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Chabner12-Ch15Parts
Chabner, Language of Medicine 12th Ed, Chapter 15 - Word Parts & Abbrev
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| calc/o | calcium |
| calci/o | calcium |
| kyph/o | humpback |
| lamin/o | lamina (part of vertebral arch) |
| lord/o | curve; swayback |
| lumb/o | lower back; loin |
| myel/o | spinal cord; bone marrow |
| orth/o | straight |
| oste/o | bone |
| scoli/o | crooked; bent |
| spondyl/o | vertebra (backbone) (used to make words about conditions OF the structure) |
| vertebr/o | vertebra (backbone) (used to make words about the structure itself) |
| -blast | embryonic; immature cell |
| -clast | to break |
| -listhesis | slipping |
| -malacia | softening |
| -physis | to grow |
| -porosis | condition of pores (spaces) |
| -tome | instrument to cut |
| acetabul/o | acetabulum (hip socket) |
| calcane/o | calcaneus (heel bone) |
| carp/o | wrist bones |
| clavicul/o | clavicle (collar bone) |
| cost/o | rib |
| crani/o | skull |
| femor/o | femur (thigh bone) |
| fibul/o | fibula |
| humer/o | humerus (upper arm bone) |
| ili/o | ilium (large broad bone forming upper part of each half of pelvis) |
| ischi/o | ischium (part of hip bone) |
| malleol/o | malleolus (bony hammerhead shaped projection on either side of ankle) |
| mandibul/o | mandible (lower jaw bone) |
| maxill/o | maxilla (upper jaw bone) |
| metacarp/o | metacarpals (hand bones) |
| metatars/o | metatarsals (foot bones) |
| olecran/o | olecranon (elbow) |
| patell/o | patella |
| pelv/o | pelvis; hip region |
| phalang/o | phalanges (of fingers or toes) |
| pub/o | pubis (anterior part of hip bone) |
| radi/o | x-rays; radioactivity; radius (lateral lower arm bone) |
| scapul/o | scapula; shoulder blade |
| stern/o | sternum (breastbone) |
| tars/o | tarsus; hindfoot or ankle (7 bones between the foot and the leg) |
| tibi/o | tibia (shin bone) |
| uln/o | ulna (medial lower arm bone) |
| ACL | anterior cruciate ligament (of the knee) |
| ANA | antinuclear antibody (indicator of systemic lupus erythematosus) |
| C1 to C7 | cervical vertebrae |
| DEXA or DXA | dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (bone mineral density test) |
| DJD | degenerative joint disease (another term for osteoarthritis) |
| DO | Doctor of Osteopathy |
| EMG | electromyography |
| ESR | erythrocyte sedimentation rate (indicated inflammation) |
| sed. rate. | erythrocyte sedimentation rate (indicated inflammation) |
| Fx | fracture |
| IM | intramuscular |
| L1 to L5 | lumbar vertebrae |
| T1 to T12 | thoracic vertebrae |
| MCL | medial collateral ligament (of the knee) |
| NSAID | nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (i.e. aspirin, ibuprofen) |
| PT | physical therapy |
| RF | rheumatoid factor |
| TMJ | temporomandibular joint |
| TKR or TKA | total knee replacement (arthroplasty) |
| TSR | total shoulder replacement |
| THR or THA | total hip replacement (arthroplasty) |
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