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med term 1
terms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ectomy | surgical removal;excison |
| itis | inflammation |
| malacia | softening |
| spondyl/o | vertebra; back bone |
| scoli/o | crooked; bent |
| sarco/o | flesh; connective tissue |
| rheumat/o | watery flow |
| sacr/o | sacrum |
| pyreto/o | fever |
| rachi/o | spine; vertebra |
| pedo/o | foot; child |
| osteo/o | bone |
| ortho/o | straight |
| oid | like; resembling |
| oma | tumor-mass |
| osis | ad normal condition |
| penia | deficiency |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| porosis | ad normal condition of small homes |
| scope | instrument used to view |
| scopy | visual examination using scope |
| synovi/o | lubricating fluid of joints |
| tars/o | ankle |
| ten/o , tendio/ o tendon/o | tendon |
| algia | pain |
| al,-ic | pertaining to |
| ation | process; condition |
| centesis | surgical puncture to remove fluid |