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med chap 4 terms
only prefix/suffix/combining forms
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ankyl/o | Stiff joint |
| Arthr/o | Joint |
| Articul/o | Joint |
| Burs/o | Sac |
| Carp/o | Carpus |
| Cervic/o | Neck |
| Chondr/o | Cartilage |
| Clavicul/o | Clavicle |
| Coccyg/o | Coccyx |
| Cortic/o | Outer layer |
| Cost/o | Rib |
| Crani/o | Skull |
| Femor/o | Femur |
| Fibr/o | Fibers |
| Fibul/o | Fibula |
| Humer/o | Humerus |
| Ili/o | Ilium |
| Ischi/o | Ischium |
| Kyph/o | Hump |
| Lamin/o | Lamina, part of the vertebra |
| Lord/o | Bent backward |
| Lumb/o | Loin, low back |
| Mandibul/o | Mandible |
| Maxill/o | Maxilla |
| Medull/o | Inner portion |
| Menisc/o | Meniscus |
| Metacarp/o | Metacarpus |
| Metatars/o | Metatarsus |
| Myel/o | Bone marrow, spinal cord |
| Orth/o | Straight |
| Oste/o | Bone |
| Patell/o | Patella |
| Pector/o | Chest |
| Ped/o | Foot, child |
| Pelv/o | Pelvis |
| Phalang/o | Phalanges |
| Pod/o | Foot |
| Prosthet/o | Addition |
| Pub/o | Pubis |
| Radi/o | Radius, ray |
| Sacr/o | Sacrum |
| Scapul/o | Scapula |
| Scoli/o | Crooked |
| Spin/o | Spine |
| Spondyl/o | Vertebrae |
| Stern/o | Sternum |
| Synovi/o | Synovial membrane |
| Synov/o | Synovial membrane |
| Tars/o | Tarsus |
| Thorac/o | Chest |
| Tibi/o | Tibia |
| Uln/o | Ulna |
| Vertebr/o | Vertebra |
| -Blast | Immature |
| -Clasia | To break surgically |
| -Clast | Broken |
| -Desis | To fuse |
| -Listhesis | Slipping |
| -Logic | Pertaining to study of |
| -Phyte | Growth |
| -Porosis | Porous |
| Necr/o | Death |
| Path/o | Disease |
| Sarc/o | Flesh |
| Vascul/o | Blood vessel |
| -Ac | Pertaining to |
| -Al | Pertaining to |
| -Algia | Pain |
| -Ar | Pertaining to |
| -Ary | Pertaining to |
| -Centesis | Puncture to withdraw fluid |
| -Eal | Pertaining to |
| -Ectomy | Surgical removal |
| -Genic | Producing |
| -Gram | Record |
| -Graph | Record |
| -Graphy | Process of recording |
| -iatry | Medical treatment |
| -ic | Pertaining to |
| -itis | Inflammation |
| -Logy | Study |
| -Malacia | Abnormal softening |
| -Metry | Process of measuring |
| -Oma | Tumor |
| -Ory | Pertaining to |
| -Osis | Abnormal condition |
| -Otomy | Cutting into |
| -Ous | Pertaining to |
| -Pathy | Disease |
| -Penia | Abnormal decrease, too few |
| -Plasty | Surgical repair |
| -Scope | Instrument for viewing |
| -Scopic | Pertaining to visually examining |
| -Scopy | Process of visually examining |
| -Stenosis | Narrowing |
| -Tic | Pertaining to |
| -Tome | Instrument used to cut |
| A- | Without |
| Anti- | Against |
| Bi- | Two |
| Dis- | Apart |
| Ex- | Outward |
| Inter- | Between |
| Intra- | Within |
| Non- | Not |
| Per- | Through |
| Pre- | Before |
| Sub- | Below, under |
| Cleid/o | Clavicle |
| Duct/o | To bring |
| Extens/o | To stretch out |
| Fasci/o | Fibrous band |
| Flex/o | To bend |
| Kinesi/o | Movement |
| Muscul/o | Muscle |
| My/o | Muscle |
| Myos/o | Muscle |
| Plant/o | Sole of foot |
| Rotat/o | To revolve |
| Ten/o | Tendon |
| Tend/o | Tendon |
| Tendin/o | Tendon |
| Vers/o | To turn |
| -Asthenia | Weakness |
| -ion | Action, condition |
| -Kinesia | Movement |
| -Tonia | Tone |
| -Trophic | Pertaining to development |
| Ab- | Away from |
| Ad- | Toward |
| Circum- | Around |
| E- | Outward |
| Bi/o | Life |
| Electr/o | Electricity |
| Later/o | Side |
| -Dynia | Pain |
| -Opsy | View of |
| -Rrhaphy | Suture |
| -Rrhexis | Rupture |
| -Trophy | Development |
| Brady- | Slow |
| Dys- | Abnormal, difficult |
| Epi- | Above |
| Hyper- | Excessive |
| Hypo- | Insufficient |
| Poly- | Many |
| Pseudo- | False |
| Re- | Again |
| Ultra- | Beyond |
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