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Medical Terminology Chapter 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arthr/o | joint |
| burs/o | sac |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| myel/o | bone marrow, spinal cord |
| pector/o | chest |
| pelv/o | pelvis |
| prosthet/o | addition |
| thorac/o | chest |
| extens/o | to stretch out |
| kinesi/o | movement |
| tend/o | tendon |
| articul/o | joint |
| cervic/o | neck |
| crani/o | skull/head |
| oste/o | bone |
| pod/o | foot |
| scoli/o | crooked |
| fasci/o | fibrous band |
| my/o | muscle |
| dis- | apart |
| -algia | pain |
| -osis | abnormal condition |
| -ectomy | surgical removal |
| -plasty | surgical repair |
| ad- | toward |
| -pathy | disease |
| non- | not |
| -graphy | process recording |
| -tomy | cutting into |
| -asthenia | weakness |
| -kinesia | movement |
| -tonia | tone |
| ab- | away from |
| kyph/o | hump |
| -porosis | porous |
| spin/o | spine |
| hydr/o | water |
| rotat/o | to revolve |
| intra- | within |
| -iatry | medical treatment |
| -logic | pertaining to the study of |
| fibr/o | fiber |