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MedTemCp15CFPSABB
| CFPSABB | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Calc/o, Calci/o | calcium |
| Kyph/o | humpback, hunchback |
| Lamin/o | lamina |
| Lord/o | curvem swayback |
| Lumb/o | loins, lower back |
| Myel/o | bone marrow |
| Orth/o | straight |
| Oste/o | bone |
| Sacr/o | sacrum |
| Scoli/o | crooked, bent |
| Spondyl/o | vertebra |
| De- | less or lack of |
| -fication | the process of making |
| Vertebr/o | vertebra |
| -blast | Immature (cell) or embryonic |
| -clast | to break |
| -listhesis | slipping |
| -physis | to grow |
| -porosis | pore, passage |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| Acetabul/o | hip socket(acetabulum) |
| Calcane/o | heel(calcaneus) |
| Carp/o | wrist bones(carpals) |
| Cost/o | ribs |
| Chond/o | cartiliage |
| Crani/o | skull(cranium) |
| Femor/o | thigh bone(femur) |
| Fibul/o | smaller lower leg bone(fibula) |
| Humer/o | upper arm bone (humerus) |
| Ili/o | uper part of pelvic bone(ilium) |
| Ischi/o | posterior part of pelvic vone(ischium) |
| Malleol/o | process on each side of the anckle(malleolus) |
| Mandibul/o | lower jaw bone(mandible) |
| Maxill/o | upper jaw bone(maxilla) |
| Metacarp/o | hand bones(metacarpals) |
| Metatars/o | foot bone(metatarsals) |
| Olecran.o | elbow(olecranon) |
| Patell/o | kneecap(patella) |
| Plev/i | plevis(hipbone) |
| Perone/o | fivula |
| Phalang/o | Finger or toe bone(phalanges) |
| Pub/o | anterior part of the plevic bone(pubis) |
| Equin/o | horse |
| Fasci/o | fascia |
| Fibr/o | fibrous |
| Lord/o | curve |
| Lumb/o | lower back |
| Myocardi/o | heart muscele |
| Sacr/o | sarcum |
| Sarc/o | sacrum |
| Scoli/o | crooked |
| Spondyl/o | vertabra |
| Synov/o | synova |
| Thorac/o | chest |
| Dia- | complete |
| -penia | deficiency |
| supra- | above |
| Thorac/o | chest |
| Radi/o (not x-ray) | Lowear arm bone-thumb side(radius) |
| Scapul/o | shoulder blade(scapula) |
| Stern/o | breastbone(sternum) |
| Tras/o | bones of the hindfoot(tarsals) |
| Tibi/o | shin bone(tibia) |
| Uln/o | lower arm bone-little finger side(ulna) |
| Ankyl/o | stiff |
| Arthr/o | joint |
| Articul/o | joint |
| Burs/o | bursa |
| Ligament/o | ligament |
| Rheumat/o | watery flow |
| Synov/o | synovial membrane |
| Ten/o | tendon |
| tendin/o | tendon |
| Synov/o | Sheath (covering around the tendon) |
| -desis | to bind, tie together |
| stenosis | narrowing |
| -rrhaphy | sutute |
| Pod/o | foot |
| -agra | ecessive pain |
| Fasci/o | fascia |
| Fibr/o (firous...) | fibrous connective tisssue |
| Leiomy/o | smooth muscle that line the walls of internal organs |
| My/o | muscle |
| Myos | musce;e |
| Plant/o | sole of the foot |
| Rhabdomy/o | ske;etal muscle connected to bone |
| -asthenia | lack of strength |
| -trophy | delvelopment |
| Duct/o | to lead, carry |
| Ab- | away from |
| Ad- | toward |
| Dorsi- | back |
| Poly- | many |
| DO | Doctor of Osteopathy |
| OT | Occupational Therapy |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| ROM | Range of motion |
| TKR | Total Knee Replacement |
| THR | Total Hip Relacement |
| TMJ | TemporoMandibular Joint |