasty | plastic or surgical repair |
| scopy | visual examination |
| ten/o | tendon |
| thorac/o (thoras pronunciation) | chest |
| vertebr/o | vertebra |