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Chapter 4 Roots/CF
All of Roots and Combining words of Medical language of lesson 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chir/o | hand |
| pract | effcient, practical |
| toxi | poison |
| muscul/o | muscle |
| skelet | skeleton |
| orth/o oste/o | bone |
| ped | child |
| calc | calcium |
| cortic | cortex |
| physis | growth |
| ary al | pertaining to |
| um | structure |
| chondr/o | cartilage |
| myel | bone marrow |
| por/o | opening |
| sarc | flesh |
| gen | creation |
| comminut | break into pieces |
| hemat | blood |
| path/o | disease |
| log | to study |
| cyte | cell |
| fract | to break |
| cervic | neck |
| kyph kyph/o | bent, humpback |
| scoil scoil/o | crooked |
| spin | spine |
| vertebr | vertebra |
| whip | to swing |
| lash | end of whip |
| crani | skull |
| ethm | sleve |
| lacrim | tears |
| mandibul | mandibul |
| maxilla | maxilla |
| occipit | back of the head |
| palat | palate |
| pariet | wall |
| sphen | wedge |
| tempor tempor/o | time, temple temple |
| zygomat | cheekbone |
| acromi/o | acromion |
| clavicul | clavicle |
| articul arthr | joint |
| form | appearance, form |
| locat | place |
| pector | chest |
| scapul | scapula |
| luxat | dislocate |
| aspirat | to breathe out |
| burs | bursa |
| capit/u | small head |
| pronat | bend down |
| radi | radius |
| supinat | bend backwards |
| trochle | pulley |
| uln | ulna |
| carp carp/o | wrist bones |
| phalang/e | phalanx, finger or toe |
| rheumat | a flow |
| femor | femur |
| ischi | ischium, hip bone |
| pelv | pelvis |
| pub | pubis |
| ili | ilium |
| radi/o | radiation, X-ray |
| stabil | steady, fixed |
| vascul | blood vessel |
| necr/o | death |
| prosthet | prosthesis |
| later | side |
| fibul | fibula |
| patell | patella |
| tibi | tibia |
| bride | rubble, rubbish |
| flex | bend |
| menisc | crescent, meniscus |
| tendin | tendon |
| calcan | calcaneus |
| hallux | big to |
| valgus | turn out |
| tars | ankle |
| pod | foot |
| amput | to prune, top off |
| phos | phosphate light |
| phon | sound |
| therapy | medical treatment |
| chem/o | chemical |
| cry/o | ice cold |
| surg | operate |
| estr/o | woman |
| gluc | sugar, glucose |
| incis | cut into |
| radi/o | radiation |
| ton | pressure, tension |
| cortic/o | cortisone |
| ster | steroid |
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