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medical terminology

chapter 2

TermDefinition
acr/o extremities
ankyl/o crooked;bent;stiff;fused together
arthr/o joint
brachi/o arm
burs/o bursa(sac of fluid near a joint)
carp/o wrist
cervic/o neck;cervix(neck of uterus)
chir/o hand
chondr/o cartilage
cost/o rib
crani/o skull
kyph/o humpback
lord/o curve;swayback
lumb/o lumbar region;loin
lux/o slide
myel/o bone marrow; spinal cord
narc/o numbness;sleep;stupor
orth/o straight
oste/o bone
ped/o foot; child
pod/o foot
pyret/o fever
rachi/o spine; vertebra
rheumat/o watery flow
sacr/o sacrum
sarc/o flesh; connective tissue
scoli/o crooked; bent
spondyl/o vertebra; backbone
ster/o solid; structure;steriod
synovi/o lubricating fluid joints
tars/o ankle
ten/o, tendin/o, tendon/o tendon
a-, an- not; without
anti- against
inter- between
intra- within; into
meta- change; beyond
non- not
peri- around; surrounding
sub- below; under
supra- above
syn- together; with
-al, -ic pertaining to
-algia pain
-ation process; condition
-centesis surgical puncture to remove fluid
-desis to bind; tie togther
-ectomy surgical removal; excision
-itis inflammation
-malacia softening
-oid like; resembling
-oma tumor; mass
-osis abnormal condition
-penia deficiency
-plasty surgical repair
-porosis abnormal condition of small holes
-scope instrument used to view
-scopy visual examination using a scope
-tomy process of cutting; incision
Created by: Kareemrihanat
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