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AMT Skel WP
Study Stacks Skel WP
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Osteo | bone |
| myelo | spinal cord/bone marrow |
| opathy | disease of |
| otomy | incision into |
| tome | instrument used to cut |
| porosis | having pores |
| itis | inflammation |
| algia | pain |
| blast | immature cell |
| clast | dissolving cells/breakdown |
| desis | binding/fusion |
| genic | originating in/beginning in |
| genesis | beginning of |
| um | tissue |
| peri | around |
| endo | within |
| Cerv/Cervico | neck |
| ical | pertaining to |
| burso | little sac |
| chondro | cartilage |
| malacia | softening |
| oma | tumor/mass |
| coccygo | tailbone |
| dynia | pain |
| costo | rib |
| thoraco | chest |
| intra | within |
| inter | between |
| al | pertaining to |
| ostomy | creation of more or less permanent opening |
| Carpo | wrist |
| meta | beyond |
| tarso | ankle |
| arthro | joint |
| hemo | blood |
| centesis | puncture to remove fluid |
| scopy | inspecting/examanining |
| scope | instrument used to examine |
| plasty | surgical repair |
| ography | process of recording an image/record |
| graph | instrument used to record the record recored |
| clasia | breaking down |
| hydro | water |
| acro | tip/extremity |
| Cranio | skull |
| spondylo | vertebra |
| syndesis | binding together |
| listhesis | slipping |
| syn | together |
| ankylo | crooked/bent/stiff |
| dactyl | fingers/toes |
| phalango | fingers/toes |
| ogram | the written record/image |
| poly | many |
| chiro | hand |
| y | process of |
| spasm | involuntary contraction |
| ischi | hip |
| kypho | hump |
| scolio | crooked |
| lordo | bent backwards |
| lumbo | lower back |
| ar | referring to |
| tracto | to pull |
| ion | the process of |
| Latero | to the side |
| bi | two |
| contra | opposite/against |
| sterno | breast bone |
| sub | under |
| al | referring to |
| pod/ped | feet |
| iatric | medical treatment |
| ortho | straight |
| clavico | collar bone |
| brachi | arm |
| a/an | not/without |
| physis | growth |
| epi | upon |
| dia | through |
| sym | together |
| brady | slow |
| dys | bad/painful/difficult |
| kinesio | movement |
| kinesia | movement |