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Med Term Vocab 2

Skeletal System

TermDefinition
a-, an- not / without
acr/o extremities
-algia pain
ankyl/o crooked / bent
anti- against
arthr/o joint
-ation process / condition
brachi/o arm
burs/o bursa (sac of fluid near joint)
carp/o wrist
-centesis surgical puncture to remove fluid
cervic/o neck
chir/o hand
chrondr/o cartilage
cost/o rib
crani/o skull
-desis to bind / tie together
-ectomy surgical removal / excision
inter- between
intra- within / into
-itis inflammation
kyph/o humpback
lord/o curve / swayback
lumb/o lumbar region / loin
lux/o slide
-malacia softening
meta- change / beyond
myel/o bone marrow / spinal cord
narc/o numbness / sleep / stupor
non- not
-oid like / resembling
-oma tumor
onc/o tumor
orth/o straight
-osis abnormal condition
oste/o bone
ped/o foot / child
-penia deficeincy
peri- around / surrounding
-plasty surigcal repair
pod/o foot
-porosis abnormal condition of small holes
rachi/o spine / vertebra
rheumat/o watery flow
sacr/o sacrum
sarc/o flesh
scoli/o crooked / bent
-scope instrument used to view
-scopy visual extramination using a scope
spondyl/o vertebra / backbone
ster/o solid structure / steroid
sub- under / below
supra- above
syn- together / with
synovi/o lubricating fluid of joints
tars/o ankle
ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o tendon
-tomy process of cutting / incision
BDT Bone density test
BMB Bone marrow biospy
DXA Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
MRI Magnetic resonace imaging
TKR Total knee replacement
PKR Partial knee replacement
THR Total hip replacement
CT Computed tomography
AKA Above knee amputation
BKA Below knee amputation
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